Apps, Games & Google Services

Have you ever wished you could put together your travel itinerary or a list of hotspots for visiting friends all from within Google Maps? If you’re familiar with the My Maps app or you were a higher enough local guide there has been a few options.  Now, Google has released an …

After announcing a new feature, called Instant Apps, which lets you use partial functions of Android apps without installing the full app at Google I/O last year, Google finally began testing them in a limited public trial last year. It looks like Google has begun rolling it out, and here’s …

It looks like all the companies are starting to update their Android Wear apps for the 2.0 update, with fitness app Strava among the first to update to take advantage of the new functionality. The newly updated Strava app has been updated to take advantages of the standalone nature of …

Love, Liebe, Amore, it’s that time of year, Valentines Day is upon us again this week and if you’re wanting to stay in the good books with your partner then it’s time to organise something, and Google Play might be able to help with deals on romantic books, movies and …

Facebook has been trying on a number of fronts to improve the quality of its news feed, taking out fake news, promoting stuff that’s likely to be real, but it still suffers from one problem — discovering new content. Like Twitter before it, Facebook is now seemingly embarking on a …

In a bit of a ‘whoops’ moment, it seems that an alpha version of Google’s eponymous app rolled out, and while it was pretty unstable and buggy, users who have sideloaded the app since are reporting that they’ve gained access to Google Assistant. With Google v.6.13, users of Nexus 6P …

If you like Nintendo’s mobile gaming platform Miitomo, there’s some Good News today. Nintendo have released an update to the Miitomo app which will make it easier to share your photos with your Miitomo friends, through what Nintendo are calling Miifoto Log. Basically, Miifoto Log, allows you to upload your Miifotos with …

Since the Play Store has been around, one function that has been lacking for developers is to make a paid app free – whether this is a permanent arrangement, temporary giveaway/special or some other motivation. The good news for consumers is that this appears to be rolling out to some …

In the wake of the launch of Android Wear 2.0, messaging service Telegram has announced the update for their Android Wear app which is designed for Android Wear 2.0 is now available. The app is designed to take advantage of Android Wear 2.0 features, including the LTE connectivity allowing the …

We first talked about Muzei two years ago when developer Roman Nurik released it in February 2014, and in the last twelve months, it didn’t see a lot of development. Muzei, you ask? Muzei is a live wallpaper which refreshes your home-screen each day with famous works of art. It also …

Earlier today we reported on the Pixel getting official access to the Home Automation menu, and thus control, previously restricted to owners of the Google Home. Unfortunately, this is one of those updates that requires you to jump through a few hoops, firstly you need Google app v. 6.11 and Play …

It was back in late 2016 when YouTube touted its new app YouTube Go, which has been created to help minimise data usage when streaming YouTube videos and even allows play back when offline when there is no cellular data available. The app, which is only available in India at …

Telstra has announced new apps and accompanying deals for the upcoming 2017 sporting season for NRL, AFL & Netball, which are all included for Telstra plan users (post-paid mobile). However, if you’re not a Telstra post-paid mobile customer, you’re going to pay quite a bit per month to access these …

When creating a new presentation in Google Slides, you can now add in videos not only from YouTube, but also ones you have stored in Google Drive. The option to install videos from Google Drive into Slides presentations isn’t live just yet, but will be arriving over the course of …

According to several reports, Google will be merging their Google Play Music and YouTube Music production teams to create a more unified experience for users. I’ve got to say that this makes a lot of sense, seeing as both products are ties to the same subscription service, offering a more …