Android Q has been officially named, and as we predicted the next version of Android is Android 10. That’s right Google’s Tasty Treat tradition is no more: today marks the end of an era, and deep down we’re ok with that. So why did Google drop their cavity-causing confection naming …
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Alongside Google’s announcement that they were dropping the tasty treats naming in favour of simple and predictable version numbers, Google has also unveiled a branding update for Android going forward. Firstly, don’t worry the Android logo isn’t going anywhere, nor are they changing Android’s name. So what are they doing? …
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There’s over 2 Billion active users on the Play Store every month. Through the years, there’s been a steady evolution of the interface for users. Now comes the revolution with a brand new interface rolling out to users. Google have focused on bringing the Play Store into line with the …
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If you’re looking for the right way to make a start on your smart home, look no further than this great bundle deal from Officeworks. It used to be that your “starter kit” was a Google Home or Google Home Mini with a smart light or something, but this deal …
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With Google deciding to move their smart home products under the Nest brand going forward we’ve been expecting a re-brand of the old product lines going forward, it seems Google’s plan may just be to replace them with an updated version. According to ‘sources’ it seems that the Nest team …
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It seems that Wear OS is having its annual update cycle, perhaps ahead of IFA next month in Berlin, and Casio is the latest to announce their newest Wear OS device: the outdoor-focused WSD-F21HR. While Casio won’t get many points for the name if you’re an outdoor enthusiast this device …
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The continued push from YouTube Music into our lives continues. A few days ago, we noted that there are some issues with Google’s music pathway and some suggestions on how to fix it. The addition of an integration with Waze is an interesting step that seems aimed at competing head …
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We’ve seen reports this evening that Samsung might be causing issues with the latest software updates to older handsets. On Twitter this evening, we were alerted to an issue with DTMF tone dialing during phone calls made on the Samsung Galaxy S8. Why’s this matter, you might ask? Well, if …
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We are not expecting Android Q to arrive any time soon but today Google have released the security bulletin for Android Q suggesting otherwise. Although on Android’s security bulletin page Android Q is listed as “coming soon” there are already notes along with an announcement: The issues described in this …
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There are a lot of options available to give users a bit of oversight on their language use. Various keyboards offer auto-correct, built in spelling and grammar checking within browsers and, of course, there’s the good old F7 spell check in desktop applications. To add to all of that, Google’s …
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In a surprise move Stan has just announced a multi-year deal that lets them stream a wide range of Paramount TV and movie franchises such as Star Trek, Transformers, Mission Impossible movies and The Godfather trilogy. Some media industry commentators had been quick to claim that the upcoming launch of …
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There are a lot of entry-level phones in the market place and these entry-level phones lack the power required to run a lot of the more complex apps. That was why Google introduced Android Go, a lightweight OS of pure Google Android designed to run as smoothly on an entry-level …
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Sonos is possibly the biggest name in audio streaming. The brand has been around longer than most of the competitors, offers excellent sound at a price that represents investment but also good value. A couple of weeks ago we heard that Sonos might be bringing a Bluetooth portable speaker out, …
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With the battle for streaming video games about to heat up, NVIDIA has announced that its long term Beta of the GeForce Now streaming service is coming to Android, just in time to compete with Google’s Stadia. With a solid release date of “later this year”, NVIDIA and Google are …
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For some people, the announcement that Disney+ was coming to Australia was a good thing: it confirmed that we would be able to get all of the premium Disney-owned content on demand in Australia without having to go to 4 different streaming services to get it piece meal. Now we …
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