Apps, Games & Google Services

ANZ have launched their mobile banking app for Android dubbed ANZ goMoney. The app allows you to send and receive mobile payments, view your accounts and transfer money between them, and pay bills using BPAY. ANZ are also saying...

It was about a week ago when the news came through that music streaming service, Grooveshark, had placed their app back on the Play Store after months of absence due to copyright infringement claims. A few days after that,...

One of the coolest (and hence, most hyped) uses of NFC would have to be the use of it for contactless payments.Just like your MasterCard or Visa card with PayPass or payWave. The most widely known example of using your phone as your wallet is probably Google’s Wallet app. After installing it on your Android ...

Last week, at the Edinburgh International TV Festival, Zeebox CEO Anthony Rose announced that the social TV service would be coming to Australia in the next 30 to 45 days. In July, Zeebox announced that they had entered into...

If you're a frequent visitor to Australia's most popular internet and technology discussion forum Whirlpool then you would know the mobile interface can be unreliable at times. Aussie developer and Whirlpool enthusiast Greg Smith has created a free app...

No App roundup today, Google is having a sale with over 50% off some games, not the end of our Summer but we'll take the sale. There's some big games and apps too, from Gameloft, Sega and Square Enix....

Since getting my Google Nexus 7 tablet, I have been loving the pure Android experience of Jelly Bean.  It's simple, clean and nice to look at.  I’m eager for it to roll out to my Samsung Galaxy S2, but...

Looks like Google has rolled out a new section in the Google Play store called 'Recommended For You' I've seen this rolling around on my Nexus 7 as a widget for a while but looks like it has come...

I remember when TomTom first released GPS devices to the Australian market. I had one, and I loved it. When I first got a smartphone that had GPS built in, I wished that I could have TomTom on there...

Music streaming service, Grooveshark, has finally had its Android app placed back on the Google Play Store after being removed months ago due to licensing issues among other things. The app includes a free 14-day/50-play trial after which you'll...

Just about everyone who's owned a smart phone in recent times will know about Angry Birds. It's that game where you toss birds - angry ones - at pigs who have stolen the birds' eggs. Sounds kind of lame.....

The so-called 'Browser Wars' have mainly focused on what's happened on desktops, and while a clear winner might depend on your point of view, a clear loser is probably Internet Explorer. On mobile devices though, while there is a...

Microsoft has released their SkyDrive app for Android giving people the choice to use their cloud storage over other options on the market such as Dropbox, Box or even Google Drive. The app allows you to store and access...

World News Australia won't be the only Android app to come from SBS. The television network today launched SBS On Demand for iOS (as that's where the greater demand is), however, journalist and friend of Ausdroid, Neerav Bhatt, today...

Word around the internet is that Facebook is making its employees use Android phones so that they can see just how truly horrendous Facebook for Android is. This is a very welcome step in the right direction for the...