When Nokia arrived back in the Android world via HMD Global they made a commitment to providing a clean Android skin as well as updates for all of their devices. When they switched to Android One and Android Go they reaffirmed this commitment and today they have shown that they …
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Amazon has a new device in its Echo family available in Australia today – a cute little Alexa-powered display called the Echo Show 5. We’ve seen standard, mini and maxi speakers and regular size screens, now it’s time to move in to the new assistant battlefield – mini screens. At …
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With Telstra’s new and slightly disappointing plans dropping today we thought we would check in with the state of “SIM only” plans with Australia’s big 3 carriers. Across the board, SIM only plans fit into two distinct categories: month to month and 12 month contract. As you would expect the …
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Huawei Technologies Australia’s chief technology officer David Soldani has given his scathing assessment of the National Broadband Network, and the Australian Government’s management of the shambolic technology project. Mr Soldani labelled the network (and the $51 billion dollars spent on the project) as a catastrophe, and slammed the performance of …
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Microcomputing is a hobby for some, and a serious business for others. With tiny computers that can do everything from running a home media centre to uses in industrial automation, the Raspberry Pi has been a popular tinkerers toy for a couple of years now, and the Raspberry Pi Foundation …
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As predicted on Ausdroid yesterday, Telstra has revealed its new mobile plan refresh with 4 options between $50 and $100 a month. Simplicity, convenience and peace of mind about no excess data use charges come at a cost. These new plans include a lot less data than some of the …
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The tablet market is a funny – and fickle – one, especially where Android devices are concerned. After Google’s well-publicised exit from the market over the weekend, here we are with the second tablet-based story of the day. Hello, Microsoft. Microsoft a few years and generations into its Surface tables …
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The under-display selfie camera is coming. When and who from first no one knows but this week OPPO will become the first company to officially announce it when they take to the stage at MWC Shanghai. In case you were in any doubt as to whether that poster and leak …
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Smart LED strip lights have been around for a while now, but up until recently there weren’t many of the big brands making them. Now they are and LIFX is one of them. LIFX sent us a Z LED strip along with a Z LED strip 1 metre extension to …
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Duo is Google’s current favourite messaging app and the company is continuing to add features. The most recent addition is the ability to send a Snapchat-style “self destructing” picture to your friends. The additional functionality was quietly added with the latest update which has rolled out over the last few …
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Samsung is one of the most prolific hardware manufacturers in the Android ecosystem, with multiple product lines through the phone and tablet markets. Today, SamMobile spotted a yet-unreleased tablet making its debut on Geekbench. All we can really tell from the Geekbench listing is that the tablet is powered by …
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There are strong rumours swirling on the Internet that Telstra’s strongly hinted new plans will have a minimum price of $50 a month with no lock in contract. If this is true it means that Telstra is following the lead of Vodafone which made the same changes in mid August …
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OPPO are set to announce the next evolution in their notch solution with an under-display selfie camera at MWC Shanghai this week. Of course they are not the only ones working on it and even though they will be first to officially announce it do not expect it to arrive …
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Who knew when Keep Notes appeared in the Play Store, it would become one of the biggest Note taking apps? In times gone by, many users were deeply invested in Evernote until they changed their prices and effectively priced themselves out. Over the last 12 months in particular, a steady …
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Battery breakthroughs have all but dried up in recent years, and it’s probably the last frontier for smartphone evolution; how do we go from a battery that lasts a day or two (tops), to phones that can last a week or so? Manufacturers have done a lot to improve charge …
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