DLink announces new WiFi cameras with cloud and local recording options
We're living in a wired world, and security cameras are a part of that. DLink has today announced two new WiFi cameras in their LH range, with the the DCS-8300LH Full HD Wi-Fi Camera and DCS-8525LH Full HD Pan & Tilt...
After Messages the Google Phone app may be about to get a Dark Mode
For those of us who enjoy a darker tone to their apps, the introduction of dark mode to Messages has been a god-send. It seems that the Google Phone app is next.
The phone app doesn't have dark mode just...
Google is launching ‘Minis’ in Gboard – personalised stickers built from a selfie
Google has today announced a neat new feature coming to the Gboard keyboard, with personalised emoji stickers you can share.
Minis are pretty much the same as the personalised sticker feature that Google launched in Allo last year.
The...
The YouTube app now shows how much time you’ve spent bingewatching
The concept of Digital Wellbeing, or 'Time well spent' is big in Silicon Valley at the moment. Google introduced their digital wellbeing dashboard in Android P, and Apple has been including similar tools for iOS. YouTube has announced another...
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 gets torn down and assessed for repairability
It's almost a right of passage for of every major phone or gadget announced these days, the day when the iFixit team tear down the device and check out its innards. Today it's the turn of the Samsung Galaxy...
[Report] Pixel 3 to be announced in New York City on October 9th
Google's Pixel line has been announced on October 4th for the last two year, but that's set to change this year with a new report pointing to an event taking place on October 9th in New York City.
The report...
It’s Baaack! Dark Mode rolling out to Google Android Messages app…again.
After Google quietly launched a dark mode for Android Messages last week, then pulled it less than a day later, the feature has returned in the latest update.
The new app version - 3.5.052 - is rolling out to...
UBTech launch a new generation of programmable JIMU Truckbots kit supporting STEM learning
UBTech has announced the arrival of a new generation of JIMU TruckBots kit in Australia with the kit enabling kids to build two bots: the GravelBot and DozerBot.
The Truckbot series is a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)...
Nokia announce another Android Go device, the Nokia 2.1
Nokia have made a bold move this year moving all of their devices to either Android One or Android Go. Today they have announced a new Android Go handset joining the Nokia 1 as a Nokia/HMD Android Go...
Sony Xperia XZ3 render leak shows minimal change from the XZ2
At IFA this week, a number of new phones are expected to be unveiled, one of which is the new Sony Xperia XZ3. The phone has leaked in a new render which shows minimal change from the XZ2 which...
Harman Kardon announce a new Google Assistant powered smart speaker
Ahead of IFA Samsung owned speaker manufacturer Harman Kardon has unveiled a new luxury smart speaker powered by Google Assistant.
The Citation 500 is a high-end speaker offering more than your usual table-top speaker with 200W of power with support...
Review: The LOFT Portable Battery Base for Google Home let’s you take it almost...
Google Home was Google’s first foray into the smart speaker. Now it sits smack bang in the middle of their range of smart speakers and is a common appliance in many Australian households these days.
One of...
Blackberry begin teasing the KEY2 LE for IFA
We've not yet seen the Blackberry KEY2 launch here in Australia, but on the international scene, Blackberry is already starting to build tension for the announcement of the KEY2 LE at IFA.
The Blackberry Twitter account pushed an update showing...
Australian users can use the new PayPal for Android layout, focus on sending money...
PayPal's utility for sending and receiving moeny between friends has been around for quite a while, but it's always been kind of secondary to PayPal's main focus on ecommerce transactions. However, with the growing popularity of peer-to-peer payments, PayPal...
Want to watch a high-res video unboxing / review of the Pixel 3 XL?...
I thought our coverage of the Google Pixel 3 XL was already pretty complete, and then I saw this video review of the upcoming device from Google. This unboxing video shows off the phone, packaging and accessories in detail,...