How to fix missing buttons and a broken notification shade on Android L
I found that the first time I flashed Android L, a curious bug appeared -- my home and recents buttons disappeared, and the notification shade refused to slide down. It seems I'm not alone; this bug only appears when...
Vodafone updates their My Vodafone app for Android
Vodafone has released a major update to its My Vodafone app for Android, and somehow it snuck its way onto my HTC One M8 without me realising. After being pointed to the possibility of an update, I just had...
New to Android? Here’s our must-have apps!
Are you new to Android? Whether you're joining us from the iPhone, Windows Phone or BlackBerry world, or if you're new to smartphones altogether, it's important to start somewhere as you make your new phone yours, and there's no...
HTC Desire 816 — Review
There's long been a split in the market between the “flagship" phones manufacturers launch with much pomp and circumstance like the Galaxy S5 or One (M8) and the second-tier devices like the Galaxy Ace or F Series. While expensive...
Samsung Galaxy K Zoom — Review
Let’s just get this out of the way now. Touchwiz; you either love it or hate it.
My first Android smartphone was the original Samsung Galaxy S I9000 “iPhone killer”. I didn’t mind TouchWiz back then as I had nothing...
Google acquires messaging startup – Emu – perhaps looking to improve Google Now through...
Messaging startup Emu has been acquired by Google, at least according to a message on the homepage of the site. Emu, is a messaging app, which gleans contextual information from your chats and allows some Google Now like functionality...
Motorola Moto 360 gets a partial review – reveals charging details and more sensors
The Moto 360 is coming, when? Well, by the end of the US Summer, which could be as late as the 21st of September. Until the actual announcement we haven't been able to get much information about the Moto...
Android L to include multi-user support on phones
When Google introduced multi-user profiles for Android tablets in Android 4.3 last July, there was initially some excitement as people thought that it would soon come to phones as well. Multi-user support for phones didn't eventuate with Android 4.4...
Support For Sony Playstation Mobile For Android To Be Ceased
Sony have had limited success with their Playstation for Android platform. To many of us who have tried it is of no surprise that they have announced that they will no longer be supporting the Android side of...
4G LTE on a budget – a quick look at Kogan’s Agora 4G
Kogan set tongues wagging last week when they announced a $230 handset with 4G LTE data connectivity, a 5-inch 720p display and running Android KitKat (4.4.2). It's the Australian company's first foray into the budget 4G handset space, a...
Help everyones favourite leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks) by donating to the indiegogo campaign
Evan Blass, under his psudonym of Evleaks on Twitter has been sharing leaks on upcoming smartphones (and other gadgets) since 2012, but on Sunday night, Evan announced his retirement from internet leaking, in a simple tweet :
https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/495937367640137728
Evan has been...
Motorola Australia advises the entire Moto E, G and X range should now have...
We got word that Moto G owners were receiving Android 4.4.4 last month, but according to Motorola Australia the rest of the series - Moto E, Moto G 4G and Moto X should all have receive the update now...
Samsung and Apple have agreed to stop all litigation outside the US – Australia...
It's been a long legal road for Samsung and Apple, with fights escalating all the way to the High Court in Australia, but as of today that is ending with the two companies announcing they have dropped all ongoing...
Samsung officially invites press to Unpacked 2014 Episode 2 – asks you to ‘NOTE...
After SamMobile put up, then took down their post aannouncing an invite to a September 3rd event at IFA, possibly at the behest of the Korean Big Blue, it seems it's all ok now. Samsung has just publicly announced...
Motorola Moto G2 shows up in GFXBench
After launching in November last year, the Motorola Moto G became the best selling phone for Motorola, so it's only natural that Motorola is working on a successor, most likely due to launch around the same time as the...