Netflix password crackdown pilot is losing subscribers overseas
Well, who didn't see that coming? Users impacted by the Netflix password sharing crackdown have started to leave the service. We've known for some time that the company was looking to crack down on password sharing, but it seems,...
Telegram ready to drop the “free forever” mantra
Telegram is our messaging weapon of choice at Ausdroid and with good reason, it's fast, cross-platform, flexible and reliable. The fact it's free is certainly a bonus though. If the code change spotted by developer, Alessandro Paluzzi is anything...
Google Street View takes to Sydney waters
Technology has come a very long way over the past 15 years, with speed, reliability and capability as a starting point. With those changes have come increased accessibility and now, we're seeing Google Street View take to Sydney waters...
YouTube Music streaming and app tile now available for Wear OS devices
Google has announced that its YouTube Music streaming service is now available for Wear OS users who can download the new app tiles and stream over more than 80 million songs and thousands of playlists right from their wrist...
Google has added an app launcher to the original Nest Hub with the latest...
An incidental swipe on my first-generation Nest Hub revealed the app launcher has arrived. Exactly when the update occurred isn't clear, but the fact that this is a feature previously available on the Nest Hub Max suggests it is...
Google Assistant and Fitbit will be better together
Ever since Google purchased Fitbit, we've known the integration of the Fitbit platform was coming. As spotted by 9to5Google, it appears that the time -- unsurprising with the soon to arrive Pixel Watch in the works -- is very...
Ookla Speedtest now gives more real world latency figures
Speed tests are great, but they typically present a perfect world scenario. Your network is clear and you're checking what the peak speeds and the lowest latency possible are. But what about when someone is updating games on PC...
Google has made the I/O 2022 Keynote accessible with audio transcription
Our world is very visual, we've got the beauty of nature to admire, people and we sell with pictures. But what if you can't see?
Google has been working very hard for the last couple of years on making the...
Google Messages may soon suggest actions for individual messages
We're seeing a continued effort from Google to make Google Messages work. RCS is a significant step forward not just in functionality, but also in security from SMS. More recently we've seen iMessage reactions now working correctly, end-to-end encryption...
Google is relaunching Google Wallet alongside Google Pay, worldwide
First, there was Google Wallet, then there was Android Pay, then there was Google Pay, and now there is Google Wallet? At first glance, this could look like Google's merry-go-round of product naming, but we think it actually makes...
Google announce Immersive view for Google Maps
Google Maps has long been one of Google's most popular and useful services, with a steady pace of development and new features rolling out. Today at Google IO 2022 Google unveiled 'Immersive view'.
By combining billions of images from Street...
Google I/O: Android 13 has a lot to offer visually and behind the scenes
For the Android faithful and Geeks alike, Google I/O is an exciting time of the year. It's where we get to see the future of the Android platform, other major Google projects (Assistant, Search, Android Auto etc) and, of...
The end to Netflix password sharing is nigh
We've seen it a few times already, but according to the New York Times, the end of password sharing is coming soon.
As previously noted, the crackdown is coming off the back of a significant profit drop and loss of...
WhatsApp emoji reactions are finally rolling out
Following a very brief testing period, the emoji reactions are rolling out to stable channel users. The update was announced by none other than Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a brief and somewhat unceremonious Facebook post.
Don't panic if they're...
Opinion: Regular data leaks and security breaches signal time to take your data security...
World Password day last week is one of the somewhat random, special days I actually take seriously. It's a day when I take a moment each time I enter a password, to think about the general security of that...