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The latest update to the official Android documentation leads us to think that we could soon be seeing an OTA update to Android 4.2.2 for the Nexus 4. Aside from a typo in the build number which reads 'JDP39' should...

This afternoon we received a tip from Ian Goh on Twitter advising that the Nexus 4 no longer appears on the Harvey Norman website. See for yourself -- a search for the Nexus 4 reveals no listings whatsoever. We've known...

The folks over at SwiftKey have released the latest version of their SwiftKey Flow beta, which brings a number of bug fixes and behavioural annoyances. They've added a pretty new installer as well as an introduction to the Flow...

LG Australia has advised today that the Optimus L Series II, the next generation of their hugely successful L-Series phones, will be launching at Mobile World Congress later this month. As with the original L Series devices, the new...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72nORb7M_GY&w=640&h=360] While not Android news, we do sometimes post things on Ausdroid for other purposes -- important news about our team, corporate news and more recently, news about community things and the Ausdroid Foundation. This fits into the latter category...

Looks like some users over on Reddit are reporting that they are receiving an update to Android 4.2.2 (Build JDQ39) on their GSM Galaxy Nexus and also their Nexus 7. The only information supplied on the update is...

The Nexus 4 Wireless Charger that was first teased when thephone was first launched back in November has finally appeared as an accessory on Google Play. Although the orb is now on the Australian Google Play site you still...

The guys at SilverTree Media have decided to expand on their Cordy franchise releasing Cordy 2 to the play store. If you haven't played either of the other two Cordy games, you play as Cordy, a small robot with a...

Sony has today confirmed that it will launch the much-anticipated Xperia Z next week on February 20 to an eager Australian audience. We've had a bit of coverage of the Xperia Z since it was announced at Las Vegas'...

There are quite a few stickman games available on the Play Store, but what makes this one different is you play this game with "your" stickman. You start by drawing a stickman and his friend and that's where the...

Ausdroid reader Anthrox has given us the heads-up that he received a Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update for his 3G Galaxy S III today. The handset update table from Telstra's Crowd Support page initially read "Scheduled to begin staged deployment at 2:00...

In the ongoing story of Nexus 4 availability on the Play Store, it looks like the Nexus 4 16gb model is back in stock as of this afternoon. The above screenshot was just recently taken, so for now, you...

If you're an amateur skateboarder then Huawei Australia may just have a competition that could slingshot you into the big time. Announced today the Huawei Pro For A Day competition is part of their sponsorship of the Bowl-A-Rama ...

EA has today made their Sim City-esque Simpsons title, The Simpsons: Tapped Out, available on the Australian Play Store. The game has gained quite a following on iOS and was the platform's biggest earner in the last financial quarter,...

Earlier this week in Brussels, Alexandre Julliard, the original developer behind the WINE project, showed off a port of WINE for Android. If you've never delved into the cold, lonely world of Linux, you probably have never come across...