Don’t blame Sonos, think about realistic support standards
There have been headlines lately about a number of tech companies, broken hardware and the associated social media rage. Some of it born of frustration with inadvertently broken hardware such as the preview program on Google Home speakers, some...
Optus 4G wireless broadband on steroids – how you can triple your wireless broadband...
My adventures with Optus 4G continue. Six weeks since signing up for the service, it's well known that I'm a convert. I had been thoroughly disappointed with our options for internet connectivity in our relatively new apartment. Finally there's...
Lenovo Smart Clock Review
The voice assistant speaker market has seen significant expansion in recent years growing from nothing to voice assistants being in all the things. Since the category emerged, we’ve seen the arrival of smart speakers, smart displays, smart TVs, smart...
Google’s Nest Hub Max is going on sale in Australia — here’s what to...
Google's newest smart home hardware - Nest Hub Max - goes on sale in Australia on Tuesday in charcoal or white colours for $349. It features a big 10-inch touchscreen, a new front-facing camera and big, booming sound, putting...
PSA: There are still a lot of low-tech security threats to your devices and...
Like everyone, I’ve had emails telling me that I have been awarded $4,000,000.00 from a Saudia Arabian Prince. Other random winnings that weren’t expected, the old theory of being too good to be true stands. Another personal...
Review: Alienware gaming gear: the 510H and 310H gaming headsets
There are a lot of gaming headsets available across a large range of prices from a wide range of manufacturers. Alienware is a brand that has become synonymous with gaming accessories so you would expect a couple of gaming...
I signed up with Kayo Sports for $25 a month, and its bye-bye Foxtel
We've written a little about Kayo sports so far, including their colossal lineup of sports over the Christmas and New Year period. As a regular watcher of sports on TV (in fact, it's close to the only thing I...
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Camera Tech Explained With Example Photos: Back 12MP+12MP, Front 8MP...
The Galaxy Note 8 sporting 2x optical zoom is Samsung's ticket to enter the dual smartphone camera maker club. Samsung has recognised that the evolution of single phone cameras has slowed down and customers are demanding an improvement in...
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 — Australian Review
The Market: Tablets aren’t selling, no one uses them!
Samsung: Hold my beer…
The Android tablet market is a sad state of affairs at present and has been for some time, with so many entries into the market trying to do...
Review — Swann Wi-Fi Security Cameras, simple to setup and use
We get to play with look at a lot of electronics at Ausdroid, recently we’ve had a lot of opportunities to check out security equipment. Swann makes a lot of this and Chris’ review of the 6 camera full...
‘Send a Hangout’ voice tag sneaks onto Android Wear
It seems that Google may have snuck one more touch of magic into this week's Google App update. Along with the extended functionality of voice messaging to 3rd party apps Android Police readers noticed that simultaneously with the update...
Razer Junglecat mobile gaming controller — Review
Gaming controllers for phones are becoming increasingly popular. As mobile only games get better, older games are ported onto mobile and with streaming ‘real games’ to mobiles on the very near horizon we expect they will become even more...
Hisense 2019 Android TV Series 65RG: Australian Hands On Test
It's been quite a few years since Hisense sold Android TVs in Australia but they now have three models available with the 65RG, 55RG and 50RG.
We recently had an opportunity to try a preproduction 65RG (65") model at a...
Optus Sport Android TV app released
Optus Sport fans who also have an Android TV can rejoice, because Optus has just announced you now have the ability to install the Optus Sport app.
This should help Optus continue to grow audience numbers for their streaming sports...
Google Home Mini redemption vouchers for Pixel 2 buyers out now
Update:As we've just found out, instead of just applying the discount to a 'Chalk' coloured Google Home Mini as outlined in the T&Cs you can actually apply this to any of the colours available including the exclusive to the...