Asus Fonepad – first impressions
Since the debut of the iPhone in 2007, phones have been steadily larger, with phones like Samsung's Galaxy Note blurring the line between phones and tablets. Asus are a manufacturer who excel in building devices that serve multiple...
Google might be lining up for more of a take from Play Store sales
In South Korea, Google is apparently in negotiation with local carriers to take a larger slice of the revenue pie from the Play Store, according to local analysts.
At present, Google's revenue share in Korea looks like this - 70%...
Sony Xperia Honami images leaked
Photos of a supposed new Sony device have emerged today, rumoured to be the Sony Xperia Honami. Much of the discussion about this device seems to revolve around the camera, which is rumoured to feature a whopping a 1/1.6"...
Google Earth 7.1 for Android, now with Street View
Google Earth has been around for about 8 years now, giving us access to satellite images of places most of us can only dream of visiting. Now Google Earth for Android has been updated to 7.1.1, this time bringing...
Stock Android 4.3 for the Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition leaks, can be installed...
As reported earlier today, there was a test build of Android 4.3 for the Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition in the US floating around, and now it has finally surfaced. Thanks to the team at SamMobile, you can now...
Microsoft clarifies: Age of Empires is coming to Android,no other Xbox titles
Earlier in the week, we heard that Microsoft were bringing a free-to-play version of Age of Empires to Android in the near future. This was expected to be the first of many Xbox titles to be ported to Android...
Facebook announces beta programme to help make theirAndroid application better
Facebook is the most popular application in the Play Store, and despite their impressive effort over the past 12 months, it's still pretty horrible. Notifications don't work consistently, content is slow to load, and it still doesn't use the...
Well, that didn’t take long: Google Play Edition ROM ported to HTC One
In case you're not aware, Google, in partnership with HTC and Samsung, have given the United States what many of us in the tech community have wanted for a very long time - the ability to have the...
New Android based Smartwatch, Games Console and updated Nexus Q incoming?
According to an article from the Wall Street Journal, Google is cooking up some more Android based devices. The article claims that Google is working on a Smartwatch, Games Console as well as a followup to the shelved Nexus...
Secure messaging coming to Cyanogenmod
With Edward Snowden, the NSA and PRISM making headlines across the world; the newest feature making its way to Cyanogenmod very soon could not have come at a better, nor more appropriate time. Well known developer Koushik Dutta has...
Ausdroid Podcast 74 – June 25, 2013
This is the 74rd episode of the Ausdroid podcast. This week we unpacked Samsung's new products from their Premiere event in London, chatted about Sony's new 6.4 inch behemoth and talked about Microsoft porting its wares to Android.
Featuring: Jason...
HTC One Glamour Red announced
HTC has announced today, their award-winning HTC One will be released in a new colour variant, come mid-July.
For now, "Glamour Red" HTC One handsets will be sold exclusively through Phones 4U in the UK from next month. Further details...
Telstra T-Hub 2 receiving Android 4.0.4 update
Regular Ausdroid tipster Alex advised that he and other Telstra customers who own the T-Hub 2 are reporting that the Android 4.0.4 update has begun arriving on their devices. The update from Gingerbread Android 2.3.7 brings about a fresh...
Google Edition phone leaks – Boot Animation, Wallpapers and Kernel Source
Now that the Google Edition Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One are on-sale and also in the hands of some of the US Tech sites, bits and pieces from the phones are starting to leak out and Google has...
New Motorola logo revealed – ‘A Google Company’
With the acquisition of Motorola by Google now just over 12 months old, it appears that Google and Motorola want to move forward with a fresh new look that associates the hardware manufacturer with their new parent company; the...