Motorola’s Punit Soni confirms that the Moto X will receive Android L
One of the benefits to consumers of having Google purchase Motorola, was that their phones began receiving updates to the latest version of Android fast, in some cases even faster than Nexus phones. This speedy update of phones seems...
Samsung Galaxy Alpha in white shown off with metal frame
With an expected launch sometime this month, the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, has captured the imaginations of many Samsung fans, not because of its high-end specs - it's decidedly a mid-range phone - but because it's been described as one...
HiSense Vision TV — Preview
As you can see, we've got a new toy in the Ausdroid office this afternoon, and its a doozy. Readers, I'd like to introduce you to HiSense's latest Vision range of televisions, and this one's a (meagre?) 50" large....
Motorola Moto E — Review
When I attended the Motorola breakfast announcing the Moto E and Moto G 4G back in May this year, I had to say that at least in relation to the E, I didn't have high hopes. By that stage,...
Google assist police to arrest a man for child abuse after locating explicit images...
Google has assisted law enforcement in the US to arrest a man by sending a tip to National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
The information was obtained from the suspect’s email account, according to a report from Business Insider Australia. The...
Samsung Unpacked 2014: September 3rd event, here comes the Note 4
In a surprise to pretty much no one, Samsung have announced their next Unpacked event that's got top billing scheduled for September 3rd at IFA in Berlin, Germany. Sammobile show a release sent out by Samsung's Netherlands branch that...
Optus announces new prepaid mobile offerings – only pay for what you use
Optus has released new prepaid mobile plans starting at just $1 per day, with the added bonus that users only pay for days that they actually use. For most of us, this doesn't offer too much, as we use...
Want an LG G3 that’s (sort of) made out of Gold? JB HiFi has...
From today we're starting to see the arrival of LG G3 stock available in stores, both from carriers directly, and also in dealers such as JB HiFi.
One intrepid Ausdroid editor spotted this in today's JB HiFi catalogue; not only...
Samsung Wireless Audio Multiroom M7 Speaker — Review
Samsung’s making a big push this year with their Multiroom Audio products under the Samsung Sound name. We had a brief introduction to the products at their Smart TV launch in April, followed by a full launch event in...
Software update for LG G Watch rolling out to address corrosion issue
The exposed copper contacts on the rear of the LG G Watch have been causing some issues for some owners of the watch, with some owners reporting corrosion of the POGO pins. But a software update rolling out to...
Rumour: Google looking to offer customisable accessories for the Nexus 5
Google has upped their game in the last year or so with accessories for Nexus devices. We're a lot better off than we were, but it seems, it could get better. Android Police have published a rumour which shows...
Google Photos and Google+ Breaking Up
Remember when Google dropped the AOSP Gallery app from their stock Android opting instead for the Photos app that is incorporated within Google+? Personally I thought it was annoying.
Sometimes you want to go straight into the...
Ausdroid Podcast 119 – Special guest, @evleaks
Welcome to episode 119 of the Ausdroid podcast!
This week's podcast was graced with the presence of an extra voice, coming to us from the USA - Evan Blass, perhaps better known as @evleaks to the Internet at large. We...
Samsung Tab S tablets now available via Optus
When Samsung announced the new Galaxy Tab S range a little while ago, we knew it wouldn't be long before they'd be available on a range of carrier repayment plans, and it seems that Optus has done just that...
Oppo N1 — Review
Oppo is one of the ever increasing batch of “nearly there” brands who have some nice hardware, pretty acceptable software. The Oppo N1 is a solid phone which looks great and feels nice in your hand, but can...