Google extends their Pinterest like photo starring feature to the desktop
In December Google announced a Pinterest-like feature that allows users to "star" an image and then curate those saved images into collections of tags from Android and iOS devices. Today they have announced that they are extending the service...
Asus ZenWatch 2 — Review
Asus has released its second Android Wear watch on the market with the ZenWatch 2, available at retail from $296 for the standard leather band edition or $366 for the stunning metal band.
The company hasn't deviated far from the...
Samsung Gear VR (2015) — Review
Samsung's Gear VR has gone through three iterations before reaching a review bench at Ausdroid. The first iteration -- the original Gear VR -- was kind of limited, and only worked with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. An Innovator...
Potential next-gen Chromebook Pixel board spotted in Google’s Code Source
Google's Chromebook Pixel series has never been sold in Australia and while we enjoy the Android based Pixel C, there's Chromebook fans who have imported either the 2013 or 2015 (or both) Chromebook Pixel from the US. The Pixel...
ZTE Blade D/Chat 4G — Review
It used to be the case that the entry-level smartphone market was flooded with inferior products; devices that would never see a software update, that you couldn’t buy any accessories for, and that were generally just unpleasant to use....
Ausdroid weekly round up – 21 to 27 March 2016
It's been a big week in Android, Google and Telco news across Australia. It's sometimes hard to keep up with the news with all our lives so busy, so we're starting to present the news in a weekly wrap...
Google’s stock Phone app for Android has a neat IT Crowd Easter Egg
It's Easter time, so why not check out a neat easter egg on Android? This specific easter egg is coded into the stock Android Phone app, and shows that someone at Google is a bit of an IT Crowd...
Enjoy the HTC 10’s wallpapers from Sense 8, before the phone is even announced
It won't be long now until HTC announces their next flagship handset, with news of a 12 April online event breaking last week, but thanks to well known HTC leaker LlabTooFeR, we've got four of the wallpapers from the...
Submit your Android Experiment for your chance to win a trip to Google I/O...
Want to win a trip to Google I/O with airfares and accommodation included? Google has today launched a competition to do just that and all you need to do is code up an exciting Android Experiment.
What is an Android...
Google’s data centre tour is now available to watch on Google Cardboard
If you're inclined to sift through the oddly soothing posts from reddit's /r/cableporn subreddit,then this video is for you. Google has opened up their usually hidden data centres for a virtual tour recorded in 360° for you to ogle...
Nintendo Australia looking to bring Miitomo app to Australia this month
Last month we reported that Nintendo was preparing it's first Android app, Miitomo, for release. At the time there was no timeline for an Australian release leaving many fans (well, Jason at least) disappointed. Today we saw...
Google begins giving away desktop photo editing plug-ins from Nik Software for free, will...
Google purchased photo editing company Nik Software all the way back in 2012. After incorporating a number of their mobile editing tools into Snapseed, Google has apparently decided to make their range of desktop photo editing plugins available for...
HTC 10 outperforms Samsung Galaxy S7 Antutu Benchmark in new leak
HTC's new flagship, which will be unveiled in an online event on April 12th is apparently going to be a monster if this new leak is to be believed. The phone has shown up in a picture, which shows...
Niantic Labs shows off first official look at Pokémon GO
After gameplay footage leaked the other day of the new Niantic Labs/Nintendo game Pokémon GO, Niantic Labs has decided to unveil an official look in the form of a brief outline of game play as well as three screenshots...
Google Weather gives you a quick shortcut to access your local weather
Google is rolling out a new feature that allows some users to access one of the most commonly searched mobile terms; your local weather. When you search for your local weather using Google Now, Google will prompt you to...