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Can you believe it? Samsung’s Galaxy S9 is already three months old; they grow up so fast these days. While the neon-drenched S9 launch feels like it was just days ago, three months is almost an eternity in telco time: we’ve got “unlimited” data plans now, Virgin Mobile is fading …

After a long wait, Google Australia has finally announced that the Google Home Max will be heading down under in August. While pricing hasn’t been announced, nor an exact date for launch, the Google Assistant powered speaker will arrive at some stage in August. The Google Home Max sells for …

The fight against cancer is an ongoing protracted battle, and to keep up the fight money is needed to support researchers. An easy way to help, and get a little something for yourself is by purchasing the Genome Power Pack from a Vodafone store. The concept of the Genome Power …

Begun, the online video wars have. At an event in San Francisco overnight, Instagram has laid bare their plans to take on video giant YouTube with their IGTV launch, a service which will let users add up to hour long videos to their feed. Instagram is targeting mobile users with …

Following well publicised issues with the Optus Sport coverage of the FIFA World Cup, and a 48 hour free broadcast period with SBS, Optus CEO Allan Lew has again fronted the media this evening to provide an update on Optus Sport’s coverage. This evening, Mr Lew announced that Optus will offer …

The OPPO Find series is back. At their event in Paris, France this morning Oppo has unveiled the first OPPO Find phone in four years. To herald the return of their flagship line, OPPO has pulled out all the stops holding the event at the Louvre to bring an innovative, …

For anyone not in the US, using Podcasts in Google Play Music hasn’t been an option. Today Google is finally offering an easy way to get access to podcasts with a new app launching for Android. The app is a front-end for the Podcasts player in Google Assistant and it …

After launching in 2016, Google’s digital whiteboard, called the Jamboard, is now available for purchase in Australia and New Zealand. The Jamboard is a next-generation digital whiteboard for use by businesses using Google’s GSuite. The Jamboard offers users the option to collaborate on a large-screen (55″) 4K resolution screen either …

Samsung’s AR Emoji has updated today, adding Daisy Duck, and Goofy to their expanding roster of characters. The two lovable characters join existing Disney alumni including Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck, and recent addition Pixar’s The Incredibles. The update is available in the Samsung Galaxy App store, but …

The adoption of smart devices in our homes is growing, and a new report says that if you’re using a Google Home, or even a Chromecast those devices can give someone looking, quite accurate location data. The report from Craig Young, a researcher with security firm Tripwire, says that the …

The smart watch space is getting more competition today, with Garmin today announcing the Fenix 5 Plus series, their next generation of GPS multisport watches offering offline music, Garmin Pay, maps, and more. There are three models in the Fenix 5 Plus series, the fēnix 5S Plus, fēnix 5 Plus …

There’s no stopping the Pixel 3 rumours, but this is a little more tangible with cases for both the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL now available to purchase. The cases are now starting to show up on Chinese online marketplace AliExpress, with options to buy in either Black, Grey …

Google’s efforts to simplify their music streaming and video service under the YouTube banner is pushing ahead today with the official launch of YouTube Music and Premium. Google has announced that both services are now officially available to everyone in he U.S, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, South Korea, Austria, Canada, …

The option to check your text messages in a browser is one-step closer to reality with Google announcing the service – as well as four other new features will be going live this week. The Android Messages web service will be a see users pairing their phone to their browser …

Google’s data usage tracking app Datally has given users a new way to track and restrict the data used by apps on their devices. Today they’ve announced four new ways the app can be used to save data with a new guest mode, Daily Limit, unused apps data tracker and …