http://apcmag.com/ APC Magazine covers the latest in computing with a critical, independent eye to help you make the most of your tech dollar. http://apcmag.com//how-to-root-your-android-phone.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-root-your-android-phone.htm

Sick of network provider bloatware on your phone? Want your Android phone unlocked? Darren Yates shows you how to gain root access and install new ROMs.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:35:35 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-may-2013.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-may-2013.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android phone or tablet with our monthly app roundup. ]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 17:35:38 +1000 http://apcmag.com//automate-backups-of-your-android-device.htm http://apcmag.com//automate-backups-of-your-android-device.htm

Automated backups are the best way to keep your data safe. Simon Chester explains how to set them up.]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 17:35:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-install-the-playstation-store-on-non-certified-devices.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-install-the-playstation-store-on-non-certified-devices.htm

Sony, the one-time King of Gaming, has moved to Android, but only for certified devices. Simon Chester shows how to fix that.]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 15:59:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-april-2013.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-april-2013.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android device with our monthly app roundup.]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:41:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//motorola-razr-m-4g-review.htm http://apcmag.com//motorola-razr-m-4g-review.htm

Good things can come in small packages.]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:50:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-nexus-4-review.htm http://apcmag.com//google-nexus-4-review.htm

Could this be the best-value smartphone ever?]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:34:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-march-2013.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-march-2013.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android device with our monthly app roundup.]]> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:54:58 +1000 http://apcmag.com//organise-your-android-phone.htm http://apcmag.com//organise-your-android-phone.htm

Nick Odantzis shows you how to tame and organise your Android phone.]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:40:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//choosing-the-best-android-web-browser.htm http://apcmag.com//choosing-the-best-android-web-browser.htm

Are you getting the full web experience on your mobile phone?]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//must-have-mini-pc-apps.htm http://apcmag.com//must-have-mini-pc-apps.htm

Building a tiny or mini PC isn’t hard work, but you’ll need some apps to finish the job. Darren Yates reveals the essential single-board PC apps — and they’re all free!]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:49:09 +1000 http://apcmag.com//building-your-super-cheap-pc.htm http://apcmag.com//building-your-super-cheap-pc.htm

There are numerous ways you can build up your super-cheap computer into a full desktop replacement. Darren Yates explains how.]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:16:58 +1000 http://apcmag.com//rikomagic-mk802-android-40-mini-pc-review.htm http://apcmag.com//rikomagic-mk802-android-40-mini-pc-review.htm

The original and most versatile USB mini PC.]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:30:57 +1000 http://apcmag.com//cx-01-mini-pc-stick-review.htm http://apcmag.com//cx-01-mini-pc-stick-review.htm

The smallest USB stick computer around.]]> Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:17:46 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-february-2013.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-february-2013.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android device with our monthly app roundup.]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:37:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-january-2013.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-january-2013.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android device with our monthly app roundup. ]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:45:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dual-boot-your-samsung-galaxy-s-ii.htm http://apcmag.com//dual-boot-your-samsung-galaxy-s-ii.htm

Itching for a taste of Jelly Bean, but don’t want beta quality? Dual-boot it.]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:19:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//data-storage-and-retrieval.htm http://apcmag.com//data-storage-and-retrieval.htm

We look at the different methods that Android provides for data storage and briefly go over the security model used to protect applications.]]> Tue, 01 Jan 2013 14:10:56 +1000 http://apcmag.com//10-cool-things-to-do-with-an-android-camera.htm http://apcmag.com//10-cool-things-to-do-with-an-android-camera.htm

Nick Odantzis opens up a world of amazing things you can do with your camera.]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:26:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-november-2012.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-november-2012.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup. ]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:33:54 +1000 http://apcmag.com//beware-of-smartphone-malware.htm http://apcmag.com//beware-of-smartphone-malware.htm

Security threats common to the web are now attacking smartphone users. Jenneth Orantia explains the dangers and what you can do to prevent them.]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:03:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-galaxy-note-101-tablet-review.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-galaxy-note-101-tablet-review.htm

Take note, this is one fine tablet.]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:38:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//asus-transformer-pad-infinity-tf700t-review.htm http://apcmag.com//asus-transformer-pad-infinity-tf700t-review.htm

Third time’s the charm.]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:29:20 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hands-on-with-motorolas-new-razr-hd-and-razr-m.htm http://apcmag.com//hands-on-with-motorolas-new-razr-hd-and-razr-m.htm

Motorola's first major smartphones since being acquired by Google bring 4G speeds to the table and their famed Kevlar backing.]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:19:29 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apc-magazine-now-available-on-android-tablets-phones.htm http://apcmag.com//apc-magazine-now-available-on-android-tablets-phones.htm

APC magazine is now available on Google Play as Google beefs up its app store with Australia's most popular magazines.]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:05:16 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-october-2012.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-october-2012.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:14:53 +1000 http://apcmag.com//mini-tablet-war-approaches-ipad-mini-vs-new-google-devices.htm http://apcmag.com//mini-tablet-war-approaches-ipad-mini-vs-new-google-devices.htm

With new tablet reveals by Apple and Google expected this month, battle lines are being redrawn around the smaller 7-inch form factor, and that's just for starters.]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:17:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//beefed-up-google-nexus-7-escapes-the-tablet-factory.htm http://apcmag.com//beefed-up-google-nexus-7-escapes-the-tablet-factory.htm

In a bizarre 'accidental delivery' scenario, a unique 32GB version of Google and ASUS's Nexus 7 tablet landed on the doorstep of one lucky Japanese customer.]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:31:04 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-stream-video-to-an-android-device.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-stream-video-to-an-android-device.htm

All you need is the combination of ES File Explorer and MoboPlayer on your tablet, a shared folder of videos on your PC and you're away. Here's how.]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:19:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//get-the-most-out-of-instagram.htm http://apcmag.com//get-the-most-out-of-instagram.htm

Instagram is better when paired with other apps.]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:29:20 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iphone-5-vs-the-world-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-galaxy-nexus-nokia-lumia-920-specs-compared-side-by-side.htm http://apcmag.com//iphone-5-vs-the-world-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-galaxy-nexus-nokia-lumia-920-specs-compared-side-by-side.htm

The iPhone 5 offers a comprehensive upgrade over the iPhone 4S, but how does it stack up against its flagship rivals?]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:59:21 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optimise-a-tablet-for-the-car.htm http://apcmag.com//optimise-a-tablet-for-the-car.htm

Getting the software right for the best car experience.]]> Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:30:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-one-xl-review.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-one-xl-review.htm

Faster, snappier… better.]]> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:12:02 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-august-2012.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-august-2012.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:04:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-iconia-tab-a510-review.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-iconia-tab-a510-review.htm

A capable, if forgettable, tablet.]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//enable-gestures-on-your-android-tablet.htm http://apcmag.com//enable-gestures-on-your-android-tablet.htm

If you’ve rooted your tablet (please tell me that you have), there is a simple way to assign common tasks to simple gestures.]]> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:48:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-july-2012.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-july-2012.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:39:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//port-roms-to-your-android-device.htm http://apcmag.com//port-roms-to-your-android-device.htm

Update your phone’s out-dated OS to a community ROM like CyanogenMod. ]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:41:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//control-your-android-tablet-with-your-phone.htm http://apcmag.com//control-your-android-tablet-with-your-phone.htm

With most tablets on the market packing HDMI out, it’s become common practice (at least in my world) to use the tablet as a media player for your HD TV.]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:43:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-june-28-2012.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-june-28-2012.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:58:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-customise-your-android-boot-animation.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-customise-your-android-boot-animation.htm

One of the many customisable elements of your Android tablet is the boot animation.]]> Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:01:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-june-2012.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-june-2012.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:34:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-speed-up-android-downloads.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-speed-up-android-downloads.htm

Ever wanted to find out how to get those fat files faster?]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 13:54:19 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-april-2012.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-april-2012.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//super-svelte-the-second-time-toshiba-at200-review.htm http://apcmag.com//super-svelte-the-second-time-toshiba-at200-review.htm

If the ASUS Transformer Prime is the top Android tablet for anyone who wants a hybrid, the Toshiba AT200 is the current champion of standalones.]]> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:14:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//8-reasons-why-ice-cream-sandwich-makes-tablets-better-.htm http://apcmag.com//8-reasons-why-ice-cream-sandwich-makes-tablets-better-.htm

All the major tablets released in 2012 will either come with Android 4.0 out of the box or should be upgraded to it. Here's how Ice Cream Sandwich will take the fight to iOS.]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:55:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//the-perfect-hybrid-asus-transformer-prime-review.htm http://apcmag.com//the-perfect-hybrid-asus-transformer-prime-review.htm

A great tablet that just might be setting the future direction of tablet evolution... time will tell.]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-tablets-in-2012-the-onset-of-tegra-3.htm http://apcmag.com//android-tablets-in-2012-the-onset-of-tegra-3.htm

If you can look past all the iPad hoopla -- a massively improved operating system and new quad-core processors are taking Android tablets to a new level this year.]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:32:45 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-stream-videos-to-your-android-device.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-stream-videos-to-your-android-device.htm

Use your Wi-Fi connection to watch your videos anywhere you like.]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//instagram-sets-focus-to-android-with-new-sign-up-page-revealed.htm http://apcmag.com//instagram-sets-focus-to-android-with-new-sign-up-page-revealed.htm

Smash hit iOS photo-sharing app Instagram is finally turning its lens towards Android, with a new sign-up page the preliminary step towards likely bi-polar app store domination.]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:51:10 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-extend-the-battery-life-of-your-android-smartphone.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-extend-the-battery-life-of-your-android-smartphone.htm

One of the most common requests we have from new Android users is ways to extend their smartphone's battery life, and thankfully there is hope.]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:24:04 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-march-2012.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-march-2012.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//final-freeway-2r-a-heartfelt-homage-to-80s-arcade-racer-out-run.htm http://apcmag.com//final-freeway-2r-a-heartfelt-homage-to-80s-arcade-racer-out-run.htm

In an apps industry rife with instant clones of the most successful games, it's heartening to see an indie tribute to a near-forgotten genre: the sprite-based arcade racer.]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:09:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-unveils-new-third-gen-ipad-for-539-new-ipad-2012-specs-vs-ipad-2-2011-compared.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-unveils-new-third-gen-ipad-for-539-new-ipad-2012-specs-vs-ipad-2-2011-compared.htm

Ticking a lot (if not quite all) of the boxes the industry was hoping for and delivering price cuts in the bargain, Apple has launched its next-gen tablet, simply dubbed 'iPad'.]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:57:42 +1000 http://apcmag.com//mwc-2012-sees-new-smartphone-directions-from-htc-sony-and-lg.htm http://apcmag.com//mwc-2012-sees-new-smartphone-directions-from-htc-sony-and-lg.htm

It's on again. MWC, the year's biggest mobile expo, is underway in Barcelona, and every mobile vendor worth its salt (well, except one of course) is spruiking its agenda for 2012.]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:16:57 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-galaxy-tab-89-4g-launches-today-australias-first-4g-tablet.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-galaxy-tab-89-4g-launches-today-australias-first-4g-tablet.htm

Telstra completes its 4G trifecta, adding the nations's first 4G tablet to its smartphone and mobile broadband 4G offerings.]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:31:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//free-3gb-for-android-iphone-users-as-dropbox-makes-icloud-style-photo-backup-play.htm http://apcmag.com//free-3gb-for-android-iphone-users-as-dropbox-makes-icloud-style-photo-backup-play.htm

Ever misplaced or broken your phone and lost all the happy snaps you had stored on it? Dropbox has the answer: auto photo backup to the cloud and 3GB free storage to boot.]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:02:32 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-grab-50gb-free-storage-for-life-with-box-for-android.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-grab-50gb-free-storage-for-life-with-box-for-android.htm

Running out of room with your paltry 2GB free space on Dropbox? Fear not. If you don't mind jumping platforms to Box on Android you can nab a humongous 50GB online for nix.]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:04 +1000 http://apcmag.com//is-google-bringing-android-to-your-desktop-pc.htm http://apcmag.com//is-google-bringing-android-to-your-desktop-pc.htm

Most PCs and notebooks don't feature touchscreens, but if trackpads were to be mapped to replicate touchscreen-style controls... Android might just have a new frontier to conquer.]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:57:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-how-to-store-multiple-profiles-for-any-app.htm http://apcmag.com//android-how-to-store-multiple-profiles-for-any-app.htm

