Google’s India-based “gChips” team said to be expanding
Hirings (and to a lesser extent, firings) are often used as a forward-looking indicator of a company's future plans - and we love to speculate on Google's plans more than practically any other. Today, 9to5google reports that Google's making...
Google Maps AR navigation is real, and heading to a Local Guide near you
Google IO is unfortunately becoming increasingly well known for showing off devices or features that never seem to make it out of Mountain View, looking at you Nexus Q and fence-removal tool in Google Photos! At IO 2018 Google...
OnePlus will be bringing their 5G prototype phone to MWC
OnePlus are leaping ahead in the industry with their community driven phones and as they have been maturing as a company they have been producing nothing but winners. All eyes for OnePlus will now be on what they...
Samsung will keep the headphone jack alive in the Galaxy S10+
Most phones don't have it anymore. Most manufacturers say there is no room for it anymore with the thin phones and in-display fingerprint sensor. Not Samsung. Samsung are set to still include a headphone jack in...
LineageOS starts rolling out Android 9.0 Pie nightlies with v16.0
There are some that prefer to use custom ROMs on their devices and often for many reasons. The biggest, most popular custom ROM in the game is LineageOS and it has today rolled out Android 9.0 in the...
Samsung give a very strong hint that their foldable phone will be at Unpacked...
Foldable phones will be everywhere this year and rumours have pointed to Samsung announcing theirs at their Unpacked event in San Francisco next week. Via their social media channels today Samsung have effectively confirmed that narrative.
In a teaser...
Here’s three crystal clear renders of Samsung’s Galaxy S10+
Just yesterday we had two nice clear renders released of Samsung's Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10e, and now we've got three nice clear renders of the top of the line Samsung Galaxy S10+.
You know it's the week before a...
Welcome the Nokia 8.1 from HMD Global to Australia
It’s been a welcome return to form for Nokia through HMD global across the last 18 months or so and that impressive run of devices looks set to continue with the Nokia 8.1 being announced for Australian release this...
More Samsung Galaxy Watch Active details leak out
Additional details about Samsung's refresh to last year's Gear Sport, the "Galaxy Watch Active" have surfaced overnight with a report from SamMobile claiming exclusive information, and confirming some previous speculation.
It seems that the newly branded Active watch will not...
Google’s Messages app gets a version bump to 4.0, but changes little
New year, new version? Google has quietly slipped out a 4.0 update to its Messages app that doesn't change much on the surface, but brings it more in line with the rest of Google's on-device applications.
The major user-facing change...
Oppo R17 Pro — Australian Review
Stop me if you've heard this one before. Oppo: masters of building great hardware, delivering device after device with stunning build quality packed full of specs. ColorOS: Oppo's Android-based operating system, disappointing with weird limitations and baffling UI choices,...
Tiny telcos with lots of data – Here’s Australia’s best small carrier deals
There’s more to the world of telco than Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone. While they aren’t as well known, there’s a whole heap of smaller providers - Mobile Virtual Network Operators, or MVNOs - who resell access to the same...
What can you do with Time of Flight? We’ve taken Oppo’s AR Measure app...
The "Time of Flight" camera is the latest in an ever-growing list of specs, abilities and things that manufacturers are adding to their smartphones in the constant race to one-up each other and convince you to spend your hard-earned...
Google’s Pixel 4 could come with dual-SIM functionality enabled
According to a recent change in Android's source code, this year's Pixel 4 from Google could come with dual-SIM functionality enabled.
This is news and it's not; the Pixel 3 line is technically dual-SIM, but the functionality is disabled in most...
Google Play has some romantic movies on sale to get you in the mood...
That day that so many of us love so very much is nearly upon us, yep Valentines Day. For those just not feeling it this time of year Google have a deal to help you out.
Until Valentines Day...