Shots fired: Telegram and WhatsApp take their war to Twitter
When the messaging war began, who knew we would end up with over a dozen viable options? The issue that most people face is that not everyone you want to message is on a single platform. So you're...
Is Google actually going to show some love to tablets with new Messages features?
It's been a bone of contention for quite some time, but it appears that Google may be about to show some love to tablets. The APK teardown by XDA developers shows some work going on to make Google...
Leak Time: A potential first look at the upcoming Google Pixel 6
There are very few secrets in the tech world any more thanks to the prevalence of, well... technology. It's far too easy to snap a picture, send it on and no one knows that's happened. In this...
Instagram now lets you add pronouns to your profile
Social media has a huge role to play in society these days, particularly when it comes to general communication and inclusivity. Instagram has joined the growing number of social platforms that now allow users to add pronouns to...
Leak Time: Huawei P50 renders suggest the camera game just went up a level
It's really easy when you're on a winning formula to stick with what you've got. Instead of leading the revolution, sitting back and simply evolving with the pack. Huawei -- despite their issues over the last couple...
PSA: You have 3 weeks left of free Google storage
With every Google account, you get a small amount of free storage available. For many users that is more than enough to last them for quite some time. But if you're using Google Drive, Photos, Docs, Sheets...
Amazon’s new generation of Echo Show devices are here
For many of us, our connected lives are getting more and more so. We stream media, we have connected devices and often rely on that technology. So the smart screen revolution from a couple of years ago...
Clipt is an easy way to get data between your PC and mobile
It's easy to get caught up in everything being on our phones these days, but the reality is many of us email or message ourselves to get data between PC and phone. It's that exact driver that brought...
Exclusive: OPPO promises Australians 3 years of phone security patches
At Ausdroid we lobby on behalf of our readers to try and encourage manufacturers to increase the useful lifespan of their digital devices.
So it's good to hear that OPPO Australia has increased by 1 year it's recent promise...
Facebook Messenger hits 5 billion installs
If there was ever any doubt that Facebook has a stranglehold on the messaging market, they've hit 5 billion installs on another messaging app. Following -- Facebook-owned -- WhatsApp hitting the marker in January 2020, Messenger has also...
Facebook follows Twitter and suggesting users read articles before sharing them
Social media can be a wonderful, entertaining thing, or it can be cesspool of misinformation perpetuated by laziness. Thankfully last year, Twitter started prompting users to read articles before re-tweeting, now Facebook is ready to follow that example.
https://twitter.com/fbnewsroom/status/1391816265891778560
The...
Nokia 5.4 review — Mid-range done right
Nokia is an old name in phones, having been in the industry since the early 1980s. One of their current offerings is the Nokia 5.4. It comes in two colours - Polar Night (blue) and Dusk (purple).
If a phone...
Telstra to expand 5G home internet to more Aussies
Telstra's 5G home internet was launched late last year to select customers, and this year is set to expand to even more customers, along with doubling the monthly quota from 500 GB to 1 TB.
5G home internet can be...
PSA: You’ll need to accept the WhatsApp privacy policy soon or lose functionality
Since the announcement that WhatsApp was changing their privacy policy and sharing more data with Facebook, there's been quite the buzz. This has resulted in a lot of concern about user privacy and a fairly significant exodus of...
Tested: DiDi Express always cheaper than UberX rideshare in Sydney
After being at home for much of 2020 during 2021 I've been travelling around Sydney more and when I'm in a rush or public transport isn't convenient at night I've been catching rideshare cars.
My guess is that many Australians...