Create separate profiles for work and home or for two-person game stats.]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:21:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//motorola-xoom-2-available-next-tuesday-for-720.htm http://apcmag.com//motorola-xoom-2-available-next-tuesday-for-720.htm

The first Android tablet graced with Honeycomb is turning two, with Motorola announcing the Xoom 2 is now on sale from Telstra.]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:07:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ipad-2-galaxy-tab-101-bargains-emerge-in-lead-up-to-next-months-ipad-3-debut.htm http://apcmag.com//ipad-2-galaxy-tab-101-bargains-emerge-in-lead-up-to-next-months-ipad-3-debut.htm

With the iPad 3 set to kick off a new arms race fought over top-end tablet specs, best-of-breed current models like the iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 are selling for less than ever.]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:23:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-february-2012.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-february-2012.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-convert-videos-for-your-android-tablet.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-convert-videos-for-your-android-tablet.htm

Watch what you want, when and where you want.]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why-android-trumps-the-iphone-on-tethering.htm http://apcmag.com//why-android-trumps-the-iphone-on-tethering.htm

When it comes to using your mobile data however you see fit, Android has a clear advantage over the iPhone.]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-speaks-on-chrome-for-android-beta-ice-cream-sandwich-is-the-baseline.htm http://apcmag.com//google-speaks-on-chrome-for-android-beta-ice-cream-sandwich-is-the-baseline.htm

Google has released Chrome for Android Beta, adeptly tailoring its desktop browser to the mobile platform with a number of neat touches. The downside? It's Ice Cream Sandwich only.]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:46 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-galaxy-s-iii-expected-in-may-at-just-a-stunning-7mm-thick.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-galaxy-s-iii-expected-in-may-at-just-a-stunning-7mm-thick.htm

Move over Galaxy Nexus: Samsung's heir apparent to the Samsung Galaxy S II is said to be arriving in May, with quad-core power and 4G support jammed into a sleek 7mm form factor.]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:09:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//rims-new-hope-next-gen-blackberry-10-london-leaked.htm http://apcmag.com//rims-new-hope-next-gen-blackberry-10-london-leaked.htm

Following a tumultuous year, hopes for a return to form for BlackBerry maker RIM are being pinned on its next generation of QNX smartphones -- and the first has just been revealed.]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:25:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//name-your-price-humble-bundle-brings-pay-what-you-want-gaming-to-android-in-style.htm http://apcmag.com//name-your-price-humble-bundle-brings-pay-what-you-want-gaming-to-android-in-style.htm

Pay whatever you want for three acclaimed Android games -- Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Osmos and EDGE -- and in the bargain you'll score desktop versions for Windows, Mac and Linux.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:12:42 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-sync-ebook-reading-progress-between-devices.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-sync-ebook-reading-progress-between-devices.htm

If you read ebooks on your tablet, you may find yourself in the position where you’re dying to read that next chapter but you didn’t bring your tablet with you...]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:43:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//nokias-first-windows-phone-the-lumia-800-coming-to-australia-in-march.htm http://apcmag.com//nokias-first-windows-phone-the-lumia-800-coming-to-australia-in-march.htm

It's been nearly a year since Nokia's teamup with Microsoft was announced but we're finally going to see the results locally, with the Lumia 800 launching on all networks in March.]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:08:03 +1000 http://apcmag.com//evernote-web-image-clipping-comes-to-android-via-new-dolphin-add-ons.htm http://apcmag.com//evernote-web-image-clipping-comes-to-android-via-new-dolphin-add-ons.htm

New Evernote and Skitch Add-ons for the Dolphin browser turn your Android smartphone into an Evernote powerhouse.]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:04:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//googles-android-developer-labs-headed-to-australia-next-week.htm http://apcmag.com//googles-android-developer-labs-headed-to-australia-next-week.htm

Got an Android app you want to polish up but not sure how to go about it? Android's official Developer Advocates are bringing their Labs to Sydney and Melbourne next week to help.]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:21:54 +1000 http://apcmag.com//toshiba-at200-worlds-thinnest-and-lightest-android-tablet-on-sale-early-feb-for-579.htm http://apcmag.com//toshiba-at200-worlds-thinnest-and-lightest-android-tablet-on-sale-early-feb-for-579.htm

Tablets just keep getting lighter and thinner. In fact, it seems the only thing that's unwavering is that cemented $579 starter price tag.]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:22:36 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-velocity-4g-australias-first-4g-smartphone-goes-on-sale-tomorrow.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-velocity-4g-australias-first-4g-smartphone-goes-on-sale-tomorrow.htm

Australians will be able to get their mitts on the country's first 4G handset sooner than expected, with Telstra releasing the HTC Velocity 4G tomorrow.]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:59:47 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-january-2012.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-january-2012.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-gaming-how-to-play-tegra-exclusive-titles-on-non-tegra-hardware.htm http://apcmag.com//android-gaming-how-to-play-tegra-exclusive-titles-on-non-tegra-hardware.htm

Want to play Tegra-exclusive games like Pinball HD, Sprinkle and Shadowgun but don't have a Tegra handset? Never fear.]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:01:49 +1000 http://apcmag.com//top-10-reasons-to-upgrade-to-ios-5.htm http://apcmag.com//top-10-reasons-to-upgrade-to-ios-5.htm

Yesterday we listed the Top 10 reasons to upgrade to Android 4.0. Well, it wouldn't be fair if we didn't follow up with the Top 10 upgrades on the iOS 5 side of the fence, right?]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//top-10-reasons-to-get-android-40-ice-cream-sandwich.htm http://apcmag.com//top-10-reasons-to-get-android-40-ice-cream-sandwich.htm

Is it worth upgrading to the latest incarnation of Android? Yup. Here's why, with the top 10 reasons Ice Cream Sandwich is the tastiest serve from Google yet.]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-fake-siri-on-android-voice-recognition-for-all.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-fake-siri-on-android-voice-recognition-for-all.htm

Get Siri-like voice commands on your Android smartphone.]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-how-to-change-your-launcher.htm http://apcmag.com//android-how-to-change-your-launcher.htm

For those that are either new to Android – or terrified of voiding their warranty – there is a simpler way to change the ‘feel’ of your handset.]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-december-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-december-2011.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//will-googles-majel-finally-provide-a-robust-android-voice-app-to-equal-apples-siri.htm http://apcmag.com//will-googles-majel-finally-provide-a-robust-android-voice-app-to-equal-apples-siri.htm

An Android equivalent of the Siri voice assistant has long been promised but never delivered, but leaked details of Google's Majel project suggest Android's response is imminent.]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:43:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-turn-your-tablet-into-an-old-school-gaming-console.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-turn-your-tablet-into-an-old-school-gaming-console.htm

I don’t know about you, but I still remember the excitement of receiving a copy of Super Mario Bros 3 for my 7th birthday.]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//grand-theft-mobile-rockstar-bringing-gta-iii-to-android-and-ios-this-week.htm http://apcmag.com//grand-theft-mobile-rockstar-bringing-gta-iii-to-android-and-ios-this-week.htm

Commuting to work is set to become even more depraved on Thursday, with Rockstar bringing Grand Theft Auto III to mobile in celebration of the landmark title's 10-year anniversary.]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:46:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-market-mania-continues-10-cents-today-for-fruit-ninja-reckless-racing-airsync-more.htm http://apcmag.com//android-market-mania-continues-10-cents-today-for-fruit-ninja-reckless-racing-airsync-more.htm

Whether you're a gamer, a music lover, a widget freak or a Read It Later procrastinator, there's something worthwhile in Android Market's 10-cent sale for you today.]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:08:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//today-on-android-market-pay-just-10-cents-for-asphalt-6-hd-minecraft-and-more.htm http://apcmag.com//today-on-android-market-pay-just-10-cents-for-asphalt-6-hd-minecraft-and-more.htm

It's Christmas alright. In recognition of Android's developer-led momentum, Google is offering new 10-cent apps for the next 10 days, and only the prices are budget.]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:21:33 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apps-taking-over-major-4-app-stores-will-hit-one-million-apps-in-total-this-week.htm http://apcmag.com//apps-taking-over-major-4-app-stores-will-hit-one-million-apps-in-total-this-week.htm

Between them the app stores for iOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone are on track to hit one million titles overall, with today's count reaching an astonishing 996,303 apps.]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:57:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//trailblazing-the-low-end-amazons-us199-kindle-fire-redefines-the-tablet-market.htm http://apcmag.com//trailblazing-the-low-end-amazons-us199-kindle-fire-redefines-the-tablet-market.htm

Despite lukewarm reviews, Amazon's US-only budget tablet is rocketing to the number-two spot in global tablet shipments, easily leapfrogging its lumbering Android competition.]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:43:45 +1000 http://apcmag.com//meet-androidland-australia-opens-world-first-android-store-in-melbourne.htm http://apcmag.com//meet-androidland-australia-opens-world-first-android-store-in-melbourne.htm

Telstra has opened what it claims is the world's first dedicated Android store, Androidland, as a 154sqm space within its Bourke Street Melbourne Telstra outlet.]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:05:38 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-november-28-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-november-28-2011.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//at-this-rate-by-2044-everyone-on-earth-will-use-android.htm http://apcmag.com//at-this-rate-by-2044-everyone-on-earth-will-use-android.htm

With 550,000 new Android devices being activated every day, it's only a matter of time before your nan discovers the joys of Chrome to Phone.]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:36:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-november-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-november-2011.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:30:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//getting-started-with-medroid.htm http://apcmag.com//getting-started-with-medroid.htm Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:34:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//building-a-simple-android-app.htm http://apcmag.com//building-a-simple-android-app.htm

In Chapter two of our masterclass on building your own Android app, we move beyond basic concepts and built a very simple app.]]> Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:57:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-tag-team-ice-cream-sandwich-samsung-galaxy-nexus-unleashed.htm http://apcmag.com//android-tag-team-ice-cream-sandwich-samsung-galaxy-nexus-unleashed.htm

In a dual-pronged manoeuvre, Google and Samsung have teamed up to put the focus squarely back on Android 4.0.]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:01:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//wow-just-wow-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-review.htm http://apcmag.com//wow-just-wow-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-review.htm

The iPhone 4S is making all the headlines right now, but Samsung's wonderphone is the premier Android competitor of this generation.]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//googles-answer-to-ios-5-ice-cream-sandwich-aka-android-40-being-served-this-week.htm http://apcmag.com//googles-answer-to-ios-5-ice-cream-sandwich-aka-android-40-being-served-this-week.htm

Apple may have enjoyed steamroller success with the iPhone 4S and iOS 5 in the past week, but Android's own launch party is right around the corner.]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:39:52 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hefty-virtuoso-toshiba-at100-review.htm http://apcmag.com//hefty-virtuoso-toshiba-at100-review.htm

Noticeably bulkier than the competition, the AT100 begs the question: can substance trump style?]]> Sat, 15 Oct 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//blackberry-playbook-hits-299-as-neverending-firesale-on-non-apple-tablets-runs-on.htm http://apcmag.com//blackberry-playbook-hits-299-as-neverending-firesale-on-non-apple-tablets-runs-on.htm

This weekend only folks: Harvey Norman is slashing prices on the BlackBerry PlayBook. But should you buy?]]> Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:40:59 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-hardware-partners-nervous-over-googlemoto-deal-says-microsoft.htm http://apcmag.com//android-hardware-partners-nervous-over-googlemoto-deal-says-microsoft.htm

Google's scoop of Motorola may well protect Android, but who protects Android handset makers from a supercharged Moto? Microsoft has an answer: hedge your bets on Windows Phone.]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:47:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//guilty-of-conformity-lenovo-ideapad-tablet-k1-review.htm http://apcmag.com//guilty-of-conformity-lenovo-ideapad-tablet-k1-review.htm

Fresh from the clone stamp tool, Lenovo presents a great tablet -- but one that doesn't quite stand apart.]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//nokia-n9-hits-from-799-but-are-the-faithful-waiting-for-windows-phone.htm http://apcmag.com//nokia-n9-hits-from-799-but-are-the-faithful-waiting-for-windows-phone.htm

It's taken a while to see the light of day but Nokia's colourful MeeGo smartphone has finally made its splash. Will Nokia fans pounce... or wait for the imminent Windows Phones?]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:40:29 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-october-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-october-2011.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//a-serious-contender-huawei-mediapad-preview.htm http://apcmag.com//a-serious-contender-huawei-mediapad-preview.htm

