Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ pricing and colours leak
Anyone remember when Android phones did NOT leak every single detail before their announcement? Me neither. Today we see yet another Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ leak following on from the multitude of leaks in previous days....
March Android distribution numbers released – Nougat doubles market share, but Marshmallow & Lollipop...
It's a new month, we've got our new security patches and now it's time to look at the reach of the various Android versions.
The data is collated over 7 days by checking the version numbers of devices accessing Google...
Twitch introduces Pulse to make streaming more social
The massively popular game streaming service Twitch has undergone a big evolution over the last 12 months or so, keeping up with the social trends within the Internet. The latest step in this growth is adding an Instagram style...
Wikileaks release details of CIA mobile OS hacks : nothing new here, move along
This morning we awoke to news of Wikileaks releasing thousands of documents detailing the CIA and their involvement with hacking Android (and other OSes). Most of the mainstream media sites picked it up, which Wikileaks loved of course, but...
Google’s Assistant is named “Google”, and that makes complete sense
During our week at MWC 2017 in Barcelona, we got the opportunity to meet with Gummi Hafsteinsson, Product Manager for Google Assistant. While we had many discussions with the passionate and knowledgeable Googler, one of the questions posed by...
Fitbit’s new tracker, the Alta HR available for presale now, arriving here early April
While smartwatches in general continue to struggle the same cannot be said for fitness trackers. As someone who sees a lot of different people every single day the sheer volume of people who wear fitness trackers astounds me...
Round up: The latest Samsung Galaxy S8 leaks and pics
Now that Mobile World Congress is out of the way, the tech news press has turned its mind to the anticipated launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8 in mid-April. Today, we're seeing some very clear pictures of the device, not...
Coles has 10% off Google Play Gift Cards starting Wednesday 8th March
Good news bargain hunters, Google Play Gift Cards are 10% off starting tomorrow, Wednesday the 8th of March for one week.
The special is on multiple types of gift cards at Coles this week including Good Food, Ticket Master and...
An afternoon with Rick Osterloh at MWC: Where are Google’s hardware efforts headed?
At this year's MWC in Barcelona, we had the opportunity to sit down with Google's Senior VP of Hardware, Rick Osterloh at a media roundtable. That's right, the same series of roundtables that led to the apparent misquoting, and...
More innovative Moto Mods show up on the Idiegogo “Transform the Smartphone Challenge” website
Last year Motorola, Lenovo and Indiegogo teamed up to provide possible pathways for enterprising developers to bring their ideas to market. A few weeks ago the finalists for the "Transform the Smartphone Challenge" were announced. Now we see even...
Toast for the Google Pixel XL — Case Review
I have often been a fan of good looking skins on phones. Several years ago I paid a small fortune for an NFL football leather back for my Nexus 6 and I loved it -- the smell of the...
An epilogue to the story of Mobile World Congress 2017
For some years now, Android has been spreading the message -- and the importance -- of being together, not being the same. This is seen as an important feature of the Android ecosystem; we can use the same apps,...
V8 Supercars app updated for 2017 season with video, stats and more
The V8 Supercars season kicks off this weekend with the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide. The V8 Supercars has this week launched their 2017 app for the upcoming season packed with heaps of features and covering the V8 Supercars, the...
Opinion: Mobile World Congress offered little for Daydream VR fans
We've just seen the back of Mobile World Congress 2017. The Ausdroid team is back (or about to be) in the country so we're in a bit of a re-cap mode here and if you're a Google Daydream fan...
Android Pay comes to the 48th Australian financial institution
Since the launch of Android Pay in Australia we have seen a slow, and slowing, roll out of the service to more and more Banks, Credit unions etc. This week Android Pay in Australia got its 48th partner, Family...