Mobile

Samsung Galaxy S III: Meet The New Android Emperor

Thanks to the previous Galaxy model’s success, Samsung is now the world’s biggest phone manufacturer, a title it will no doubt keep once the slim and pebble-like Galaxy S III hits globally. At 4.8 inches, you can tell Samsung worked really hard at retaining the slightly smaller Galaxy S II’s footprint, so despite the 22 per cent larger display, it’s only 16 per cent bigger than the S II. We hear HTC’s One X is already quaking a little in fear.


May 1, 2012
Computing

Acer Iconia Tablet Review: The Transformer Prime’s Chubby Cousin

Acer isn’t exactly the first name that pops into your head when it comes to top-tier tablets, but the company’s trying to change that with the Iconia A510. Does it hit the sweet spot between performance and price?


April 27, 2012
Mobile

HTC One S Review: Sturdy, Speedy And Sharp, But With Some Shortcomings

The old HTC is dead. Long live the new HTC, with fewer products and more attention to detail. The HTC One line heralds this new day. We’ve already seen the HTC One X here in Australia, but over in the US, the first phone they’ll see is the HTC One S.


April 20, 2012
Computing

Millennius Emperor: Can You Get A Good ICS Tablet For $299?

Gizmodo AU

Millennius’ Emperor tablet targets the budget end of the market. Under three hundred bucks for an ICS tablet sounds like a bargain, but not all bargains are good value.


April 5, 2012
Mobile

Does HTC’s Face Unlock Patent Mean Android In-Fighting?

HTC has been awarded a patent for a technology that would let you unlock your smartphone or tablet with your face. However, Face Unlock is already a feature on Android that first appeared on Ice Cream Sandwich. Does this mean a war is brewing among the Android crowd?


March 30, 2012
Software

New Google Maps Makes Taking The Bus Easier

Public transit riders used to have to just settle for the route that Google Maps dictated — no discussion, no sharing of feelings, nothing. But, the newest iteration of Maps will tailor the route to your preferences while looking gorgeous on Ice Cream Sandwich.


March 15, 2012
Mobile

Full List Of HTC Android Phones Getting Ice Cream Sandwich

If you have an HTC Android phone, you’re probably wondering where your Ice Cream Sandwich is. And though Android 4.0 ICS remains an elusive treat for most Android users, it’s gotta be a little comforting to know that the update will eventually come to your phone, right? Well, if you have these HTC phones slated to get Android 4.0, it will.


March 14, 2012
Mobile

Telstra Rolls Out Ice Cream Sandwich For HTC Velocity 4G

Gizmodo AU

According to users on Whirlpool, Telstra has finally started rolling out Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) to the HTC Velocity 4G. The highly anticipated ICS rollout comes about two months after the phone’s launch back in January, just making it within their self-imposed update deadline.


March 5, 2012
Computing

Rumourmodo: Asus To Make Google Nexus Tablet?

Gizmodo AU

It’s not even clear if Google will get directly into the Android tablet business — although its ownership of Motorola kind of makes the point moot. Still, the latest rumour doing the rounds suggests that the maker of a $US199 Google-branded tablet will be Asus.


February 27, 2012
Mobile

HTC One X Hands-On: The Most Exciting Android Phone To Date

HTC’s new flagship phone is an absolute monster: quad-core 1.5GHz Tegra 3 processor, 4.7-inch 720p Super LCD2, 8MP f2.0 camera with its own image processor. I got to spend a little time with this thing, and it’s the most excited I’ve been about a phone in a long time.