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With the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100 and 4100+ platforms currently being heralded as the potential saviour of Wear OS, we are currently living in a Schrodinger's watch world, where the ultimate outcome is still unknown. What we do know...

This evening, we're seeing reports that, as soon as tomorrow, Samsung might recall the Galaxy Note7, and not just in Australia, but worldwide. We've seen in the last couple of days reports of Samsung Galaxy Note7's catching fire while charging,...

Australia's Seven Network today announced it plans to partner with Optus to create a 4K Ultra HD channel featuring Seven’s coverage of Tokyo 2020 which will be available exclusively to Optus 5G Home customers via the Fetch Mighty PVR. Seven...

Over recent years, mobile gaming has undergone a remarkable transformation, having transcended its roots as nothing more than a simple pastime to becoming a powerful tool for both personal development and professional training too. From immersive simulations to brain-teasing...

Lenovo is looking looking at launching their next major smartphone in the US around mid-July this year under the Moto brand according to Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang. The information came from an interview between Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang and the...

Some say it's just a big HTC One. All we know is.. it's called the HTC One Max. HTC have been on a winning formula in 2013; the HTC One was — without doubt — one of the best smartphones...

The app payment model has swung around - where we used to make a single upfront payment, we're now more commonly paying for in-app items, running down timers or unlocking particular features we need. Google seems to want to...

After announcing them last week, it looks like the Lifeproof FRĒ cases for the Google Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL are now available to order. We're a bit of a fan of the Lifeproof FRĒ cases, and as the only manufacturer...

Fitbit today announced it has received clearance from the regulators in the USA and European Union, for its electrocardiogram (ECG) app to assess heart rhythm for atrial fibrillation (AFib). Fitbit's new on-device compatible ECG app helps analyse the heart's rhythm...

The next version of Android, Android 6.0 has been officially announced by Google today as Marshmallow. The announcement came along with the final developer preview for Marshmallow as well as an update to the official SDK for Android Developers. You can...

Google are continuing to improve YouTube Music and today are beginning to roll out yet another new feature that can only improve it -- an improvement on how to find new music. The new Explore tab will replace the current...

You may remember Millennius as the Aussie company that brought us the mid-range Apanda A60, which ruled the mid-range market until recently with the launch of Huawei's many devices. To keep at the head of the pack, Millennius have...

Sony has released a firmware update for their Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra. For both devices Sony has: re-calibrated the display ever so slightly, to ensure viewing experiences remain bright & bold economised power consumption for longer battery life streamlined Exchange connection for faster email sync, display and download For the Xperia Z1 the...

Google have started sending out invites to an event in San Francisco that reads "Please join us for breakfast with Sundar Pichai". Most of you will know that Sundar is the head of two departments at Google, Chrome and...

In our modern age of connectedness, we feel increasingly disconnected when the internet doesn't work, and if you suffer a power outage, everything without a battery in your house will pretty much stop working. Annoyingly, this includes your NBN connection,...