After IFA 2018, Google’s Wear OS is looking promising
At IFA this year we traversed the halls in search of Wear OS news and devices. Many people, myself included, have been critical of Google’s stewardship of the platform with a slow development cycle, the painfully slowness of hardware...
Kenwood DDX9018DABS review: Android Auto on a HD display
Android Auto is something that some of us have but many of us wish we had. Some car manufacturers have gotten onboard with Android Auto (and Apple Carplay) realising that it is actually beneficial to them but there are...
Driving Mode in Play Services could automatically enable Android Auto or Do Not Disturb...
Your phone may soon be able to tell when you're driving and automatically enable Android Auto or Do Not Disturb Mode.
Over 1,200 people lost their lives on Australian roads last year, and while not all of them would...
Google is working on a fix for their wonky Gboard
Yesterday I posted in the Ausdroid chat asking if any others had noticed that Gboard was not working well at all lately. Turns out I was not the only one and Google today have admitted that their Gboard...
Rumours of Huawei’s foldable phone continue; CEO Richard Yu all but confirms it’s coming
Huawei's consumer business group CEO Richard Yu has made no secret of his ambition. He wants Huawei to be positioned as the world's #1 smartphone maker, and the reality is, they're not too far away from it. From relative...
Google scaled up the ‘Now Playing’ tech from Pixel 2 to power Sound Search...
The Pixel 2 were chock full of exclusive features when they launched, and while most of the features were limited the Now Playing feature has remained a Pixel only feature. Google has today announced that the Now Playing technology...
Google One storage now live in Australia for existing users – with bonus Google...
Google's new all-in-one storage service for Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos - Google One is finally going live in Australia after the service was launched here last month.
Customers who previously paid for additional storage from Google are receiving...
Huawei phone with leather-look back heads through Chinese regulatory body
If you're a fan of the faux leather look of fans such as the LG G4, Note 3/Note 4, then you're in for a treat with a new Huawei phone with leather look showing up at the Chinese regulatory...
Razer Phone 2 will be announced a day after the Pixel 3
The Razer Phone 2 which was spoken about during Razers recent financial earnings report will be announced on October 10th according to save the date invites being sent out this morning.
The invites are displaying a 'Flagship // Gaming' header,...
Google shows off three different coloured Pixel 3 handsets on teaser site
Pixel season is one of the happiest times of the year. This year the phones have been repeatedly leaked and now Google is making no real secret of the phones teasing them on the Google Store, and now a...
Samsung invites press to a 4x Fun ‘Galaxy’ event
If you thought that with the Galaxy Note9, Galaxy Tab S4/A series announced that the Galaxy launches were over for the year - think again. Today Samsung sent out press invites to a 4x Fun event.
The invite is to...
Optus doubles the data on almost all their post-paid 24-month plans
Optus has today announced a bump for almost all their 24-month post-paid plans, offering double the data for Optus My Plan Plus handset plans and My Plan Flex leasing plans.
The deal is running until October 9th for new and...
YouTube Kids gets updated with parental controls to whitelist channels and videos and an...
YouTube is a massive platform when it comes to kids, but with a lot of unsavoury content on there parents have been turning to YouTube Kids as a safer alternative to the full stream of YouTube. Roday parents are...
Google adds a Pixel 3 teaser to the Google Store
In case you missed it Google are announcing some new hardware on October 9 in New York. Aside from a new Pixelbook or 2, some new Pixelbuds and a surprise that we haven't seen yet most likely there...
Carl Pei confirms the OnePlus 6T won’t have a headphone jack
The launch of the OnePlus Bullets V2 USB-C earbuds overnight has of course raised the question of a headphone jack on the companies next phone. It appears the question was answered in an interview with OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei...