Huawei Ascend P6 to get KitKat in January in China
Huawei has announced on their EmotionUI web page that the Chinese domestic version of the Ascend P6 will be updated from Android 4.2 Jellybean straight to Android 4.4 KitKat in January. At this stage we don't know if there...
HTC M8 initial specifications leak
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The next flagship device from embattled HTC - codenamed M8 - that we first reported on back in July, has had its purported specs leak. Serial news breaker @evleaks is claiming to have the low down on...
Samsung Experience Home Appliance launched in Australia at Bing Lee
Australia's first Samsung Experience home appliance pop-up store has recently been opened at Bing Lee's Rhodes Shopping Centre store in Sydney. The mini store displays Samsung's premium-end appliances, a number of which are fully functional. The store is staffed...
Extensive List of Google Now Commands
Many of us have been using Google Now voice commands with varying effectiveness and it seems that Google continue to improve it's functions without many of us paying attention to what they are. We reported a couple of days...
ASUS Miracast Dongle: Mirror your phone to TV
Google has the Chromecast, though the Australian availability has been limited to importing one from the US. Now ASUS is stepping up with a media caster of its own with the unimaginatively named Miracast Dongle.
The ASUS dongle plugs into...
Nexus 5 appears on Telstra’s website, will cost $69/mo
Well would you look at that, Telstra's website is now showing the Nexus 5 alongside a minimum price of $69/mo. The link to the device's own webpage is dead (for now), however, the pre-order link works perfectly fine.
There's...
Telstra to begin selling the Nexus 5 starting November 26
According to a source of ours, Telstra could be selling the Nexus 5 as soon as November 26th -- a little over a week and a half away. Details remain scarce for now, however, this source has been good...
Want some KitKat? Nexus 4 and 7 factory images out now
Only last night did we share the news that the OTA (over the air) update files for the Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 were available, albeit unofficially, to bring your beloved older Nexus devices up to date with Android...
Ausdroid Podcast 93 – The Kogan Missile Crisis
Welcome to the 93rd episode of the Ausdroid podcast!
This week Jason, Scott and Geoff spent as long as possible NOT talking about the Nexus 5... yet still managed to reference it every few minutes.
Topics:
Kogan and the GPL
Motorola Moto G...
LG invite you to watch the G Flex heal like Wolverine and flex in...
The LG G Flex is quite an intriguing device and as time goes by, the temptation to get one is growing, especially when LG shows off some of the technology in action like the phone actually flexing and the...
Virgin Australia announces Game Of Phones – a location based competition to win a...
Virgin Australia has announced a new competition coming this summer that will use a location based Augmented Reality type game that will pit players against player in the streets of Australia to compete for virtual prizes in physical locations...
Motorola officially introduces the Moto G – a low end smartphone for everyone coming...
At their event this morning in São Paulo, Brazil, Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside announced their newest handset the Moto G. The phone according to Mr Woodside is definitely aimed at the lower end of the handset range.
The Moto...
Kickstarter now has Australian projects – support local software and hardware developers
It seems that everyone loves Kickstarter, a lot of people go nuts over the projects, Android based projects such as Ouya, LIFX, Pebble and more have launched on Kickstarter and become phenomenons in their own right, but so far...
New Airbnb app puts hosting in the palm of your hand
Popular hospitality hosting company Airbnb has released a new app today that lets you manage your hosting duties from your phone or tablet - without needing a computer at all.
Airbnb helps you with short-term renting of a spare room...
Amazon launches Australian Kindle Store
Today Amazon has made a number of announcements about the expansion of its operations in Australia, announcing that the Australian Kindle Store is now open, and that a range of hardware is now available in Australia both online and...