Hate the NBN? Here’s a few of the best alternatives
For most people, the NBN is awesome. If you ignore the politicians politicking, and the comments section on the Daily Telegraph, you'll find there is growing goodwill about our national network, especially now that everyone is signing up for...
Exclusive: Here’s how Australian Border Force hacked a man’s Android phone
This is the story of how Australian Border Force (ABF) hacked a mans Android phone...or rather how a dumbass accused them of hacking it when in fact nothing happened.
A story on news.com.au caught our attention overnight, in which a...
Will we see the ZTE Axon 9 at IFA 2018?
ZTE has had a tough year. Due to indiscretions in previous years and their inability to abide by the original sanctions imposed by the the US Department of Commerce they had their ability to effectively function as a...
Manual backup option for Android slated for future release
Backing up and restoring your data from Android can be a frustrating, hit and miss affair, but Google has been working on it though it's never been quite good enough to rely on. A new entry in the Google...
Nokia to announce a new handset this week – possibly Nokia 9
Thanks to Android One, the Nokia mobile range has become quite the phenomenon for those wanting a stock Android experience at a great price. With a full range of handsets available in Australia ranging from the low to high-end...
New Google Chromecast will arrive with Bluetooth support and improved Wi-Fi
Earlier this year it was revealed that Google had a new Chromecast in the pipeline that supported Bluetooth. Today a new FCC filing has been submitted that demonstrates modifications to the original filing.
The new filing submitted by Google...
[Update: Maybe Not] Here is Motorola’s first smart speaker, dubbed Moto AI
Even though the category has been around a while now, smart speakers are experiencing a bit of a boom at the moment with Google Home and Amazon's Echo products driving innovation in others. Once a market dominated by a...
Google made Smart Displays could possibly be on the way by the end of...
We've yet to see a Smart Display actually go on-sale here in Australia as yet, though at least two are expected by the end of the year. Now it seems Google may also have designs on launching their own...
Google Pixel 3 XL appears in the wild, brandishing an almighty massive notch
We are only around six weeks away from the expected Pixel 3 launch and while we have already seen many Pixel 3 leaks many are hoping that Google may have something more up their sleeves come October (or whenever...
The Google Play Store now allows you to choose your network preferences for downloading...
Although many of us now have more data than they will ever need with some even choosing one of the carriers' "unlimited" plans there are still some who have to be careful about using mobile data to download apps....
Find some calm in your life with Breathing Exercises now in Google Search
Google has a history of adding in tools, games and more into search results and they've done it again adding breathing exercises right into search results.
To find the breathing exercises all you have to do is search for 'deep...
Grab a bunch of 4K Movies for up to 50% off in this Google...
The selection of movies available in Ultra High Definition (UHD) quality hasn't grown much since Google first introduced them back in November last year, but the selection is now on-sale with savings up to 50% off.
The range of movies...
Google adds Confidential mode to Gmail app
As part of their major redesign of Gmail earlier this year, Google announced a new confidential mode for the email platform. While it's been live on the desktop for Gmail, it's not been active in the Android app...until...
Google is bringing streaming support for hearing aids to Android
Google has announced they're looking to bring native streaming support for hearing aids to Android with the release today of a new open spec for hearing aid streaming support.
The spec has been released in a bid to give hearing...
[Update: It’s been pulled] Oh happy day! Android Messages finally has a Dark Mode
Update: It's been pulled.
For those of us who prefer not to be blinded with a stark white light when looking at our phones it's finally happened. Google has implemented Dark Mode in Android Messages.
The update to Android Messages is...