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• Virgin Mobile grabs Sony Xperia SP

  By Ross Catanzariti | 03 May, 2013 15:01

  Virgin Mobile has today announced it will sell the Sony Xperia SP Android phone in Australia. The device is available online and at Virgin Mobile stores across the country.

• Galaxy S4 landing Down Under this week

  By Ross Catanzariti | 24 April, 2013 09:05

  Samsung officially launched its hotly anticipated Galaxy S4 Android phone last night at an event in Sydney, with the device officially going on sale in Australia from Saturday, April 27.

• Do's and don'ts for using Android in business

  By Jon Gold | 02 April, 2013 11:16

  While it's important to remember that the use of Google Android software in the enterprise is still a comparatively young phenomenon, there are a few general guidelines that businesses looking to use the platform would do well to remember.

• Samsung Galaxy S4 coming to all Australian carriers

  By Ross Catanzariti | 15 March, 2013 12:29

  Samsung's new Galaxy S4 Android smartphone will be sold through all major Australian carriers, it was confirmed today.

• Google I/O registration: Open and shut in 45 minutes

  By Bob Brown | 13 March, 2013 17:13

  Google I/O conference registration opened at 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday and closed less than an hour later, showing once again that this is as hot tech confab as there is these days.

• Sophos updates Android MDM application

  By Nermin Bajric | 05 February, 2013 11:52

  Security vendor, Sophos, has launched Mobile Control 3.0, the new version of its mobile device management (MDM) solution.

• RIM BlackBerry 10 will determine firm's fate as a premier mobile device player

  By John Cox | 29 January, 2013 17:02

  The key to Research in Motion's success in the business markets lies not with IT groups or even business users, but with consumers, according to analysts looking ahead to Wednesday's announcement of RIM's new BlackBerry 10 smartphones.

• 'Make me Asian' app yanked from Google Play amidst racism concerns

  By Jon Gold | 17 January, 2013 23:05

  An app called "Make me Asian" that added details like narrowed eyes and conical hats to screenshots of users has been pulled from the Google Play store after inciting widespread public outrage, including a Change.org petition that was signed by more than 8,400 supporters.

• Is Android in the business world to stay?

  By Jon Gold | 02 April, 2013 11:16

  It's official, and it's been official for a while -- Android is far and away the most popular smartphone OS in America. Ever since January 2011, when the platform surpassed RIM to take the top spot for the first time in comScore's monthly market share rankings, Google's operating system has continued to grow its user base, which accounts for 52% of the market as of this January.

• How to update your Galaxy S III to Jelly Bean right now

  By Ross Catanzariti | 26 October, 2012 16:11

  Sick of waiting for the Jelly Bean update for your Galaxy S III? We show you how to update manually with an easy, five-step guide.

• 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.