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Google may be looking to feature phones, non-touchscreen devices, for the next Android offshoot going forward according to 9to5Google. 9to5Google have seen an upcoming update code for Google Chrome that enables a new vision and feature for future touchless Android devices, entering the market as a competitor to KaiOS which …

Last week we reported that Google’s upcoming mid-range were going to be called the Pixel 3a and the Pixel 3a XL according to Android Q source code. Today a source familiar with the phones has confirmed this. 9to5Google have been told by a source that the new Pixel phones will …

We’re always on the hunt for great tech bargains, and Kmart’s popped up on today’s radar with an Optus 4G mobile broadband Wi-Fi device for $20. The deal, which can be either purchased online through the Kmart website or your local store, is for an Optus-branded Alcatel Link Zone MW41CL …

Xiaomi has confirmed that it intends to launch a new Mi Band 4 fitness tracker ater this year on its quarterly earning call. David Cui told investors and the media: “For Mi Band 4, it’s going to be in this year. It will be in 2019. But I’m not sure, …

Google’s been present at the annual Game Developers Conference for a while now, and we’re expecting big things from their looming “Gather Around” announcement, but first up they’re planning to woo some developers. The first day of GDC has been christened Mobile Developer Day by Android’s owners, and the company …

With just a week until the suspected big unveil of the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro in Paris the leaks had started to dry up, today however a few more press renders have managed to see the light of day. There’s not a lot more shown in these images beyond …

Google I/O starts in under two months and today Google have released a small preview of what to expect in its schedule when the full one arrives next week. As signaled at GDC 2019, Google will have a good chunk of the I/O conference dedicated to Gaming helping developers to …

With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S10 range firmly in the rear vision mirror, Samsung is moving down there line up and announcing the next device in the Galaxy A series of phones. The Galaxy A10, A30 and A50 have already announced this year so rumours are pointing at …

Since the emergence of 360 / VR video there’s been a search on to find the right content to feature using the emerging genre. Being an early pioneer of 360 degree video Google founded Spotlight Stories to work with artists in pushing the filmography forward. Jump forward to today and …

OPPO’s ColorOS has been one of the most polarising Android skins since Android began its existence. Since that time it has evolved into something acceptable to most but still has some way to go to be considered one of the best. Overnight OPPO announced the next evolution of their ColorOS …

A month ago we reported on some new navigation gestures Google were testing in an alpha build of Android Q. Now that the beta for Android Q has been released further investigation has shown that Google are looking to change the gestures even more. Mishaal Rahman over at XDA Developers …

It’s Kogan’s turn. We have seen all the other carriers come out with some great deals in the past couple of weeks. This time it is Kogan’s turn with a great deal on a heap of data. For new customers, Kogan have a 90 day data plan available and have …

SwiftKey under Microsoft’s ownership has continued to provide an excellent option for your keyboard replacement and it’s nice having a well funded competitor to Gboard, even if just to make sure the whole ecosystem continues to improve. In November last year SwiftKey brought inbuilt search to their keyboard, but as …

Anyone who has had to manually create an Excel table from a printed data table knows how the boring and time-consuming this is. Thanks to an update for Office 365 those days are over – say goodbye to manual data entry. With Insert Data from Picture, you can take a …