Nougat nears 10% in the latest Android distribution numbers
A month is a long time in the Android world it seems with each monthly distribution numbers continuing to provide us with interesting snapshots into the Android ecosystem.
The data is collated over 7 days by checking the version numbers...
Dropbox adds more infrastructure in Australia and New Zealand as demand for service increases
In response to a strong demand for their services here in Australia and New Zealand, Dropbox has today announced that they've deployed a 'Point-of-Presence' ('PoP') in Sydney to improve upload and download speeds for local customers.
The deployment of a...
Android June Security bulletin released – Nexus and Pixel updates now available
Welcome to a new month and of course that means Google has released a security bulletin outlining all the issues they've found, or had reported to them and subsequently fixed. For those of you on a supported Nexus or...
Qantas launches their new Premium Mastercard with Android Pay to get you in the...
We've been watching the rollout of Android Pay since the payment platform was launched in Australia last year, and we have to admit we were surprised when the latest institution to announce support for the growing platform wasn't a...
What you should know about Mobile Broadband in 2017
With the price of data dropping, mobile broadband has gone from being a bit of a luxury to a surprisingly affordable way to stay connected. Whether you need a SIM card for a tablet, an alternative to a fixed...
Rumour: Google has shelved Andromeda
Rewind back to late last year, prior to Google's Pixel announcement and try to remember the hype surrounding a new OS called Andromeda. It was meant to be the saviour for all non-iOS tablets and the hype-train was in...
Get yourself an LG G6 from JB Hi-Fi for under $900
If have read my two LG G6 reviews you will know that in the end I thought the phone pretty good, although not so much in the Telstra incarnation. I said at the time that the version sold outright...
Review — Urban Armor Gear LG G6 case
Flagship phones are not cheap these days. An LG G6 in is best config will set you back around $1150 from JB Hifi. $1150 is a lot of money and considering that the construction of it is all glass...
Corsair toys and concepts at Computex
I’m a bit of a tech geek, I make no bones about it or excuses for it so when I got to spend some time with the guys from Corsair and check out their new gear I was excited....
Recycle your old mobile phone with Mobile Muster for World Environment Day
June 5th is World Environment Day, so why not help the planet out and get rid of some of that e-waste lying around your house by recycling your old mobile phones with Mobile Muster.
In a new report from IPSOS,...
ASUS ZenPad 3s 8.0 — Australian First Look
The Asus presence at Computex was quite stunning; they have all of their main product lines on display and staff across the stand to talk to about them. The ZenPad 3s 8.0 has quietly appeared on their product list,...
Sunmi Point of Sale – Powered by Android
The massive range of hardware at Computex covered pretty much anything you can possibly imagine, one of the product ranges that really interested me for their versatility was the point of sale and mobile barcode readers available.
One such...
Google brings machine learning to Google Sheets
Last year Google switched a lot of their machine learning over to neural networks and have since found a big increase in the machine learning capabilities. The new machine learning is more powerful, more accurate and a lot...
Chris wraps up the biggest news of the week – 4 June
In this audio episode, Chris takes you through the more popular news items of the week in a fifteen minute podcast special. News items discussed this episode include:
HTC U11's arrival on Australian shores
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Nokia 9 to come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 according to AnTuTu Benchmark
Every single flagship phone being announced or rumoured since MWC has one thing in common -- a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. It now seems that HMD Global and Nokia are not missing out on that party either.
Nokia announced four...