Ausdroid Podcast 035 — With Special Guest: The Melbourne Earthquake — 19/06/2012
It was a relative quiet week but we still managed to pack everything and a little bit more into the hour. Including the Redmond giant's foray into the Tablet market, and what it means for Android, Samsung of...
Android 2.3.6 “Value Pack” update hitting Galaxy S on Optus
We've been informed by a reader that the Samsung Galaxy S on Optus is starting to receive the Android 2.3.6 "Value Pack" upgrade. Samsung's decision to not upgrade the Galaxy S to Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" means that...
Mozilla teases a “Fast. Smart. Safe.” Firefox for Android announcement
Mozilla is looking to announce a major update to Firefox for Android next week, as they sent out a tweet along with the above picture suggesting that it will be faster, smarter and safer than the current version.
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Flipboard now available in the Play Store
Flipboard, the once iOS only app that turns your social streams into a colorful magazine "flip" format is now officially available for all Android users, not just those of us lucky enough to own a Galaxy SIII. Flipboard...
Giveaway: Logitech Mini Boom Box
Got a craving to go raving? Need some rock and roll? Wanna hear the tranquil sounds of Taylor Swift (had to add this in for Buzz) but only have your phone or tablet with you... well this is your...
Opinion: Does Android as a tablet platform have a future?
Over the last 12 months my concerns for the long term viability of Android as a tablet operating system have grown, now with Microsoft entering the Tablet war my fears for Android in this form factor have boiled over....
MobiCity now offering the Asus Padfone with the Keyboard Dock included
According to the Asus Australia webpage the Padfone is due to launch officially here at some stage next month, but amyone who wanted the Padfone early could order it from Mobicity, although when they first announced it, it was...
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean coming soon, launching first on Galaxy Nexus
Google itself has outed the existence of a 4.1 version of Android named Jellybean via their own Devices section of the Google Play store. They are offering the HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus for $399 as they have been for a...
Foxconn CEO: iPhone 5 “will put Samsung’s Galaxy S III to shame”
Foxconn's vocal CEO has already begun touting Apple's upcoming iPhone 5 saying that it "will put Samsung's Galaxy S III to shame" to a group of shareholders at a meeting. This obviously a confirmation of how "great" the iPhone...
Vodafone to rollout 4.0.4 update to Galaxy Nexus from 1pm today
Vodafone has advised the details of the rollout of the latest update for the Galaxy Nexus which will take owners from 4.0.1 to 4.0.4, after approving the release they advise that Google will begin pushing the update out to...
Motorola delays Ice Cream Sandwich update for Motorola Razr
It's been a pretty big morning for news on Ice Cream Sandwich updates from Motorola, unfortunately there isn't much in the way of good news from them. They've advised via their Facebook Page that the ICS Upgrade has been...
Motorola Australia delivers Ice Cream Sandwich to Telstra 3G Xoom, all others have to...
Three weeks ago, Motorola announced on their Facebook page that they had turned the Ice Cream Sandwich update over to carriers for testing and would hopefully release it on June 21st. Well today they have announced via Facebook that...
Rumour: Nexus Tablets already shipping ready for Google I/O Launch
Hardly surprising, leading into Google I/O at the end of July there's the usual rumour mill circulating about what's going to get released. The most exciting and plausible of these rumours is the Google Nexus 7 Tablet. ...
Kogan are now selling Agora Smart TV HDMI Dongle running Android
Kogan has taken to Android like a duck to water, consistently offering fairly nice low priced Android devices and their latest offering is the Kogan Agora Smart TV HDMI Dongle, it's a pretty good concept that will allow you...
Sony officially launches Xperia P and Xperia U
Sony today officially announced that the Xperia P and the Xperia U would be launching on Australia; more specifically on Telstra and Crazy John's respectively. While we had already confirmed the release of the Xperia P on Telstra (a...