Google homepage doodle artwork & mini game celebrates 50th Doctor Who episode #SaveTheDay
Watch out, Google's home page has been taken over by the Daleks and 11 Doctors!! In case you not a Doctor Who fan nor keeping up with the latest news, Tomorrow in the UK marks 50th anniversary of the...
Ausdroid’s new look — Share your feedback
This morning, Ausdroid has taken the wraps off a project it has been working on for a little while. Our goal has been to make Ausdroid faster, more responsive and easier to read on the run (whether via our...
Ausdroid Podcast 94 – The Friendly Six
Welcome to the 94th episode of the Ausdroid podcast!
This week we had a few issues around staff availability, so Jason and Geoff spent a while on their own talking through the week's Android news.
Topics:
Nexus 5 is coming to Telstra...
ALDI Mobile isn’t unlimited anymore; now measured in minutes
Customers of ALDI Mobile, now's the time to take a seat before you read what we have to tell you.
Ready? Good.
ALDIMobile, which once looked like the still-shining beacon in the land of ever-decreasing mobile value, with its offerings on...
Samsung Galaxy Gear gets a custom ROM
Recently Samsung announced that they have sold 800 000 Galaxy Gear watches, and rolled out an update that allows the watch to show any notification, which is a significant usability enhancement. Well, the good news keeps on coming for...
MediaTek announces a “true” 8 core processor – features a tie in with Modern...
Hot on the heels of Qualcomm revealing their new Snapdragon 805 System on Chip (SoC), MediaTek - the third largest chip maker in the world - has an announcement of its own. The MT6592 SoC has just been released,...
Vodafone Fasterest Challenge – win a Samsung Galaxy S4
Vodafone is confident that it has the fastest 4G network in Australia. So confident that they are challenging you to take a speed test against their "Lightning Fast Man". The terms are that you take on Lightning Fast Man...
Dead Zebra’s new collectible Android series
Dead Zebra, home to all things Andy the Android collectible and cute, has just announced another series of artist designed Android figurines. This fourth series of mini collectibles have been designed by new artists Kong Andri, Sergio Mancini, Fakir...
New Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 coming soon
The Snapdragon 800 has been a very successful processor for Qualcomm, powering most of today's high end phones such as the LG G2, Sony Xperia Z1 and Z Ultra, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (LTE) and Nexus 5. Qualcomm has...
Is Google Play Services causing battery drain?
Over the last two days, there have been many reports of unusual and severe battery drain on a variety of devices. The only common link seems to point towards Google Play Services as the culprit, though exactly why this...
Amazon now has an Australian Appstore
The Amazon Appstore finally became available to Australian customers earlier this year, and now Amazon is continuing its push into the Australian market.
After launching a local Kindle Store alongside their newest Kindle Fire devices earlier this month, Amazon has...
Google Chromecast going international officially at last? Maybe
Although it's only officially available in the US, many people around the world (plenty of us Ausdroid people included) have found ways to get one of Google's Chromecast devices internationally, though it hasn't been without its problems. Having to...
Goodbye Play Magazines; Hello Play Newsstand
Google have released a new way for Android users to stay up to date with their news; decrying the ways people have to access news now through different websites, apps, and of course traditional media, Google believes that having...
Galaxy Note II Android 4.3 update kicks off … in India
While Samsung seems to have had some issues upgrading the Galaxy S III to Android 4.3, the wait seems to be finally over for Galaxy Note II owners with "international" versions of the device - the GT-N7100 and GT-N7105...
Samsung halts rollout of Galaxy S III Android 4.3 update
Samsung has halted rollout of an Android 4.3 upgrade for the Galaxy S III in light of users experiencing issues after installing the update.
According to a post on SamMobile, a spokesperson for Samsung Mobile UK made the following statement:
“As...