CyanogenMod 10.1 Release Candidate now available
Phil Tann - 9 May 2013 7
CyanogenMod - possibly the most popular third party ROM for Android - has made a release candidate of their newest offering available. CyanogenMod 10.1 is based on Android Jelly Bean 4.2 and is currently said...
Vodafone to begin rollout of Jelly Bean to Samsung Galaxy S II tomorrow
Daniel Tyson - 9 April 2013 12
On the 5th of April Vodafone annoubced that they had approved the Jelly Bean update for the Samsung Galaxy S II for both the Vodafone and 3 models. Unfortunately at the time, no date...
Samsung Galaxy S2 from Optus to get Jelly Bean update over the next week
Daniel Tyson - 22 March 2013 61
In a tweet that has just gone out, Optus has advised that owners of one of 2011's most popular phones the Samsung Galaxy S 2 will begin seeing their Jelly Bean update over the...
Samsung have shipped over 100 million Galaxy S devices
Buzz Moody - 17 January 2013 6
You may have heard of a little family of devices from Samsung called the "Galaxy S" range. Well, apparently they're pretty popular, with Samsung shipping over 100 million Galaxy S units in total. Other...
Samsung Galaxy S II 4.1.2 Jelly Bean Test Firmware Leaks
Adam Ricket - 16 November 2012 8
We heard a rumor a little while a go that the Galaxy S II would be getting a Jelly Bean Update around Q4 this year, well it seems as though you can download a...
Video: This is what happens when you run the USSD exploit on the Samsung...
Buzz Moody - 26 September 2012 10
If you wanted to see if that factory reset from the browser exploit is actually a thing, then watch the video below -- it's kind of mind blowing to think this is possible. The...
Jelly Bean rumours for SGS II, SGS III, Note and Note 2
Daniel Tyson - 8 August 2012 8
There hasn't been much official word on any types of updates for the most popular phones that Samsung has sold in the last year, we've seen insane profits reported for the last quarter by...
Samsung have sold 28 million Galaxy S II, 24 million Galaxy S, 7 million...
Buzz Moody - 1 June 2012 2
Samsung aren't just proud of their current flagship device, the Galaxy S III, they're also very proud of their previous flagships in the Galaxy S and Galaxy S II, as well as the Galaxy...
Australian-based Kickstarter will create Galaxy Nexus magnet-mounting case
Daniel Tyson - 1 June 2012 4
I'm a late comer to Kickstarter projects but I'm starting to have a great time looking through the many wonderful projects that are out there, in particular in regards to Android based projects. I just...
Samsung Galaxy S II now available on Red Bull MOBILE
Buzz Moody - 29 May 2012 2
Red Bull MOBILE Australia have added a new device to their lineup: the Samsung Galaxy S II. It joins the fairly bare lineup that includes only the HTC Salsa and HTC Explorer, so it's...
Majority of MobiCity's best selling phones are Android
MobiCity have released some interesting info regarding their best-selling phones over the previous 3 years. Unsurprisingly it's all Android at the top; leading the pack is the Samsung Galaxy S II followed by the...
Galaxy S III TouchWiz Nature UX gets ported to Galaxy S II
Want to get Samsung's new TouchWiz Nature UX on your Galaxy S II because you can't justify upgrading to the Galaxy S III? Well you're in luck. A developer has ripped TouchWiz UX from...
Ausdroid Podcast 030 – Talking Updates with Vodafone – 01/05/2012
Buzz Moody - 7 May 2012 2
It was my first attempt at hosting the Ausdroid Podcast, and I think it went down pretty nicely: take a listen for yourself. We were lucky enough to be joined by Kieran McIlwain,...
Compared: Samsung Galaxy S III vs. The Competition
Buzz Moody - 4 May 2012 39
With Samsung letting the cat out of the bag in the form of the Samsung Galaxy S III -- the successor to the Galaxy S II -- we thought it would only be fair...
Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for Vodafone/3 Samsung Galaxy S II available from midday tomorrow
Daniel Tyson - 1 May 2012 44
Vodafone has just tweeted an update advising that owners of the Samsung Galaxy S II from either 3 or Vodafone should start to see the Ice Cream Sandwich update available via FOTA(Firmware Over The...