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CyanogenMod starts releasing CM13 nightlies; Marshmallow for your devices
If you're into the custom Android scene, you'll know all about CyanogenMod, the custom firmware that started as a hobbyist project and quickly became a fairly significant force in Android. Just a couple of...
Ausdroid Podcast 150 – the Ausdroid experience
Welcome to episode 150 of the Ausdroid podcast!
It's hard to believe we've produced 150 episodes of the podcast, so we took a bit of time to reminisce with two special guests this episode -...
Choose your side and Awaken the force within
Just when you think Google have done some really cool stuff in the past, they go and deliver one of their biggest geekouts yet. In partnership with Lucasfilm and Disney, you can (on...
Foo Fighters release Saint Cecilia as a sign of hope, love and healing
I'll freely admit that I love the Foo Fighters, I love their music, I love the engagement they have with their audience, I love what they stand for and the way they approach life....
Win a Nexus 9 by reviewing hotels on Google Maps
Google is giving you even more reasons to join their Local Guides program, this time offering you the chance to win a Nexus 9 by reviewing hotels on Google Maps.
The Competition runs...
Nexus 6P owners are reporting microphone issues, Google is looking into it
It seems that users of the Nexus 6P have found another issue with the handset, though this one doesn't seem to be quite so specific as the issue with Telstra connectivity which Huawei are...
Google Handwriting Input app adds new languages, and works really well
You may not have heard of Google's Handwriting Input app before, but if you've used a phone with a stylus, or a Palm device back in the day, you might be a bit more...
LG Nexus 5X — Review
The Nexus range of devices in 2015 were well leaked ahead of their release at the end of September, and the indications were they'd be an impressive batch of devices. While Huawei was new...
Huawei Nexus 6P — Review
Every year, the release of a Nexus phone is always of interest to the Android community. Nexus represents the vision of Android that Google sees for the next year, incorporating hardware that best shows...
Google releases a book designed to help you succeed on the Play Store
Are you a a budding developer struggling with questions like when to release an app, should you put certain functions in or should you have ads or paid version? There is a seemingly endless...
Google continue to expand their Local Guides program adding the ability to share photos...
Following on from the recent expansion of Google's Local Guides Explorer program earlier this week Google has announced another incremental feature in their suite of services intended to get people sharing photos, reviews and...
Google’s eponymous Android app will soon be streaming apps to your phone
That's a headline I never thought I'd be writing; Google's already making inroads into content locked within apps, enabling in-app indexing of content a couple of years ago. This allows Google search results to...
YouTube Kids finally heads down under
Google's video streaming service YouTube - some of you may have heard of it - released a "Kids"-branded app experience back in February of this year. As is often the way with new Google...
Google introduces the new Google+, focusing on communities and collections
Google's Eddie Kessler took to the company's official blog today to announce a reimagining of the company's social platform, Google+. The service is seeing a major redesign on the web, with the Android and...
Google Working On Fix For Nexus 6P Bluetooth Issues
The Nexus 6P is the best Nexus phone Google/Huawei have made, ever. It is easy to use, it is quick, and very stylish. In saying that it is not without problems. ...