Small and bright, Huawei's MediaPad tablet looks set to be a force to be reckoned with.]]> Sun, 09 Oct 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bargain-bin-tablet-dxtreme-d703-review.htm http://apcmag.com//bargain-bin-tablet-dxtreme-d703-review.htm

Budget doesn't mean bad, especially if you can find the D703 at a discount (and it's on discount at the moment).]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apples-new-iphone-4s-to-hit-october-14-all-the-details-latest-specs-compared-prices-and-more.htm http://apcmag.com//apples-new-iphone-4s-to-hit-october-14-all-the-details-latest-specs-compared-prices-and-more.htm

And so, not altogether unsurprisingly, the mythical "teardrop-shaped" iPhone 5 failed to materialise in the event. So Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S in its stead. Here's the dirt.]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:32:02 +1000 http://apcmag.com//the-android-frag-lag-more-than-half-users-still-stuck-on-froyo-22.htm http://apcmag.com//the-android-frag-lag-more-than-half-users-still-stuck-on-froyo-22.htm

Despite booming growth on smartphones, one huge factor holding Android back is the divided nature of its OS share, with as many as nine Android iterations live in the field.]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:00:53 +1000 http://apcmag.com//tiny-tablet-resurgence-toshiba-backs-7-inch-form-with-at1s0-aka-thrive.htm http://apcmag.com//tiny-tablet-resurgence-toshiba-backs-7-inch-form-with-at1s0-aka-thrive.htm

The runaway success of the iPad 2 convinced many that the smaller 7-inch tablet form factor was done and dusted. But a batch of recent releases shows new life in the category.]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:41:56 +1000 http://apcmag.com//inside-ar-how-augmented-reality-works.htm http://apcmag.com//inside-ar-how-augmented-reality-works.htm

Your world, your way. We have a look at the hottest take on reality since virtual... only this time, it's personal.]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//boom-amazons-us199-tablet-is-sticker-shock-done-right.htm http://apcmag.com//boom-amazons-us199-tablet-is-sticker-shock-done-right.htm

In a wide-ranging & pocket-friendly update to the "Kindle family", the star attraction is Amazon's new ultra-cheap Android tablet, Kindle Fire. Sadly, it's US-only for now folks.]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:06:48 +1000 http://apcmag.com//amazons-kindle-fire-set-to-heat-up-the-android-tablet-market-this-week.htm http://apcmag.com//amazons-kindle-fire-set-to-heat-up-the-android-tablet-market-this-week.htm

Having essentially written the book (ahem) on e-reader success, Amazon now sails into the choppier waters of the 'post PC' tablet market. So... who should be worried, and why?]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:57:13 +1000 http://apcmag.com//safe-as-houses-iphone-hacks.htm http://apcmag.com//safe-as-houses-iphone-hacks.htm

There’s no need to void your warranty with these ‘Apple approved’ workarounds.]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//her-telephone-conspicuously-htc-entices-the-fairer-sex-with-rhyme.htm http://apcmag.com//her-telephone-conspicuously-htc-entices-the-fairer-sex-with-rhyme.htm

With perhaps the most overt mainstream fashion smartphone yet, HTC is outwardly pandering to female Android users with the HTC Rhyme, launching in the US next week. ]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:42:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-in-armour-panasonic-preps-its-work-in-progress-toughbook-tablet.htm http://apcmag.com//android-in-armour-panasonic-preps-its-work-in-progress-toughbook-tablet.htm

Find the iPad too wimpy? Current Android tablets not tough enough? There's something in the pipeline for you - Panasonic is building one tough mother of an Android tablet.]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:31:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//whats-android.htm http://apcmag.com//whats-android.htm

With 500,000 activations a day, Android is becoming the dominant player in the mobile eco-system, now powering the majority of mobile devices sold.]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:48:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//installing-the-eclipse-ide.htm http://apcmag.com//installing-the-eclipse-ide.htm

Eclipse is currently the most popular IDE for Java and Android development. This part of the masterclass will walk you through downloading, installing Eclipse IDE.]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:20:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//installing-the-java-development-kit.htm http://apcmag.com//installing-the-java-development-kit.htm

The Java Development Kit provides all the tools needed to develop and run Java programs and is essential for our Android programming environment.]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:20:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//installing-the-android-sdk.htm http://apcmag.com//installing-the-android-sdk.htm

The Android SDK provides the tools needed to create mobile applications. It also ships with a full-featured emulator that allows us to create and run Android on a computer.]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:18:59 +1000 http://apcmag.com//installing-the-eclipse-android-plugin.htm http://apcmag.com//installing-the-eclipse-android-plugin.htm

Eclipse is open source and is built around a plug-in architecture. Google provides an Android plug-in for Eclipse that helps with creating, testing and deploying Android apps.]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:16:57 +1000 http://apcmag.com//setting-up-the-android-environment.htm http://apcmag.com//setting-up-the-android-environment.htm

What do you need to start developing for Android? You need to setup an environment to develop for Android just like for any other platform.]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 07:39:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-turn-your-phone-or-tablet-into-a-monitor.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-turn-your-phone-or-tablet-into-a-monitor.htm

Want to transform your iPad, iPhone or Android device into a second monitor for your PC or Mac? Here's how.]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-increasingly-got-game-as-its-entertainment-platform-matures.htm http://apcmag.com//android-increasingly-got-game-as-its-entertainment-platform-matures.htm

While it still doesn't offer as robust a gaming market as iOS, Android's overall gaming scene is becoming increasingly sophisticated as more and more users flock to the platform.]]> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:27:52 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-september-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-september-2011.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:09:26 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-checkout-a-minor-case-of-support-cop-out.htm http://apcmag.com//google-checkout-a-minor-case-of-support-cop-out.htm

A mini grievance marred Friday morning: some app purchases wouldn't complete on Android Market. But a little personalised support would go a long way, Google.]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:31:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//odins-ghost-thors-mjolnir-is-quite-possibly-the-coolest-usb-stick-ever.htm http://apcmag.com//odins-ghost-thors-mjolnir-is-quite-possibly-the-coolest-usb-stick-ever.htm

Here at APC we see lots of USB press kits chock full of info and images of the latest tech and gadget releases. But this one takes the cake.]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:46:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-get-ios-5-and-icloud-features-on-android.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-get-ios-5-and-icloud-features-on-android.htm

Like the look of iCloud & iOS 5 but using an Android device? Here's how to take advantage of some iCloud-like alternatives on your chosen device.]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//honeycomb-hybrid-asus-eee-pad-transformer-tf101-review.htm http://apcmag.com//honeycomb-hybrid-asus-eee-pad-transformer-tf101-review.htm

A bold and mostly successful experiment, the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer offers a unique hybrid duality.]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//patent-mania-shows-no-sign-of-abating-as-tech-giants-eye-the-prizes.htm http://apcmag.com//patent-mania-shows-no-sign-of-abating-as-tech-giants-eye-the-prizes.htm

Google's staggering purchase of Motorola is emblematic of the defensive brinkmanship which has come to characterise today's fierce technology market.]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:03:11 +1000 http://apcmag.com//inside-nfc-how-near-field-communication-works.htm http://apcmag.com//inside-nfc-how-near-field-communication-works.htm

It's got the potential to change how we pay for things and even open doors (and all by using our smartphones), but what is NFC and how does it work?]]> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:18:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-is-buying-motorola-androids-knight-in-shining-armour.htm http://apcmag.com//google-is-buying-motorola-androids-knight-in-shining-armour.htm

You can insure almost anything these days. But in buying Motorola, Google not only purchases peace of mind and a bevy of patent protection: it also gets a hardware platform.]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:19:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//psps-chatty-little-bro-sony-ericsson-xperia-play-review.htm http://apcmag.com//psps-chatty-little-bro-sony-ericsson-xperia-play-review.htm

It's supposed to be the dedicated smartphone for gamers, so how does the XPERIA Play stand up?]]> Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:50:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//motorolas-tough-talk-we-have-some-patents-too-you-know.htm http://apcmag.com//motorolas-tough-talk-we-have-some-patents-too-you-know.htm

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Such is the logic behind Motorola CEO's cautionary reminder that his company is sitting on a considerable warchest of patent protections itself.]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:36:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//rip-honeycomb-non-apple-tablets-an-endangered-species-as-apple-now-sues-motorola.htm http://apcmag.com//rip-honeycomb-non-apple-tablets-an-endangered-species-as-apple-now-sues-motorola.htm

Emboldened by preliminary legal victories against Samsung in Australia & Europe, Apple is also pursuing the Motorola Xoom -- with the fate of Android tablets lying in the balance.]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:53:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-august-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-august-2011.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:13:26 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hands-on-with-australias-first-3d-smartphone-lg-optimus-3d-review.htm http://apcmag.com//hands-on-with-australias-first-3d-smartphone-lg-optimus-3d-review.htm

Avatar has a lot to answer for. Almost single-handedly it reignited interest in 3D, spurning a revolution in cinema, TVs, monitors, gaming and now... smartphones.]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:10:02 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-bargain-huawei-ideos-x5-review.htm http://apcmag.com//android-bargain-huawei-ideos-x5-review.htm

Average features? Not for the price. This slightly older Android handset from Huawei is still an astonishing deal and can be found at Dick Smith for as little as $279.]]> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:45:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-galaxy-tab-101.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-galaxy-tab-101.htm

Apple has pressured Samsung into stopping the launch of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, even though it's available in the US and UK. Ten reasons why Apple is bullying Aussies.]]> Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:48:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//mac-os-x-ios-why-apple-might-cross-the-streams-as-early-as-next-year-with-a6.htm http://apcmag.com//mac-os-x-ios-why-apple-might-cross-the-streams-as-early-as-next-year-with-a6.htm

The net is abuzz with one analyst's speculation that Apple will commence a merger of its two OS platforms as early as 2012. In the current context, he might just be onto something.]]> Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:49:58 +1000 http://apcmag.com//patently-absurd-google-chief-lashes-out-at-android-patent-mania.htm http://apcmag.com//patently-absurd-google-chief-lashes-out-at-android-patent-mania.htm

In a fiery post on Google's official blog, Senior Vice President David Drummond has let fly at the "bogus patents" sniping at his company's smartphone wunderkind.]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:16:57 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sweet-as-htc-incredible-s-review.htm http://apcmag.com//sweet-as-htc-incredible-s-review.htm

If we had our way, HTC would customise its smartphone names for every country, and models for Australia would have names like the HTC ‘Fully Sick’ and the HTC ‘Sweet As Bro’.]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:22:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hack-airplay-and-air-video-for-android.htm http://apcmag.com//hack-airplay-and-air-video-for-android.htm

When it comes to solutions for streaming media between your devices, Apple is starting to lose its advantage.]]> Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//aussie-game-developers-hit-top-of-the-app-charts-with-stickman-bmx.htm http://apcmag.com//aussie-game-developers-hit-top-of-the-app-charts-with-stickman-bmx.htm

Amidst some 500,000 apps vying for #1 on the App Store, Australia's Traction Games has cracked it again with their latest title. We caught up with them to ask: what's your secret?]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:22:39 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hps-dual-debut-touchpad-and-webos-to-launch-next-month.htm http://apcmag.com//hps-dual-debut-touchpad-and-webos-to-launch-next-month.htm

Mapping out the fourth corner of the tablet atlas, HP unveiled today its TouchPad tablet due for Australian release on August 15 from $599. But for HP, webOS is the bigger picture.]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:11:48 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why-tablets-are-killing-netbooks.htm http://apcmag.com//why-tablets-are-killing-netbooks.htm

Nobody saw it coming. The tablet has become a massive hit with consumers, and Jenna Pitcher explains why it’s hurting netbook sales. ]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//androids-fragmentation.htm http://apcmag.com//androids-fragmentation.htm

Developers and users alike are finding the many different versions of Android available on the market a pain to reckon with.]]> Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//windows-phone-moving-forward-mango-nokia-and-beyond.htm http://apcmag.com//windows-phone-moving-forward-mango-nokia-and-beyond.htm

Will the double-whammy of Mango and Nokia prove a killer combo for Microsoft's fledgling smartphone platform? Aussie developer and Imagine Cup judge Nick Randolph believes so.]]> Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:24:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//enterprise-focus.htm http://apcmag.com//enterprise-focus.htm

