Get a 50% refund on the cost of the Udacity Android Developer nanodegree
Announced at this year's Google IO was the Udacity Android Developers Nanodegree. Today they announced on Google+ that if you graduate from the course you may be eligible for a refund for 1/2 of the tuition fees.
Eligibility criteria seem...
Rumour: LG’s and Huawei’s 2015 Nexus specs leak
Steve Hemmerstoffer from NowhereElse.fr through his Twitter leak account: OnLeaks has posted to Twitter a list of rumoured specs for the much anticipated 2015 LG Nexus and Huawei's first Nexus device. This is the second such leak in the past...
Ausdroid Podcast 141 – LIVE NOW
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Welcome to episode 141 of the Ausdroid Podcast!
It's been a few weeks since our last podcast, owing to staff and cat availability so it's time to catch up on the things we've missed! Tonight, join us live at 9pm...
Oppo has released a Stagefright patch for the R7, patches for other models coming...
Updates from manufacturers for the Stagefright security vulnerability are beginning to appear, first from Google and now from other manufacturers. Chinese vendor Oppo has already issued a patch via Over-The-Air (OTA) update for the R7, and has advised that...
Good Deal: Grab a Motorola Moto E Gen 2 for just $199 from The...
Motorola's latest entry level smartphone the Moto E Gen 2 was a pleasant surprise when I reviewed it, with great performance and LTE on-board and overall was a real pleasure to use. The price at $249 was somewhat of...
OnePlus officially starts sales of the OnePlus 2 – invites still required
If you've somehow managed to grab a OnePlus 2 invite, then the stores are now open. OnePlus has announced they have officially started sales of their '2016 Flagship Killer'.
The phone is now available for sale, although there appears to...
Google Creative Labs releases three new apps to Google Play
Google Creative Labs, the team within Google that based on the apps they've released this morning is apparently in charge of the more fanciful side of things. The apps that have come previously have had a Chromecast focus, but...
Qualcomm gives their lower-end chips a speed bump with the Snapdragon 212 and 412
Qualcomm recently announced two new mobile SOC's to their entry-Level 200 and 400 series lineup. The Snapdragon 212 and Snapdragon 412 both bring moderate bumps on the CPU clock speeds, using the same base architecture and bringing things like...
HTC M8 could see Sense 7 update when Android M becomes available
HTC Vice President of Product Management, Mo Versi, has taken to twitter to confirm that the HTC One M8 will get an update to Sense 7, which currently runs on the HTC One M9 mobile phone only when the...
Larry Page announces company restructure, Google now a subsidiary under a new company: Alphabet
Larry Page has announced that a major company restructure is underway, giving birth to a new company called Alphabet. Alphabet will be the parent company of a number of subsidiary former 'Google' companies.
Page has outlined what Alphabet is in...
Plex update brings 4K and AC3 playback to Android TV
Popular media playback service Plex, has received an update to version 4.8, adding in 4K playback for users who have the service hooked up to 4K resolution TVs.
The update doesn't just include 4K support, addition adds AC3 pass through...
HTC partners with Sebastian Terry and Hamish & Andy to encourage people to live...
HTC has today announced a new initiative, partnering with radio stars Hamish and Andy and founder of 100things.com.au Sebastian Terry, which aims to inspire people to live a brilliant life.
We all have that bucket list in the back of...
The rumored BlackBerry Android Phone ‘Venice’ leaks out in internal renders.
The mounting rumors that flagging handset maker BlackBerry is working on an Android-powered slider known as the 'BlackBerry Venice' have gained more support today with CrackBerry obtaining renders of the anticipated device.
The leaked renders show off some of the software...
Review: Android-compatible Bose QuietComfort 20 Headphones
Last year I reviewed the newly released Bose SoundSport and SoundTrue in-ear headphones and was extremely impressed with them. The sound clarity and range they produced far exceeded any in-ear headphones I have even used before. The...
LG too will be releasing monthly security patches for their phones after Stagefright scare
The recent security furore caused by the Stagefright security vulnerability has seen manufacturers finally take a look at how updates are being delivered to their handsets. Samsung came out and announced they were attempting to open channels with carriers...