Google is on the verge of releasing a fresh face for its Android applications market, with screenshots showing that the market is ready for next year’s Honeycomb tablets as well. The new Android Market as intended for tablets. (Credit: Android Police) The new-look Android Market sports a few key improvements to help find what you …

After a false start, LG has confirmed it will upgrade the Optimus One handset from Android 2.2 to 2.3, but hasn’t announced a specific timeline. LG confirmed the decision in a statement which read, “LG will upgrade all Optimus One smartphones currently using the Froyo OS to the next version of the Android OS, Gingerbread. Details of the upgrade schedule …

Crazy John’s has expanded its unlimited calling plans, offering a new SIM-only AU$49 per month unlimited contract and existing post-paid customers get the opportunity to convert their plans to unlimited talk and text for an extra AU$10 each month. From 8 December, customers who currently subscribe to a post-paid capped or shared plan of AU$39 each month or more are …

Aussie electronics entrepreneur Ruslan Kogan today unveiled what he describes as a “revolution in online shopping”— a preorder option for electronics called LivePrice. (Credit: Screenshot CBSi) According to a press release from Kogan, LivePrice will offer customers the opportunity to buy a product well before it’s manufactured for a heavily discounted price. This retail price will increase during the different …

Though Telstra, Optus and VHA account for the majority of mobile phone subscriptions in Australia, there are a number of low cost alternatives available. Could choosing an MVNO for your mobile save you money? MVNO stands for Mobile Virtual Network Operator. Simply put, an MVNO is a company that buys service from one of the big telcos who own the …

Now playing: Watch this: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 update 3:10 Sony Ericsson has started rolling out its update for the Xperia X10, upgrading the Android platform to version 2.1, as well as enhancing a few key features. The most noticeable adjustments can be seen on the lock screen and home screen. When you power on the phone you’ll now have …

Optus has confirmed that the Android 2.2 update for the Samsung Galaxy S has finally landed. A Galaxy S with the Froyo update. (Credit: CBSi) Following a tweet from a reader, Optus confirmed that the update is available. Users keen to update their phones can access the firmware using the Samsung Kies software suite. Users are urged to back up …

A new virtual mobile operator today launched its operations in Australia, offering a service without contracts and calling costs minus flagfall. (Credit: Amaysim) Amaysim is a new SIM-only mobile phone service offering pre-paid and post-paid mobile phone services in Australia, with a flat call rate of 15 cents per-minute, 12 cents for SMS messages and 5 cents per MB for …

Vodafone today announced a new range of plans offering unlimited calls and messages to Australian phones for less than half the price of its nearest competition. (Credit: CBSi) Calling its new plans “Infinite”, the just-announced capped plans start from AU$45 per month and offer unlimited calls to landlines and mobiles in Australia, as well as unlimited texts excluding messages to …

An Aussie Zune lover has been informed by a Microsoft service rep that the computing giant plans to launch the Zune Pass service to Australians in early 2011. (Credit: Microsoft) A CNET reader sent in a tip telling us that during a recent call with Microsoft support he was told the Zune Pass service will launch in Australia in late …