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• Australia's first 4G smartphone is the HTC Velocity 4G

  By Ross Catanzariti | 19 January, 2012 09:09

  Telstra and HTC today confirmed that Australia's first 4G smartphone -- the HTC Velocity 4G -- will be available to purchase from Tuesday 24 January.

• Telstra now selling Galaxy Y for just $129

  By Ross Catanzariti | 18 January, 2012 12:18

  In case you needed some more proof that Android really is the operating system for budget smartphones, Telstra has today announced the release of the $129 Samsung Galaxy Y Android phone.

• ASUS aiming to transform tablet market with Transformer Prime

  By Ross Catanzariti | 18 January, 2012 11:41

  ASUS has today announced the Australian launch of its Eee Pad Transformer Prime Android tablet. The tablet is now available outright through major Australian retailers including Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi and The Good Guys.

• Review: Huawei IDEOS X3 Android phone - cheap, but ... ...

  By Ross Catanzariti | 21 November, 2011 16:04

  Chinese manufacturer Huawei certainly knows how to sell cheap as chips smartphones. It's latest effort is the IDEOS X3, which retails for just $99 through Vodafone.

• The Dirty Dozen of security-vulnerable smartphones

  By Ellen Messmer | 21 November, 2011 22:32

  Which smartphones pose the biggest security and privacy risks to consumers and corporations?

• In pictures: Android 4 'Ice Cream Sandwich'

  By Galen Gruman | 01 November, 2011 10:25

  Google's mobile OS gets a major upgrade this week if the tipsters are right, but there's no need to wait to see some of the new capabilities in action.

• HTC and Vodafone announce Sensation XE and XL

  By Ross Catanzariti | 04 November, 2011 09:31

  HTC has announced the launch of the Sensation XL and Sensation XE Android smartphones in Australia, the first two smartphones in the country that include integrated Beats Audio.

• Protesters find allies in app makers

  By AAP | 31 October, 2011 07:10

  A new app has been developed for street protesters that lets smartphones fire off messages about imminent arrests and rallying cries be heard by crowds.

• A first look at the Galaxy Nexus

  By Ross Catanzariti | 28 November, 2011 11:27

  The Galaxy Nexus is the first smartphone to run the latest 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" version of Google's Android operating system.

• A first look at the Samsung Galaxy Note

  By Ross Catanzariti | 01 November, 2011 12:38

  Don't like your smartphones big? Then look away now. Samsung's Galaxy Note is the definition of big: it has a whopping 5.3in touchscreen that's a full inch bigger than the company's own Galaxy S II, and almost two inches bigger than the iPhone 4S.

• Where can you buy the Galaxy Nexus?

  By Ross Catanzariti | 20 October, 2011 10:42

  It's finally here. Google and Samsung have jointly unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android phone, the first smartphone to run the latest 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" version of Google's Android operating system. So, when can Aussies get their hands on it?

• HTC EVO 3D vs. LG Optimus 3D: smartphone comparison

  By Ross Catanzariti | 11 October, 2011 14:05

  TV manufacturers have been keen on 3D technology in recent times and now it seems the 3D world is being transferred to smartphones, too. LG was first to market with the Optimus 3D -- early enough to be crowned the world's first 3D smartphone — and HTC has closely followed with the EVO 3D.

• Apple iPad 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: Tablet showdown

  By Ross Catanzariti | 16 August, 2011 15:08

  Apple's iPad 2 is clearly the market leader, but Samsung has ruffled a few feathers with its upcoming Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet -- so much so that Apple has blocked it from going on sale in Australia, and forced Samsung to postpone the launch event

• Five things we hate about the Samsung Galaxy S II

  By Ross Catanzariti | 01 June, 2011 15:53

  Here at PC World Australia we go by the motto "nothing is perfect". A great example of us putting this into practice is Samsung's Galaxy S II -- a phone that is widely regarded by experts as the best Android smartphone yet, and perhaps even the best smartphone on the market, period.

• The secret history of Android

  By JR Raphael | 23 April, 2011 08:30

  The Internet, as we all know, never forgets. And it turns out the World Wide Web has some pretty interesting memories on the subject of Android.

• Android Honeycomb: Powerful, but not perfect

  By JR Raphael | 05 March, 2011 06:26

  Honeycomb is a whole different beast from the Android we've come to know. While previous versions of Google's mobile operating system were built for smartphones, Honeycomb -- also known as Android 3.0 -- is the first to be designed specifically for tablet-size devices. And seeing it in action, it certainly shows.