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Vodafone finished testing Android 2.3 for the Nexus One, waiting for Google to update
It may have been two months ago that Vodafone and Google updated the Nexus S to Android 2.3.4, but that doesn't mean they've forgotten about their first love, the HTC manufactured Nexus One. Vodafone...
Download Google Maps data for use when you don’t have a data connection
Google recently pushed out an updated version of Google Maps and with this update came the ability to download map data within 16km2 (10 miles2) whilst you have a sufficient data connection, so when...
Skype Video Calling now available on multiple Android devices officially, more unofficially
Update: We've tried Skype Video calling on Android handsets between the various Ausdroid offices in Sydney Melbourne and Perth and it works just fine.. though over 3G, there can be a bit of lag...
Next Google Nexus handset to be manufactured by Samsung, said to run Ice Cream...
Update: After speaking with our very own Matt Booth, he brought up a very good point that may prove some of this information as inaccurate. Samsung would be extremely unlikely to use a Texas...
Google Nexus 4G: All rumour, amazing specs
You'd be forgiven for not knowing anything about the Google Nexus 4G; that being because it doesn't actually exist, yet. The Nexus 4G rumours surfaced yesterday over at BGR when they released information which...
Nexus 3 spotted in the wild? Seems possible.
Update: Looks like it could well be a fake.. things aren't adding up. For further info, have a look at the TechHog open letter here.
What you're looking at above - thanks to TechHog -...
Vodafone update the Nexus S to Android 2.3.4 – Google Talk Video Calls for...
This here is a great example of why the Nexus Series of phones are the ones to get if you want your Android updates quicker than everyone else. It was just over a week...
Android 2.3.4 will bring native video and voice chat to Gtalk, coming to Nexus...
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Android has always been missing what seems to be a basic feature for smartphones, native Video Chat. Apple have had the head start on Android by launching Facetime alongside the iPhone 4. Now with...
Nexus S from Vodafone now $0 on the $29 Vodafone Cap
It was only 3 days ago that we reported that Vodafone had lowered the Nexus S to $0 upfront on their $65 Infinite Plan, now it's $0 upfront on their $45 Infinite Plan and...
350,000 Android activations each day world wide, 3 billion App installs
In Google's latest earnings report, they give a little insight into the statistical world of Android. They make note of 350,000 Android device activations worldwide each and every day (over 127 million a year),...
Google Nexus S from Vodafone — Review
I first laid my hands on the Google/Samsung Nexus S from Vodafone on Friday (25th) and from over a weeks use, I can straight out say I've been somewhat impressed, more with the software...
Google Nexus S from Vodafone — First Impressions
After letting out some anger at a certain Australian Postage company, I finally received the Google Nexus S from Vodafone last Friday and have been putting it through its paces ever since. There'll be...
Google won’t be releasing the Honeycomb source code for the foreseeable future
We all know Google usually release the code to their latest version of Android within a few weeks of its official launch, but not with Honeycomb. Big G will keep the source code close...
In-app Billing for Android Apps will launch next week
Back when Google did a presentation on the inner-workings of Honeycomb, they also announced that In-app Billing for Android Market Apps was 'coming soon'. Now that coming soon is next week, according to the...
Nexus S now available in Vodafone stores from today onwards
Vodafone have just announced via their blog that Nexus S stock has hit stores and now available for purchase. The Android 2.3 toting device will set you back $70/mo on Vodafone's Infinite Caps, but...