Optus launches two new ‘Epic’ prepaid plans offering either more data or long expiry...
For anyone looking around at Prepaid mobile phone plans, Optus has today launched two new 'epic' plans with the launch of the Epic Data and Epic Value plans.
Epic Data
The Optus Epic Data plans offer a range of data and...
[Opinion:] YouTube Music Early Access is nothing to get excited about – yet
Google has recently realised that their current music subscription offering ‘Google Play Music’ wasn’t sharing as much of the light on the same stage as offerings like Spotify or even Apple Music as they would like. And, as Google...
Google releases Android Security Bulletin – June Edition alongside Nexus & Pixel factory images
Another month, another Android security bulletin, with Google releasing the June Security Bulletin alongside the Factory Images and OTA update files for supported Nexus and Pixel devices.
The security bulletin doesn't contain any standout features, adding patches Common Vulnerability and...
Virgin Australia will now offer inflight WiFi between Sydney and LA
There's nothing like the feeling of getting off a long haul flight and finding out some major news event has occured. Virgin Australia is lessening this 'netlag' experience by today announcing inflight WiFi has been switched on for passengers...
YouTube Music Early Access now launching for Australians
After launching for Early Access members in the US last month, it appears that YouTube Music is coming to Australia today - at least for those who signed up for early access.
According to my inbox, and a flurry of...
Google’s SD710 powered ‘mobile device’ coming next year is codenamed Bonito
The possibility of a Snapdragon 710 powered mid-range Pixel device seemed to strike a chord when it came up last week, and a new tidbit on it surfaced yesterday with the same source giving it a codename: Bonito.
Bonito, according...
Blackberry KEY2 press shots leak showing more hardware keyboard
There's life left in the Blackberry hardware it seems and ahead of their planned June 7th unveiling of the successor to the KEYone - imaginatively called the Key2, press shots of the phone have now shown up in the...
Google Lens now available as a standalone app in the Play Store
After being announced at an event here in Sydney earlier this week by Anil Sabharwal, VP of Google Photos and Communications, Google has this morning released a standalone version of Google Lens to the Play Store this morning.
The standalone...
Another source says the Google Pixel 3 XL will arrive with a notch
We are starting to see Google Pixel 3 rumours begin to materialise ahead of what is rumoured to be arriving in late August. We have seen screen protectors for the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL leak as...
Microsoft could soon begin offering Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa support on the Xbox...
Microsoft could soon expand their support of digital assistants on the Xbox One to include Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa in addition to the existing support for their own digital assistant: Cortana.
The report comes via Windows Central who supplied...
Switch your energy provider to amaysim and get 2x 15GB mobile plans with unlimited...
If you're in the market for a new energy provider, then mobile provider amaysim is apparently in that game as well and they're offering a deal that could help you save a dollar or two.
The deal is simple, switch...
Philips Hue Sync for Mac and Windows gives you a ‘visual surround sound’ experience...
As smart home enthusiasts know Philips Hue is one of the better solutions out there, and if you're a media junkie it's about to get a bit cooler with Philips Hue Sync, a new Windows and Mac app that...
Oz Comic Con: we go behind the scenes with an artist showcasing her wares...
Oz Comic Con takes centre stage this coming weekend in Melbourne. We have already had a competition for readers to win tickets and for a final reminder we thought we would find out how the artists who create...
Vodafone TV : The Ausdroid review
The Nexus Player was the first Android TV experience many of us had but unfortunately that was released a long time ago and Google has since dropped support for it. There have been several attempts by other companies...
[Update: Annnd it’s back] Even Google thinks Android tablets aren’t worth mentioning
Update Head of Android, Chrome Hiroshi Lockheimer tweeted this afternoon:
https://twitter.com/lockheimer/status/1003122415742771200
Not since the Pixel C has Google shown any intense interest in tablets, but now almost three years after it was announced Google has apparently given up any pretense of...