Qualcomm’s MSM8660 dual-core 1.5GHz CPU gets benchmarked, kicks all kinds of butt
See that kick butt benchmark score above? That thing is brought to you by Qualcomm's MSM8660 Dual-core CPU that clocks each core at a beasty 1.5GHz. What phones will be powered by such an incredible processing machine, you ask....
Optus to give you 2 months free when you connect selected Android handsets over...
Optus have come out today with a lovely little offer. If your a customer who is taking an Optus plan for the first time and connecting to a $49 Cap and above with selected Android handsets, you will receive...
HTC welcoming the world to ‘see what’s next’ on April 12th, HTC Pyramid? GSM...
Well hello there HTC launch invitation, what have you got in store for us? Well come April 12th we'll certainly know for sure, but for now we have our hopes set on official announcements for the HTC Pyramid and...
Google Nexus S from Vodafone — First Impressions
After letting out some anger at a certain Australian Postage company, I finally received the Google Nexus S from Vodafone last Friday and have been putting it through its paces ever since. There'll be a bit of a more...
More HTC Pyramid specs and pics hit the web, 1.2GHz dual-core & qHD display
The HTC Pyramid has hit the web once again, this time with more rumoured specs and pics on hand. From the pics above we can tell it has shaped up quite closely to the renders that hit the web...
In-app Billing goes live, colour us impressed
When Google said In-app Billing was coming next week, last Saturday, they really meant it. Today In-app Billing went live and the first app we used it in was Quota for Android. It's a seamless experience which pops open...
Quota for Android hits version 1.0, full version available via In-app Billing
Not too long ago we did an App Review of Quota for Android, which is developed in Australia by the friendly folk at South Freo. I'm not going to go into detail about the app, as you can read...
LG Optimus Me launching at the beginning of April for $229 from mass retailers
LG has just informed us that their upcoming low-end smartphone, the Optimus Me, will be launching at the front end of April for $229 unlocked and all. In their press release they state that it will be available from...
Telstra list updates coming to HTC Wildfire & Desire as well as Motorola Defy
So you may have seen this cool little tidbit that Telstra have added to their site, it's a list of upcoming software updates coming to phones which they stock, and there's three of our Android friends on that list....
Smartphone, Smartplay: Your chance to become a PLAYer
Update: Competition now closed.
This could be your chance to be one of the first people in the country to steer Liverpool to the Champions League final while playing the Sony Ericsson Xperia™ PLAY .
Everyone else counting down the six...
Sony Ericsson loosen their grip, will allow certain new devices to have unlocked bootloaders
Well goodness me, aren't Sony Ericsson currently on a roll with good news. This time they're saying that certain new Xperia devices (Neo, Arc & Play) will allow you to unlock their bootloaders subject to certain terms & conditions....
LG Optimus 2X now shipping for $799, dual-core & 1080p bliss awaits
The time has finally come, the beast that is the LG Optimus 2X is now shipping from our friends over at MobiCity for a meaty $799. Powered by NVIDIA Tegra 2, the Optimus 2X is the first of the...
Optus launching the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc on their $79 Cap plan – Update:...
Update: The Arc looks as though it will hit a $799 price point on launch, as well as launching at $10 on the $49 and $5 on the $59 Cap plans with Optus.
According to Optus' April 'yes' catalogue, the...
In-app Billing for Android Apps will launch next week
Back when Google did a presentation on the inner-workings of Honeycomb, they also announced that In-app Billing for Android Market Apps was 'coming soon'. Now that coming soon is next week, according to the Big G. If you're unsure...