2013: The Year in Android – Part 2
This is the second part in our Year in Review series of posts. The first part can be found here.
APRIL
April was the month where we finally got our hands on the phones that had been announced during February and...
Oppo releases some specs for the upcoming Find 7
With the Oppo N1 currently their flagship phone, Oppo are determined to not let their upcoming phone the Find 7 fall off anyones radar by releasing strategic announcements to keep the publics interest, this time releasing some information on...
HTC releases infographic defining the ‘Anatomy of an Android OS Update’
The HTC US site has just posted an interesting update which explains a little of the process of what happens with the update process from the viewpoint of a major manufacturer.
The infographic is fairly large - click on...
Geeky Christmas Giveaway: Winners Announced
Merry Christmas everyone! As promised, we've conducted the draw for our Geeky Christmas competition, and it's time to bring you the results, and what better day to do it than Christmas day!
We'd like to thank the team at Gadgets...
Merry Christmas from all of us at Ausdroid!
It's Christmas morning, so I'll be brief. It's been one monster year for Ausdroid, and of course, the progress of Android as well, and we've had a bumper year bringing you all the latest news.
It's time to down tools...
Bootloader Unlocking Issues Found (And Solved)
Many here will have or have had a device they have been able to unlock the bootloader on, be it a Nexus or otherwise (GPE phones are accepted into this other category). The process to unlock your bootloader...
2013: The Year in Android – Part 1
A year is a long time. 12 long months. 365 event-filled days. Interesting and newsworthy things are happening every day, sometimes multiple interesting things happen in the one day! How are you meant to keep track of them all?...
Sony begins rollout of Android 4.3 to more Xperia devices
Last week, Sony began rolling out the Android 4.3 update to the Sony Xperia Z1 and Z Ultra, but today it's the turn of the other 2013 Xperia 'Z' devices, namely the Xperia Z, ZL, ZR and Xperia Tablet...
Oppo R1 – It’s official
Over the last 12 months Oppo have been doing their best to make an impact in the market, they've impressed Darren with the Find 5, Alex had some good times when he got the chance to do a review...
ASUS teases us with a dual-boot hybrid Windows / Android device
It's not uncommon to see manufacturers tease us with hints of new devices before major international trade shows like the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) which is set to roll into Las Vegas in just a couple of weeks. ASUS...
Review: Mime Ghost Glass Screen Protector for Nexus 5
If you are like me you really like to look after your phones. Sure, you may switch up devices every 6-12 months but you still like your phone to look like new the entire time.
In the past I have...
ClockworkMod’s AllCast hits the Play Store
Back in August, ClockworkMod developer Koush released an early preview of something he was working on to make the Chromecast more useful -- an app to mirror your device's screen to a Chromecast dongle, called AirCast. However, it wasn't...
ROM Manager back on the Play Store already
Well, that didn't take long. Koush's ROM Manager app, which was pulled from the Play Store a couple of days ago for breaches of Google's Play Developer Program Policies, has now been reinstated.
We can't immediately confirm if the offending...
Oppo N1: CyanogenMod Edition
Back at the start of December Oppo announced the Oppo N1 which comes with an option to flash/install CyanogenMod custom ROM on it. At the time they also said that there will be a version released running CyanogeMod out...
Boxing Day Deal: Google Play Gift Cards will be 10% off at Big W
This weeks' catalog reveals that Big W will be selling Google Play Gift Cards at a 10% discount in their Boxing Day sales. We'll do the math for you - that's $10 value for $9 spent, $25 for $22.50...