In the battle of the smartphone platforms, there are still many questions around Android’s enterprise credentials.]]> Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//stay-charged-.htm http://apcmag.com//stay-charged-.htm

Extend the battery life of your Android smartphone with these super-charged tips and tricks. ]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//get-paid-by-rim-blackberry-maker-unveils-bargain-handset-trade-up-deal.htm http://apcmag.com//get-paid-by-rim-blackberry-maker-unveils-bargain-handset-trade-up-deal.htm

In a bit to prevent current BlackBerry users considering a potential defection to the competing iOS and Android platforms, RIM's hoping to make an offer you can't refuse.]]> Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:25:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//evolve-3-maestro-s-oak-trail-review.htm http://apcmag.com//evolve-3-maestro-s-oak-trail-review.htm

The first Windows tablet with decent battery life, the Evolve 3 Maestro S just might offer the best Windows tablet experience until Win 8.]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2011 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-android-apps-june-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//best-android-apps-june-2011.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup. ]]> Sun, 03 Jul 2011 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//got-facebook-htcs-betting-yes-with-chacha-and-salsa.htm http://apcmag.com//got-facebook-htcs-betting-yes-with-chacha-and-salsa.htm

HTC is taking Facebook integration to another level with its new ChaCha and Salsa handsets launching on Vodafone next week.]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:10:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-iconia-tab-a500-rev.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-iconia-tab-a500-rev.htm

Solid, feature-rich first 10in tablet from Acer, but there's a good reason why it's a little on the portly side - because it's loaded with stuff.]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//2011-the-year-of-huaweis-transformation-into-a-top-five-mobile-player.htm http://apcmag.com//2011-the-year-of-huaweis-transformation-into-a-top-five-mobile-player.htm

With booming business and a steely focus on transforming itself from a business to a consumer brand, Huawei today showed off its vaunted MediaPad and nearly 40 smartphone handsets.]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:52:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//huawei-unveils-99-android-froyo-smartphone-bargain-on-optus.htm http://apcmag.com//huawei-unveils-99-android-froyo-smartphone-bargain-on-optus.htm

For less than a hundred dollars, Huawei's offering Android 2.2 for the tightest of budgets (and presumably margins) with the bargain-priced IDEOS X1.]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:17:16 +1000 http://apcmag.com//toshibas-at100-tablet-kingly-convenience-hitting-the-streets-today-for-579-.htm http://apcmag.com//toshibas-at100-tablet-kingly-convenience-hitting-the-streets-today-for-579-.htm

Leveraging 18 years of tablet-making history, Toshiba re-enters the space with the AT100, which thanks to some clever inclusions may be the most convenient Honeycomb execution yet.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:53:49 +1000 http://apcmag.com//adobe-navigating-apples-flash-blockade.htm http://apcmag.com//adobe-navigating-apples-flash-blockade.htm

The stoush between Apple and Adobe over Flash has been running for years, but Adobe developer evangelist Paul Trani is just focused on one thing: building great content.]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dual-core-smartphone-showdown-lg-optimus-2x-vs-motorola-atrix.htm http://apcmag.com//dual-core-smartphone-showdown-lg-optimus-2x-vs-motorola-atrix.htm

2011 is shaping up to be the year of the dual-core smartphone, and today we're pitching two of the first heavy-duty dual-core models to hit the local market head to head.]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:42:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-june-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-june-2011.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Sun, 05 Jun 2011 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//10-things-to-know-about-the-evolution-of-adobes-creative-suite-55.htm http://apcmag.com//10-things-to-know-about-the-evolution-of-adobes-creative-suite-55.htm

The Adobe CS 5.5 Roadshow is currently underway in Australia. We caught up with Adobe's Principal Evangelist, industry veteran Greg Rewis, to discuss the latest evolution of CS.]]> Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:57:32 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dr-rajesh-vasa-profile.htm http://apcmag.com//dr-rajesh-vasa-profile.htm

Dr. Rajesh Vasa is an Android guru who lectures at Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology. He will be taking you through the steps of creating your own Android app.]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//fairfaxs-tablet-future-smh-on-ipad-out-tomorrow-android-coming-soon.htm http://apcmag.com//fairfaxs-tablet-future-smh-on-ipad-out-tomorrow-android-coming-soon.htm

Fairfax is embracing the tablet for its leading mastheads The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, with slick iPad apps available tomorrow and Android versions in development.]]> Mon, 30 May 2011 15:57:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//windows-phone-mango-500-reasons-to-switch.htm http://apcmag.com//windows-phone-mango-500-reasons-to-switch.htm

This week Microsoft demoed some of the key new features (among a claimed 500 tweaks) coming to Windows Phone in its major “Mango” refresh, scheduled to hit locally this spring.]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 15:48:45 +1000 http://apcmag.com//asus-launches-eee-pad-transformer-more-than-meets-the-ipad.htm http://apcmag.com//asus-launches-eee-pad-transformer-more-than-meets-the-ipad.htm

Can't decide between a tablet and a notebook? ASUS is offering you the best of both worlds with its shape-shifting Honeycomb hybrid, and the price is right too.]]> Wed, 25 May 2011 15:54:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-get-android-style-notifications-on-your-iphone.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-get-android-style-notifications-on-your-iphone.htm

A couple of jailbreak apps add a proper notifications system to your iPhone and get rid of those annoying pop-ups for good.]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 13:30:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//motorola-back-in-the-ring-atrix-and-xoom-launch-on-telstra.htm http://apcmag.com//motorola-back-in-the-ring-atrix-and-xoom-launch-on-telstra.htm

With two strong and hotly-anticipated Android devices, a challenger mind-frame and not-inconsiderable weight of expectation, Motorola has launched its next-gen attack.]]> Mon, 09 May 2011 16:39:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-may-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-may-2011.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Sun, 08 May 2011 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//rim-embraces-ios-android-unveils-new-touch-bold-os-7.htm http://apcmag.com//rim-embraces-ios-android-unveils-new-touch-bold-os-7.htm

At an announcement-laden BlackBerry World, RIM shifts tactics with a new multi-platform approach and shows off OS 7, touch-enabled BlackBerry Bold models and more.]]> Tue, 03 May 2011 16:46:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sonys-tablet-double-threat-dual-designs-unveiled-for-android-devices.htm http://apcmag.com//sonys-tablet-double-threat-dual-designs-unveiled-for-android-devices.htm

In a comparatively late arrival to the tablet market, Sony has unveiled two different form factors for its Android-based 'Sony Tablet'.]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:44:09 +1000 http://apcmag.com//meegone-what-nokias-move-to-wp7-means-for-meego.htm http://apcmag.com//meegone-what-nokias-move-to-wp7-means-for-meego.htm

Nokia's decision to dump MeeGo for Windows Phone 7 doesn't mean the Linux-based mobile OS is dead, or does it?]]> Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:56:20 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-embraces-contours-with-design-centric-incredible-s.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-embraces-contours-with-design-centric-incredible-s.htm

With a svelte design that moulds the back of the case neatly around the components inside, HTC's new Incredible S firmly puts the focus back on aesthetics.]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:02:46 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hands-on-with-the-blackberry-playbook.htm http://apcmag.com//hands-on-with-the-blackberry-playbook.htm

We got to try the soon-to-be-released BlackBerry PlayBook. Here are our first impressions of a tablet with some great strengths and puzzling omissions.]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:48:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//up-n-atom-intels-oak-trail-to-disrupt-tablets-as-we-know-them.htm http://apcmag.com//up-n-atom-intels-oak-trail-to-disrupt-tablets-as-we-know-them.htm

Today Intel confirmed its sweeping Atom tablet strategy, with the new Oak Trail CPU set to power more than 35 tablets and hybrid device designs, shipping from next month.]]> Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:47:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-april-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-android-april-2011.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your Android smartphone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-ascendant-but-are-tablets-another-story.htm http://apcmag.com//android-ascendant-but-are-tablets-another-story.htm

As Android officially outstrips its smartphone competition in the US for the first time, underwhelming Motorola Xoom adoption tells a different tale for Honeycomb.]]> Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:02:52 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-unveils-multi-fangled-new-iconia-tablet-range-from-499-to-2499.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-unveils-multi-fangled-new-iconia-tablet-range-from-499-to-2499.htm

With a geeky, tongue-in-cheek Star Trek themed product launch, Acer today brought us into "First Contact with Acer Iconia technology." So what does that mean for you?]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:09:19 +1000 http://apcmag.com//new-major-player-for-the-playbook-blackberry-adopts-android.htm http://apcmag.com//new-major-player-for-the-playbook-blackberry-adopts-android.htm

With the PlayBook's US launch less than a month away, RIM has drawn an ace out of its sleeve with the announcement that the BlackBerry tablet will also run Android apps.]]> Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:37:34 +1000 http://apcmag.com//tablet-price-war-heats-up-ipad-2-vs-competitors-closing-in.htm http://apcmag.com//tablet-price-war-heats-up-ipad-2-vs-competitors-closing-in.htm

With the iPad 2 launching in Australia today, we round up the latest release & pricing info for all the next-gen tablets, as Apple, Samsung, Motorola & RIM draw lines in the sand.]]> Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//windows-phone-strikes-back-htc-launches-hd7-on-telstra.htm http://apcmag.com//windows-phone-strikes-back-htc-launches-hd7-on-telstra.htm

Determined to not concede the number one spot to Apple or Android, a bullish Microsoft is partnering with HTC and Telstra to provide the "ultimate multimedia" smartphone.]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:59:32 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstras-99-smartphone-a-watershed-moment.htm http://apcmag.com//telstras-99-smartphone-a-watershed-moment.htm

With its new Android-based Smart-Touch smartphone selling for just $99, Telstra has symbolically broken through the last major smartphone hurdle: price.]]> Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:08:33 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-make-an-app-what-dev-tools-do-professional-app-makers-use.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-make-an-app-what-dev-tools-do-professional-app-makers-use.htm

What do you need (or need to know) to make apps? We looks at the toolsets and assistance available for developers of smartphone apps.]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:37:54 +1000 http://apcmag.com//anybody-can-make-apps-now-app-inventor-for-android-is-the-cats-meow.htm http://apcmag.com//anybody-can-make-apps-now-app-inventor-for-android-is-the-cats-meow.htm

Want to make a smartphone app but not sure how? App Inventor for Android might just be the ticket, as David Braue found out with his kitty-themed experiment.]]> Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-tweak-android-14-killer-customisations.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-tweak-android-14-killer-customisations.htm

Unlike other locked-down mobile OSs, Android is highly tweakable – if you know where to start. Here's our guide to customising Android on your mobile device.]]> Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:37:28 +1000 http://apcmag.com//top-10-mwc-2011-moments-nokia-microsoft-htc-and-all-the-mobile-action-from-this-years-event.htm http://apcmag.com//top-10-mwc-2011-moments-nokia-microsoft-htc-and-all-the-mobile-action-from-this-years-event.htm

Mobile World Congress is over, and in a world that's increasingly mobile-focused the pace of innovation was more frenetic than ever. Here's 10 things to know from this year's show.]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:16:46 +1000 http://apcmag.com//its-cool-to-see-how-its-spreading-so-fast-apcs-interview-with-androids-john-lagerling.htm http://apcmag.com//its-cool-to-see-how-its-spreading-so-fast-apcs-interview-with-androids-john-lagerling.htm

The director of Android’s global partnerships talks about Google’s plans and help for developers.]]> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//the-galaxy-is-expanding-samsung-to-introduce-larger-101-tab.htm http://apcmag.com//the-galaxy-is-expanding-samsung-to-introduce-larger-101-tab.htm

Samsung's announcement of a new, larger 10.1-inch tablet shows the industry believes a range of tablet form factors will be supported by the market.]]> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:00:20 +1000 http://apcmag.com//developing-for-android-part-2-of-our-which-app-store-is-right-for-you-series-this-week.htm http://apcmag.com//developing-for-android-part-2-of-our-which-app-store-is-right-for-you-series-this-week.htm

So, you want to make your mark in the smartphone and tablet market, but you're not sure which platform is a sure bet? We assess the app stores from a developer’s perspective.]]> Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-edges-closer-to-tablet-readiness.htm http://apcmag.com//android-edges-closer-to-tablet-readiness.htm

