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Google Movies now available in Australia

Google Movies now available in Australia

26 April 2012 by Discuss (0)

One of the more constant complaints we get about Android and Google as a whole is that their media services (among other things) are often aimed squarely at the US, with barely a thought to users outside of North America. But lately the Big G has been making strides towards a more global selection of …

HTC One X headed for Virgin Mobile in Australia

HTC One X headed for Virgin Mobile in Australia

15 March 2012 by Discuss (0)

Sometimes our friends down under get unfairly left out of the news as far as the latest and greatest hardware goes. Fear not, Australians: HTC hasn’t forgotten about you, and neither has Ausdroid. They spotted the HTC One X hanging out a Virgin Mobile web page. (Not to be confused with the US version of Virgin Mobile, …

HTC Velocity 4G LTE heads to Telstra

HTC Velocity 4G LTE heads to Telstra

18 January 2012 by Discuss (1)

Down under in Australia HTC is set to unleash their newest and fastest 4G LTE equipped smartphone to Telstra. We know it here in the states as the HTC Vivid and previous leaks (even down under) had it titled the HTC Holiday. This 4.5″ screen packing LTE smartphone is headed to Telstra and according to …

ASUS Transformer Prime hitting Australian shelves in January

ASUS Transformer Prime hitting Australian shelves in January

13 December 2011 by Discuss (0)

The ASUS Transformer Prime is said to be hitting the US before Christmas (December 19th?), but for Australian retailers – expect to see the device in early January of next year. The price is yet to be confirmed, but the Transformer Prime may end up seeing an instant OTA update to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream …

Apple loses final Australia appeal, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is ready for a retail return

Apple loses final Australia appeal, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is ready for a retail return

08 December 2011 by Discuss (3)

Early news out of Australia indicates that Apple has lost its appeal of a decision made in an Australian federal court, dismissing their patent case against Samsung and its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. AusDroid reports that the decision came early Friday morning. The two companies have been locked in a legal battle for months, culminating …

Australia gets Androidland, we get green with envy

Australia gets Androidland, we get green with envy

02 December 2011 by Discuss (2)

It’s been hard to be a down under Android fan lately, what with Apple’s relentless hounding of Samsung design patents bouncing up and down the judiciary ladder. But there’s at least one perk: wireless carrier Telstra has created the first Android-themed retail store, Androidland in Melbourne. Naturally various Android phones and tablets are on display, …

Samsung Galaxy Tab ban extended in Australia

Samsung Galaxy Tab ban extended in Australia

01 December 2011 by Discuss (0)

We had just received word two days ago that Samsung had prevailed over Apple from the Australian court ruling’s temporary ban. So much for that. It turns out court orders have banned the tablet another week from sale, more specifically until December 9th. The case remains open because the High Court of Australia was forced …

Samsung and its Galaxy Tab triumph over Apple’s temporary ban

Samsung and its Galaxy Tab triumph over Apple’s temporary ban

29 November 2011 by Discuss (0)

What a great feat for Samsung today! As you may have heard, Samsung has been in quite the legal battle with Apple Inc. in recent months over whether their Galaxy Tab 10.1 could rest on Australian shelves. Court rulings had prohibited sale of the device with a temporary ban until now.

Aussie judge calls Apple a monopoly in Samsung Galaxy Tab case

Aussie judge calls Apple a monopoly in Samsung Galaxy Tab case

25 November 2011 by Discuss (0)

Australia is a beachhead for Apple’s worldwide crusade against Android in general, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in particular. Apple’s lawyers scored a major victory earlier this year when a sales ban injunction was granted, essentially making Samsung’s tablet illegal to sell in the entire country. Naturally Samsung appealed the case, and at least …

Apple beats Australian retailers into submission over Galaxy Tab sales

Apple beats Australian retailers into submission over Galaxy Tab sales

14 November 2011 by Discuss (0)

A while back we told you about independent Australian retailers refusing to honor the ruling from Apple’s civil case against Samsung. A small number of independent shops and websites skirted the sales ban on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 by importing them directly from China without buying them from Samsung first. Well it looks like Apple’s …

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