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The LG G5 will go on sale in the United States in just under two weeks, on 1 April, with a number of special offers in the mix, giving us a hint of what might become available in Australia...

Telstra CEO Andy Penn has spoken to the media this morning to give an update on the national outage that affected Telstra's mobile services yesterday afternoon and into the evening. He acknowledged that Telstra experienced an issue, that was...

Google started doing a bit of cross-promotion for the animate feature Zootopia earlier this month in the lead up to the films release. The film is now in cinemas, but that hasn't stopped the promotion, and the next step...

Oppo took over the Beijing Performing Arts Centre to launch the Oppo R9 and R9 Plus today. The presentation was made with a Chinese audience in mind; it was slick and polished, but at times hilarious, with Oppo describing their new...

As of 6.30pm this evening, some Telstra customers in Sydney and Melbourne are reportedly unable to make calls or access the internet using Telstra's post-paid service. The issue does not appear to be affecting all customers; indeed, our Telstra...

Oppo are huge in China, but they haven't quite reached the same level of huge elsewhere. At least, they haven't caught up with the likes of Samsung, Motorola, Huawei, or HTC just yet. The name doesn’t really excite too...

Since Android N dropped last week, the actual name of the next version of Android, which Google names after a 'tasty treat', has been a talking point. Google themselves are apparently looking for answers, with some users being asked...

Google does like to help simplify things when you're searching for things, the easter eggs are almost innumberable. We've seen wonderful basic tools like the Spirit Level included in search and it seems that Google also has a metronome....

On the Gold Coast today, Huawei Australia Chairman John Lord and Gold Coast Suns CEO Andrew Travis launched the final stage of the conversion of Metricon Stadium to a world-class connected stadium, powered by Huawei's world-class high-density WiFi network technology. Suns Chief Commercial Officer Paul Pamenter told Ausdroid that the impetus behind the project was to increase match-day satisfaction for fans and patrons attending the stadium, so they could enjoy the same kind of experience they've come to expect when watching from home.

Nextbit’s Robin is the beginning of a curious new age for Android devices. The company’s first smartphone is a darling of Kickstarter crowdfunding, quickly blowing through its funding goal late last year, and establishing itself as a hot device...

If you've ever run across Google's mobile search results when looking for a game, you'll have noticed a nice interface which links you to an app in Google Play, but Google is looking at other options including streaming a...

Google purchased blogging platform Blogger back in 2003, and they've been hosting their official blogs on the platform. Today, Google has announced that will be changing with blogs beginning the move to the 'Googleblog.com' domain. The move will affect all...

While we are desperately waiting for news on the LG G5, LG has whet our appetite with news about a different phone which they've just launched overseas. The wraps have come off the LG Stylus DAB+ in Paris today,...

Earlier this week, Google teased the launch of a new Spotlight Story 'On Ice', and advised that a previous title, Help, a five-minute short from Fast and Furious 6 director Justin Lin would be coming to YouTube. Well, the...

While local pricing for the LG G5 is yet to be revealed, we've now got a hint of what it could be thanks to carrier pricing unveiled in Canada, ahead of local availability on 8 April. Their major carriers...