With the release to developers of a preview version of the Android 3.0 SDK, Google’s Android OS is closer than ever to hitting the big time (literally).]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:01:13 +1000 http://apcmag.com//windows-phone-7-vs-the-rest-head-to-head-smartphone-buyers-comparison.htm http://apcmag.com//windows-phone-7-vs-the-rest-head-to-head-smartphone-buyers-comparison.htm

Should you consider Windows Phone 7 with so many other options in the market? Read on to find out the results of our head-to-head showdown, broken down into key usage categories.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:20:10 +1000 http://apcmag.com//consumer-or-enterprise-differences-in-smartphone-brand-perception-across-asia-pacific.htm http://apcmag.com//consumer-or-enterprise-differences-in-smartphone-brand-perception-across-asia-pacific.htm

Tech cultural differences were on marked display last week, as devs and media from a host of APAC countries converged onto one mobile solution's hub.]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:38:44 +1000 http://apcmag.com//lg-launches-worlds-first-dual-core-smartphone-the-optimus-2x.htm http://apcmag.com//lg-launches-worlds-first-dual-core-smartphone-the-optimus-2x.htm

Hear that? It’s the sound of LG prancing around and giggling in triumph, having launched the world’s first dual-core smartphone ahead of its competitors.]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:49:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-on-liquid-e.htm http://apcmag.com//android-on-liquid-e.htm

Android 2.2 upgrades are starting to be made available for Australian phones. We've upgraded our Acer Liquid E to 2.2 to find out why this new version of the mobile OS is a must.]]> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:57:10 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-devs-flock-to-warts-and-all-pro-am.htm http://apcmag.com//android-devs-flock-to-warts-and-all-pro-am.htm

Now that Australian developers can sell Android apps, information-hungry local developers are packing into grass-roots developer forums like one held by jTribe this week.]]> Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:28:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//top-10-android-smartphones-.htm http://apcmag.com//top-10-android-smartphones-.htm

With an impressive OS and an exploding number of apps, Android smartphones are outselling iPhones worldwide. Jenneth Orantia rates the top 10 Android smartphones sold in Australia]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:39:49 +1000 http://apcmag.com//wp7-first-look-the-live-tiles-and-hubs-interface.htm http://apcmag.com//wp7-first-look-the-live-tiles-and-hubs-interface.htm

Check out how the Windows Phone 7 interface works, with our quick and dirty video run-through on the first-available WP7 handsets at the Sydney launch yesterday.]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:22:58 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dell-streak-pricing.htm http://apcmag.com//dell-streak-pricing.htm

We had another play with Dell's Streak after its Australian pricing was announced and came away convinced it will usher in a new era of giant phones, like those of the 1970s.]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:06:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//chrome-os-not-android-for-tablets.htm http://apcmag.com//chrome-os-not-android-for-tablets.htm

If Britain's Sunday Times is to be believed, Google is aiming its forthcoming Chrome OS at tablets, rather than trying to expand Android out into a tablet-sized computing OS. ]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:48:57 +1000 http://apcmag.com//huawei-announces-200-capacitive-android-phone.htm http://apcmag.com//huawei-announces-200-capacitive-android-phone.htm

Chinese telco hardware maker has lobbed a grenade into the smartphone market with the launch of an Android handset with a capacitive screen for less than $US200.]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:55:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//abc-iview-coming-to-the-ipad-iphone-android.htm http://apcmag.com//abc-iview-coming-to-the-ipad-iphone-android.htm

ABC iView is coming to the iPad, iPhone and other smartphones soon, the ABC has revealed. ]]> Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:16:46 +1000 http://apcmag.com//yum-pics-of-samsungs-7-galaxy-tab.htm http://apcmag.com//yum-pics-of-samsungs-7-galaxy-tab.htm

Samsung has posted an enticing video trailer for its upcoming iPad competitor, in a sweet 7" size bracket.]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:51:29 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-hints-at-android-tablets-coming-dell-streak.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-hints-at-android-tablets-coming-dell-streak.htm

Telstra has been stealing the limelight with local Android launches, but Optus says it is catching up fast.]]> Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:50:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-telstra-wildfire.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-telstra-wildfire.htm

Telstra adds another Android to its Next G family this month with HTC's Wildfire, which goes on sale from August 24 at $349 outright for pre-paid customers.]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:34:44 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-takes-the-smartphone-lead.htm http://apcmag.com//android-takes-the-smartphone-lead.htm

Handsets running Google's Android OS have surged past the BlackBerry and iPhone to become the best-selling smartphones in the US.]]> Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hp-dumps-windows-phone-7.htm http://apcmag.com//hp-dumps-windows-phone-7.htm

HP has abandoned Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform in favour of smartphones based on WebOS, but confirms that a Windows 7 slate is still on the cards. ]]> Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//toshiba-australia-aussie-slate-tablet-android-ipad-windows.htm http://apcmag.com//toshiba-australia-aussie-slate-tablet-android-ipad-windows.htm

Toshiba Australia MD confirms the release of Android and Windows slates starting in October, but says it’s steering clear of the Android smartphone market for now...]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:28:04 +1000 http://apcmag.com//toshibas-500-android-netbook-due-next-month.htm http://apcmag.com//toshibas-500-android-netbook-due-next-month.htm

The ‘Cloud Companion’ netbook packs Nvidia’s Tegra CPU and Android OS into a super-slim chassis with upwards of eight hours battery life...]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:17:25 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-releases-499-dual-boot-windows-android-netbook.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-releases-499-dual-boot-windows-android-netbook.htm

Acer’s new Aspire One D260 goes on sale this week, with the $449 netbook offering the best of both worlds – it can boot into both Windows 7 and Android 2.1.]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:43:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//review-samsung-galaxy-s-android-21-on-optus.htm http://apcmag.com//review-samsung-galaxy-s-android-21-on-optus.htm

There's a vast array of Android handsets out there ranging from rubbish to serious iPhone 4 competitors. This curvaceous Samsung is more towards the iPhone end.]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:12:47 +1000 http://apcmag.com//when-will-froyo-hit-australia-the-compete-list.htm http://apcmag.com//when-will-froyo-hit-australia-the-compete-list.htm

Hanging out for version 2.2 of Android to hit your smartphone? We've checked in with all the carriers and manufacturers to find out when it will happen.]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:26:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-launches-motorola-droidmilestone.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-launches-motorola-droidmilestone.htm

On the day Vodafone starts selling Google’s Nexus One, Optus is giving its customers another high-end Android handset option in Motorola’s Droid/Milestone handset.]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:21:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//is-google-turning-its-back-on-aussie-developers.htm http://apcmag.com//is-google-turning-its-back-on-aussie-developers.htm

Google has issued a terse statement on the issue of Australian software developers not being able to sell apps through its app market for the Android platform.]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:15:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//vha-cuts-prices-boosts-talk-and-data-on-new-smarthone-plans.htm http://apcmag.com//vha-cuts-prices-boosts-talk-and-data-on-new-smarthone-plans.htm

It’s game on for smartphone carriers: Vodafone and 3 boost the value their smartphone cap plans, plus Telstra drops the price of the HTC Desire.]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:01:59 +1000 http://apcmag.com//2010-the-year-of-android-in-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//2010-the-year-of-android-in-australia.htm

The iPhone 4's retina display and other evolutionary features will not be able to save it from Android domination within the year. ]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:02:33 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-nexus-one-australia-launch-release-vodafone-android.htm http://apcmag.com//google-nexus-one-australia-launch-release-vodafone-android.htm

Vodafone Australia has scored an exclusive deal to launch Google’s Nexus One smartphone. Now we just need to know when they’ll release it and how much it'll cost...]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:25:11 +1000 http://apcmag.com//get-a-sneak-peek-at-meego-on-intels-concept-atom-tablet.htm http://apcmag.com//get-a-sneak-peek-at-meego-on-intels-concept-atom-tablet.htm

The open-source ‘made for mobile’ Linux OS gets demo’d on Intel’s Atom-powered ‘Redvale’ slate, and we think you’ll be impressed...]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:42:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//while-we-wait-for-the-droid-motorola-launches-droid-x.htm http://apcmag.com//while-we-wait-for-the-droid-motorola-launches-droid-x.htm

The Motorola Milestone, aka Droid, gets a bigger and more bad-ass brother with a 4.3 inch screen and inbuilt 3G-to-WiFi ‘hotspot mode’.]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:14:02 +1000 http://apcmag.com//huawei-demos-7-inch-android-tablet.htm http://apcmag.com//huawei-demos-7-inch-android-tablet.htm

Chinese telecomms titan Huawei showcases a 7 inch Android tablet plus a 3.5 inch Android smartphone.]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:51:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//voda-drops-hint-about-google-nexus-one-launch-in-au.htm http://apcmag.com//voda-drops-hint-about-google-nexus-one-launch-in-au.htm

Vodafone Australia's official twitter account drops some big hints pointing at a local launch of Google's superphone.]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:16:48 +1000 http://apcmag.com//galaxy-s-pro-probably-not-for-australia-says-samsung.htm http://apcmag.com//galaxy-s-pro-probably-not-for-australia-says-samsung.htm

Samsung exec downplays chances of an Aussie release for QWERTY slider version of the just-launched Galaxy S Android smartphone...]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:04:56 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dell-streak-australia-android-slate-tablet-launch-release-mobicity.htm http://apcmag.com//dell-streak-australia-android-slate-tablet-launch-release-mobicity.htm

Can’t wait for Dell to decide if it will release the Android-powered Streak slate here? Aussie online store Mobicity is now taking orders for UK-sourced Streaks at $899...]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:47:45 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-galaxy-s-australia-optus-release.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-galaxy-s-australia-optus-release.htm

Optus will launch Samsung’s second-gen Android Galaxy S smartphone on Thursday July 1st, ‘free’ at $59/month and selling outright for $849; a Telstra Next G model is set to follow.]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:20:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-launches-optimus-android-phone-from-lg.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-launches-optimus-android-phone-from-lg.htm

The name sounds exciting; the phone, unfortunately, not so much. But it is cheap, at least.]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:14:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dell-streak-review-3g-tablet-slate-release-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//dell-streak-review-3g-tablet-slate-release-australia.htm

Our hands-on review of Dell’s Android Streak tablet which may soon be headed for Aussie release. Could this five inch smartphone ‘mini-slate’ replace both an iPhone and an iPad?]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:46:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dell-streak-3g-tablet-slate-release-date-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//dell-streak-3g-tablet-slate-release-date-australia.htm

Dell preps the ground for possible Aussie release of its Streak 3G tablet, showing the Android slate to local telcos and raising the possibility of a carrier deal.]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-rolls-out-three-new-android-handsets-plus-wave-2-duo-for-bada.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-rolls-out-three-new-android-handsets-plus-wave-2-duo-for-bada.htm

While yet to release the latest Android and Bada smartphones in Australia, Samsung already has a fleet of new Android ‘Galaxy’ and Bada ‘Wave’ handsets on the launchpad.]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ipad-ties-with-blackberry-in-mobile-browsing-market-share.htm http://apcmag.com//ipad-ties-with-blackberry-in-mobile-browsing-market-share.htm

The just-launched iPad already equals the BlackBerry in mobile Web browsing, but Android smartphones are making a dent in the iPhone’s previously all-conquering lead.]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-readies-android-powered-7-inch-galaxy-tab-slate-for-august-launch.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-readies-android-powered-7-inch-galaxy-tab-slate-for-august-launch.htm

Samsung’s tablet triple-play begins with the 7 inch Galaxy Tab, to be followed by 8 inch and 10 inch models, all running Android.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:57:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ipad-eats-into-netbook-share-but-is-it-a-blip-or-a-boom.htm http://apcmag.com//ipad-eats-into-netbook-share-but-is-it-a-blip-or-a-boom.htm

Market tracker DisplaySearch predicts the iPad to have 30% share of the combined netbook/slate market by mid-year, says this could be “the beginning of the end” for the netbook.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:42:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//app-developers-abandon-windows-mobile-for-iphone-android-and-blackberry.htm http://apcmag.com//app-developers-abandon-windows-mobile-for-iphone-android-and-blackberry.htm

Windows Mobile is officially the last platform that developers want to write for, according to a US report, with more than 50% of code-cutters now building apps for Apple’s iOS.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-preps-first-bada-os-phone-and-android-galaxy-s-for-local-launch.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-preps-first-bada-os-phone-and-android-galaxy-s-for-local-launch.htm

