Google’s stock Phone app for Android has a neat IT Crowd Easter Egg
It's Easter time, so why not check out a neat easter egg on Android? This specific easter egg is coded into the stock Android Phone app, and shows that someone at Google is a bit of an IT Crowd...
Rumour: Google’s foldable Pixel Notepad will cost US$1,399.00
The rumours continue to mount about the foldable Google Pixel device including the Tensor chip inclusion and other specs. We're now somewhat confident it will be called the Pixel Notepad and, thanks to 9to5Google we believe we know the...
Acer’s new Chromebooks and Chromebox are now available in Australia, starting at $329
Acer today announced some new arrivals in its Chromebook range and a new Chromebox at Australian retailers.
Chromebook 13
The jewel in the new range's crown though is the Chromebook 13, pictured above. It's the first Chromebook to be powered by...
Google improves their online education tools for teaching kids to be safe online.
Four years ago Google lunched 'Be Internet Awesome', an online training program designed to assist teachers and parents teach young children about safe internet behaviours. Today they have announced an expansion to the program introducing 11 new lessons and...
Samsung’s latest fully-wireless earbuds Galaxy Buds Live have a cool new shape and some...
Samsung's on a roll with product launches tonight, with their latest wireless earbuds revealed at their Galaxy Unpacked event.
Galaxy Buds Live feature an all new bean-like design that sits in front of your ear canal but doesn't extend into...
Possible Huawei Nexus specs start taking shape.
Huawei is making a Nexus. At this time of year, that's a pretty strong rumour that's been circulating. The reasons make sense: namely that Google wants an 'in' with China, and Huawei wants to expand in western markets. There's...
Australian Border Force can (attempt to) compel you to give them your phone, password...
Here's a travel warning you may not have considered - when you travel between countries you are in a legal grey area between your plane or ship landing and you exiting customs, immigration and quarantine checks. In that grey...
Galaxy Note 2 specs leaked early
According to Slashgear, a Seoul newspaper has jumped the gun slightly early ahead of the August 29th Launch at IFA in Germany and leaked the specs of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
Apparently it will have:
a 5.5" Super 1280 x...
YouTube Kids launches Kid Profiles and a fresh new look
After launching two years ago, YouTube has today announced a new look for their YouTube Kids app as well as the option to create individual profiles for each of your children.
The new profile option is on the YouTube Kids...
Samsung Galaxy S10+ could come with 1TB storage, thanks to Samsung’s new, bigger UFS...
Bill Gates once famously said "640K ought to be enough for anybody". Though that quote refuses to go away, storage issues do not. With higher resolution photos, more music, 4K video recording, and faster downloads to get content to our...
Accessory Review: DroidAX Kratos and Barrier
It seems realistic that you can judge a phone's market penetration by the number of accessories available for it. As you move around any shopping centre, you'll find a couple of "mobile phone accessories" stores that will sell you...
LG Australia comments on the Nexus 4; coming to carriers late November?
We've been in contact with LG locally for information regarding the Nexus 4 and LG's role in creating the latest phone in the Nexus lineup. They have advised what we already know, that the Nexus 4 will be available...
Diesel and Armani join the Gen 5 Wear OS Smartwatch club at IFA
We were expecting / hoping that all of Fossil's sub-brands and partner brands would be releasing new Wear OS devices running on their latest Gen 5 platform at IFA this week and for the most part we have gotten...
Google Assistant integration testers wanted by Reolink
We have the privilege at Ausdroid of working with some really top flight manufacturers as well as lesser known brands, reviewing their products and getting to know their teams. Reolink was one that we came across in 2018...
Harvey Norman gets Australian exclusive on White Nexus 4
LG Australia has announced that their just-launched white version of the Nexus 4 will be available in Australia exclusively from Harvey Norman.
The phone will set you back $419 - the same price you'd pay for a Nexus 4 from...