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Ausdroid Podast 109 – The fifth galaxy
Welcome to episode 109 of the Ausdroid podcast!
This week we talked with Geoff about his shiny (shimmery) new Galaxy S5, and his first impressions of his new phone. Scott also talked about his recent...
Samsung Galaxy S5 — First Impressions
So, I bought a Samsung Galaxy S5. I didn’t intend to buy it, but I saw it in the store yesterday and a couple of things lured me in. I’m also becoming a bit...
Meet Brittany, Australia’s first official Samsung Galaxy S5 owner
The Samsung Galaxy S5 launched worldwide today, and due to the timezones, Australia was the first country to kick off sales. Vodafone were aiming for the early adopter crowd and opened selected stores from...
HTC One (M8) vs Samsung Galaxy S5: Spec Shootout
With the HTC One (M8) and Samsung Galaxy S5 now available in stores as of this morning, it's time to look at what's between them, and in which areas one pulls ahead of the...
Galaxy S5 torn down in time for Australian launch
With the Samsung Galaxy S5 arriving in-store in Australia today, the team at iFixit has torn the phone apart to see what makes it tick.
The good news is, getting the back of is easy,...
Vodafone is ready for the Galaxy S5 – selected stores open from 6am
The launch of the Galaxy S5 is of course going to be a major event in the mobile phone sales calendar and tomorrow is the day Samsung fans have been waiting for. Retailers and...
Samsung anti-theft, exclusive to US Cellular and Verizon
Samsung have introduced two new anti-theft features for the US Cellular and Verizon versions of their latest flagship the Galaxy S5. The features follow in a long line of security apps including Cerberus Anti-Theft...
Ausdroid Podcast 108 – An Abundance of Phils
Welcome to episode 108 of the Ausdroid podcast!
With special guest Phil Nickinson joining us this week, we had to work out the best way to address both Phils. I'm not sure we succeeded on...
Samsung Galaxy S5 commercial released – sticks to the facts
Samsung has released their first commercial for the Galaxy S5 in the US, and it's actually pretty good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6MhcTStADU
As you can see you get a nice, close pan of the back of the phone,...
CommBank Tap & Pay not working for many users updating their Galaxy S4 to...
Many Samsung Galaxy S4 users of the Commonwealth's CommBank app are facing a problem of the app's Tap & Pay feature, which utilises NFC for touch payments, no longer working after updating their devices...
Dick Smith ready themselves for the Galaxy S5 and Gear 2/Gear Fit launch
The Galaxy S5 goes on-sale on Friday at retailers and carriers Australia wide, Dick Smith has released their latest catalogue which lists their pricing for the phone at $896. There's a range of accessories...
Telstra invites Sydneysiders to try out the Galaxy S5 and Gear Fit on Friday...
With Friday's launch of the Galaxy S5 almost upon us, we're starting to see a few launch day activities crop up. Telstra has announced that it'll be demoing the phone along with Samsung's newest...
Kogan prices imported 4G LTE Galaxy S5 models from $769 + delivery
We saw Kogan announce its Galaxy S5 prices a few days ago, with the caveat that they were selling Octa-core 3G models for $799. Today, Kogan's listing 16GB 4G LTE models of the Galaxy...
Samsung Galaxy S5 wireless charging covers unveiled in the US
Prepare your wallets folks, the official accessories for Samsung's new Galaxy S5 are appearing online. The first ones appear to be a set of wireless charging covers, which Android Central discovered recently.
The covers will come...
Samsung Australia gives you the chance to win a Galaxy S5
Samsung Australia is giving away five Samsung Galaxy S5 handsets, and you can win one for yourself easily via a very simple competition on Samsung's Facebook Page.
All you need to do is
Log into Facebook
Enter...