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We’ve been tracking which Australian financial institutions have added support for Google Pay to their product offerings. One thing we have found is that it’s hard to find an updated list of all of the institutions who currently support the feature. Even Google’s own Australian Google Pay page doesn’t have …

Google has announced that character alarms are now available on Assistant driven smart displays after a short stint being only available on smart speakers. Unfortunately only in selected regions (US and Canada for now) at this time and of course, that doesn’t include Australia. Clearly targeted at children, the option …

Would you like some large fries and a frozen drink with that? With our busy lives nowadays, along with the onset of winter now arriving, more and more people are eating out or ordering take away to have at home through various food delivery services like Deliveroo, Uber Eats and …

Every few weeks or so Google seems to add another bank to the list of Australian providers who support Google Pay — this week it’s BankVic’s turn. If you’re a customer of the Victorian based bank this may just be the news you’ve been waiting for. BankVic will support Google …

You’ve probably heard of League of Legends. It’s a huge MMORPG / Battle Arena slash em up that’s formed the basis for many an eSports tournament, and it’s been PC-only, until now. Well, soon … probably next year according to Reuters. League of Legends (LoL for short) is a property …

Yesterday we published an edition of the Huawei Corporate deathwatch, not the first and unfortunately not the last. While we all hope more than anything that all this blows over, and before too long it is business as usual for Huawei, the current situation is going from bad to worse. …

It’s a day ending in “y”, which means it’s time for a reminder of how Facebook handles your private data – badly. Today it’s Instagram’s turn, with users’ contact details exposed in web profiles regardless of whether the user chose to make it public or not. CNET reports that contact …

TCL Alcatel has announced that it will be launching the BlackBerry KEY2 and KEY2 LE in Australia via Amazon Australia’s website starting from today. The KEY2 and KEY2 LE, which were originally launched mid last year, have been absent from Australian sites but TCL Alcatel has been busy in the …

Optus has announced a couple of new products that may appeal to customers traveling overseas with a prepaid phone plan. A $5 international talk option which includes up to 300 minutes of international voice calls to 50 destinations is available with a 28 day expiry. 10GB of data is available …

Google Assistant powered smart displays like the Nest Hub have seen a number of recent feature updates, including new clock faces and voice commands. A more intuitive way to group smart speakers together is perhaps the best new feature, though. Google Assistant can show you which speakers are connected and …

Android updates come with many new features, some of which are able to replace existing apps. Android Q’s beta update has a feature called “Rules” that can perform automated actions in an easier-to-use package. A Aeam at XDA-Developers has dug into the Android Q beta and found a new automation …

YouTube is the world’s largest video platform, and Google would like it easier for people to consume even more moving picture entertainment on the platform. To that end YouTube has announced its Movies and Shows store has arrived in Australia. You can now navigate to the Movies and Shows store …

The eagerly anticipated Lenovo Smart Clock is finally here! Lenovo has told Ausdroid that the smart clock is available for pre-order today, and will be available in store at selected retailers in two weeks on the 6th of June. First announced at CES 2019 this year, the Lenovo Smart Clock …

A few years ago Google realised that Android was not entirely suited to the enterprise market and began a big push forwards adding in features for that sector and improving the overall security for users. Now there is research showing that Android has in fact surpassed iOS with security. According …

One of the big advantages Samsung and Apple have over their competitors is the after-sales service they can offer to customers through their stores and pop-up experience centres. OPPO is looking to offer something similar for their customers with the opening of a new customer service centre in Melbourne. The …