HTC moves Sense Keyboard to Google Play – update now available
Just prior to the launch of the HTC One M8, HTC began following the lead of both Google and Motorola and moved some of their apps into Google Play. Today they've also released the Sense Keyboard - known as...
New Material Design inspired Play Store update beginning to roll out
After a new look Google Play store design leaked only a week ago, the new Material Design look Google Play update for Android is rolling out now according to the Google Play Twitter account.
The new look design has also...
One-click eButton brings personal safety to the mobile age
Australian developer AppAce Pty Ltd has developed a revolutionary personal safety product and having read a bit about it, we want to tell you a little more.
Coffs Harbour engineer Ian Kinny has developed a Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy device...
Set reminders from the Google Search box
With Android Wear rolling out, with Google Now at the core of the experience, Google is looking to add more functionality and ways to interact with Google Now and now you can. You can simply type your reminder into...
Google revamps the Chromecast site with better discoverability for Chromecast apps
The Chromecast is a massively popular device, with a heap of functionality and Google is keen to make it easier for you to find new ways of using it. Today, the Chromecast site has been updated to make that...
ZTE partners with Google to bring Google Now Launcher to future phones
On the Australian Mobile market, ZTE is a relative new-comer, only recently launching their first mobile phone under their own brand name - the ZTE 969. But elsewhere in the world, ZTE is as common in the market as...
EchoWear lets you identify music from your wrist
Much like well-established music services Shazam and SoundHound, EchoWear for Android Wear allows you to search for music you can hear, all from the comfort of your wrist. While Google Now on your phone will have a fair stab...
Google is planning to no longer call Freemium games ‘Free’
Google has responded to the European Commission over concerns raised by parents surrounding In-App Purchases (IAP) included with an increasing number of games for their platforms - namely Android. The commission asked both Apple and Google to implement changes...
Guardians of the Galaxy slides into Google Play
The US Summer movie blockbuster season is still upon us, that means we're still seeing big budget feature films arriving in theatres. Next month Guardians of the Galaxy, the latest Marvel Super-hero movie joins the list of Marvel movie...
Google Maps for Android updates with elevation information for cyclists and more
Just in time for the weekend, Google has today updated Maps with a few new features, including some updates which could make going for a ride this weekend a little more attractive.
After updating Google Maps on the desktop in...
Game of Thrones Ascent now available on Google Play – Winter is HERE!
Winter is here. Disruptor Beam and developer Kongregate have brought the game Game of Thrones Ascent to Google Play. But hold on there, it's not a sex and violence fuelled hack'n'slash, instead you'll find yourself reading and scheming in...
JB Hifi releases Stack Magazine as an Android App
Catalogues, propoganda all the stuff you get from stores to advertise their wares usually end in land-fill, but in a connected world, we're starting to receive the contents of these missives in electronic form if you wish, and that's...
Third Party app Pebble Locker adds support for Android Wear
If you still own a Pebble smart watch, third party Pebble app - Pebble Locker has added an update which is looking pretty good. Version 2.8 (which has now been updated to 2.8.1 to address crashing) of the Pebble...
Why developers probably aren’t (and shouldn’t) be making Android Wear watch faces yet
Google's Wayne Piekarski has taken to Google+ to talk about the state of custom watch-faces for Android Wear, and while he's doubtlessly impressed with what developers have come up with since the launch of the Android Wear SDK, he's...
Google adds ‘Flag as inappropriate’ link to Google Play Web Store
While Android enjoys the largest number of apps available on any mobile platform - over 1 Million apps at this stage - some of those Apps can be inappropriate; either as Trademark or Copyright infringing or just malicious or...