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Telstra OTA update delays for HTC and Samsung devices
Around a month ago we reported on the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Telstra Samsung Galaxy S II 4G being delayed.
Fast forward one month and Telstra have just made another announcement regarding...
Samsung Chromebook now available from Mobicity
Whilst Chromebooks aren't actually Android, we at Ausdroid are watching Chromebooks and ChromeOS with interest. Unfortunately both Samsung and Google have deemed that the latest model Samsung Chromebooks can't be purchased outside of the...
The Nexus 10 is real and Vic Gundotra is taking photos with it
The Samsung Nexus 10 is pretty much confirmed at this point, but it's now solid thanks to Google's own Vic Gundotra who has recently uploaded two photos to his Google+ profile that were taken...
Nexus 10 manual leaked -looks curvy
Looks like the Nexus 10 is also pretty much official, the manual for the tablet has been leaked over at Korean blog Seeko. Showing a very curvy body that appears to share some design...
Unlocked International Galaxy S3 receiving Jellybean Update
Seems the Galaxy S3 update is ready, at least for the non-carrier bloated recipients anyway.
We received a tip today that the unlocked international Galaxy S3 phones are receiving the Jellybean update and subsequently had...
Samsung Galaxy Note II — Review
Is it just a bigger version of the Galaxy SIII?
So many people are confused right now with a seemingly never ending choice of phones on the market. I understand. In fact, we at...
Apple’s scrolling patent declared invalid
A win came for Samsung last night as the United States Patent and Trademark Office has invalidated all 20 claims of Apple's US Patent No 7,479,949. Patent number 7,479,949 covered the bounce-back scrolling effect...
Competition: Win a Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 from Ausdroid and Vodafone
You may remember we had a friendly wager going with Kieran from Vodafone regarding the Jelly Bean update for the Nexus S. Well, after a false start, Vodafone won that fair and square and...
Galaxy Mini 2 — Review
When Vodafone won the Nexus S Jelly Bean Challenge it was a great day for Vodafone, it meant that Nexus S owners got their Jelly Bean upgrade within 2 weeks of the factory image being available on the Google Dev homepage, it also meant that Vodafone were free and clear of supplying a Galaxy Mini 2 to us to review and give away.
Galaxy Nexus is one year old, brother(s) coming soon?
We were introduced to the Galaxy Nexus a year ago today and the Galaxy Nexus Google+ feed just posted a Happy Birthday message. In that message they also intimated that we may meet some...
Samsung Galaxy S3 fares slightly better in blender than iPhone 5
The wonderful boffins at Blendtec are at it again, turning shiny gadgets into dangerous black smoke. This time around they pitted Apple's iPhone 5 against the Samsung Galaxy S3, and in spite of criticism...
Rumour: Galaxy Note II LTE (N7105) to launch on all three carriers in November
Last we heard about the availability of the LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Note II on Australian carriers was a possible launch on Optus in December. We're now hearing rumours that all three...
Samsung comments on availability for Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy Nexus via Vodafone...
It's been a long wait and it doesn't appear that an end is in sight. Australian carriers are still waiting for Samsung to submit the Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy Nexus to them...
Galaxy Premier(GT-i9260) picture and specs leaked -not a Nexus
Last we heard from the GT-i9260 was a report that it could possibly be a part of a so called Nexus program, but with hopes of multiple Nexus devices slipping away the GT-i9260 has...
Samsung officially launches Galaxy S III Mini
Overnight at an event in Germany, Samsung has unveiled their Galaxy S III Mini smartphone. The phone which is not only mini in name but also in specs is a pretty basic model with...