‘Hey Google, sync my smart home’ – Google Assistant adds native sync for smart...
Google Assistant is getting better smart home integration, making it easier for you to sync all your smart home devices. Google has added a new voice command 'Sync my devices' to let you refresh all your smart home services.
Google...
eBay’s new Gift Finder Tool can use Google Assistant to find the perfect gift...
Online marketplace eBay has today announced a new Gift Finder Tool powered by the Google Assistant that will help you with the yearly chore of finding presents.
It's a busy time of year, the shops are filled with frazzle people...
Will your Android Wear watch get updated to Oreo? Here’s the list of watches...
Google began rolling out the Oreo update for Android Wear last week, starting with the LG Watch Sport - a watch that never shipped in Australia. As usual, we're all interested to see which watches will get update to...
Forget about the bass, it’s all about that Treble
I really hate the F word. It's not a nice word and I really hate using it here but unfortunately it is part and parcel of the Android landscape. Yes, fragmentation. There I said it and...
The night I thought I had broken Google’s Pixel 2 XL (and how I...
Ever since I received my first Android phone, the T-Mobile G1, (and months before the HTC Dream appeared on our shores) I have been hooked on tinkering with the software. That first entry into Telnet, as was then...
Andy Rubin has returned to work at Essential after a brief leave of absence
The acknowledged father of Android, Andy Rubin, has returned to work at his phone startup Essential after a brief leave of absence amid speculation about an inappropriate relationship he was reportedly engaged in at Google.
Recode is reporting, based on...
Google is bringing the touch controls back to the Google Home Mini
After disabling the touch controls on the top of the Google Home Mini just prior to launch over privacy concerns, Google is re-enabling them in the latest preview update to the miniature smart speaker.
Google hobbled the Home Mini just...
Action Launcher celebrates 5th birthday with a sale and release of Version 32
Well, that flew by. Five years ago, in December of 2012, Australian developer Chris Lacy first released his launcher replacement Action Launcher onto Google Play. To celebrate the birthday, Chris has released version 32 of Action Launcher with some...
Will Google just hurry up and buy the rest of the flailing HTC?
It seems a monthly trend: HTC release their earnings report for the month and we all marvel at how badly their ship is sinking. This month is no different with HTC releasing a 26% year of year decrease in...
There’s a bunch of Daydream View games on-sale on Google Play – including one...
The Daydream View is a pretty decent headset, but to make it work you need content (and a phone that supports it, but I digress). Google has announced a sale on some quality Daydream View titles to get you...
PSA: Installing the Android 8.1 update on the Pixel C is wiping devices –...
The Pixel C is still a fairly well regarded tablet, though it's getting on in age. The Pixel C is still receiving Android updates but it seems that the latest update broke it, or at least wiped it for...
Google is rethinking their change in policy for apps using Accessibility Services after public...
After announcing in early November that apps which used Google's Accessibility Services for things other than helping accessibility would be banned, Google has apparently had a change of heart after overwhelming public outcry.
Google has begun sending out an...
Winners of the Actions on Google Developer Challenge announced – here’s some neat assistant...
At Google I/O back in May, Google announced the Actions on Google Developer Challenge, a challenge to developers to come up with 'helpful, entertaining apps for the Assistant'. Today, Google has announced the winners.
There are three overall winners, in...
Chris’ Best of 2017
In many ways, 2017 has been more iterative than anything else; rather than any truly new, revolutionary products, we've seen iterative upgrades of existing product lines; Samsung's Galaxy S8 wasn't hugely different to last year's Galaxy S7, this year's...
Stone the crows: Australian Google Store has discounted Google Home Mini and Daydream View...
It appears that Google must have listened to my wild ranting, because the Australian Google Store is now offering discounts on the Google Home Mini and Daydream View gen 2.
The Google Home Mini has been discounted to just $55...