ROM Manager app pulled from Google Play Store for IAP violations
Popular app ROM Manager from developer Koushik "Koush" Dutta has been removed from the Play Store by Google for violation of the Google Play Developer Program policies. In particular, Koush's app fell afoul of the provision which requires apps...
Sony begins Android 4.3 rollout to Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra
The Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra should start seeing Android 4.3 on their handsets quite shortly, with Sony announcing that the rollout is now underway to unlocked handsets.
The update will add 'Project Butter' to the phone as well...
Fitbit App now supports selected Nexus and Motorola devices
Fitbit has just announced to it's Beta tester group that the App available through the Google Play store is now supporting Sync support for selected Nexus and Motorola devices.
The v1.8.4 of the Fitbit App from Google Play will support...
Blackberry Messenger (BBM) to come pre-installed on LG Smartphones
Blackberry is refusing to fade quietly into the night, and has announced a partnership with (successful) smartphone maker LG to have the BBM (Blackberry Messenger) app pre-installed on certain LG smartphones.
This will start with the LG G Pro...
Add a cool new theme to your Swiftkey Beta Keyboard
Emoji are cool, but Swiftkey have gone one step cooler - and at this time of year in Australia we need as many cool things as possible - introducing an 'Ice' theme to the current Swiftkey Beta...
Dropbox updated to include invites to shared folders and in-app purchases
The Dropbox app for a while has allowed users to share an existing folder with anyone, so long as they have the shared folder URL. Unfortunately the contact that the folder would be shared with, could not make any...
Go caroling with Google Now
Its seems Google is starting to get into the festive season with the latest update appearing in Google Now.
The feature allows user to take part in the carolling or karaoke if you must be technically correct, with a selection...
Transport Tycoon now available from the Play Store
Earlier in the year we reported that Transport Tycoon was looking at coming back to life and onto Android devices before the end of 2013 and it seems the Transport games has been released officially (and quietly I might...
Humble Bundle: PC and Android 8 now available
If you're a Humble Bundle fan, then you would be happy to hear that Humble Bundle: PC and Android 8 is now available and it brings up to 6 new games for you to choose from.
The 4 games included...
Ingress finally takes the big jump out of Beta
Google's location-based game Ingress has finally hit the big leagues, with it finally losing the beta tag. The update comes after a big week in which the Ingress game held a huge event — dubbed Operation #13MAGNUS — bringing...
Foxtel announce its Foxtel Go app now available on more Samsung devices
Earlier this year, we reported that Foxtel had gone into partnership with Samsung to bring its mobile Foxtel Go app to limited Samsung devices and today, Foxtel have announced that Foxtel Go app will be available to more Samsung...
ABC releases iView app for Android
Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (more affectionately known as the ABC, or Auntie) has finally brought its much-loved iView service to the Android platform. What you're seeing above is a screenshot of iView running on a Nexus...
Google pulls privacy feature from Android, says it was accidentally added
Google's recently added privacy feature, dubbed App Ops, which was able to allow users to install apps while preventing the installed app from collecting sensitive data has is now gone in Android 4.4, according to reports.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation...
Google Calendar update streamlines replying to invitations from Gmail
Google has recently pushed out an update to its Google Calendar application which, on its face, introduces nothing new. The changelog, indicating that the update contains only "bug fixes and performance improvements", actually hides a simple, yet fairly cool,...
Telstra begins selling accessories through eBay
Telstra has begun a new novel way to sell accessories - through eBay. The nations largest mobile carrier has opened up their own eBay store to sell accessories for all types of handsets.
Telstra sees this as an opportunity to...