Google Assistant officially rolling out to Australian non-Pixel phones
Back when MWC was on Google announced that Google Assistant would be soon made available to all Android phones on Marshmallow or later. A few weeks ago we reported that it had started arriving for Aussies, but only...
Major OPPO Android Updates Confirmed: R9s, R9s Plus, R9, R9 Plus
OPPO smartphone models R9s, R9s Plus, R9 R9 Plus will get major Color OS Android updates this year. This is good news for Australian buyers of these OPPO Android phone models who wondered if their phones would be stuck with the Android...
Samsung looking to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 devices
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 debacle of 2016 hardly needs an introduction. The question since the recall has always been what Samsung would do with all of these recalled devices -- highlighted by the protests that we witnessed...
Andy Rubin shares a teaser of his new bezel-less phone
Earlier this year we reported that Android founder Andy Rubin was working with his new company, Essential, to create a bezel-less phone. Today via Twitter he has revealed a tease of what is to come.
https://twitter.com/Arubin/status/846396881668210688
While not revealing many...
Optus introduce new Premium My Plan Plus with 100GB of data
How much data is enough? It seems no matter how much we have we always want more. Well now you can have it with Optus introducing two new post-paid plans, both with large amounts of data.
The new Premium...
LG officially launches the G6 flagship in Australia – here’s how you can get...
At their launch event here in Sydney today, LG has officially unveiled the LG G6 in Australia, announcing retail and carrier availability.
Availability
First up, at this stage the only retail availability is through Telstra who also have the carrier availability....
Samsung to offer new warranty for Galaxy S8
After Sunday's leak there really isn't much left for Samsung to reveal regarding the Samsung Galaxy S8 on March 30. There is one thing we have not reported on, and that is the new warranty program that Samsung...
Klipsch Reference Over-Ear Bluetooth Headphones: Australian Review
I've been on the lookout for a new pair of Bluetooth over the ear headphones for a while now to replace my aging Parrot Ziks. When we got the press release regarding the new Klipsch headphones and their...
Samsung to announce Galaxy S8 … to an audience that will already know everything...
Samsung hasn't even managed to launch its new Galaxy S8 yet, and it has been comprehensively leaked, so much so that it has been the top news topic on Ausdroid for almost the entire month of March.
Rather than revisit every...
Google is working on a collaborative photo sharing app
It appears that Google is working on another social service, though this one is quite targeted rather than a broad social experience. This time, according to TechCrunch, Google is working on a collaborative photo sharing app.
It won't be yet...
YouTube is working to bring more VR concerts and performances starting with Gorillaz
YouTube has been a big driver in the push for 360-degree and Virtual Reality content and they're working to bring more in the form of live performances and music videos in VR, first cab off the rank is a...
Chainfire releases basic root for Android O for Nexus 6P and 5X only
For some of us root access is still required for day to day use of our devices but with each version of Android, Google increases security and root access has been harder and harder to achieve. For this...
Bose SoundSport Pulse — Review
Since deciding about 8 years ago that I was sick of being fat and losing around 65kg, I've been into fitness, a big part of that journey has been having great earphones. I've never been a fan of over-ear...
Google is killing SMS support in Hangouts on May 22nd
After three and a half years, Google will remove SMS support from their messaging app Hangouts on May 22nd according to an email being sent to GSuite administrators.
Google first introduced SMS integration into Hangouts in November of 2013 when...
Huawei introduces the new GR5 2017
Huawei are one of the main players in the low to mid range smartphone market (not to mention their high-end phones), and they're looking to continue that with the release of the GR5 2017. Following on from the...