LG bringing Google Assistant to 87 Wi-Fi-connected home appliances
At IFA 2017 LG signalled their intention to bring Google Assistant to more devices. Today they have announced that 87 of their Wi-Fi connect smart home appliances are now compatible with Google Assistant on Google Home, eligible Android...
An early look: Pocket Casts Web Beta
The team at Shifty Jelly have been hard at work (well at least they tell us they have) working on a number of projects including an update to the Pocket Casts web interface which is currently in beta and...
9 Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Case Brands Compared
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is officially available for purchase. With an RRP of $1499 many buyers will immediately put the phone in a case to protect it. As Ausdroid reader Gregory Eden commented recently:
See how much it costs...
Setting reminders to start rolling out to Google Home
It's always been baffling why the Google Home wasn't able to set a reminder, for me at least it's one of the more useful functions of having a voice assistant, or it would be if my voice assistant supported...
Twitter trialling 280 character Tweets for some languages
One of the best things about Twitter is it's concise nature where messages are limited to 140 characters so there is very little waffle and people have to make their Tweets short and sweet. One of the worst...
Sony X8500E 2017 Android TV — Australian Review
Android TV is a version of Android with a user interface optimised for TVs, not touchscreens. Despite a lot of effort by Sony, Android TV has yet to gain much market share in Australia from Apple TV, Fetch and...
Huawei Mate 10 advertising material leaks and creates more confusion
The Huawei Mate 10 has holes all around it. It has leaked, leaked and leaked some more. In the end there has been so many leaks we are all confused. There are apparently four different Mate...
Lenovo Moto C available from Woolworths from this Wednesday at $149 – $20 bonus...
In this weeks Woolworths catalogue which starts from this Wednesday, 27th September 2017, for 1 week (ending next Tuesday 3rd October 2017) only, is the Lenovo Moto C which comes with a bonus $20 Woolies Mobile recharge included for...
Images of Sonos’ upcoming smart speaker leak
We have seen several leaks and rumours surrounding an upcoming Sonos smart speaker with Alexa included (and possibly other digital assistants). Today though we have our very first look at the Sonos smart speaker, expected to be announced...
HMD Global set to release an upgraded Nokia 8
A vast number of Australians have owned a Nokia phone at some stage of their lives but unfortunately Nokia ties their brand to Windows Phone and they suffered. HMD Global have resurrected the Nokia brand with some decent...
Great Deal: Telstra BYO plan with 20GB data, unlimited calls and SMS for $49/mo
If you're looking for a new mobile deal, then today's the day to be tempted by a hot offer from Telstra and JB HiFi. First spotted in their advertising and widely circulated via Oz Bargain since, new Telstra customers...
Samsung’s foldable phone receives radio certification; launching soon?
Earlier this year we reported on the possibility that Samsung were working on a foldable smartphone codenamed Project Valley. It appears this possibility is in fact a reality with it receiving another certification recently.
The foldable Samsung phone, known...
Could this be the Huawei Mate 10 Pro?
Huawei are doing a good job at building the hype surrounding their upcoming flagship launch. We have seen multiple leaks and rumours and outright statements from Huawei themselves about the Mate 10 series. Of the four expected...
Twitter is field testing a lightweight app in the Philippines
There are a lot of countries in the world where not only is data expensive but many people cannot afford vast amounts of data that we here in Australia are lucky enough to have. For this reason companies...
Oreo update for Huawei Mate 9 coming soon
Earlier this year rumours leaked out that Huawei were already preparing an Oreo update for the Huawei Mate 9. Now that Oreo is official Huawei look set to roll it out to their power flagship of this year.
Today...