Smartphone market returns to growth in Q3 2017 after a slump
Gartner research shows that global smartphone sales at the end of 3rd quarter 2017 topped 383 million units, a 3% increase over the same period in 2016. This is rather important news, because it's the first time the top...
Google shows off the ‘Best of 2017’ across Google Play
It's that time again, as the year closes out we get to start looking back over the year that was and Google has listed the best of what has come through the Play Store in all categories including Apps/Games,...
Google Home-ready Ecovacs DEEBOT OZMO 930 robot vacuum cleaner arrives in Australia for $1,299
Ecovacs has today announced that their DEEBOT OZMO 930 robot vacuum cleaner has landed in Australia at Harvey Norman where it's selling for $1,299.
The robo vac has one very big feature that made us sit up and notice with...
Amazon Echo and Alexa devices officially coming to Australia in early 2018
Amazon Alexa is one of the more mature digital voice assistants available and finally it is officially making it's way Downunder.
Amazon announced yesterday that they were expanding the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) and the Alexa Voice Service to enable...
Google Assistant gets improved localised support but only in the US
Google has announced that Assistant is about to get improved localised support, offering more information about local services and trades people.
Asking Assistant to find you an electrician, plumber, house cleaner and more through your Android or Apple phone, or...
Alphabet may fold Nest and Google hardware teams in together to better compete with...
Google's parent company Alphabet is considering a merge between the Google and Nest teams in order to facilitate a better competitive hardware division as the company gears up to take on Amazon.
The merger has been reported by the Wall...
Google is cracking down on apps showing ads on the lockscreen
In the latest update to their Google Play Developer policy, Google has begun advising developers that apps that display ads in the lockscreen, unless that app is for a lockscreen, will no longer be allowed on the Play Store.
The...
Telstra signals the end to Google Play carrier billing from 3 December
As it promised back in August this year, Telstra has reminded its customers that new third-party carrier billing arrangements will end this weekend on 3 December 2017. In an SMS sent to customers this afternoon, Telstra advised:
Hi. From 3...
You can now give multiple commands to Google Home
Google Home is getting better and better each day, with new functions and the latest is the ability to give multiple commands to Google Home without having to re-wake it in between each one.
Discovered by reddit user ProZsolt, it's...
There’s an app for NSW’s new Container Deposit Scheme
Every year, more than 160 million drink containers end up as litter in NSW, hurting our environment and costing our community more than $162 million to clean up. For this, the NSW Government has announced the Return and Earn container...
You can now check for items at Officeworks using their new Google Assistant app
Shopping for office supplies is now easier with Australian office supply chain Officeworks announcing a new Google Assistant app is now available.
The Officeworks Assistant app is, as usual in the Assistant app directory. You can call on the Officeworks...
Sony’s upcoming bezel-less smartphone specs leaked with 5.7″ 4K HDR display
Sony looks set to join the ranks of manufacturers producing bezel-less smartphones next year with their upcoming Xperia smartphone model H8541. The specs for the phone have shown up and it's looking quite impressive.
The phone will continue the...
Huawei Mate 10 Pro available from Optus, Mobileciti and amaysim from Monday 4th December
Huawei have turned the heat up on the more well known manufacturers such as Samsung and Google with the release of the Mate 10 Pro. It is a great phone that is superbly styled and designed and runs...
Google updates their Santa tracker showing his new village with more games
Ever since my kids were tiny we have used Google's Santa tracking app to keep tabs on the big fella in the lead up to the Christmas. Each year Google have updated and improved the app to make...
LG V30 and V30+ Oreo Beta update starts rolling out in Korea minus Treble...
Launching in Australia earlier this month running Android 7.1.2, the LG V30+ (and the V30) could soon be receiving an Android 8.0 update with LG rolling Oreo out to the phones in Korea.
According to XDA-Developers forum member snaketooth2017, the...