Ausdroid’s 2016 Gift Guide – Smartphones and Tablets
Welcome to the Ausdroid 2016 Christmas Gift Guide. This year we’ve split our usual long list into a couple of categories for you to refer to. Starting off the Christmas Gift Guide series is Phones and Tablets.
Obviously the most...
Synaptics Announces Optical-based Fingerprint Sensors
Everyone loves fingerprint sensors on their devices but not everyone loves the look of them. In what should be a boon for innovative, button-free phone design, Synaptics have today announced an optical fingerprint sensor that can perform high resolution...
Say hello to Waymo, Alphabet’s new self driving car company
Today the world welcomes Waymo, Google's Alphabet's newest company formed around self-driving cars! For some time now there have been rumours that Google's self-driving car division was ready to spin off into its own company, the only questions was...
Google acquires startup smartwatch OS maker – Cronologics – to help improve Android Wear...
Google looks to be doubling down with Android Wear, as it has acquired start-up smartwatch OS developer Cronologics to help grow the portfolio of watches powered by Android Wear.
In a blog post on the Cronologics website, the company confirmed its...
New Pokémon Arrive On Pokémon Go
Last week Niantic and the Pokémon company announced that more creatures were coming to Pokémon Go and we would find out on December 12. Today is December 12, somewhere. New Pokémon are scheduled to start appearing today.
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ASUS C202 Chromebook — Australian Review
I have an admission to make here. I haven't really used Chrome OS before, so I don't have a Chromebook, ChromeBit or a Chrome desktop. Like many, I mainly use my MacBook or Mac Mini, though I am familiar...
Want a cheap 360 Camera? Aldi has one on sale from this Saturday for...
Aldi have published their specials for this week and the discount supermarket has a relatively cheap 360 camera available from this Saturday, 17th December for one week only (or whilst stock lasts) for $199.
The camera, which is branded under...
Lenovo X1 Carbon — Laptop Review
Lenovo is a name that anyone who has shopped for computers in a retail superstore will know. They’re well respected for providing quality products through a range of hardware specs, particularly corporate targeted hardware and at a reasonably affordable...
Rumour: Google maps to see a new navigation interface
There's a heap of useful apps and functions in the Google Suite and of course, if you're heading somewhere unfamiliar you're probably going to seek assistance from Google Maps which is, according to Android Police close to seeing a...
Google finally separates Apps and Games in new Play Store update, rolling out now
Google has finally heard the will of its Play Store customers, separating apps and games out in the newest update to the Play Store, which is (or should be) rolling out to users as a server-side switch very soon....
Google announces new marketing exercise called Android Wear: The Magic Minute Project
With the global Smartwatch market not exactly exploding, it's important for Smartwatch platforms to both expand their utility while improving on the core platform. With The Magic Minute Project, Google is doing neither, though to be fair, a good...
Bluetooth 5 Now Available And Coming Soon To A Device Near You
Earlier in the year we got a quick look Bluetooth 5 and what it would bring with it. We were promised four times the range, two times the speed and an 800% increase in initial broadcast packet size....
Fitbit acquires Pebble, but it really looks more like Fitbit kills Pebble
It was rumoured, and now it's confirmed: Fitbit has killed acquired Pebble, including its technology, software, and other intellectual property. Of course, Pebble sells this as a positive, but if you're a Pebble user, chances are you're probably not...
Want 20% off Google Play Gift Cards? Coles has you covered
Hey, do you want some Google Play gift Cards at 20% off? You do! Then get yourself into Coles before the end of December. You'll be limited to a maximum of 5 cards and the offer is in store...
Samsung Rumoured To Be Abandoning Their Home Button On the Galaxy S8
Someone at Samsung seems to be slowly leaking details of the Samsung Galaxy S8, probably in a bid to build up anticipation for the first flagship post-Note 7. This morning we have already reported about the Galaxy S8...