It was a quiet week for Ausdroid Podcast 32, leaving us with a lot of time to chat about all the latest tech happenings and our deep, inner thoughts about life. There was a bit of news in regards to the HTC One XL: the Telstra delay and the MobiCity launch. The Galaxy S III got a mention, as Continue reading…

After reviewing the HTC One XL, I decided that I may as well root it seeing as though there's currently no way to unlock the bootloader officially and unofficially. It was actually one of the easiest phones to root -- at least it was for me. Just download the needed files, follow the instructions, and you're done! This process works Continue reading…

HTC has upped its game from the One X to the LTE-enabled One XL and it's worth every cent. The HTC One XL isn't a design we've never seen before; it's the HTC One X with a few tweaks. Well, by "tweaks", we mean some pretty awesome under-the-hood changes. It picks up where the One X left off, but has Continue reading…

After a false start late last month that turned out to only be for the US market, it appears that Sony will finally update their Tablet S to Ice Cream Sandwich by the end of this Month. The tweet confirming the Ice Cream Sandwich update will be coming to all regions, came from the official twitter feed for Sony US Continue reading…

Last years 12.5 Billion dollar purchase of Motorola by Google kind of came out of the blue and shocked everyone. Eurpoean and US regulators approved the purchase earlier this year but the Chinese have been more hesitant however they have finally approved the deal with the stipulation that Google keeps Android free for a minimum of 5 years and with the Continue reading…

Looks aren`t always everything, but sometimes they`re enough I`ve been getting to this for nearly 5 months, but I've finally gotten here. To be fair, this phone came out at the same time my Galaxy Nexus arrived. I attended the launch of the Huawei Vision back in November, which was held at the White Rabbit Gallery in Sydney. The Vision was Continue reading…

Android "hacker" extraordinaire, Chainfire, has already rooted the Samsung Galaxy S III, and it hasn't even launched yet. Chainfire said he couldn't release the insecure kernel he has that will allow root access, as it might be traced back to the helpful leaker. However, he did say that any serious developer could achieve the same thing in around 10 minutes Continue reading…

Motorola has updated its schedule for rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich to devices, they've also included details on the upgrade development cycle, to help explain at which stage of planning or implementation the upgrade is at for your device. It's an interesting read anyway, but I do think that the speed of updates needs to seriously be sped up once Continue reading…

You`re feeling like Pizza but you`re wanting something more Gourmet than the average large chain pizza fare on offer, then you`re probably going to go with a Crust Gourmet Pizza. They've just released their Android app to help you out when ordering, the app allows you to login with your VIPP(Very Important Pizza Person) account or you can also Continue reading…

Well how about this. Our own Matty Booth pointed out to me that on Samsung's support site it lists versions of the Galaxy S III that are going to launch. Lo and behold there are versions for Vodafone (VAU), Optus (OPS) and a few versions for Telstra (TEL). The GT-i9300 is just the basic Galaxy S III and from the looks Continue reading…

Did you pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S III in hopes of being one of the first people to own one? Well you're not alone -- actually, there's 9,000,000 other people just like you. According to a report in the Korea Economic Daily, who cited an unnamed Samsung exec, the company has racked up a whopping nine million pre-orders worldwide for their Continue reading…

Today Motorola Australia has announced the launch of the Motorola Defy Mini, the phone will be available on Optus pre-paid for an RRP of $199 which includes $30 of credit it will be available today from Dick Smith and Optus retailers and from Kmart and Target on Monday 22nd of May. The phone which at $199 is aimed Continue reading…

If you own a HTC One X and have experience irregular multitasking (ie. apps being killed when you switch to another app) you're not alone. The One X community is up-in-arms at HTC as to why it is happening and if there's a "fix" coming for it. Turns out HTC think it's perfectly normal behaviour, but will look into people's Continue reading…