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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 on display at Telstra’s Androidland, not available for purchase (yet?)
It seems we missed something whilst at the opening of Androidland in Telstra's main Melbourne store: the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7. The tablet, running Android 3.2, is used as one of the many hands-on...
Google make Factory Images of the Galaxy Nexus available, includes baseband, bootloader and system
Google have made the default Factory Images for the GSM Galaxy Nexus available for everyone to download. The Images allow you to flash your Galaxy Nexus back to factory settings after having any kind...
Telstra launches world-first Android store in Melbourne
Today Irwin and I attended the launch of Telstra's new Android-esque store in their Melbourne CBD store dubbed "Androidland". Android has well and truly taken over a majority (154 square metres) of the second...
Kogan now selling the Motorola RAZR and Samsung Galaxy Note for $619 and $649...
If you're a regular shopper over at Kogan and you're also a lover of Android (if you're not, why are you here?) you'll be happy to know they've added the Motorola RAZR and Samsung...
Samsung to announce Galaxy Tab 10.1 market availability soon
After a full bench of the Federal Court overturned the injunction halting sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 this afternoon, we reached out to Samsung to find out what this meant for them, they...
Samsung unveil new Dual-Core Exynos 5250 SoC clocked at 2GHz, coming to high-end tablets...
Samsung are continuing to push on with their range of Exynos system-on-chips, the next chip in the range is the Exynos 5250 which Samsung unveiled today. The SoC is Dual-Core and clocked at 2GHz...
Federal Court overturns ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
We will have more detail soon, but we have news from the Full Bench of the Federal Court of Australia today that it has overturned the earlier ban on Samsung's sale of the Galaxy...
Galaxy Nexus shipments to resume this week
Some people here in Australia have already received their Galaxy Nexus after ordering from the UK. However soon after release a bug was discovered that affected the volume on the phone when operating...
Samsung hoping to have Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban lifted next week
Yesterday an appeals court judge questioned how fair the ruling against Samsung in its fight against Apple really was. Samsung, as you may remember, are banned from selling and/or marketing the Galaxy Tab 10.1...
Samsung roll out Android 3.2 for the Galaxy Tab 10.1… Take 2
Nearly 2 weeks ago, Samsung released the 3.2 update for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 which was recalled less than 24 hours later. A major (some would say outright clumsy) flaw with wifi in...
Samsung Galaxy Nexus suffers from volume level bug
The eagerly awaited Galaxy Nexus was released to retailers in the UK last week and reports are emerging of an unusual bug affecting the device volume. Neither Samsung or Google have acknowledged the issue...
Galaxy Nexus available from MobiCity starting on Wednesday 23rd of November
MobiCity have told our own Daniel Tyson via Twitter that they're expecting their first batch of Samsung Galaxy Nexus stock to be available on the 23rd of this month -- this Wednesday -- followed...
Samsung Galaxy Note — Review
I've been using the Samsung Galaxy Note as my primary device for 2 weeks now. It was clear that Samsung didn't quite know how to market this device or even who their demographic was,...
Samsung Galaxy Nexus in Australia — The Roundup #2
Welcome to the second roundup of Samsung Galaxy Nexus in Australia news -- you can read the first roundup here. Here we'll be setting out what we know is happening with the Galaxy Nexus...
Android.com puts its consumer-friendly face on, looks awesome
Google has given the Android.com website a complete makeover to make it look a little bit nicer for everyday consumers. In true Google fashion the website makes good use of HTML5-based animations on the...