Coming up: Google Maps 7.2
One of the great things about Android is that we don't need to wait for a major OS update for the core apps in the ecosystem to receive an update. One such app -- Google Maps -- receives fairly...
HTC One parts in Gold colouring spotted in China
We've already seen the HTC One announced in various markets in Glacial Silver, Stealth Black, Glamour Red and Vivid Blue but a new leak out of China could possibly point to a Gold coloured HTC One coming to market.
The...
Rumour: Android 4.4 and Nexus 5 to be announced October 14th
The physical details for the new Nexus phone have just about been confirmed in every detail thanks to some leaks at the FCC, but when it will launch and what features Android 4.4 - Kit Kat will bring to...
LG G2 to launch on Optus in November
The LG G2 was announced at an event in New York at the very beginning of August and when we met with LG to get a hands-on with the new super phone they advised that Optus would launch the...
Optus launch their 4G Plus LTE Network
Optus has today announced that they have expanded their 4G Plus LTE Network to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide in a move that will enhance their existing 4G offerings.
The new 4G plus network is an expansion of the...
Google Drive App brings new UI and pull to refresh
While I have something of a personal standpoint about changelogs along the lines of "If you can't tell me in detail what's changed, I'm not updating your app" I have an inherent trust of Google since they already have...
LG D820 could be the next Nexus after all – LG D821 drops past...
The emergence of the LG-D820 at the FCC proved pretty exciting for Nexus fans hungry for any news about the next upcoming phone. But a tweet from @EVleaks not long after proceeded to sink that for a number of...
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (N9000 and N9005) now available for pre-order from Mobicity
The newly announced Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has just gone up for pre-order on the Mobicity website with two variants of the popular device. Both devices come with 32GB of on-board storage and differ only in CPU type and...
Plunder Bros: Retro LCD game – Review
If you're a fan of the old Nintendo handheld LCD games that were released back in the 80's, which allowed you to do some pretty basic gaming on the go before the good old Gameboy really kicked off the...
ACCC investigating in-app purchases in ‘Freemium’ games on Mobile
With Freemium based games getting ever more popular with developers as a good source of income, the potential danger with young children is that they can unknowingly rack up huge amounts of debt with very little to stop them.
The...
Microsoft Releases Xbox Music for Android
I suppose it was inevitable. Every company can see the potential for big bucks in it. They all want a piece of the streaming music pie. To get the greatest piece possible a company must offer their product to...
Trend Micro releases Titanium 2014
Anti-virus software is something that might be a bit of a foreign concept to smartphone users. For those whose first impressions of a smartphone came from iOS land, with Apple's nice locked down, safe and sound infrastructure, the concept...
Sorry Nexus fans: LG D820 is just a CDMA G2 variant.
You all know that mystery LG phone that made an appearance at the FCC a few days ago, well according to @evleaks this device is nothing more than a CDMA variant of the LG G2. @evliaks also went on...
Coles selling the Samsung Galaxy Y & Huawei Ascend Y201
In the latest Coles catalogue starting this Wednesday 11 September for one week, Coles is offering the Samsung Galaxy Y for $59 plus 750 FlyBuys points and the Huawei Ascend Y201 for $39 plus an additional 500 points if...
Amazon Refutes Report of Free Smartphone
Amazon today have come out denying reports that it is working on a smartphone for 2013, and stating that it would not offer any such phone freely, instead the device would have to be brought outright, according to an...