This month sees the Aussie launch of Samsung’s Android-powered Galaxy S as well as the Wave, which runs Samsung’s own Bada smartphone OS.]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:32:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-to-launch-motorola-droid-in-au.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-to-launch-motorola-droid-in-au.htm

Word on the grapevine is that Motorola's hot Android phone, Droid, will be launched in Australia by Optus.]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:14:16 +1000 http://apcmag.com//in-depth-review-sony-ericsson-xperia-x10.htm http://apcmag.com//in-depth-review-sony-ericsson-xperia-x10.htm

Sony Ericsson has pulled out no stops with the design of the Android-based handset. ]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:31:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-continues-android-push-with-new-sony-ericsson-phone.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-continues-android-push-with-new-sony-ericsson-phone.htm

Optus has ramped up its offering of Android-based handsets with the release of the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini earlier this week.]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:55:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//linux-to-dominate-australia-through-t-box-and-android.htm http://apcmag.com//linux-to-dominate-australia-through-t-box-and-android.htm

commentary In just a few years, almost every Australian will be using the open source Linux OS in their everyday personal or professional lives.]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:02:36 +1000 http://apcmag.com//asus-and-optus-unwrap-android-powered-garmin-gps-smartphone.htm http://apcmag.com//asus-and-optus-unwrap-android-powered-garmin-gps-smartphone.htm

Android moves in a new direction with the first GPS-centric smartphone, the Garmin-Asus G10, which Optus is set to launch on June 7th.]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:17:47 +1000 http://apcmag.com//intel-preps-android-froyo-x86-for-netbooks-and-slates.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-preps-android-froyo-x86-for-netbooks-and-slates.htm

Intel will ship a fully native x86 version of Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ to developers in the next two months to spur growth of Atom-powered Android netbooks and slates.]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//one-tablet-per-child-initiative-aims-for-us100-android-slate.htm http://apcmag.com//one-tablet-per-child-initiative-aims-for-us100-android-slate.htm

A few short years ago One Laptop Per Child was the next big thing for bringing technology to students around the world. The new buzz? ‘One Tablet Per Child’.]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:15:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//msi-windpad-slates-choose-windows-intel-or-android-nvidia.htm http://apcmag.com//msi-windpad-slates-choose-windows-intel-or-android-nvidia.htm

Another two touchscreen tablets join the iPad wanna-be race, with MSI putting a dollar each way on Windows and Android for its 10 inch slates.]]> Mon, 31 May 2010 23:41:33 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-tablet-slate-android-chrome.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-tablet-slate-android-chrome.htm

Acer unveils a 7 inch colour touchscreen tablet running Google Android OS, expects the slate to launch in October and says “this is no longer a Wintel world”.]]> Thu, 27 May 2010 20:40:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//aussie-pc-maker-launches-241-ipad-competitor.htm http://apcmag.com//aussie-pc-maker-launches-241-ipad-competitor.htm

On the eve of the launch of the Apple iPad in Australia, local PC manufacturer Pioneer has revealed plans to launch an Android-based competitor.]]> Thu, 27 May 2010 11:53:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//inside-android-gingerbread-google-shows-off-future-phone-features.htm http://apcmag.com//inside-android-gingerbread-google-shows-off-future-phone-features.htm

Future Android releases will include over-the-air application installs, a music store and automated voice control. Plus: what's cool in Froyo. ]]> Fri, 21 May 2010 06:15:29 +1000 http://apcmag.com//borders-australia-takes-on-amazon-for-ebooks-and-online.htm http://apcmag.com//borders-australia-takes-on-amazon-for-ebooks-and-online.htm

Borders is gearing up to take on Amazon as both the bookstore and ebookstore of choice for Australian readers.]]> Wed, 19 May 2010 17:10:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-22-froyo-to-get-usb-tethering-and-3g-to-wifi-hotspot.htm http://apcmag.com//android-22-froyo-to-get-usb-tethering-and-3g-to-wifi-hotspot.htm

Google’s next update to Android adds two high-value features to the open-source mobile OS, with USB tethering and the ability to create a personal Wi-Fi hotspot.]]> Wed, 19 May 2010 08:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//will-android-kill-australias-iphone-obsession.htm http://apcmag.com//will-android-kill-australias-iphone-obsession.htm

A funny thing has started to happen in the last few months. ]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 22:29:04 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-and-asus-prep-chrome-powered-netbooks-and-slates.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-and-asus-prep-chrome-powered-netbooks-and-slates.htm

The two Taiwan tigers both have plans to debut new devices running Google’s open-source Chrome OS at next month’s Computex 2010 trade show in Taipei.]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 06:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//skype-puts-windows-phone-7-on-hold.htm http://apcmag.com//skype-puts-windows-phone-7-on-hold.htm

Citing a second-rate “user experience” compared to the iPhone and Android, Skype admits it has no immediate plans to release an app for Windows Phone 7.]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 22:14:48 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-s-pad-android-slate-tablet.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-s-pad-android-slate-tablet.htm

Apple's got the iPad, Asus has the Eee Pad and Google is planning a gPad – so when Korean colossus Samsung put a slate on its plate, the name was almost a given!]]> Wed, 12 May 2010 13:27:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-gpad-coming-soon-and-coming-to-vodafone.htm http://apcmag.com//google-gpad-coming-soon-and-coming-to-vodafone.htm

US telco Verizon Wireless confirms it is working with Google on a slate – could the touchscreen tablet be launched here through carrier’s co-parent Vodafone?]]> Wed, 12 May 2010 12:03:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-overtakes-iphone-in-us-smartphone-market.htm http://apcmag.com//android-overtakes-iphone-in-us-smartphone-market.htm

A surge in Android sales has seen Google’s open-source smartphone OS shoot past the iPhone in the US consumer market as Windows Mobile slumps towards single-digit insignificance.]]> Wed, 12 May 2010 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//intel-debuts-atom-moorestown-for-smartphones-and-slates.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-debuts-atom-moorestown-for-smartphones-and-slates.htm

The second-gen Atom platform and Z600-series ‘system on a chip’ processors sees Intel step onto ARM’s turf as it chases the non-PC market.]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 14:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-22-to-get-full-flash-support.htm http://apcmag.com//android-22-to-get-full-flash-support.htm

Google gives the finger to Apple by building support for Flash video into Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’, due to debut next month.]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 09:15:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-giving-away-htc-desire-to-social-media-reviewers.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-giving-away-htc-desire-to-social-media-reviewers.htm

Want the oh-so-desirable HTC Desire but wary of Telstra’s $779 up-front price tag? The carrier is giving away 25 of the Android smartphones in a new ‘social review’ program.]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 10:38:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-cuts-smartphone-data-costs.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-cuts-smartphone-data-costs.htm

Prices are down and data allowances are up for the bolt-on Browsing Packs – but consumers are still paying up to twice as much as business customers for the same data.]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 09:33:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-releases-gps-fix-for-htc-desire.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-releases-gps-fix-for-htc-desire.htm

Quick work by Telstra and HTC offers Desire customers the choice between an over-the-air firmware update and a downloadable ROM image to let their smartphone see those GPS birds.]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:33:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dells-slate-roadmap-revealed-android-meego-smartbooks-and-more.htm http://apcmag.com//dells-slate-roadmap-revealed-android-meego-smartbooks-and-more.htm

A leaked slide from Dell’s mobile roadmap deck shows 5 inch and 7 inch slates running Android and MeeGo, a 3G slate bundled by Vodafone plus two ARM-powered 11 inch notebooks.]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:10:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//carriers-lined-up-to-launch-sony-ericsson-android-powered-xperia-x10.htm http://apcmag.com//carriers-lined-up-to-launch-sony-ericsson-android-powered-xperia-x10.htm

VHA’s 3 network has already landed the Xperia X10, Telstra launches next Tuesday and both Optus and Vodafone are expected to follow within the next fortnight.]]> Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:59:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//your-next-tv-will-it-run-android-or-windows.htm http://apcmag.com//your-next-tv-will-it-run-android-or-windows.htm

Microsoft releases its stripped-down Windows 7 Embedded edition to run TV sets and set-top boxes, while Samsung talks up ‘Google TVs’ powered by Android. Get ready for the TV OS...]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:49:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//nokia-previews-first-smartphone-based-on-open-source-symbian-os.htm http://apcmag.com//nokia-previews-first-smartphone-based-on-open-source-symbian-os.htm

Nokia’s touchscreen N8 marks the first in a new series of devices built around the new open-source Symbian 3 platform.]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-rushes-to-fix-wonky-gps-on-htc-desire.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-rushes-to-fix-wonky-gps-on-htc-desire.htm

Can’t get a GPS lock with your shiny new HTC Desire smartphone? Telstra says that a software SNAFU is the reason and is rushing to issue a fix “as a matter of urgency”.]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:20:58 +1000 http://apcmag.com//in-depth-review-htc-desire-outguns-the-iphone.htm http://apcmag.com//in-depth-review-htc-desire-outguns-the-iphone.htm

Sorry Apple fanboys, but the HTC Desire is set to bitch-slap the iPhone back to Cupertino.]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:45:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//spy-shots-dell-revs-up-android-and-windows-smartphones.htm http://apcmag.com//spy-shots-dell-revs-up-android-and-windows-smartphones.htm

Four new smartphones are on the launchpad at Dell HQ: the Lightning for Windows Phone 7, plus the Android-powered Aero, Smoke and Thunder running Dell’s slick new ‘Stage’ UI.]]> Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//asus-preps-android-powered-eee-pad-tablet-for-launch.htm http://apcmag.com//asus-preps-android-powered-eee-pad-tablet-for-launch.htm

The Asus slate will partner Nvidia’s Tegra processor with an enhanced Android OS and will make its debut at Taiwan’s Computex 2010 trade show in June.]]> Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dell-adds-7-inch-and-10-inch-android-streak-slates-to-the-menu.htm http://apcmag.com//dell-adds-7-inch-and-10-inch-android-streak-slates-to-the-menu.htm

Dell clearly expects big things of the tablet market, with spy shots revealing two larger-screen siblings set to follow the Android-powered Streak 5.]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//toshiba-working-on-windows-and-android-slates.htm http://apcmag.com//toshiba-working-on-windows-and-android-slates.htm

Toshiba’s tablet strategy puts a bet each way, with a low-price 10 inch slate running Android and a premium dual-screen (!) slate for Windows.]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//intel-puts-android-onto-atom-chips.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-puts-android-onto-atom-chips.htm

Slates, smartphones and 3G ‘smartbooks’ built around Intel’s Atom processor could all running Android in the near future.]]> Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:49:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-prepping-an-android-powered-gpad-tablet.htm http://apcmag.com//google-prepping-an-android-powered-gpad-tablet.htm

Having already released its own Nexus One smartphone, and seeing the iPad’s rapturous reception, Google is said to be developing the ‘gPad’ – a touchscreen slate running Android.]]> Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:52:09 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-to-buy-palm.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-to-buy-palm.htm

Palm is up for sale, and HTC is said to be lining up to make a bid on the struggling smartphone maker.]]> Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:45:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-launches-sony-ericsson-android-powered-xperia-x10-on-may-4th.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-launches-sony-ericsson-android-powered-xperia-x10-on-may-4th.htm

Telstra adds a second Android phone to its roster from next month, with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 starting at $99/month or $1,099 outright.]]> Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:42:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sony-ericsson-android-powered-xperia-x10-launch-this-month-on-all-aussie-3g-networks.htm http://apcmag.com//sony-ericsson-android-powered-xperia-x10-launch-this-month-on-all-aussie-3g-networks.htm

The first Android smartphone from Sony Ericsson hits Australia later this month on Optus, Telstra, Vodafone and Three, on contract and outright sale.]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:51:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-preps-new-notebooks-and-iphone-os-40.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-preps-new-notebooks-and-iphone-os-40.htm

April will be a busy month for Apple with the unveilling of iPhone OS 4.0 later this week and new MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air notebooks tipped for the end of the month.]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:32:52 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-unlocks-access-to-paid-android-apps.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-unlocks-access-to-paid-android-apps.htm

Ahead of next week’s expected launch of new Android handsets, Optus has finally enabled access to paid apps on the Android Marketplace.]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:52:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-to-launch-htc-desire-on-april-27-from-60month-780-outright.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-to-launch-htc-desire-on-april-27-from-60month-780-outright.htm

