Google adds Bookmark Manager to Chrome Beta officially.
The updated Bookmark manager we've been talking about for several months known as Google Stars, finally launched as a standalone extension at the end of last month. Google has this morning announced that they will be bringing it to...
HTC One M8 Lollipop update on the horizon
Since the announcement of Lollipop, and HTC's subsequent promise to update US based HTC One M7 and M8 handsets to Android 5.0 within 90 days, owners of the handsets have been waiting with bated breath. Now HTC Developer LlabTooFeR...
Boost Mobile launches a $99 smartphone with a 5″ screen
Pre-paid smartphones are generally quite small, with manufacturers aiming to cut costs on one of the more expensive components. But Boost Mobile is bucking the trend here, by offering the Boost Mobile View 5.0, a $99 pre-paid smartphone on...
Sony Smartwatch 3 and SmartBand Talk now available to order from Sony and Telstra
Announced back at IFA in September, and released in a number of markets around the world already, the Sony Smartband Talk and Smartwatch 3 are now officially available in Australia.
Of course Ausdroid readers would already know that the Smartband...
Nexus 6 Does NOT Have Double Tap To Wake
There’s been quite some confusion surrounding a feature that Google announced would be included in Lollipop, as to whether or not it would work on the Nexus 6 – Double-Tap to Wake. It's present in Lollipop and works well...
WhatsApp now so secure even they can’t read your messages
Since revelations that the NSA or other security agencies have been monitoring most communications, end-to-end encryption has been a hot buzzword in messaging circles. In their latest update, WhatsApp has announced that their messaging service has now implemented this...
Android Auto APIs Now Available For Developers
Earlier this year at Google IO, Google not only announced, but showed a preview of Android Auto. Since then we've seen very little on what it is and how it will work. Today Google have introduced the...
Parrot’s new Bebop drone to launch in Australia next month – pre-orders begin tomorrow
Parrot, the company behind one of the most popular consumer level drones in the world, has announced that their latest offering, the Parrot Bebop, will be launching in Australia next month.
The Bebop drone is a third-generation quadricopter, offering a...
Facebook announces a separate app for Facebook Groups
Facebook Groups are something that not every Facebook user might use, but they're very handy if used well. I use Facebook groups to network professionally, to stay in touch with the local SES Unit, and to stay in touch...
Netflix surprises a few and announces Australian launch for 2015
Netflix has announced today that they'll be entering the Australian market next year, ending months of speculation (and dare I say it, hope) that the service would make its way down under. The service will become available to Australian...
Telstra switches on its first Wi-Fi hotspots around Australia
Telstra is switching on the first of its national network of public Wi-Fi hotspots today in Sydney. The city will be one of 250 towns and cities to receive coverage from Telstra's Wi-Fi network, with a full roll-out of...
Ausdroid Podcast 127 – Nexus 9s all round
Welcome to episode 127 of the Ausdroid podcast!
Having had a bit of time to examine our Nexus 9s (which finally arrived, for Dan and Jason), the team gives some thoughts and feelings about the device. We're also taling about...
Nokia announces the N1 tablet running Android 5.0
After selling their mobile devices division to Microsoft earlier this year, Nokia has been hard at work building out their other revenue streams such as their established LTE radios division, Here Maps service and dabbling in Android with their...
HTC launches the Desire Eye in Australia – $799, exclusive to JB Hi-Fi, in...
After JB Hi-Fi jumped the gun last night, HTC has today made the Desire Eye official in an exclusive partnership with the retailer.
First revealed at HTC's Double Exposure event in New York last month, the Desire Eye is HTC's...
Mobile Cloth – Wipe out fingerprints
OK, so of all the technological wizardry and outright toys I thought I'd never be reviewing for Ausdroid when I started as part of the team some 3+ years ago a cloth was surely on that list but here...