Ausdroid Australia's favourite source of mobile and personal technology news. We know ham.

We’ve been watching Android TV gain momentum in Australia for a while now – TV manufacturers, broadcasters and telcos are embracing the platform with dedicated hardware releases, but one of the earliest and best-regarded solutions has escaped us all along, until now. Nvidia sent word this afternoon that it’s finally …

After announcing that Google Home was going to get smarter about responding to multiple commands, it seems that they’ve today decided to roll out continued conversations to Google Home speakers. Continued Conversations means that there’s less calling ‘Ok/Hey Google’, with the need to say the command just once before issuing …

HTC have decided to only release one flagship this year. There will not be a usual version and a plus version and an ultra version. It is the U12+ and that is it. HTC have today announced that the HTC U12+ is now available for pre-sale from the HTC website. …

For the past few years Google has made it easier for users to control the security on their Google accounts. Today that are announcing that they are not only making it easier to control your account but at the same time provide more detailed information. The new update designed to …

If you edit video on Windows, then there’s a handful of pretty decent tools out there. When we’re on Windows at Ausdroid, we use TechSmith’s Camtasia; Scott uses it in his day job for creating content, and I’ve started using it to create content for Ausdroid, too. The company behind …

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 …

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 …

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 …