Google Duo’s audio calling now available worldwide
On a day when Telegram rolled out voice calling to Australians even more internet calling has arrived here. Justin Uberti, technical lead for Duo, has announced via Twitter that Duo's audio calling is now available worldwide.
https://twitter.com/juberti/status/851322737075167232?s=09
Duo is Google's...
Google looking to invest in LG Display OLED production lines
The Google Pixel was the device of the year in 2016 and so far, from what we have seen and used, is the device of 2017. Of course Google is looking to improve on their first offering with...
Samsung Gear 360 — Australian Review
Late last year I got the opportunity to head out to the Sydney Motorsport park and spend the day with the Samsung Gear 360 camera, oh and go drifting! The 360-degree camera space is still fairly limited with only...
Telegram’s new phone call service is now live in Australia
A couple of weeks ago Telegram rolled out phone calls to Western Europe with a promise of the rest of the world to follow soon. It seems they have been true to that promise with the "soon" coming sooner...
New security bug found in Android
I am constantly amazed by the amount of security flaws found in, well, not just Android, but all software. A new flaw has been found by Google's Project Zero team which allows an attacker to take over a...
April Android distribution numbers released — Nougat nearly doubles again
It is that time of month again where we do the dance around the new Android distribution numbers that Google have released. Let's check out where the Android world is at.
The data is collated over 7 days by checking...
[Update] Huawei turns about-face: the original Huawei Watch does NOT have NFC
Update: Huawei Australia has clarified to Ausdroid that the original Huawei Watch does not have an NFC chip inside it, despite the company's initial advice. Huawei Australia apologises for the mistaken advice.
Sadly, folks, it was too good to be...
Google Daydream gets new updates including battery indicator, notification controls and more language support
Fans of Google's VR platform Daydream will be happy this week with more updates heading out. Don't expect anything earth shattering, but there's some decent updates here.
The first is a battery indicator that shows up when you look down...
LG Watch Urbane and LG G Watch R owners your Android Wear 2.0 update...
Android Wear 2.0 is starting to roll out quite widely now, with more watches apparently receiving the update. Today it's the LG G Watch R and LG Watch Urbane (Gen 1) owners reporting in.
There are several reports on reddit...
HTC U Ultra — Australian Review
It’s April 2017, and rather than reviewing a HTC One M (something as I’ve done for the last few years), I’ve been handed a phone from HTC's new U series, the HTC U Ultra. HTC is pushing the Ultra...
Google Assistant – have you received it on your phone?
Google's exciting new virtual Assistant began rolling out to Australians using non-Pixel phones a week ago, but it seems it's taking a fairly long time to reach users, so is there a common thread? We thought we'd try to...
[Guide] Samsung Galaxy S8’s Bixby button can be remappped to something more useful, and...
When Samsung announced their newest flagship range -- the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ -- there was a lot of talk about the dedicated Bixby button. Bixby is Samsung's new AI, to rival Google Assistant. Many people who had...
EvLeaks reveals the Moto Z second generation is in the works
Sometimes when we review a phone you love it from the moment you first turn it on. The Moto Z was that for me. It was an amazing phone that probably suffered from a lack of exposure....
Android Wear 2.0 update for Huawei Watch should be coming soon
Back when the Huawei Watch received Android Wear 2.0 in the form of a beta image everyone expected that it would be one of the first, if not the first, Android Wear watch to be updated to Android Wear...
Marshmallow update for Oppo R9, R9 Plus and F1s now available for download
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has announced their long awaited Marshmallow update for the R9, R9 Plus and F1s is finally available for download.
As announced last month, Oppo has begun making the Marshmallow update available for the three phone models....