Duncan has been interested in technology since coding "Mary had a little Lamb" in Basic on his ZX Spectrum. A fan of all things Android, most days you'll find Duncan trawling the web for Android news or quietly editing away on Map Maker.
Google Maps has to be one of Google’s best and most consistent products with new and improved features coming out with a regular cadence. Today’s new maps functionality incorporates direct messaging with businesses (who have signed up) from Maps or search results. This feature was apparently rolled out last year …
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Following the Made by Google event earlier this month Google started to roll-out Live Albums in Google Photos, a new feature that lets the Assistant automatically create albums of your favourite people and pets. Now that the Google Home Hub has started rolling out and people are using the feature …
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Google likes to mark the passing of special ‘holidays’ as they call them in the States with whimsical animations in the Google Pay (Android Pay) app. For those unfamiliar with the practice each time you tap to pay using Google Pay you’ll be treated to a random animations themed for …
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Over the weekend we spotted a tease from Mobvoi, makers of the TicWatch range of Wear OS smartwatches, amongst other things, hinting at what looked to be a new Smartwatch. Overnight in London, Mobvoi took the wraps off two products at their #lookup event, The TicWatch C2 a follow up …
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We have been hearing for several weeks now that Google has been preparing to automatically upgrade SD and HD movies purchased through Google Play Movies to 4K (UHD) quality. Today Google has formally announced the upgrade and it’s only for users in the US and Canada. This follows a similar …
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With Google rolling out Android Wear OS 2.0 we’re begging to see a few new Wear OS devices hit the market. Today it looks like Mobvoi, a relatively new but very loyal supporter of Wear OS, are preparing to launch their next device on Monday 22 October (likely Tuesday Australian …
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If you don’t use a Password manager you need to start, if you want to know why check out our introduction to good online habits. With that out of the way, today LastPass, makers of one of the most popular and feature-rich password managers, announced their first Android Pie build …
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Google Maps is one of the mainstays of Google’s stable of apps and services and certainly one of the best performing and most updated. Today they are rolling out an enhancement to their location/trip/’journey sharing’ feature that makes sharing each trip quick and easy right from the navigation interface. After …
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The NVIDIA Shield is for us the unquestioned monarch of the Android TV world, it’s powerful, regularly updated and the only thing it’s missing is Coaxial input for broadcast TV (fingers crossed for the Gen 3). Today NVIDIA continued that trend of updating by announcing deeper integration with Google Assistant …
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When Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon Wear 3100, we knew that Montblanc was going to being the first manufacturer to use the new processor. Today, Montblanc has announced the new Summit 2 starting at $995 USD, making it one of the more expensive Wear OS devices. Regardless of the premium …
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Nokia is taking 2018 by storm with a constant range of Android One and Android Go Edition devices hitting the market with a fairly regular cadence. Today they have launched their latest device and it’s an interesting one: the Nokia 3.1 Plus is an entry level device but with an …
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We all love data, even more we love lots and lots of cheap or even better free data. Over the past couple of years that’s actually becoming easier and easier to get with the carriers and MVNOs always looking to one-up each other. Today it’s Telstra’s turn and they’ve focused …
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After today’s Made by Google event where Google took the wraps off the new Home View controls for Google Smart Displays, we’re now getting an update to the Google Home app to bring smart home control right into the redesigned Google Home app. Following an app update that will rollout …
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After weeks of leaks, Google officially launched the next device in their Assistant powered ‘Home’ line up of smart devices, the Google Home Hub smart display at their 2018 Made by Google Event in New York this morning. Unlike previous ‘Home’ device launches, the Home Hub is heading here almost …
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Virgin Australia released an update to their Android app today and in the changelog was something we’ve been hoping to see rollout here in Australia, Google Pay integration for boarding passes. As announced back in July this year the Google Pay app can now host more than just your payment …
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