Samsung confirm Lollipop for Note 2 in some markets
With a large number of devices on the market, it's often hard for Samsung to deliver timely updates to all of their older devices. Integrating new APIs, design language and code into the Touchwiz framework often means a...
Huawei continue their brand push in Australia launching their first Experience Zone outside of...
Huawei are taking big steps to promote their brand awareness in Australia. They have been placing "Huawei experience Zones" into shopping centres across Sydney, and have moved further afield, placing their latest one in Westfield Tea Tree Plaza...
OnePlus working with Synaptics to finally fix those pesky touchscreen issues once and for...
The OnePlus One has been quite the visible new-entrant into the smartphone market over the last 12 months or more. Once in the market place though, issues with the touchscreen began to be reported by a number of users....
Oppo R7 Plus shows up with a fingerprint sensor
Oppo's upcoming successor to the ultra-thin, stylish R5 handset, which is rumoured to be released later this month has a bigger brother apparently. The phone has apparently leaked in a TV commercial of the device, showing a larger display...
Nexus 9 Update bricking some devices
The Nexus 9 update to Android 5.0.2 which began rolling out as an OTA a few days ago has a problem... it appears to be bricking some devices.
Unfortunately, my Nexus 9 is included in the bad news;...
Samsung Galaxy A5 — First Impressions
Samsung are the manufacturer to beat in the Android market. They've held the mantle for a significant period of time, some would argue since the Galaxy S2. They have had a seemingly endless run of successful phones since then;...
Huawei to Build the Next Nexus Phone
When rumours first emerged touting Huawei as manufacturer of the next Nexus device we all assumed that it would be the Nexus 7 that Huawei would be making. Barely a month went by when we had "confirmation" from...
Sony rumoured to debut the Xperia Z4 Compact on 13 May
When Sony quietly launched the Xperia Z4 in Japan last month, we were all a little puzzled as to why it had been launched so quietly, and whether it would see a launch in other markets. Well, we're not...
HTC quietly releases HTC One M8s, exclusive to Vodafone
Vodafone customers now have access to an exclusive new handset from HTC in the form of the HTC One M8s. You might wonder why HTC would be releasing something from 2014 now, especially with the HTC One M9 already...
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 rumours start to surface
Samsung has barely launched the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge in Australia, and already the rumour mill is starting on the next project for Samsung. While the giant has recently been launching tablets mid year, the next major...
Motorola’s rollout of Android 5.1 for the Moto X (2nd Gen) has a bonus...
Motorola has begun its rollout of Android 5.1 to the Moto X Gen 2, and they've included a new gesture feature which is, frankly, pretty handy. You can shake your phone twice as shown above, to activate the flashlight....
Australian government considering ‘Netflix Tax’ which will increase the cost of digital goods
Next week's Australian Federal Budget could include what's being described as a 'Netflix Tax', which would impose GST on digital goods and services purchased online which have, to date, been exempt from the tax.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald,...
Report: Google looking to bring individual app permissions with Android M
We've seen individual permissions come and go in Google's Android, and we've also seen individual OEMs introduce per app permissions within their overlays atop Android. The idea to individually deny apps permission to certain aspects of your private information...
Optus adds the Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 (4.0) to its Pre-Paid line of mobiles
Optus has added another new phone to their pre-paid line of mobiles with the Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 (4.0) now available for $59.
The addition of this latest Alcatel phone to the Optus pre-paid line up comes after Alcatel launched...
Dropbox for Chrome update
Earlier this year Dropbox released a Beta version of their Dropbox for Gmail Chrome extension which proved very popular. The extension allowed users to attach files from their Dropbox account directly into an email without waiting for uploads, as...