Generation one Pixel phones get a reprieve for another month
It seems the reports of the death of the Pixel one and it's updates were a bit premature according to a statement provided to Android Police today.
Although the Pixel has already been updated one year past when...
Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro is the first >100MP camera smart phone on the market
What's better than four camera lens on a phone? Five of course -- especially if one of those is a 108MP sensor, yes thats not a typo, 108 mega-pixels. That's what Xioami's latest Android phone is touting, and from...
Fossil’s Collider Hybrid Smart watch breaks cover again with pricing and release date, Wear...
Back in September this year we got an early look at a leaked hybrid smartwatch from Fossil apparently based on their DIANA platform. At the time the rumours were that the new device would be built on top of...
Fitbit Versa 2 Review – Fitbit’s Last Flagship Smartwatch Before Google Takeover?
When Fitbit launched its new Versa 2 smartwatch in Australia a few weeks ago, the company was quite excited about a number of things. Chief amongst them were the new Fitbit premium service, the company's 27 million active users,...
Xiaomi announce its Apple Watch-inspired Mi Watch
It has been rumoured for a while that Xiaomi would release its own smartwatch this year and we have seen images of it leak in the past few days. Overnight they launched their first smartwatch, the Mi Watch.
The...
Android Auto for phone screens now available for some
Google announced the new Assistant Driving Mode at Google I/O this year saying that it would take over from Android Auto on phones but unfortunately the development time has extended past the Android 10 release date deadline leaving many...
Xiaomi Mi 9T update rolling out now
Ausdroid reviewed the Xiaomi Mi 9T in September and liked it. As part of that review, we were told that the device would see and update in Q4 of this year. Xiaomi have stayed true to that promise, pushing...
JBL Link Bar – Australian Review
JBL's Link Bar is a soundbar with Android TV built in, making it both the smartest soundbar and the largest Chromecast. Being a device with many features rolled into one, the question is whether it's greater than the sum...
Google further rolls out its Google Play Points loyalty rewards program
Google has been conducting a limited rollout of Google Play Points in Japan and then Korea. Today the company has announced that it will be expanding, predictably, to the USA.
To earn Google Play Points users need to do is...
Google says goodbye to security updates for Original Google Pixel owners
With the November security updates rolling out today, it seems as if the original Google Pixel and Pixel XL have finally reached their end of life, at least as far as Google updates are concerned. The original Pixels were...
November security patches brings several functional patches to Pixel 4 phones
Alongside the security patches for Android that Google release each month they also release bug fixes and improvements for their Pixel phones. This month, the first after launch, Google has included some decent improvements for the Pixel 4 phones.
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Multi-lingual news feeds are now possible with Google News
Setting up your news feed can be a very particular thing for lots of users. Unfortunately for users who are multilingual, you were restricted to your primary language - until now.
The update currently rolling out now allows users to...
Google Nest WiFi — Australian Review
Google has released the long-awaited refresh to its original Google WiFi Mesh Router, the Nest WiFi, and refresh is a great name for what it is. It's not revolutionary, but it is evolutionary and it has taken Google's WiFi...
Android Auto (and Apple CarPlay) is coming to selected older Toyota models and some...
Some manufacturers have been trying so hard to convince the market that their infotainment systems are superior to that which Google and Apple can provide. Unfortunately once you have used either, especially Android Auto, users do not agree...
November update brings Pixel 4 90Hz refresh rate to lower lighting conditions
The first update after a Pixel announcement often brings some good bug fixes and improvements to the phones and this year is no different. One of the changes Google seems to have brought to the update is for...