Google’s Chromecast enabled Santa Tracker App now live in Google Play
With the flurry of activity surrounding the Chromecast apps this week, Google has added another app to the list of apps compatible with their US$35 dongle releasing their Elf approved 2013 Santa Tracker to Google Play today.
The initial release...
Samsung Galaxy S 4 receiving Android 4.3 update in Australia
While Nexus devices were busy receiving their update to Android 4.4.2 earlier this week, Samsung is slowly catching up with the pace of Android progress and rolling out Android 4.3 Jelly Bean to its range of Galaxy S4 handsets.
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Tis the season: Get retro with Christmas Invaders!
Aussie developer Hovel Games - whom we last heard from at Halloween with Monster Mash Saga are back, with another free game for the season - this time, a retro-styled yet familiar-looking shooter named Christmas Invaders.
From the app's Play...
Optus upgrades 3G and 4G coverage around NSW’s Central Coast
Optus today announced that it's in the process of upgrading its network infrastructure around the Central Coast.
4G / 4G Plus
Between now and January 2014, customs can expect to see 4G light up in Pearl Beach & Umina, Wamberal, Kariong,...
Commonwealth Bank enables NFC payments for Samsung Galaxy S 4
Westpac isn't the only bank announcing new contactless payments services today, with Commonwealth Bank announcing today that owners of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 can use the NFC hardware in their devices to make contactless payments using the new...
Westpac unveils Android contactless payments
Westpac has today upped the ante on mobile contactless payments, taking the wraps off a solution which will allow users of compatible Android handsets to use all their Westpac debit and credit cards via a simple tap of their...
Android 4.4.2 hits AOSP and Factory images now available from Google
With the rollout of Android 4.4.14.4.2 now merrily underway, with a large proportion of users seeing the update on their phones and tablets receiving the Over The Air(OTA) update already, but for those who require a complete factory restore,...
ASUS announces the Padfone mini 4.3
ASUS has announced the next in its line of Padfone hybrids, with its Padfone mini which converts from a 4.3" mid-range phone into a 7" mid-range tablet. A rather unique idea, the Padfone line features two components for each...
Gmail 4.7 update for Android brings Vacation Responder, Printing Support and saving archive files
Google has started the rollout of the next version of its Gmail app for Android, releasing version 4.7 with a host of new features. Included in the new version are features like Vacation Responder, which previously you could only...
Android Device Manager hits the Play Store
Following on from the August release of the Android Device Manager service, Google has now released an Android app to interact with the Android Device Manager, allowing you to use your handset or tablet to locate other devices attached...
Vodafone adds the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 to their Pre-Paid lineup
After going on-sale outright at Dick Smith last week for $299, Vodafone has now announced that they will be selling the phone for $249 as a pre-paid device on their network.
Katie Turkal, General Manager of Devices at Vodafone said...
Telstra officially announce the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1(2014)
We first heard the rumour of the Galaxy Note 10.1(2014) launching on Telstra late last month and today the national Telco has advised that the tablet is now available on their 4G network.
The tablet is the 4G variant of...
White Nexus 7(2013) added to Google Play in the US
If a Panda Nexus 7 is on your wish list this Christmas, then you're one step closer to realising your dream, a White version of the hugely popular tablet has just gone on-sale in Google Play in the US....
Google adds Folio cases for Nexus 7(2013) to Google Play store
While Google still hasn't added the option for a White Nexus 7 - which they added to the US Store this morning, they have added a more premium folio case to the list of accessories available for the popular...
Sony Xperia Z Ultra and LG G Pad Google Play Editions launch — in...
Australians will wake this morning to news of a new round of Google Play Edition devices from Sony and LG, and once again won't be able to order any of them.
Google has today supersized the GPE product line with...