Retailer Roundup: Weekly Specials
It has been a couple of weeks (maybe more give or take) and we thought it was time to bring it back. So, what's on-sale around the traps?
Woolworths
Available now until Tuesday 25 March
LG L3 II Telstra pre-paid mobile:...
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet pricing available now, actual stock still not available
Announced alongside the Xperia Z2 phone back at Mobile World Congress last month, the Xperia Z2 Tablet is a beautiful, thin and stylish, though some would say over-bezeled tablet, while we haven't seen any launch date for the device,...
HTC set to stream media event releasing the new HTC One
Following in the large footprints of Samsung, HTC have signalled their intent to stream their launch event for the all new and improved HTC One. The excitement will build over the next four days while the countdown timer...
Opinion — Android Wear is the future of the wearables market
We saw the launch of Android Wear this week which has seemingly launched Google to the forefront of the wearable market. A market they had already begun pioneering with Google Glass, but with smartwatches from other manufacturers starting to...
Aldi to launch new Onix Android phone and FullHD Android Media Box on March...
Aldi's special buys which begin on Wednesday next week include a variety of electonics, TV's, Windows tablets as well as two Android products to peruse, an Onix branded phone and FullHD Android Media box.
The Onix branded phone is...
Qik video shutting down at the end of April
Qik, the social video sharing app, has overnight announced that its services will be shutting down from 30 April 2014.
Qik, which was purchased by Skype/Microsoft 3 years ago, has lived on as a standalone app since the purchase, however...
Galaxy S5 Mini User Agent Profile possibly spotted
The Galaxy S5 hasn't even launched as yet, but the rumours surrounding a mini version have already cropped up fueled by the discovery of a User Agent Profile(UAProf) which describes a lower specced version of the Galaxy S5. While...
Samsung releases the Galaxy S5 experience App to Google Play – Try before you...
LG did it prior to the launch of the G2 and now Samsung has decided to give it a go, they've released an App into Google Play which lets you sift through the features of the Galaxy S5 and...
Galaxy S5 Gold, Exclusive to Vodafone UK
It's all about the exclusives sometimes in the mobile phone market and more so when the phone is hotly anticipated, so Vodafone UK announcing an exclusive Gold coloured handset is kind of a big deal. The latest flasgship in...
Google Keyboard bringing personalised suggestions
With an update which began pushing out through the Play store today, Google Keyboard has taken another step towards taking over the mantle of favoured keyboard for many users. Many users sought out alternatives to the stock Google...
Ausdroid Podcast 105 – Flagship showdown
Welcome to episode 105 of the Ausdroid podcast!
In the couple of weeks we've been off the air we've received confirmation of the Moto X coming to Australia (everyone, ready ... "FINALLY") and took a look at the state of...
“OK Google, Take a picture”
The Google Search App (integrated with Google Now) has received an update that allows you to give voice commands to your device to take photos and videos. The "take a picutre" and "take a video" commands are the latest...
HoldMyPhone — Accessory Review
There's a plethora of mobile accessories out there nowadays. As you'd expect with an industry as huge as mobile telecommunications, the accessories range from the cheap and nasty, to "budget concious", high quality, impact protection, style/professionalism to the completely...
Skype update brings better battery life
Regular Skype users throughout the Android world have been looking to alternative apps to connect to the popular messaging client for sometime because of the battery life when using the official app because, well... it sucks!
With the release of...
Ausdroid’s 4th birthday — Moto G winner, and more prizes to go!
Today marks the 4th birthday of Ausdroid, and of course, we're celebrating just a little bit. It's been a long journey for us, particularly for Buzz and myself who've been around since day dot, but also for the rest...