Google Messages may roll out “nudges” to remind you to respond to Mum
The team at XDA Developers have completed another APK teardown of Google Messages Beta finding some interesting code. That code points to a potential introduction of a nudges feature similar to Gmail. Looking at the code it...
Twitter policy update prevents posting media of others without consent
In what appears to be a pretty smart move, Twitter has updated its privacy policy to include media of others. The policy update specifically notes "private media" to be of interest.
The new addition to the policy specifically relates...
Google Messages gives us a first glimpse of iMessage interoperability
When it comes to messaging, iMessage has the entire Apple ecosystem behind it making it one of the leaders. Google has -- after a couple of false starts -- continued to work hard to build their Messaging base...
PSA: Whoever is paying for your Netflix is about to pay more
It happens regularly, but Netflix is about to raise its prices again. The raise is not significant but can quickly add up if you've got a multi-screen premium account.
For users on the basic subscription (single screen, SD streaming),...
Spotify spreads the love with paid podcast and synchronised lyrics for all
Following successful tests in some pretty big markets (primarily the USA) Spotify has rolled out their synchronised lyrics more widely. The announcement outlines taht the feature is now avaialble globally.
Using the feature is so simple whether it's iOS...
Tidal finally twigs: A free tier is the sweet nectar to attract more customers,...
Tidal is a relatively new name in the music streaming game, despite this they're slowly building a customer base. They have, however, finally twigged that a free tier -- like the major competitors offer -- is a great...
Trolls be gone: YouTube hides the dislike count
Let's be brutally honest for a moment, social media, on the whole, can be something of a cesspool. If you're on social media of any kind and haven't yet experienced some form of harassment or attack, you're in...
Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL support dropped just a week after the...
November is upon us so it's time for the monthly security bulletin from our friends at Google. While the introduction of the Pixel 6 has set many hearts aflutter, Google has now dropped support for updates to the...
Exclusive launch news: Kobo Plus Australia subscription ebook service available now
It hasn't officially launched but I just noticed that Kobo has launched their subscription "library" e-book service Kobo Plus in Australia to compete with Amazon's Kindle Unlimited and Kobo e-reader device integration with Libby/Overdrive ebooks at your local library.
The...
YouTube Music is slowly turning into Spotify
Last week we saw that Canadian residents will be able to background stream music on the free YouTube Music tier. Now we're seeing further changes with free tier customers (again in Canada) losing the ability to watch videos.
This...
How to listen to spatial and hi def music streaming, CD/HD, Ultra HD, Dolby...
Spatial audio and higher definition audio are great ways to listen to high quality music via Amazon Music Unlimited, Deezer, Tidal and other streaming services but how can you setup your phone, speakers, headphones etc to listen to at...
Telegram blazes through 1 billion installs on the Play Store
For some time, Telegram has been steadily gathering momentum but the recent Facbook, Instagram and Whatsapp outage provided a huge boost. In fact that boost was so significant that during the outage, Telegram saw a record number of...
Has Google given us a sign of things to come for YouTube Music?
Like it or not, Google Play Music is gone - but never forgotten. It was simple, lightweight and just worked the way you expected it to. Now YouTube Music has taken on the mantle for Google's streaming...
Google SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer offers to help Apple implement RCS
It's not unusual these days for subtle digs to happen on social media. Hiroshi Lockheimer, SVP at Google really wasn't subtle with his latest jab at Apple.
https://twitter.com/lockheimer/status/1446193676883922953
It's pretty easy to translate the cryptic nature of the comments:
The Green...
Google ready to drop the activation phrase “Hey Google” for calls
For some time now, we've not had to say "Hey Google" before stopping or snoozing an alarm. That requirement to use the trigger for Google Assistant before answering calls seemingly is set to disappear too with the rollout...