Is something big happening to Pocket Casts today…?
We love us some podcasts here at Ausdroid, and many of us use Pocket Casts as our catcher of choice. We've done so for a while and will continue to do so, it's a great product. So...
Augmented Reality App Lets You Place Hisense Products In Your Home
If you're considering buying a Hisense TV or other appliance but aren't sure how it would look, Hisense Australia has released a Home AR app that claims to let you view a true-to-scale product in your home space before...
A Stranger Things location-based game is coming to turn your world Upside Down
Just in case your Ingress isn't feeling very Prime, byour Pokemon Go got up and went or your Wizards aren't very United, Netflix and Next Games have unveiled a new game based on Stranger Things.
Stranger Things will be a...
Plex for Android update brings a new UI and features
I use Plex for Android on a daily basis, and I know a lot of users who do similar (Hi Chris!). There have been continual updates over the last 12 months or so, but the latest update for Android...
Google confirms that Photos and Drive will stop syncing to each other in July
Google has taken to its Keyword blog this morning to explain changes to the sync between their Photos and Drive products. In short, they confirm changes that were predicted last month following discovery of references to the change in...
Commander Keen’s revival isn’t what I’d hoped for
Following Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax Media's 2015 acquisition of id Software and subsequent production of fantastic titles like DOOM (2016) and the rebooted Wolfenstein games, other IPs were sure to follow.
However, a recent Bethesda announcement from E3 has shown...
Dark mode appearing in the Google App
We're not alone and we love some dark mode action at Ausdroid. We've seen a lot of apps already transition: Chrome, Keep and Contacts to name just a few, but now the Google App itself is seeing a bit...
Gmail is getting an interactive upgrade on 2nd July
Google's AMP protocol, or "accelerated mobile pages" is a feature that allows faster loading on mobile devices. However, the protocol also allows advanced features - one such feature is coming to Gmail early next month.
AMP in Gmail will enable...
Google Assistant making an appearance in Waze
Way back in 2013 Google purchased Waze for about US$1.3BN which was huge. Not just the dollars but the functionality Waze offers has always been excellent, so having that merged to Google Maps was very enticing. The progress has...
Google Maps helps you Stay Safer with new off-route alerts
Google Maps has been rolling out some new features based around navigation, transit and personal safety over the last couple of weeks, and today news had emerged of a new feature in India designed to help passengers stay safe...
Google Messages expanding Assistant capabilities
If you're invested in the Google Ecosystem then you'll be familiar with the addition of Google Assistant to Messages. We got a first look at some of the potential during MWC, then recently notification of rollout starting. Now thanks...
Triada Trojan confirmed by Google as being pre-installed on some Android devices
It's a fact of life, we're becoming more critically reliant on our mobile phones to run our daily lives. This does two things, makes them more valuable to us and makes them a significant target for cybercrime. ...
Facebook makes Huawei phones more desirable by removing its spyware (er, app) from new...
There's been lots of media speculation (and US government speculation) about Huawei spying or being a national security risk, but it's mostly just speculation. Neither the US (nor other governments) have offered up much if any evidence to back...
Google Crowdsource update brings a new UI to users
In case you missed it (or forgot about it) way back in 2016 Google released an app called Crowdsource. The app aims to help by giving users the ability to contribute through very quick tasks such as
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Google Maps will now show details of hurricanes, earthquakes and flooding; navigate you away...
It was only yesterday morning I wrote that Google's always looking to make products more useful and helpful; today they've added detailed information about floods, hurricanes and earthquakes to Maps in an effort to help keep users safe.
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