Vodafone’s online store is offering either the Samsung Galaxy S II and the HTC Sensation XL with a handset charge of $5 a month (down from $10) on its $29, 24-month cap plan (total minimum cost $816). Not the newest phone or the swishest plan, but a good saving if you want a low-cost Android deal and don’t mind the contract. [Vodafone]
One of the best things about the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is that it comes with a vanilla OS: no crapware and no bloated UI skin. But that doesn’t mean that you also get updates directly from Google. If you bought your Galaxy Nexus from Telstra, Optus or Vodafone, you’re not running the latest version of Ice Cream Sandwich, and you probably never will. More »
Further proof that one of Android’s virtues is a wide variety of price points: Telstra this week begins selling the Samsung Galaxy Y as a prepaid handset for $129. More »
If you want a brand-new phone running Ice Cream Sandwich, then you can choose from a stack of carrier deals for the Galaxy Nexus. But if you picked up its predecessor, the Nexus S, during its brief period of availability from Vodafone earlier this year, you might also be in luck. More »
The hugely anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus — the first Android phone to officially run the awesome new Ice Cream Sandwich build — officially makes its appearance in Australia this week. Of the three local carriers, who has the best deal if you want to buy on a contract? Planhacker runs through the numbers for Optus, Telstra and Vodafone. More »
So far we’ve looked at the basics of Smart TVs and examined what you can expect from each of the major vendor’s App stores. But which models should you be getting excited by? Let’s take a look at the top of the range from each Smart TV vendor. More »
There have been a bunch of delays, but Telstra will finally start selling the Samsung Galaxy S II — one of the more anticipated releases in this year’s crop of Android phones — from July 26. More »
Fancy a sweet new dual-core Samsung Galaxy S II? Gizmodo has an awesome competition giving away three of these super Android devices — you just have to prove how badly you need one. Get in quick before the competition closes on Sunday! [Gizmodo]
We looked at the key features in Honeycomb earlier in the year, but we’re now getting much closer to the actual release of devices offering the optimised-for-tablet version of Android. I’ve been testing out the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v ahead of its official release, and it has some pretty nifty features for productivity-minded travellers. More »
