Yesterday was a leaky day for Google with most of their expected products leaking out. Amongst those leaked was the new Google Home Mini. Today a very similar “Interactive Media Streaming Device” has made it’s way through the FCC. The Google H0A, as it was identified in the filing, is …

Since launching Actions on Google (now named Assistant Apps) to provide voice assistant ‘apps’ for the Google Assistant the nascent platform has seen a few expansions and revisions. The most important expansion, at least for the majority of our Audience was the launching of Voice apps in Australia earlier this …

Rumours of Google expanding the Android One program have been circulating for a while now, and earlier this week a fairly reliable rumour surfaced that an Android One variant of the Moto X4 would be headed to the western/USA market. Today a new leak suggests that an as-yet unannounced HTC …

IFA 2017 in Berlin was jam packed with audio gear this year. Alongside the numerous digital assistant powered speakers we also saw an explosion of wireless headphones and earbuds. One category of these that continues to grow is the in-ear ear buds. Not be be left behind Jabra Australia has …

If you’re an ANZ customer and you happen to have a Samsung Pay comparable Samsung device then you may be interested in the latest offer from Samsung. If you pay using Samsung Pay just once between today and 18 October 2017 you’ll receive a voucher for $240 off a Samsung …

Since Android 8.0 Oreo was officially unveiled and the updates started rolling out the Android world has been obsessed with a new Oreo annoyance; the persistent Android System background process notification. For those of you unfamiliar with it, in Oreo if you have a background process running you have a …

I’ve been using smart bulbs in a limited capacity for around a year now, I’ve got about 6 bulbs from two different vendors, and as smart bulbs go they’re excellent. I’ve connected both systems up to Google Assistant, my Logitech Harmony remote as well as various other apps and automation …

Earlier today at IFA in Berlin TCL announced the BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition, and it’s coming to Australia. The Black Edition is being billed as the second BlackBerry device from TCL since they took over the brand earlier this year. The new KEYone features the same design as the original …

If you’re like most people I’ve spoken with you’re more than a little displeased that Google pulled the Assistant powered Shopping list out of Google Keep and inexplicably placed it several menus deep in the Google Home app. Since that happened I’ve been looking for the perfect shopping app that …

After a slowish start following the launch of Android Pay in Australia, Android Pay Rewards seems to be having a steady flow of new and, in this case, repeat promotions. Between now and 18 October 2017 you can get $20 worth of flybuys points (4000 points) and go into the …

A few weeks ago we reviewed the fantastic Jabra Elite Sport Bluetooth earbuds and in short we loved them. If they had one negative it’s that they were a little pricey. If the cost was holding you back then perhaps Jabra’s Father’s Day sale is what you are looking for? …

There are a couple of accessories that are becoming a must have with smart devices; fast chargers, good cables, battery packs and of course headphones. Furthermore, with OEMs seemingly content to be user hostile and remove the headphone jack, wireless headphones will soon be a necessity. With this is mind …

As the expected launch date of the Galaxy Note 8 quickly approaches we’re running out of thing left to leak for the Note 8. The latest leak is now claiming to have the final specs for Samsung’s incoming stylus including flagship Android phone. What are the rumoured specs and how …

With Google Home officially landing on our shores more and more people in Australia have access to and are using Google Assistant for fun and for information. One of our readers has been playing with Assistant this week and has come across some geographical anomalies, for instance, did you know …

One of the advantages of this software world we live in is that it’s possible to imbue your existing hardware with new features, assuming its hardware can support them. Bluetooth is one such technology, with some existing Bluetooth 4.x hardware able to updated to Bluetooth 5. According to a few …