Telstra to keep us up to date with device updates
For some time now, Telstra have had a ‘Smartphone Software Updates’ page on their website, a place where they could list any information they might have about various different updates for their handsets. While this is a great idea...
Telstra: Samsung Galaxy Note to receive Android 4.0 update on August 27th
Telstra have updated their "software updates" forum post which now tells us that they're expecting the rollout of the Android 4.0 update for the Samsung Galaxy Note to happen on August 27th. Should testing be completed without problems arising...
Video: HTC Dream gets a pre-alpha build of Android 4.1.1 via CyanogenMod
Remember the original Android device, the HTC Dream (or G1 in the US)? Well thanks to a pre-alpha build of CyanogenMod's Android 4.1.1 ROM, you can now run it on the hardware of the past. The performance is far...
Optus approves Ice Cream Sandwich update for HTC Rhyme – HTC to roll it...
Looks like the Ice Cream Sandwich updates are really flowing now, with the 'Charm' toting HTC Rhyme now showing on the Optus software updates page as having it's Ice Cream Sandwich update approved and ready to rollout by Optus,...
Vodafone Australia Nexus S Owners receiving OTA Jelly Bean – Is the Challenge over?
Starting to see reports that Vodafone Nexus S users are seeing Jelly Bean being pushed out to their Nexus S this morning. First Tweet we saw was from Taufiq :
Jelly Bean is now installing on my Nexus S -...
Galaxy Note 10.1 and Australian availability
Samsung has pre-empted their own August 15th Announcement and started releasing information, Engadget was the first to start showing it off. Samsung has advised that the Note 10.1 will ship globally in August in WiFi and 3G varieties and...
LG announces Quick Memo upgrade for all L-Style handsets
LG Electronics Australia has announced that they are making the Quick Memo software available for their entire range of L-Series phones in Australia, this includes the Optimus L7, Optimus L5, Optimus L3 and the Optimus L2. The L7 software...
ACCC launches Recalls app for Android
Last year over 400 products were recalled for one reason or another, to make it easier to find out which products have been recalled and what to do if you own said product the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...
Virgin begins rolling out Samsung Galaxy Tablets to aircraft
According to Australian Business Traveller, Virgin Australia has completed their pilot and it obviously went well they are rolling out Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets to aircraft servicing the majority of their domestic and short-haul network including trans-Tasman flights...
Jelly Bean rumours for SGS II, SGS III, Note and Note 2
There hasn't been much official word on any types of updates for the most popular phones that Samsung has sold in the last year, we've seen insane profits reported for the last quarter by Samsung and sales figures for...
Westpac trialling NFC SIM based payments
Westpac announced a very cool trial yesterday which could see NFC payments on Android handsets coming soon. The Commonwealth bank has in the past couple of months publicly stated that they have had issues with Google in accessing the...
Lego Bugdroid
Who loves Lego? Who loves Android? If you answered yes to both questions then this is the one for you, we have the opportunity to get a Lego Android released as an official product. The Cuusoo project at Lego...
Asus Transformer Infinity Launch – Hands-On
I was in Sydney yesterday for the launch of the newest Asus tablet the Transformer Infinty, the first full HD screen Android tablet with a resolution of 1920x1200. The tablet looks great and Asus has certainly thought a lot...
Rumour file: Crazy Johns store closures
From time to time, we post things that don't immediately relate to Android. We received this tip, thought it a little odd, and so decided we'd look into it a bit further, and share it for your consideration.
Crazy Johns,...