CES 2014 — Yahoo announces acquisition of Aviate launcher for Android
During today's Yahoo event at CES 2014, they announced that they had acquired popular up-and-coming Android launcher Aviate. Aviate has set a blazing trail, due primarily to its smart, context aware layouts, and of course, a clean design aesthetic....
Huawei Mate 30 series to support 4K 60FPS video capture thanks to new Kirin...
It's an interesting week for Huawei; the exemption to the US Commerce ban which denies Huawei access to American products and services expires tomorrow (Australian time), and while the company has secured access to Android Q to keep its...
Vodafone: HTC One X will be updated from Android 4.0.3 to 4.0.4, awaiting roll-out...
Another device mentioned by Vodafone in their software update report was the HTC One X. Although the update might not be as major as the one coming for the Galaxy S III, Vodafone have signed off on the Android...
Android Lollipop – English (Australia) is now an initial setup option
For a long time, we've been wanting English Australia as an option when setting up Android. We even promoted a feature request on the Android L issue tracker which made the request to add it as an option back...
Google I/0 2014 app now available
The 2014 Google I/O app is now available to download from the Play Store, ahead of the two-day event on June 25 & 26 at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco.
Even if you're not attending the conference, you can still...
Google’s Duo Video chat service is rolling out from today
At Google I/O this year, Google announced they were releasing two new chat apps, one - Allo - would be for chat, while the other - Duo - was specifically aimed at video chat. Duo is the first of...
Huawei Mate 9 leaks out, with 14 different options
It looks like some of the details of Huawei's incoming high-end Android phone, the Mate 9, have surfaced thanks to the Chinese social site Weibo. So what do we know? Not a lot actually, the incoming flagship will come...
Panasonic announces Android-powered home phone
In a slightly surprising turn of events, Panasonic has announced a new Android device - its first ever cordless landline home phone powered by Android.
The Panasonic KX-PRX120 - as its formally known - consists of a base station and...
CAT release the S42 with carrier exclusivity with Telstra
CAT, a brand that is more well known to tradies, construction and mining, has dabbled in the world of smartphones with a couple of devices which really haven’t previously made it to our shore until now. The brand...
Motorola Milestone 2 — Review
The Milestone 2 is of course the successor to the original Motorola Milestone, that really wasn't all that successful in Australia due to its late launch. The Milestone 2 hasn't really changed in terms of how it looks, however...
First images of Lenovo’s Project Tango smartphone appear online
If you've been waiting for the first smartphone to feature Google's Project Tango spatial mapping system, your wait is almost over. We've known since a January announcement at CES that Lenovo will bring the first Tango smartphone to market,...
Amaysim’s MAYhem sale is offering 50% discount on recharges
Amaysim continues its stream of specials with a 50% off deal across 2 recharges for both new and existing customers.
The pricing offers under this deal include:
$15 Unlimited 4GB – $7 for 4GB each renewal for the first 2 renewals
$20...
HTC One M9 — Review
HTC has been a bit of a fan favourite with both Australian carriers and the buying public. Their phones have consistently been available through mainstream channels for a long time, and for the most part have sold relatively well....
Google Assistant Snapshot gets an update to show you more
Google Assistant Snapshot has been around for a couple of years now and although many of us have forgotten about it in that time it seems Google haven't with an update rolling out new features today.
Google has expanded the...
Sony updating Xperia Z and others; adding new features
It seems Sony is updating certain Xperia devices, like the Xperia Z, mainly centred around three main apps that include cloud storage integration.
The updates mainly related to the Album, Video and Walkman apps on the devices. The changes to...