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Children of the 80s and 90s will probably remember the time their mum or dad came home with a Motorola StarTAC mobile. Among the most popular foldable phones, the format has largely died out until recently, when rumours began to emerge of a new Motorola folding phone. In 2019, we’ve …

Some online services make it fairly difficult to secure your account beyond an email address and a password. When you stop and consider just how much of your online identity is protected by these two simple things – which are also quite easy to steal – you’d be a little …

On one hand, scrolling screenshots aren’t exactly new; OEMs have been baking this into their own interpretations of Android for a couple of years now, at least, but Google has avoided doing the same. Most recently, Google went as far as noting that it was “infeasible” to deliver this in …

Leading to the expected release of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 in about 3 months time, we’re starting to see some leaks appear. SamMobile is reporting that it will be the first Note device to come in two sizes. This brings the Note device range into line with other range …

Motorola has been dipping their toes into the Android One space for a few years but we haven’t seen those devices in Australia. With the announcement of the latest in the series the Motorola One Vision we’re finally getting our first Motorola Android One device downunder. Motorola isn’t positioning the …

It’s been a while since Google released an updated Chromebook. The Pixelbook was released alongside the Pixel 2 back in the heady days of 2017, and remains Google’s premium, flagship laptop. The Pixelbook also remains elusive, in that Google won’t sell them to us in Australia. That’s okay though, the …

There’s a lot of competition in the Smart Security Camera market these days, and we think what differentiates a great option these days includes compatibility with Voice Assistant platfroms, local storage options and variable cloud viewing options. D-Link has just a announced a new outdoor security camera that ticks all …

In breaking news from the US today, the US Commerce Department has added Huawei Technologies Co Ltd (and 70 of its affiliates) to the Department’s “Entity List”, a move which bans the Chinese telecom giant from buying parts and components from U.S. companies without U.S. companies without special dispensation from …

This week, OnePlus announced their new flagship to the world, the OnePlus 7 Pro. By chance I was on the ground in New York (after my trip to Google I/O) and made my way to the launch event at Pier 94. After all the details were revealed all the media …

If you’ve read anything about 5G, there’s a good chance you’ve read some of the commentary suggesting that 5G will cause all manner of problems for us humans. Whether it’s 5G cooking us from the inside out, giving us cancer, or monitoring all our conversations for the Illuminati, the conspiracy …

Back in March, Google asked for super sleuths to help track down Carmen Sandiego in Google Earth. The company was blown away by the enthusiasm and speed with which people helped find the former VILE agent who has now become an ACME agent, by traveling from city to city around …

For those who use the Assistant ecosystem as their ‘Smart Home’ platform, routines are an essential part of the overall command and control of your house. In the latest update to Google Smart Displays, you can now access you routines in the Home View tab. Swiping down on an Assistant …

It appears Project Campfire, which was an initiative that was meant to enable Chromebook users the ability to boot Windows or Linux, is no more. AboutChromebooks reported the closure based on comments and code removals on Chromium that have make it very clear Google is no longer working on the …