Plex improves again, adding in new Plexamp features and a more powerful Admin app
Plex is one of the better-known media management options available. Setting up Plex gives great rewards but the pathway is painful. Having recently set up a new Plex server following hardware failure, the server setup is... clumsy to say...
Ausdroid Deal: Hitman GO is currently free on the Play Store (and Apple App...
Whenever we see a popular game switch to "free" on the Play Store the cynics among us suspect they have moved to a new freemium model where the developer nickel and dime you for every movement within a game....
Razer and Alexa, a match made in gaming heaven
Razer is a name well known in IT circles, whether it's for their high-end gaming hardware, peripherals or accessories. They deliver consistently high-quality hardware and user experience every single time.
One of their more recent additions to that user experience...
New all you can read magazine app, Readly, launches in Australia
A new, all you can read magazine app, called Readly, has launched in Australia that offers access to over 5000 magazines both domestically in Australia and Internationally, called Readly, has launched with a subscription based of $14.99 per month...
Google Meet adding features galore in a bid to keep up with their competitors
Zoom may be having some privacy and security issues, Microsoft Teams is certainly gaining in popularity but both of these offer some great functionality that Google Meet does not have. Google are looking to bridge the gap with...
Google changing Play Store subscription and location access policy to provide more transparency to...
Many of us have been caught out by subscriptions that they forgot about after the free trial or just did not know about the payments required after the free trial. Google are looking to change that with a...
Google team up with teachers to make identifying educational apps easier
As a parent of children who are increasingly becoming interested in technology, I assure you that locating appropriate and educational content can be tough. Google has done some significant work by teaming up with teachers and tagging apps...
Google Nest Camera’s may have had their bandwidth adjusted down
We've heard a lot over the last three weeks about the strain our Internet services are facing. Internationally this is a common theme, so various service providers are seeking ways to reduce the strain. YouTube, Netflix and...
More bad news for Zoom and their users, as 500,000+ accounts compromised and sold
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 there have been many winners and losers, and one company that falls into both baskets is Zoom. They saw enormous growth in their userbase quickly, but also hit the news for the wrong reasons....
WhatsApp step up to help slow the spread of misinformation
WhatsApp is one of the biggest messaging platforms on the planet, its cross platform and the odds are you know a lot of users. As an encrypted messaging platform, WhatsApp offers privacy to your messaging but that security...
TikTok passes one billion installs on the Play Store: COVID-19 really has a...
TikTok is an extension of Musicly from several years ago but its re-emergence as a new brand name with new feature set has proven to be a smart move by its developers. Combine that with the fact that...
7 months on and just 8% of Android smartphones are running Android 10
Android has always had an issue with fragmentation and even though Google are doing their best to make it easier for manufacturers to update their smartphones with the latest version of Android it still does not seem to be...
Google Duplex is rolling out to Australian businesses now
Google Duplex was introduced to the world nearly two years ago -- and it scared the hell out of a lot of people due to how life like it was. It slowly rolled out to various US states...
Google is not forcing Android OEMs to add “easy access to Google apps” on...
Recently Xiaomi released the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro in Europe and as with most Android phones in Europe they come with Google apps pre-installed. What surprised most is that the branding on the side of the...
Skype’s response to Zoom is to “Meet Now”
COVID-19 has a lot to answer for including the social isolation we’re currently enduring, issues at home with families suffering cabin fever and the migration of our workforce to their homes.
That migration has seen a significant increase in the...