Monthly Archives: October 2016
LG is reportedly exploring MST technology for its next smartphone … but why?
News out of Korea today suggests that LG is exploring the inclusion of MST (Magnetic Secure Transmission) in its next flagship phone rumoured for...
Pocket Casts updated, new Nougat features and sharing options
Pocket Casts, from our favourite Australian developers Shifty Jelly, has received a nifty little update which brings a handful of new features, and as...
Panasonic launches FZ-A2 Toughpad, a tough Android tablet
If you work in environments that require you to be tough as nails, chances are you need technology that can keep you with you....
Lenovo’s Phab 2 Pro is ready to Tango out to customers on November 1st
It's been almost 5 months since we went hands-on with Lenovo's Phab 2 Pro, the first ever Tango-enabled smartphone. Since then the hotly anticipated...
Alphabet Reports US$22.45 Billion In Revenue
Google's parent company, Alphabet, today reported its quarterly earnings and once again they have increased revenue compared with last year. Q3 2015 saw them...
Pushbullet gives Allo one of it’s missing features
Earlier this week Google pushed out Allo 2.0, unfortunately, that update didn't really fix any of the usability issues with the app, you know...
[Update] Nova Launcher 5.0 Beta brings app shortcuts to Android 5.1 and above
After only 8 days of waiting, legendary software house TeslaCoil has released their Nova 5.0 Beta7 update bringing along with it the new Android...
Ford’s EcoBoost Mustang can drive up to 27km on a single litre of fuel
We know not everyone comes here to read about cars, but we do maintain more than a passing interest in complementary technology around our...
Google Assistant Added To IFTTT And Recipes Galore Appear Already
The are few things at this stage that Google Assistant can actually interact with. This is a major limitation in Google's grand plans to...
Google announces Material Design’s new home, Material.io
If there was any doubt that Google is a little serious about this Material thing you can officially dispel that doubt. Google has given...
Deal: Google is offering 75% off a single TV Episode
If you're sitting at home and wondering what to do perhaps you should watch a TV Show, of course, what self-respecting Android fan would...
[Update 3] Android Pays whimsy just got Halloween flavoured
We've said it before, and we'll be saying it again deep down in their Mountain View hearts, Google is whimsical. Perhaps since the Alphabet...
BlackBerry officially outs the DTEK60 into the wild marketplace
BlackBerry has officially announced the DTEK60, the second device in the DTEK series of Android smartphones and provides users, businesses and organisations with full...
*UPDATED* Chainfire XDA Obtains Root Access On Google Pixel
It was only five days ago that I pondered the question here whether root access on the Pixel phones would be attainable. Despite what...
Nexus 6P With All Security Patches Gets Pwned
One of the advantages of buying Nexus devices (and now Pixels) is that they receive up-to-date security patches for at least three years from...






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