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Earlier this year, Google announced that Assistant would allow users a choice of lists and notes service providers – a place to store your shopping lists, notes, and other tidbits. It appears that this is starting to roll out in the US, and though we’ve not seen it here in …

Earlier this year Xiaomi announced their first gaming phone, the Black Shark. Now, having learnt from that they have announced an upgraded gaming phone, the Black Shark Helo. The Xiaomi Black Shark Helo picks up where its predecessor left off. It packs impressive specs including a Snapdragon 845 with dual …

We have been hearing for several weeks now that Google has been preparing to automatically upgrade SD and HD movies purchased through Google Play Movies to 4K (UHD) quality. Today Google has formally announced the upgrade and it’s only for users in the US and Canada. This follows a similar …

The Pixel 3 series of phones marks the re-introduction of wireless charging to the Google stable. Google have chosen Qi as their preferred wireless charging standard, except that their wireless charging is not standard it seems. Most people would assume that if a phone has a charging standard it would …

Google Keep is a mainstay in my daily use apps, the quick access and versatility of dropping quick notes or via web interface in other Google functional apps makes it very difficult to overlook. One thing that has been missing has been the option to add grids or lines to …

Feature creep is a very real problem in todays apps, and to combat this Facebook has decided to get back to basics with the new, simpler Messenger. The new Messenger was teased at their F8 developer conference earlier this year, in response to recent studios which show more than 70% …

Google’s announcement of Night Sight for the Pixel 3 at their Made by Google event earlier this month made claims that it could potentially do away with the flash for low-light photography. While Google hasn’t released the feature officially, an enterprising developer has apparently gotten it working. The Google Camera …

The launch of YouTube Music in Australia has garnered some local content suggestions, with Google today announcing 13 new playlists called Neighbourhood Sounds which have been curated by a local in each area. The songs feature mostly Australian music including Hilltop Hoods, Midnight Oil and loads more across a variety …

Last year we had display-gate where the display in the Pixel 2 XL was sub-par for many. This year it looks like there is an issue with Google’s new flagship phones which affects both phones — memory management. This is an issue that we were going to wait until the …

Google’s ‘Time well spent’ initiative for Android launched at Google I/O with Android Pie earlier this year is moving to Google Assistant, with the Home app now showing Digital Wellbeing settings. The update to the Home app is quite limited at this stage, with only a few users on reddit …

If you couldn’t guess, we’re pretty excited for the release of Google’s new Home Hub across Australia tomorrow. It’s the latest member of the Google Home family, powered by Google Assistant and comes equipped with a 7-inch screen to let the Assistant show you answers, controls and photographs. We’ve been …

Google’s implementation of Android on Chrome OS has been updated, with the underlying Android layer receiving an update to Android 9 on the Canary channel. According to Chrome Story, it appears that Google is skipping Oreo all together with their Android update for Chrome OS, with the Nougat (Android 7.1.1) …

If you’re looking to check out a Google Pixel 3 before the Pixel 3 hits the streets on November 1st and live in Sydney, it’s time to head to the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Bondi, with Google announcing they’re partnering with them for the event. The Sculpture by …

Discount online electronics retailer Kogan has today started pre-sales for their latest Agora branded handset, the Agora 9, with the phone launching in November for $169. The Agora 9 is the first Kogan handset to adopt the newer 18:9 aspect ratio for the included 5.45″ HD resolution IPS LCD display, …