Google Maps continues to get better and better. Personally I’m a big fan of the hazard notifications, in fact yesterday it potentially saved me from a serious road incident. I was notified of an object on the road ahead, I found quickly (110kph zone) that a truck had a blow …
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Earlier this week we brought you the news about the “New Assistant” coming to Australia soon – well, it seems soon is now, because Google has announced the new arrival in Australia overnight. Aussies who own a Pixel 4 can now start enjoying the all new Google Assistant in English. …
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In recent times we have always received Samsung’s Exynos versions of their high end Galaxy phones but this may change with the Galaxy S11 according to a new report. Korean site, The Elec is reporting that not only will Korea be receiving the Snapdragon 865 as the Galaxy S11 chipset …
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There are a lot of task management applications available in the Play Store. Sadly for 10+ million user install base of Wunderlist, they’re set to make a transition to another option in the near future. In a Blog Post the Wunderlist team have announced that as of May 6th 2020 …
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A couple of weeks ago we speculated and inferred from certain comments from the BMW Australia CEO that Android Auto was about to land at BMW. It seems this inference was correct but the catch is that only wireless Android Auto will be supported. BMW USA has released a statement …
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I remember pocket money from when I was a kid, when my parents would be pay me small amounts of money to do chores around the house, or just generally for being a (mostly) good kid. These days, my kids are a bit young for pocket money, but equally, when …
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Aussie Broadband has shaken up its residential NBN plans today, offering new – and more affordable – plans. Some of the new plans take advantage of NBN Co’s newly announced speed tiers at the 250 / 25 Mbps and 100 / 20 Mbps levels. As an NBN retailer, Aussie Broadband …
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Oppo’s Inno Day event in Shenzhen China yesterday gave us a look at the company’s future as it broadens is product offering and invests heavily in AI and IoT. The company has been quietly evolving itself in the last few years, and presents very differently at the tail end of …
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It has been possible to reschedule appointments with others via the actual appointment for some time. Rescheduling required users to go into calendar, open and edit the appointment there even if you know you can’t make it. An update coming to the G-Suite web interface will change that very soon. …
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Google Assistant as well as other smart assistants are working their way towards deeper integration with our lives. The Lenovo Smart Clock is just another step towards complete integration and some changes to the software outlined in a recent blog post will make it a gentler, more pleasant companion for …
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Google has been on an all out quest to make being online safer and today they have unveiled enhancements to the Chrome browser that just might achieve that goal. Now, it’s your responsibility to keep safe online, you need to be in control, you need to be aware, and you …
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The Android TV update to Android 10 has today been announced by Google via their developers blog. While it has been announced do not expect to see it before the end of the year. The new API Level 29 along with the performance and security updates made with Android 10 …
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Google have been adding tweaks to a lot of their apps lately and it is continuing with Google Photos starting to receive the new account picker that was announced at Google I/O this year. The new update, rolling out via a server side switch at the moment, brings the new …
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To say the 5G rollout in Australia has been slow is an understatement. Carriers though continue to develop various 5G features in a bid to roll them out to make their 5G networks useful. Optus have today announced that they have performed an end-to-end 5G data call over its 2300MHz …
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The Android app for Google Calendar has been a daily use app for myself and many Android users for years. There are some noticeable functions that have been missing though, particularly when you compare it the full web interface. But if you have multiple calendars set up, then you know …
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