Jacobs Portal 9.7″ Tablet — Review
A sub $200 10 inch Android tablet usually spells danger, but does the Jacobs Portal 9.7” device deserve the stigma?
As I stated in my recent review of the Leader Tab, there’s two distinctly different segments when it comes to...
Accessory Review: Pebble smartwatch
This may not be a traditional accessory review but I thought that would be the best way to tackle this device on Ausdroid. It is not an Android device but it complements your existing Android phone, and that fits...
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 — Review
Is this the XXL version of the Galaxy S4 it appears to be?
The Age of the Phablet
The Phablet, Tweener or Phoneblet, for want of a better word - and believe me, we do want a better word - is...
Foxtel Go App for Android possibly coming Tuesday
Early last month we reported that the Foxtel Go app had been indefinitely delayed due to more testing being required.
Word out of Foxtel now via technical support person is that is will be available on Tuesday. Tech Webcast, aMelbourne-based...
Eric Schmidt Steps Out, Moto X in Tow
The cat is out of the bag most definitely now. We have seem so many unofficial leaks of the Moto X, as well as a few official leaks from Motorola themselves but today there have been not one, but...
Rumour: Nexus 7-2 will have LTE, released late July
Rumours of a new Nexus 7 are heating up again. This time, it's a report from the Economic Daily out of Taiwan, which has some info on specs, as well as a tentative release date. The post claims that...
LG announces a 2.2mm thin, 5.2″ Full HD Smartphone screen
LG has announced the worlds thinnest Full HD Smartphone LCD, the screen which is 5.2" in size measures in at a only 2.2mm thin with a 2.3mm bezel, making it the worlds slimmest Full HD LCD display.
The new panel...
LG Optimus F5(P875) — Review
LG enters the budget LTE Smartphone market
LG has made a great comeback in their mobile phone market share over the past 12 months, from the launch of their budget range L Series handsets which has since seen them achieve...
HTC M8 to be HTC’s 2014 flagship, One to be updated first
HTC appear, by many accounts, to be on to a good thing with the HTC One launched earlier this year, but it hasn't been quite enough to turn around their financial woes.
This isn't stopping HTC from innovating and continuing...
Rumour: Nexus 5 to be Based on LG G2
Another day, yet another LG Optimus G2 rumour. This time it comes from Daum, a South Korean website with its finger on the pulse of all things LG. In their post they "confirm" a few of the specifications that have...
Offline Maps Added to the New Google Maps
Just yesterday Google released a new version of the Google Maps Android App that brought a new UI as well as gestures to the app. It's a pretty big step forwards in terms of a new look and...
Chrome Update brings full screen browsing to tablets
The latest update for the Chrome browser for Android brings the version up to Chrome 28 and adds some features which were introduced into the Chrome Beta for Android back in May The biggest updates in this release are...
Ausdroid Podcast 76 – July 9, 2013
Welcome to the 76nd episode of the Ausdroid podcast! This week we spent a while discussing the looming launch of the Huawei Ascend P6 in Australia, the LG Optimus G2 abroad and Optimus F5 here, HTC's trials, tribulations and...
Optus begins offering upgraded 3G service and 4G to Wollongong
After announcing an expansion of their 4G services in Adelaide last night, Otpus has today announced that they have turned on 4G services in the 'Gong' as well as releasing details on upgrades to their existing 3G network.
Customers...
Google slowly rolling out new version of Google Maps with refreshed UI, download it...
Google has today started a slow roll out of a new version of Google Maps which includes a refreshed UI similar to that of the Google Maps Desktop Preview and the latest version on iOS. It's very clean and,...