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In a surprise move Hisense Australia has confirmed to Ausdroid that the brand will sell an Android TV series as part of their 2019 product range: “Android fans will also be excited to hear we will be introducing an Android TV to the Australian market providing Australian consumers more choice …

Facebook has been fighting a number of privacy issues in 2018, including multiple privacy breaches and bugs and compromising millions of users’ data entrusted to the company. So, when Facebook announced that it will be bringing a new “Clear History” feature during its F8 conference earlier this year, it was …

ASUS has advised overnight that its long term CEO – Jerry Shen – will be leaving the company by the end of the year. The move will come ahead of  “a comprehensive corporate transformation” of the company. The change will see ASUS focus more on power users such as gamers …

Google Home has some great interactions that can be used by kids and families alike. Google have now added to this with a new ability for the Google Assistant to add sound effects to a Disney story as you read it. For a limited number of Disney stories, and only …

Many of us would not be surprised when told of the success of Huawei and OPPO in Australia in recent times. New research from Roy Morgan has confirmed that smartphone devices from Chinese-owned Huawei and OPPO are the fastest growing brands within the Australian marketplace. The research shows that the …

Google have copped a lot of flack over their ambition to move their search product into China. Now it seems that they have stopped the development of this project after their privacy team got wind of how the Dragonfly team was developing their product. As part of the development, unbeknown …

Huawei has had some great success with its Nova phones here in Australia, and the company is set to continue this with its new mid-range powerhouse, the Nova 4. Tonight in China, Huawei has announced the Nova 4 with the world’s smallest display hole for the front facing camera. Huawei’s …

The new Bumblebee movie is about to hit cinemas this Thursday, and Paramount Pictures Australia has released a Bumblebee Beats playlist featuring a huge number of hits from the 80s to get you in the mood! To celebrate the launch of the movie and the playlist, we’ve seen a few …

If you’re a regular user of Samsung Pay, then you may have noticed a new competition where you can be in the running to win a Samsung Gear IconX wireless earbuds. The competition, which runs from December 15th through to January 15th 2019 next year, gives Samsung Pay users the …

Adding a dark theme has been a growing trend for Google Apps of late, with the latest Google app being Play Games now showing the Dark Mode toggle. The addition of dark mode was found by Android Police who noted the dark mode setting did not appear to be related …

After launching last year on the Foxtel ‘Puck’, the Android TV app for the ABC iview streaming video service appears set to go broader with a closed beta opening up for users to register. Though it’s a ‘closed’ beta, anyone can sign up to be a part of the Beta test …

That’s right… If you’re a OnePlus 5 user and haven’t seen it yet, the Android 9.0 Pie update is rolling out to devices. We’ve only had a very short time with the update so far but it looks great adding a smooth feeling to the OS bringing OnePlus into line …

It’s always good to take a breath and relax, and guided meditation apps abound. But if you don’t have time to do a full meditation, perhaps a couple of minutes of slow breathing may help – this is the gap the new Google Fit breathing app for Wear OS fills …

Are you in a festive mood yet? Well, if you’re looking to get in the mood then Google Play has a new movie bundle for the Christmas season designed to help get you in the mood. The bundle features five classic Christmas movies for $29.99 in Standard Definitiion or $34.99 …

Being deaf or hard of hearing can present unique problems to kids, parents and educators. To make it a little easier, Huawei have announced that their Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered StorySign app, which helps these children to read using Sign Language, will launch in Australia in February 2019. The app …