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...
Sony talks more about the update to Android Wear 5.1, with font size options...
Google has announced Android Wear 5.1 overnight which includes a slew of updates for Android Wear devices such as Sony's Smartwatch 3 (shown above). However, while Google has filled us in on the big picture news, which you can...
Will Sony’s Xperia Z4 see a release outside of Japan?
We saw the exceptionally quiet launch of the Sony Xperia Z4 over the weekend in Japan .. and when we say quiet, we mean super quiet. It's probably the lowest profile launch for a top tier smartphone we've seen in recent...
Rumour: Nokia planning a return to mobile devices
Nokia, the Finnish company that had really brought the mobile revolution to the masses back in the day, is reportedly planning its return back into the mobile devices marketplace early next year.
The report, which has surfaced via Re/code, comes...
Whatsapp updated again adding chat backup via Google Drive
Whatsapp have added to the rapid fire updates on their Android app over the weekend with the additional capability of backup and restore for your chats via Google Drive.
The option to back up to Google Drive appeared...
LG Music Flow H4 Officially announced in Australia
A couple of days ago we caught wind of a new addition to the already impressive range of Music Flow speakers from LG; The H4 has this morning been officially announced for the Australian market.
Given it's been on the...