PSA: USB Floppy drives work on Android
If you're in the mood for a bit of retro gaming this weekend, then dust off those ancient floppy disks and track yourself down a USB floppy drive this weekend, because Floppy drives work on Android according to reddit...
Possible new Sony Compact and Ultra phones spotted in Indonesian regulator’s certification program
Just a couple of days after Sony quietly launched the Xperia Z4 in Japan, it seems that the company may also be readying successors in its Compact and Ultra series of devices with new Sony models spotted in the...
Facebook adding to changes to your news feed – balances content from Friends and...
Facebook has announced that it is updating the way the news feed works, in an attempt to balance content from your friends and pages you have liked or subscribed to.
The company has said that the changes arose from feedback given by users....
i is coming – Tomorrow
Xiaomi are a quiet achiever and tomorrow at 6:30 GMT +8 (8:30 pm AEST) they'll be live streaming the launch of their new device, expected to be the Mi Smartphone. Being so close to the event that CEO Bin...
Google updates Smartlock; users receiving security prompts
Android 5.0 Lollipop users who make use of Smart Lock and Trusted Devices have awoken to some strange messages displayed on their Android handsets this morning. Both Jason Murray and I have seen this today in connection with Android...
Microsoft releases new Office Preview for Lollipop and x86 tablets
When we previously reported on Microsoft bringing Office to Android, we thought it was pretty neat, and figured it would be a definite boon to productivity for the road warriors with powerful tablets and keyboards to match. The initial...
Have you ever wanted to belt a phone with a hammer? Watch someone else...
Sometimes browsing around on YouTube is a bad idea, especially when you're trawling for news. Sometimes you find things that are really disturbing, and make you wonder whether people have anything other than rocks in their heads.
Apparently there's a...
Have you gone Android Auto yet? Samsung Galaxy S6 now supported
If you've been watching developments with Android Auto closely, you're undoubtedly a fan of new technology, if not bleeding edge stuff. It seems there was a bit of a hiccup with Android Auto of late, with it not actually...
Android Wear now supports WiFi; does yours?
With the latest update to Android Wear 5.1 comes support for direct WiFi connectivity from your watch, meaning that if your phone is powered off, out of range or otherwise unavailable, your watch can connect directly to the internet...
Plex for Android updated to version 4.2; new Discover Mode for finding content, user...
Plex is something many of us use on a regular basis to access our media; be they photos, videos, music collections or more. It's one of the best ways that I've found to share your media around your house,...
Action Launcher 3.4 comes with over a dozen new customisation features
Aussie Android developer Chris Lacy has clearly been busy, as he's just released version 3.4 of the popular Android launcher replacement, Action Launcher.
While it's strictly speaking a point release (3.3 to 3.4), the number of significant user facing changes...
Second Look: Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, one week later
It's been a week now since Jason and Chris both got their hands on with Samsung's latest phones - the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. It's come about in a funny way, with Jason initially buying his Galaxy...
OtterBox announces its line of tough cases for Samsung Galaxy S6
It's just over a week since Samsung released the Galaxy S6 range, and already people are clamouring for the best protection options for their brand new precious smartphones. OtterBox is a brand people have trusted for some years now...
Google launches Android TV in Australia with the Nexus Player
We've talked quite a bit about the Android TV here at Ausdroid, and while the international rollout has been a bit slow, we got on the game early with some imported Nexus Player models from the USA, as have...
Twitter’s new ‘receive direct messages from anyone’ might not be a fantastic move
Twitter Direct Messages are great; they allow you to have private conversations with the people you interact with publicly, but you can't have private conversations with just everyone. You need to 'follow' each other in order to have a...