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Australian Galaxy S5s aren’t receiving Lollipop updates… yet
We've received quite an avalanche of tips pointing us to a recent post on Android Authority advising that the Lollipop update for the Samsung Galaxy S5 has begun rolling out here, but we're sad...
Samsung looking at touch-based fingerprint sensor for Galaxy S6
Smartphone security is one of those things; it's necessary, because there's so much personal information kept on our phones these days, but it's a bugbear, because we unlock our phones so frequently that typing...
Samsung Galaxy S5 beginning to receive Android 5.0 update…in Poland
It seems that living in Poland is a great idea if you own an Android phone from a major OEM, with Samsung joining LG in pushing out their Android 5.0 update to owners of...
Samsung springs another Lollipop leak
Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S5 last week were treated to the knowledge their phones would, according to a source, begin seeing the Android Lollipop update for their phone around December, last month, they...
Android Lollipop to begin hitting Samsung Galaxy S5 later this year.
Earlier this month we were given a look at a Samsung Galaxy S5 running Android L, or Lollipop as we now know it to be called. It looks like the development is running well,...
Apparent Android 4.4 roadmap for Samsung Galaxy devices leaked
Samsung is getting better with their update schedule, at least for the higher end devices. A leaked build of Android L running on a Galaxy S5 was recently seen, showing that Samsung is at...
Samsung Galaxy S5 shown off with working build of Android L
Samsung has been relatively good at updating their flagship devices to the latest version of Android soon after release, and it's expected that once Android L is released, the Galaxy S5 and Note 4...
New Samsung ad says “we’ve had it for two years” having a shot at...
Samsung posted a new advertisement recently on its Samsung Mobile USA YouTube channel in which two friends, an iPhone user and a Galaxy S5 user speak to each other about the next iPhone possibly having...
Optus joins the 700Mhz test party – announces test sites in Darwin and Perth.
After Telstra announced they would begin trialling a 4G network running on the 700MHz spectrum purchased in the auction last year, Optus has today advised that they too will be running a trial using...
Telstra set to turn on six 700MHz network test sites in the coming weeks
In May last year, Telstra and other carriers participated in a spectrum auction, which saw the countries largest Telco, successfully bid on two 20 MHz blocks (40 MHz) of spectrum in the 700 MHz...
Griffin Survivor case for Samsung Galaxy S5
One of the privileges (if you can call it that) of retaining Ausdroid's Galaxy S5 in my office is that I get to play with accessories that get sent through for one of the...
OtterBox unveils the Symmetry Series of smartphone protection
Something most owners of slim and svelte smartphones have probably considered is how to add some protection to such a thin device without making it thick and frankly a bit ugly. OtterBox has introduced...
Samsung Galaxy S5 Update allows editing of dock icons… finally!
A frustration known by many Samsung device owners in Australia is the inability to edit the dock icons (shown above), which users see below all app home screens. Just about every other Android phone...
Win tickets to see the Wallabies play in Sydney and two Galaxy S5s thanks...
Want to go to Sydney and watch the Wallabies take on France Rugby Test in Sydney, on the 21st of June, with a friend complete with a couple of new Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphones?...
Samsung shows off their new Galaxy S5 commercial for Australia
Samsung has released their new commercial for the Australian market onto their YouTube channel.
Focusing heavily on features, the commercial starts by showing off the Gear 2 and Gear Fit wearables, and moves on to...