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It feels like Samsung’s Gear S3 was launched not that long ago, and the Gear Sport – which I’m still wearing today – has been tiding us over. However, the Gear S3 was launched back in 2016 – I remember this, because it wasn’t long after my daughter was born …

What you’re seeing above is an indigo/purple coloured Galaxy Note 9, with a gold/yellow S Pen,and it looks great. I’m not sure this combination will actually be on sale together, but one certainly hopes! This image was shared on Twitter last night but there was precious little detail to accompany it …

Telstra has this week announced they’ve switched on LTE-Broadcast (LTE-B) technology nationally in their mobile network, offering high-quality video and audio over their mobile network, even in high traffic area. LTE-B essentially allows broadcasters, or content providers to send a single high-bitrate data stream from a mobile cell which can …

There’s no secret that we like our tech gear at Ausdroid and when you spend as much time in front of a PC as we do it’s more than just a luxury to have good quality gear, it’s a necessity. Corsair make some great gear and their keyboards are no …

Sony has announced a new mid-range Xperia phone overnight, with a ‘Plus’ version of their Xperia XA2 offering a new design and high resolution audio. The new phones eschew the older style design of the Xperia XA2, offering the first FullHD+ (1080 x 2160) resolution, 18:9 aspect ratio display in …

Google’s parent company Alphabet has today announced that two of their moonshot projects – Loon and Wing – have been spun off to become their own, fully fledged companies. Google’s Project Loon, a project for delivering internet almost anywhere on the planet via ballon, and Project Wing, their drone delivery …

Online marketplace eBay has today announced a new load of mega deals and savings across the tech category, with a number of great deals on TVs, Phones, Headphones and more. The sale, which started today and runs through until the 18th of July, offers eBay users 20% off a number …

Update: 1st Gen Pixel devices too. After enabling Rich Communication Services (RCS) on their network for selected Samsung Galaxy phones in October last year, Telstra has begun enabling RCS for Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones on their network over the last few days as well. Telstra has been …

ZTE’s woes have been well documented but the end may well be in sight after they signed an escrow agreement with the US Commerce Department overnight. After signing the escrow agreement all ZTE has to do is deposit US$400 million in escrow to being operations once again. At the moment …

About three weeks ago we got a nice surprise when we were told that the Nvidia was bringing its Android-TV-powered Shield TV to Australia. Now some even better news is that the Shield TV will be joining the GeForce NOW Beta program. What’s this mean? The GeForce NOW Beta program allows …

Update:Android Headlines have grabbed a render of the tablet in black as well. When you’re at the top of your game it’s hard to keep things quiet, and Samsung is finding this out the hard way again this year with first the Galaxy Note 9 render leaking this morning and …

One of the most fun things to do with a new phone is to put it through its paces – streaming video, playing games, and more. That can take a bit of data though, so Kogan has an offer you might be interested in. On eligible phone purchases from Kogan.com, …

After a successful run with the Ticwatch S and E last year, Mobvoi have returned with a new smartwatch running Google’s Wear OS platform with the new Ticwatch Pro. It’s more expensive than previous models but it’s also packing more hardware including NFC, and an innovative new screen that could …

Google has today announced expanded functionality for their Google Pay service adding in the option to save your concert tickets and boarding passes in the app. Google has also announced person to person payments for US customers, and finally acknowledged the ability to add your Woolworths Rewards card to the …