Chromecast App for Local Media Arrives
It hasn't been even a week since the announcement of the Chromecast dongle from Google and yet already developers are playing with the beta SDK and producing very useful apps. Â The Chromecast unit itself has already been pulled apart,...
Google Home Hub isn’t running on Android Things
The Google Home Hub is only one of a number of Smart Displays hitting the market, but the Home Hub is a little different to the devices from third-party manufacturers with a custom software running the platform.
Diya Jolly,...
HTC’s next high-end smartphone will drop the One branding; here’s the specs and pics
HTC's next high-end phone, previously thought to be the HTC One M10 will drop the 'One M' branding in their next release and this morning there's leaks galore about this upcoming new phone.
The HTC 10 branding of the new...
Google is rolling Duplex out to a small number of Pixel owners in a...
Remember Google Duplex? It was the scary good AI-bot that could call restaurants or hair salons to make reservations and appointments on your behalf. Well, it's now rolling out to a small number of Pixel users in select cities...
Jelly Bean now rolling out to Australian Asus Transformer Prime
A few days ago we reported on the news that the Asus Transformer Prime had started receiving a Jelly Bean update in Sweden. Word has now reached us that the Jelly Bean update is now being rolled out to...
HTC announces the HTC 10 — an impressive, powerful phone [Australian Hands On]
It's time for HTC to take the wraps off their latest smartphone, and they're doing so in style this evening with their launch of the HTC 10. We attended a briefing in Sydney earlier today and got the lowdown...
Ice Cream Sandwich now on 4.9% of devices
The most recent update from the Android Developers dashboard shows an increase in devices running Ice Cream Sandwich which access the Google Play Store has risen from 2.9% last month to 4.9%. Probably due in part to Samsungs continued...
Android One in India to see Lollipop update ‘in the next few weeks’ according...
Owners of the original Android One handsets will soon see their Lollipop update according to Google.
In a Google+ Post, Google India has made the announcement, although it's fairly light on details. The post, which you can see below,...
Google’s mandatory 2 step verification reduced account hacks by half
Late last year, Google announced that users whose account was ready would automatically move to 2-step verification (2SV). This was a move the company made to improve user security.
In a follow-up post, Google noted that this has resulted in...
Netflix library and pricing leaked ahead of Tuesday launch
Netflix planned Australian launch on Tuesday the 24th has been apparently pre-empted by a leak of what appears to be pricing and a dump of their entire catalogue of both TV Shows and Movies. The dump comes from a...
Official HTC One V accessories available ahead of Optus launch
Although we've confirmed with sources that the HTC One V is launching on Optus, HTC Australia have confirmed by way of launching a dedicated HTC One V section on the official accessories website. Most of the accessories are compatible...
HTC Sense 8.0 will bring a new way to launch apps that integrate with...
This week at 10pm AEST, HTC will announce their latest flagship phone, the HTC 10. Running on the phone we expect to see an Android 6.0 based version of Android skinned with HTC's overlay called Sense. HTC leaker Llabtoofer...
Lemon Meringue Pie apparently being used as internal Codename for Android L
Android L, as it was announced at Google I/O is a fairly bland name when it comes to the lexicon of Android release names. Beginning from the C release of Android, we've been treated to a range of updates...
Three months with an iPhone 15 Plus — Battery to burn, even on the...
I've done it again and have had an iPhone in my pocket for the better part of the last few months. This time around I've stated with the larger iPhone 15 Plus. It's not got all the Pro...
Into the Wild: Comparison of Iridium vs Inmarsat vs Thuraya in the field
We've been looking at satellite communications for the last few weeks as part of our Into the Wild series, and we thought what better way to compare the options available than to grab three of the leading satellite phones...