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I'm not going to say it's a permanent thing, but for a while at least, I will have an iPhone 14 Pro in my pocket and the early impressions are -- perhaps unsurprisingly --...

Now we've bid farewell to 2022, and entered 2023 on behalf of the Ausdroid team; I'd like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous year ahead. There's plenty to look forward to with the likes...

It's nearly 30 years since SMS was first introduced -- Am I that old? -- and Google has again upped the ante on messaging standards. In a blog post a short time ago, several...

Apple TV+ original shows don't tend to get as much media publicity as Netflix, Amazon etc but there are quite a few good dramas on there worth watching. If you haven't signed up to it...

It started with a tweet from Hiroshi Lockheimer, with the pressure steadily increasing over time. Now Google has raised the stakes in the messaging mayhem, adding a "get the message" page to the Android...

According to the team at 9to5Mac, a source has provided them with information pointing to the next entry-level iPad having USB-C. While this isn't unexpected, given the iPad Pro, Air and Mini all have...

Google has recently launched its updated and combined Google TV app for iOS users, which will enable users to utilise their iOS smartphone as a remote for their Google TV or Android TV device. The...

There are several barriers to moving between the major mobile operating systems. This is particularly difficult if you're moving from iOS to Android. Google is doing its bit to make a move from iOS...

What's this, an iPhone review on Ausdroid? Yeah, we're not so locked in our ways that we can't at least look at that other OS. We did the same last year when I spent a...

For over a decade, the best mobile phones have often listed Corning Gorilla Glass front and/or back protection in their specifications, and more recently, wearables have used it as well. Competitors to Corning Gorilla...

Over the last 18 months, Google Messages has seen a continuous stream of upgrades and feature additions. Previously we saw the potential for some tablet-style features including sorting by categories. Sources in the US show...

Tablets have been a "thing" for over 10 years with the biggest success clearly being the Apple iPad. There have been some very good Android tablets along the way -- I still miss my...

Ask a physicist what Matter is and you’ll get a long-winded answer about life, the universe and everything. But in the tech world, that answer has changed and - in the context of smart...

Following the, far more subtle, dig at Apple in early October 2021 Hiroshi Lockeimer has given Apple both barrels. Taking aim at its now documented "lock-in" strategy, questioning the morals of using Apple...

I’ve done this in the past, the last one in 2020 and have recently had a number of requests to update what I carry when I’m on the go. Typically I’ve got review...