HTC’s Android-powered Desire smartphone will make its Aussie debut on Telstra’s Next G network next month with plans starting at $60 per month.]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:15:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//april-is-android-month-for-aussie-phone-vendors.htm http://apcmag.com//april-is-android-month-for-aussie-phone-vendors.htm

A fistful of phones running Google’s open-source OS are set to launch next month, giving Android a boost while Microsoft waits for Windows Phone 7.]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dell-prepping-mini-5-streak-android-tablet-.htm http://apcmag.com//dell-prepping-mini-5-streak-android-tablet-.htm

Bigger than a smartphone but smaller than an iPad or Kindle, Dell hopes its Filofax-sized Mini 5 tablet will hit the sweet spot for slates.]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:18:59 +1000 http://apcmag.com//vha-readies-new-fleet-of-smartphones.htm http://apcmag.com//vha-readies-new-fleet-of-smartphones.htm

VHA’s smartphone roadmap includes Samsung’s new Bada-powered Wave, Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 Android handset and the BlackBerry Storm 2.]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:21:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//watch-out-ipad-here-comes-the-200-full-hd-kogan-pad.htm http://apcmag.com//watch-out-ipad-here-comes-the-200-full-hd-kogan-pad.htm

Kogan unveils a cheap competitor to the iPad, says they probably won't make a 3D TV, and the Agora phone is NOT dead. Maybe.]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:14:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//mobile-phone-networks-open-skype-calls-on-3g.htm http://apcmag.com//mobile-phone-networks-open-skype-calls-on-3g.htm

In a promising sign of things to come, US carriers are now starting to permit Skype calls over the 3G mobile network.]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//is-android-ready-for-aussie-prime-time.htm http://apcmag.com//is-android-ready-for-aussie-prime-time.htm

Samsung exec says Android is suffering from “low consumer awareness” in Australia, but sides with Telstra that the open-source mobile OS is set to soar.]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//mobiles-are-our-1-focus-now-says-google-ceo.htm http://apcmag.com//mobiles-are-our-1-focus-now-says-google-ceo.htm

The runaway popularity of Apple’s iPhone – and its scores of imitators – has turned them into the major focus for Google’s innovative developers, CEO Eric Schmidt has revealed.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:08:03 +1000 http://apcmag.com//norton-jumps-on-the-ipad-and-android-bandwagons.htm http://apcmag.com//norton-jumps-on-the-ipad-and-android-bandwagons.htm

Latest version of 360 "supports" iPad, iPhone and Android. Sort of...]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:38:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-nexus-one-android-2-1-with-multitouch.htm http://apcmag.com//google-nexus-one-android-2-1-with-multitouch.htm

We tested the new Google Nexus One running the Android 2.1 software upgrade right here in Sydney. ]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:11:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-snares-android-powered-htc-desire-for-april-launch.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-snares-android-powered-htc-desire-for-april-launch.htm

Despite a three-month exclusivity deal on HTC’s new flagship Android smartphone, Telstra promises pricing will be “very aggressive’.]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-launches-android-powered-desire-and-legend-smartphones.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-launches-android-powered-desire-and-legend-smartphones.htm

HTC has added two more Android smartphones to its mobile mix, both running Android 2.1 plus an enhanced Sense UI packed with sweet new features.]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-maps-bug-forces-melburnians-down-toll-roads.htm http://apcmag.com//google-maps-bug-forces-melburnians-down-toll-roads.htm

A bug in Google Maps Australia is forcing people down costly toll roads whether they like it or not.]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:10:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//aussie-ebook-thinks-android-not-apple-2.htm http://apcmag.com//aussie-ebook-thinks-android-not-apple-2.htm

The Australian-designed QuokkaPad will run Linux based OSes such as Google Android.]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:00:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-to-declare-war-on-netbooks-and-smart-phones.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-to-declare-war-on-netbooks-and-smart-phones.htm

A key Linux developer has predicted Microsoft will use its huge patent portfolio to cripple smartphone competitors and boost its woeful Windows Mobile market share.]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:25:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-a-huge-opportunity-for-adult-developers.htm http://apcmag.com//android-a-huge-opportunity-for-adult-developers.htm

CES 2010: Web porn companies urged to consider Google's phone OS for future growth.]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//lenovo-readies-android-based-smart-phone.htm http://apcmag.com//lenovo-readies-android-based-smart-phone.htm

CES 2010: The forthcoming phone shares design features with the detachable screen IdeaPad U1.]]> Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:35:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iphone-overtakes-windows-mobile-in-sales-and-usage.htm http://apcmag.com//iphone-overtakes-windows-mobile-in-sales-and-usage.htm

2009 has been a much better year for Apple than it has for Microsoft, with the iPhone eclipsing Windows Mobile in the US market.]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:12:32 +1000 http://apcmag.com//motorola-milestone-is-this-the-droid-we-are-looking-for.htm http://apcmag.com//motorola-milestone-is-this-the-droid-we-are-looking-for.htm

The marketing tagline for this blockbuster Android phone is "Droid Does, iDont" -- squarely mocking the iPhone. So does it live up to expectations?]]> Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:54:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//virtual-pvr-service-for-pcs-and-smartphones-launches.htm http://apcmag.com//virtual-pvr-service-for-pcs-and-smartphones-launches.htm

Don’t want to be shackled to your TV set? Australian company MyTVR will record TV programs on their server and push the content down to your PC, iPhone, Nokia or Android device.]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:45:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-exec-no-plans-for-telstra-next-g-hero.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-exec-no-plans-for-telstra-next-g-hero.htm

HTC confirms it has no plans to release a Next G version of its Hero smartphone in Australia, despite a compatible 850MHz 3G model being available in North America.]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//2010-to-be-the-year-of-the-e-book.htm http://apcmag.com//2010-to-be-the-year-of-the-e-book.htm

Tech analyst firm Gartner reckons e-books will boom next year – provided they overcome hurdles in price, availability and lack of popular mainstream content.]]> Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-deliberately-blocking-android-paid-apps.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-deliberately-blocking-android-paid-apps.htm

EXCLUSIVE | Optus is blocking owners of Android mobile phones from buying paid apps from the Android store, while locking users into long service contracts.]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:13:25 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htcs-challenge-what-price-a-hero.htm http://apcmag.com//htcs-challenge-what-price-a-hero.htm

Will HTC’s decision to sidestep the subsidised handset plans of mobile phone carriers and sell the Hero and Tattoo outright help or hinder its new Android smartphones? ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:22:46 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-hero-makes-aussie-debut.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-hero-makes-aussie-debut.htm

In a turnabout move HTC side sidesteps all four Australian mobile carriers to launch its Android-powered Hero and Tattoo smartphones unlocked and for outright sale.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:47:32 +1000 http://apcmag.com//app-stores-converge-at-app-planet-2010.htm http://apcmag.com//app-stores-converge-at-app-planet-2010.htm

App stores are where it's all happening – so much so that the annual Mobile World Congress is launching the App Planet 2010 expo to claim slice of the action.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dell-unveils-mini-3-android-smartphone.htm http://apcmag.com//dell-unveils-mini-3-android-smartphone.htm

Making its debut in China and Brazil, the Mini 3 is the first of several expected Dell smartphones based on Google’s Android platform.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-hero-tattoo-android-optus-telstra-vodafone-3g-carrier.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-hero-tattoo-android-optus-telstra-vodafone-3g-carrier.htm

Optus or one of its virtual mobile network operators will be the sole Australian carrier for HTC’s new Android-powered Hero and Tattoo smartphones.]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:52:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-sets-aussie-launch-of-hero-and-tattoo-android-phones.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-sets-aussie-launch-of-hero-and-tattoo-android-phones.htm

The aptly-named Hero and the more mainstream Tattoo smartphones will make their Australian debut next week on Optus' dual-band 3G network.]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:16:54 +1000 http://apcmag.com//asus-android-powered-smartbook-set-for-q1-2010-launch.htm http://apcmag.com//asus-android-powered-smartbook-set-for-q1-2010-launch.htm

ASUS is mum on hard details for its Eee Smartbook which will sell for a bargain price and use alternative OS and a smartphone CPU.]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:28:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-builds-turn-by-turn-navigation-into-android-20.htm http://apcmag.com//google-builds-turn-by-turn-navigation-into-android-20.htm

The next wave of Android-powered smartphones will include free turn-by-turn navigation software powered by Google Maps and Google Street View. ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:21:28 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-muscles-in-on-music-and-ebooks.htm http://apcmag.com//google-muscles-in-on-music-and-ebooks.htm

The search supremo is tipped to launch an online music service this week, with the Google Editions ebook store to follow next year.]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:29:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-bitch-slaps-iphone-in-new-tv-adverts.htm http://apcmag.com//android-bitch-slaps-iphone-in-new-tv-adverts.htm

Prime-time TV spots critique the shortcomings of Apple’s iPhone in an attempt to position Android-powered mobiles as the better choice.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//barnes-noble-nook-ebook-runs-android.htm http://apcmag.com//barnes-noble-nook-ebook-runs-android.htm

The US$260 ebook reader launches overnight and turns out to be running Google’s Android OS...]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:30:53 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dell-readies-android-smartphone-for-2010-launch.htm http://apcmag.com//dell-readies-android-smartphone-for-2010-launch.htm

Reports say the PC powerhouse’s long-awaited Android smartphone will be exclusive to US carrier AT&T , which also enjoys a US stranglehold on the iPhone.]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:10:02 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-releases-entry-level-tattoo-android-mobile-phone.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-releases-entry-level-tattoo-android-mobile-phone.htm

Following the high-end Dream and Magic smartphones, HTC hopes the entry-level Tattoo with its new ‘Sense’ UI will drive Android into the mainstream.]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:14:56 +1000 http://apcmag.com//motorola-reveals-cliq-android-smartphone.htm http://apcmag.com//motorola-reveals-cliq-android-smartphone.htm

The consumer-minded Cliq puts social networking front and centre, with a beefier ‘mobile professional’ version soon to follow. Alas, we won’t see either until sometime in 2010.]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:36:32 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-aims-windows-embedded-at-smartbooks.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-aims-windows-embedded-at-smartbooks.htm

The pint-sized ‘Windows Embedded’ OS is set to join its desktop and smartphone cousins in Microsoft’s war against ‘little Linux’ distros such as Android and Mobilin.]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:18:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-windowsandroid-netbook-coming-in-q3-after-all.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-windowsandroid-netbook-coming-in-q3-after-all.htm Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:42:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-preps-android-smartphone-for-aussie-launch.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-preps-android-smartphone-for-aussie-launch.htm

Next month sees Samsung roll out its full line of touchscreen ‘Icon’ mobiles, among them the Android-powered Galaxy Icon.]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:17:42 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-not-offeirng-androidwindows-netbook-this-year.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-not-offeirng-androidwindows-netbook-this-year.htm

Intel reportedly delays new netbook platform leading Acer and Asus to delay new netbook models until next year.]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:34:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sony-ericcsons-rachel-set-to-join-android-friends.htm http://apcmag.com//sony-ericcsons-rachel-set-to-join-android-friends.htm

It’s codenamed Rachel but we’ll see this Android-powered smartphone debut as the Xperia X3 and sporting a custom Sony Ericsson UI.]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:29:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dell-is-hot-on-moblin-lukewarm-on-chrome.htm http://apcmag.com//dell-is-hot-on-moblin-lukewarm-on-chrome.htm

Dell is “working very closely” with Intel and Canonical on potential Moblin products and also plans to evaluate Chrome, although “there’s still lots of questions about the OS"]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:03:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-dual-os-androidxp-netbook-coming-next-month.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-dual-os-androidxp-netbook-coming-next-month.htm

Mr. Roboto netbook may hit store shelves next month from Acer.]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:22:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//just-how-much-faster-is-the-iphone-3gs.htm http://apcmag.com//just-how-much-faster-is-the-iphone-3gs.htm

Testing reveals the iPhone 3.0 OS update alone delivers a 3x Javascript browsing boost to the iPhone 3G, while other tweaks to the 3GS provide an additional 3x kick on top of that.]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:41:46 +1000 http://apcmag.com//windows-7-pricing-the-haggling-begins.htm http://apcmag.com//windows-7-pricing-the-haggling-begins.htm

At every level of retail, the knives are out as customers look for their pound of flesh from Microsoft in the new era of OS pricing]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:05:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//netbook-running-windows-and-android-spotted-at-computex.htm http://apcmag.com//netbook-running-windows-and-android-spotted-at-computex.htm Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:55:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//linux-notebooks-with-arm-hardware-seen-at-computex.htm http://apcmag.com//linux-notebooks-with-arm-hardware-seen-at-computex.htm

