Google Helpouts to launch on 5 November
On the back of this morning's Google Hangouts news, it looks like the Google Helpouts service (discussed in August of this year) is now much closer to reality, with a mooted 5 November 2013 launch date.
If Helpouts sounds unfamiliar...
Rumour: Samsung Galaxy S5 to have 4GB RAM, 64-bit CPU
How good are rumours? They give us something to dream about while we wait for devices (*cough*Nexus 5*cough*) to launch. In the rumourmill today are some tidbits about the Galaxy S5; it may be a good 6 months off,...
Facebook Messenger gets a complete redesign, rolling out slowly to users
Facebook has unveiled a new-look Messenger application for Android which will slowly roll out to users from today. The fresh design is a welcome change from the old cluttered app which most users will be stuck with for the...
Samsung announces the Galaxy S4 Zoom for Australia
Samsung has today announced that another variant in the the Galaxy S4 range, the photography focused Galaxy S4 Zoom will be available in Australian retailers from next week.
Revealed back in June, the Galaxy S4 Zoom was announced as the...
A Morning With Google sees updates for Hangouts announced including inline animated Gifs and...
This morning at around 3:30am - late due to a power failure - Vic Gundotra, Senior Vice President, Engineering for Google took to the stage for the 'A Morning with Google+' event, to announce a slew of new updates...
Dick Smith starts selling Galaxy S4 in Blue, Pink and Purple!
This morning Dick Smith Electronics has shown that 'Dick Does' care about colours by announcing that they are now exclusively selling three new colour variants of the Samsung Galaxy S4.
You can now purchase your Galaxy S4 in the usual...
Motorola announces an open modular smartphone platform called ‘Project Ara’
The yearly, or even sooner for some, upgrade cycle for mobile phones has left Motorola with an idea on how to mitigate the seemingly wasteful practice, by announcing 'Project Ara' an open hardware ecosystem that will allow people to...
Canada definitely getting Nexus 5 according to pictures of pallets of Nexus 5 stock...
The Nexus 5 has nothing really left to give in terms of specs, looks and even camera samples, the only thing left is availability which according to a pre-order page on Canadian carrier Wind Mobile, could be coming very...
LG G2 Australian availability announced – on contract with Optus and outright through retailers
LG has just announced availability for the highly anticipated LG G2 in Australia. The G2 will be launching on Optus as the exclusive carrier and through selected Australian retailers in Black and White on November 4th.
The LG G2 is...
Boost pre-paid now offering the ZTE T790 “Tango smartphone” for $49
Boost pre-paid is offering the ZTE T790 "Tango" 3G Android powered smartphone from their website or licensed re-sellers for the low price of just $49. Previously sold by Boost Mobiles parent company Telstra as the 'Pulse' the Tango is...
Amazon hosting a huge Halloween app sales, but only through the Amazon Appstore directly
Amazon are looking to cash in on the Halloween holiday with their own halloween themed app sale, but the catch is the sale is only available through their own Amazon AppStore directly.
The sale does mainly include halloween themed apps...
Microsoft releases Remote Desktop application for Android
Microsoft, in their transition to a ‘devices and services company’ (whatever that means), seem committed to getting their software onto every device owned by everyone. I for one am all for it – I’m more likely to use a...
Nexus 5 Camera Sample pops up on Google+
In February this year, Senior Vice President, Engineering for Google commented on upcoming camera quality in Nexus devices, indicating that Google was aware of the lacking quality of cameras on current and previous generation Nexus devices, now this morning...
Aldi Medion 4″ back in stock this Saturday
The Aldi Medion 4" Dual SIM Smart Phone is back in stock at Aldi this weekend (2nd November). We have reviewed this phone before, and quite liked it for a the price.
This time around the phone has been reduced...
NVIDIA Shield Android 4.3 update now rolling out
For those that have imported an NVIDIA Shield, we have good news. An Android 4.3 update is rolling out now, and it brings support for "thousands more Android games" according to the NVIDIA Blog.
NVIDIA says:
Fans of big-screen gaming and...