Ausdroid weekly round up – 18th to 24th July 2016
Welcome to another Sunday, it's been a relatively quiet week after the excitement of Android Pay launching in Australia. We've seen some new Galaxy Note 7 leaks, and with that launch only a little over a week away, we're...
Opera adds Chromecast support to Desktop browser
It's not got anywhere near the market share of Chrome, but Opera is still quite the popular browser in some parts of the world. Opera has just updated their developer version of their desktop browser, announcing an unexpected feature:...
Set a course for discounted comics… Engage!
If you're a bit of a Trekkie then listen up because Play Books have a really cool sale on right now on enough comics that could fill a shuttle craft (see what I did there?). There are comics...
Drip, drip, leaked video shows the Galaxy Note 7’s iris scanner
In yet another drip by drip leak leading up to the August release of the Galaxy Note 7 today we get a very quick look at what is purported to be the iris scanning feature that has been widely...
Heading to Splendour in the Grass? Twitter will supply free Wi-Fi to you while...
If you're heading to Byron Bay in northern NSW this weekend you're most likely heading to one of the largest music festivals still running Australia, Splendour in the Grass. While you're at the festival, you can tweet, share photos...
Facebook Messenger tops 1 Billion monthly users
Facebook is the largest social platform on the planet, so it stands to reason that Facebook Messenger would be one of the biggest messaging platforms and they've got the numbers to back that up announcing that they have topped...
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 now receiving Marshmallow update
Good news everyone! Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 is finally receiving its Marshmallow update here in Australia.
All three Australian carriers - Telstra, Optus and Vodafone - are advising that the rollout to Marshmallow is now either underway, about to...
Sonos adds Plex functionality to its control center
Sonos is arguably the biggest name in home streaming speakers and they're not relying on their good name to keep them there, continually adding new functionality to their speakers and the latest update adds Plex support to the Sonos...
Android Pay integration now showing up in Australian apps
The launch of Android Pay in Australia was overshadowed by the more tangible benefit of Tap & Pay. Android Pay is more than Tap & Pay though, as highlighted by a list of 15 apps announced as launch partners...
Google expand their Cloud based Machine Learning with Natural Language and Speech APIs
If you were somehow in doubt that Google thinks the future of all things will be Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence don't be. Google is voraciously chasing Machine Learning to be both basis of both their own products and...
Corning drops Gorilla Glass 5 on the world, and the ground
Glass, it's all over our devices these days. Without strong glass we simply wouldn't have had the explosion in Smart devices hat we have today. One company above all others has been at the forefront of Glass innovation, and...
More Galaxy Note 7 leaks show the phone in action as well as a...
Samsung will be unveiling their Galaxy Note 7 handset in a couple of weeks on August 2nd. In the lead-up to launch though we're going to see a number leaks and in this one we see the actual phone...
Get ready to see the Huawei P9 everywhere with a massive marketing push launching...
Huawei's latest P-series handset is now on-sale in Australia, and to back up the launch Huawei is moving forward with a big marketing push that should see the phone put in front of as many people as possible.
The marketing...
Oppo set a date for the F1s release
Oppo are working really hard to increase their market presence and their recently released phones have served them well. One notable recent release is the Oppo F1, and according to the Oppo India Twitter the Oppo F1s is about...
Android Dev team did an AMA and there’s some interesting answers
With the launch of Android Nougat's final developer preview yesterday, the Android Development team has jumped on to the /r/AndroidDev subreddit to answer questions from the community. There's a lot to digest in there, a lot above my technical...