COMPUTEX | Freescale and Qualcomm have coined the term smartbook to describe Linux+ARM systems, ditching Atom+Windows for good.]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-will-offer-android-netbooks-in-q3.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-will-offer-android-netbooks-in-q3.htm

Acer says domo arigato Mr. Roboto.]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:20:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-magic-continues-android-dream.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-magic-continues-android-dream.htm

Less is more in the new Android phone from HTC: Magic drops the keyboard.]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:25:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//-onslaught-of-18-android-phones-coming.htm http://apcmag.com//-onslaught-of-18-android-phones-coming.htm

Google's free mobile phone OS is about to flood the market on new handsets of all shapes and sizes.]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:18:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//skyfire-mobile-browser-released-for-windows-and-symbian-phones.htm http://apcmag.com//skyfire-mobile-browser-released-for-windows-and-symbian-phones.htm

Finally out of beta, the fresh-baked Skyfire promises to bring desktop-class browsing – with full support for Flash and AJAX – to Windows Mobile and Nokia Symbian S60.3 phones.]]> Sun, 31 May 2009 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-to-announce-android-surprise-this-week.htm http://apcmag.com//google-to-announce-android-surprise-this-week.htm

Mmmm... donuts. Google has kicked off its dev conference with a demo of the next generation of Google's young mobile OS, Android.]]> Thu, 28 May 2009 14:15:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//3s-htc-magic-available-from-mid-june-starting-at-87month.htm http://apcmag.com//3s-htc-magic-available-from-mid-june-starting-at-87month.htm

The middle of June is when the magic happens on both Vodafone and 3, with 3's plans kicking off from $63/month for 1GB and 'free' handsets from $109/month.]]> Thu, 28 May 2009 13:04:13 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-magic-launches-in-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-magic-launches-in-australia.htm

Waiting to hear on plans and pricing for HTC’s second-gen ‘Magic’ Android smartphone? Yeah, we are too.]]> Thu, 28 May 2009 10:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sony-ericsson-well-wait-for-android-20.htm http://apcmag.com//sony-ericsson-well-wait-for-android-20.htm

Sony Ericsson is staying away from Google’s smartphone OS until it’s better at multimedia, which it says means waiting until Android 2.0 is released.]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 15:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//vodafone-confirms-htc-magic-android-touchscreen-smartphone-for-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//vodafone-confirms-htc-magic-android-touchscreen-smartphone-for-australia.htm

Vodafone and Three are gearing up for next week's launch of HTC’s Android-powered Magic touchscreen smartphone.]]> Thu, 21 May 2009 12:09:58 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-magic-android-g2-smartphone-set-for-aussie-launch-in-june-exclusive-to-vodafone.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-magic-android-g2-smartphone-set-for-aussie-launch-in-june-exclusive-to-vodafone.htm

HTC will unveil its G2 ‘Magic’ Android smartphone to the local media next week, with the smartphone offered exclusively through Vodafone.]]> Mon, 18 May 2009 23:00:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-moves-into-photo-frames-and-home-phones.htm http://apcmag.com//android-moves-into-photo-frames-and-home-phones.htm

Google’s Android OS is branching out beyond smartphones and rumoured netbooks into digital photo frames and a conventional landline phone for the home.]]> Sun, 17 May 2009 12:52:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why-dells-rumoured-android-netbook-makes-sense.htm http://apcmag.com//why-dells-rumoured-android-netbook-makes-sense.htm

Adding Google’s Android smartphone OS to its entry-level netbook could be part of Dell’s revamp for its entire Mini family.]]> Fri, 08 May 2009 01:14:13 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bsquare-outs-dell-android-netbook-plans.htm http://apcmag.com//bsquare-outs-dell-android-netbook-plans.htm

Dell is working on porting Flash Lite to Android. Why? For Android netbooks. Interesting...]]> Thu, 07 May 2009 23:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//first-android-netbook-to-cost-a-mere-250.htm http://apcmag.com//first-android-netbook-to-cost-a-mere-250.htm

Google's Android OS is coming to a netbook near you.]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:45:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-releases-android-smartphone.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-releases-android-smartphone.htm

The consumer electronics powerhouse is adding its muscle to the Android platform with the touchscreen i7500.]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:34:49 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-polishes-android-ui-in-15-update.htm http://apcmag.com//google-polishes-android-ui-in-15-update.htm

In Android’s most significant update yet, this month’s 1.5 upgrade gets a slicker and more streamlined interface plus the ability to delete or archive multiple Gmail messages.]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:08:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//nokia-to-release-a-netbook.htm http://apcmag.com//nokia-to-release-a-netbook.htm

Nokia is “looking very actively” at releasing a netbook, says its CEO. But will it run Symbian, Android or something else again?]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:03:23 +1000 http://apcmag.com//asus-and-hp-netbooks-to-run-google-android.htm http://apcmag.com//asus-and-hp-netbooks-to-run-google-android.htm

Asus and HP are both looking into Google’s Android as an alternative to Windows 7 for a new wave of netbooks.]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:23:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//acer-launching-first-non-windows-smartphone-of-the-year.htm http://apcmag.com//acer-launching-first-non-windows-smartphone-of-the-year.htm

With the smartphone market booming, Acer is going for a piece of the pie, but much to Microsoft's chagrin, they are not doing it with Windows Mobile.]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//abc-launches-online-site-with-android-and-iphone-applications.htm http://apcmag.com//abc-launches-online-site-with-android-and-iphone-applications.htm

Access your ABC on a tiny screen, especially Android and iPhone -- but no Radio or Video at first.]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:50:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//scan-barcode-get-torrents-via-torrent-droid.htm http://apcmag.com//scan-barcode-get-torrents-via-torrent-droid.htm

Piracy has never been easier than it is right now, thanks to a new mobile phone app that lets you 'scan' movies for download at your local retailer.]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//linux-powers-iphones-loudest-contenders-.htm http://apcmag.com//linux-powers-iphones-loudest-contenders-.htm

iPhone challengers Palm Pre as well as HTC's Dream and Magic have one thing in common: Linux-based operating systems. We look at why Linux is so good for smartphones.]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//kogan-resurrects-dead-phone-agora-2-details.htm http://apcmag.com//kogan-resurrects-dead-phone-agora-2-details.htm

Kogan CEO, Ruslan Kogan has revealed details of the upcoming Agora 2 handset, following on from the aborted launch of the original Agora smartphone.]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:20:25 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-and-vodafone-unveil-second-gen-android-g2-phone.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-and-vodafone-unveil-second-gen-android-g2-phone.htm

New touchscreen HTC ‘Magic’ phone ditches the slide-out keyboard for a virtual QWERTY keypad – along with better browser, bigger battery and 900MHz HSDPA.]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-to-introduce-android-smartphone-in-second-half-of-2009.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-to-introduce-android-smartphone-in-second-half-of-2009.htm

Telstra reveals to APC that it will release an Android phone on Next G before the year is out.]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//australian-review-htc-dream-optus.htm http://apcmag.com//australian-review-htc-dream-optus.htm

When APC gets the latest smartphone we don't just have a cursory play with it. We give it a thorough roasting, a grilling, a pounding with our thumbs... heck, a few flecks of spittle may even land on the device. Here's our in-depth review of the Australian HTC Dream.]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:16:04 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-to-sell-htc-dream-android-phone-from-mid-feb-for-74-per-month-with-500mb-of-data-up-to-182-.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-to-sell-htc-dream-android-phone-from-mid-feb-for-74-per-month-with-500mb-of-data-up-to-182-.htm

Australia will get the world’s first Android phone outside the US when Optus launches HTC’s Dream on Monday February 16th.]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:35:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//defiant_kogan_plans_for_future_android_netbook_releases.htm http://apcmag.com//defiant_kogan_plans_for_future_android_netbook_releases.htm

While the January launch of the Agora has been cancelled, Kogan is still planning to produce an Android phone eventually, and is also working on a netbook for imminent release.]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:44:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//kogan_agora_delayed_indefinitely.htm http://apcmag.com//kogan_agora_delayed_indefinitely.htm

Got your heart set on one of Kogan's Android phones? Too bad. ]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:25:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why_agora_beat_other_android_phones_to_market.htm http://apcmag.com//why_agora_beat_other_android_phones_to_market.htm

INTERVIEW | Agora phone mastermind Ruslan Kogan explains to APC why Android phones are still tricky to develop. PLUS: FIRST VIDEO OF A KOGAN AGORA!]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:12:20 +1000 http://apcmag.com//skype_heading_to_iphone_android_blackberry.htm http://apcmag.com//skype_heading_to_iphone_android_blackberry.htm

The new Mac and Android versions announced this week are just the tip of the iceberg: Skype has a lot more on its schedule for the year.]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:38:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bill_explosion_google_android_silently_phones_home.htm http://apcmag.com//bill_explosion_google_android_silently_phones_home.htm

Users of imported Google Android smartphones have got a nasty shock, with their mobile phone bills showing massive unexpected SMS usage.]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:20:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google_boosts_android_with_cupcake_update.htm http://apcmag.com//google_boosts_android_with_cupcake_update.htm

Google’s open-source smartphone OS gains an on-screen keyboard and stereo Bluetooth, but ‘Cupcake’ raises the issue of how vendors will update their Android phones]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//exclusive_interview_with_aussie_android_phone_maker.htm http://apcmag.com//exclusive_interview_with_aussie_android_phone_maker.htm

On sale for less than a day, Kogan's Agora Android phone has already attracted orders from Australia and overseas, and a touch-screen only successor is on the cards.]]> Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:22:38 +1000 http://apcmag.com//australias_android_phone_vs_iphone_bold__g1.htm http://apcmag.com//australias_android_phone_vs_iphone_bold__g1.htm

How the specs for the new Kogan Agora Android phone stack up against prime competitors: HTC G1, iPhone 3G and Blackberry Bold. ]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:46:16 +1000 http://apcmag.com//breaking_first_australian_android_phone_revealed.htm http://apcmag.com//breaking_first_australian_android_phone_revealed.htm

Have you been waiting for that sexy Google Android phone OS to hit the streets? The wait is almost over...]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:17:49 +1000 http://apcmag.com//virtualisation_comes_to_mobile_phones.htm http://apcmag.com//virtualisation_comes_to_mobile_phones.htm

VMware’s new Mobile Virtualisation Platform brings x86-class virtualisation to smartphones. But exactly why do you need a hypervisor in your handset?]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//first_android_phone__nothing_more_than_a_competent_iphone_rival.htm http://apcmag.com//first_android_phone__nothing_more_than_a_competent_iphone_rival.htm

Its significance lies in the fact that it's the first smartphone to run Google's Android OS. But as a competitor to the iPhone, T-Mobile's G1 won't worry Apple just yet.]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:52:47 +1000 http://apcmag.com//inside_googles_mobile_phone_new_details_of_android.htm http://apcmag.com//inside_googles_mobile_phone_new_details_of_android.htm

EXCLUSIVE | Google reveals new details about its Android mobile phone OS, including why it will be better than other phones.]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:20:58 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc_remains_committed_to_android_first_phones_will_ship_this_year.htm http://apcmag.com//htc_remains_committed_to_android_first_phones_will_ship_this_year.htm

Despite delays in the release of Google's Android mobile OS, Taiwanese manufacturer HTC says it is still on track to have its first handsets in the market before Christmas.]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//interview_google_android_expert_dan_morrill_spills_all.htm http://apcmag.com//interview_google_android_expert_dan_morrill_spills_all.htm

Google Android expert Dan Morrill denies any plans to copy the Apple iPhone, deflates the biggest Android myths and explains why web apps won't always cut it on phones.]]> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:14:04 +1000 http://apcmag.com//top_7_most_interesting_google_android_apps.htm http://apcmag.com//top_7_most_interesting_google_android_apps.htm

Google's massive competition for developers to create apps for its new Android mobile phone OS is bearing some very interesting fruit.]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google_android_worth_getting_excited_about.htm http://apcmag.com//google_android_worth_getting_excited_about.htm

Critics are hounding Google over security holes and incompatibility fears, but Google's Android mobile operating system is still on track for commercial launch later this year. It'll soon be on a phone near you. ]]> Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:13:32 +1000