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Google Australia: “We want to sell gift cards outside the US eventually”
We reached out to Google Australia earlier today asking if there was any chance of the Google Play gift cards that launched today would ever find their way to Australian stores. It turns out...
ASUS: Each Nexus 7 shipment to Australia sells out in 1-2 weeks
Friend of Ausdroid, and regular Podcastee, Scott, sent out a tweet to ASUS Australia asking about Nexus 7 sales figures, and while ASUS couldn't get into anything specific, they did say that every shipment...
Motorola launches “Unlock My Device” website, bootloader unlocking to come with future devices
Google's influence over Motorola is finally beginning to bear fruit, this time through the introduction of a bootloader unlocking service simply dubbed "Unlock My Device". The unlocking process is very much the same way...
Google Play Gift cards found in the US on-sale
Yesterday we saw the evidence for Google Play Gift Cards and Wishlist in the APK for the latest Play Store update, today Android Central has been sent photos of a $10 and $25 Gift...
Google Translate app updated to translate written text
Google has updated the Android Google Translate to use the OCR function from Google Goggles to allow you to get another step closer to the Babel Fish from the HHGTTG. The app now has...
Nexus 7 Video – Google+ Hangouts
Todays Nexus 7 video introduces the Google Hangouts concept to new Nexus 7 owners. The Google+ experience is really good on the Nexus 7 and the Google+ Hangouts function is really quite a smart...
Tablet Apps for the Nexus 7
Since the Nexus 7 started arriving in Australia I've been asked a number of times via Twitter, Google+ and in person 'What Apps should I look at for my Nexus 7'? The Nexus 7...
Nexus 7 Video : Google Play
Today brings another video from the GoogleNexus YouTube channel, this video introduces the Google Play store. Unfortunately they do mention options in the play store like Music and Magazines which aren't available to us...
Nexus 7 Video – Google Apps
Another day, another video from the GoogleNexus YouTube Channel. Today the Nexus 7 video is addressing Google Apps. Starting with Chrome they show off the speed of pages loading and then how easy it...
Google adds Transit directions to Maps for Sydneysiders
Google and the Transport for NSW department have collaborated to bring a feature to Google Maps that other cities across Australia including Canberra, Adelaide and even our own Lucas Burnett in Perth, have been...
Nexus 7 Video – Make Yourself At Home
A new video has just appeared on the GoogleNexus YouTube page and it looks like Google is set to make a series of videos to introduce new users to the Nexus 7 and also...
Getting started on the Nexus 7 from Google
Google has just posted a Getting Started video on their GoogleNexus Youtube channel showing new users the basics of turning the tablet on, and setting the device for the first time. The video also...
Google Nexus 7 commercial now on YouTube
Google has just released a Nexus 7 commercial on their GoogleNexus Youtube channel which shows off the possibilities of this nicely built and priced tablet. Google has seemed to make a bit more of...
Android 4.1 “Jelly Bean” official changelog now available
Google have posted the official changelog for Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" which we recommend you have a read of as it's quite interesting. Google refers to Jelly Bean being "faster" a handful of times...
Nexus 7 pre-orders now shipping
According to the Google Nexus twitter feed pre-orders for the Nexus 7 tablets have begun shipping, the rhyming tweet dropped last night. They haven't updated the Google Play entry for the Nexus 7 but...