Ausdroid Australia's favourite source of mobile and personal technology news. We know ham.

You could easily get lost in the sheer number of smartphones that Samsung manufacture but one of their best selling phone series is the J series. It may not get the hype of the S series but it sells a lot as it packs a lot in a relatively cheap …

With the launch of the flagship LG G7 ThinQ out of the way, LG has focused their attention on the mid-range, today broadening their offerings with the Q7, Q7+ and Q7α. LG says that the three configurations of Q7, will be dependant on the region and market. All three phones …

A good Google Pay promotion is always worth getting involved in, and while these aren’t new they have been extended to allow you the chance to score some free Google Pay Credit. There are two promotions currently running, the first we first saw in early March for those using Google …

Google Photos is one of the most used features of the Google suite of products for some, and it’s getting a new feature this week with the option to Favourite a photo, and show someone you love their album. The favouriting feature will work simply by getting you to tap …

It’s been four years since Samsung and Google collaborated on a new watch, but it’s apparently time to go again with a rumour now circulating that a new Galaxy Watch is to be announced later this year. According to a posting from user IceUniverse – a user with a history …

If you’ve been looking forward to the launch of 5G in Australia, and around the world next year, then you’re not alone. Vodafone has decided not to launch their 5G network early, instead going near with the launch of a 4.9G network. You’ll be forgiven for asking what is 4.9G? …

The D-link COVR-C1203 aims to provide your home with a Wi-Fi mesh network at a lower cost than competitors like the Netgear Orbi and Linksys Velop. It’s a Budget Mesh Wi-Fi System Like all Wi-Fi mesh systems the COVR-C1203 promises that it will enable your Wi-Fi devices to seamlessly connect …

Telstra has had another outage, the third time this month alone, this time knocking out parts of its 3G and 4G network, with customers taking to social media to find out what is going on. At the time of writing, Telstra claims their network is recovering after faulty hardware was …

It seems that Google Maps is now displaying some additional prompts for users uploading photographs of food at cafes, asking them to name and rate the dish. Given Google’s mission to catalog and organise the world’s data, this isn’t surprising – Google can use this additional information to take its …

Lyf Mobile, not to be confused with the Indian smartphone manufacturer of the same name, is an MVNO that’s launching in Australia today as a millennial focused Mobile Virtual Network Operator running on the Telstra network. The new Telco is the brainchild of Todd Scott, a young entrepreneur from Melbourne, …

When Nokia announced the X6 the other day, fans the world around bemoaned the expectation that it would remain a Chinese exclusive phone. Now, that seems set to change, according to a tweet from HMD Global’s Chief Product Officer. After learning of the high traffic from users liking the looks …

If you’re settling in for a Netflix binge this weekend, then you’ll be pleased to find out that you can now skip the intro if you’re using your Chromecast. According to Android Police, v6.3.0 of the Netflix app now throws up an option to ‘Skip Intro’ in the bottom of …

Love them or hate them, the Royal Wedding is news right now, and there will be a lot of people tuning in to watch Prince Harry tie the knot with Meghan Markle. The Royal Family has a YouTube channel setup and ready to live-stream the event for those who want …

Deadpool 2 slid into cinemas across Australia, and around the world this week and for those in the know the merc with the mouth is entrenched firmly in the X-Men universe. To co-incide with the cinema launch, Google Play has discounted a range of X-Men movies. The sale offers deals …