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Amazon launches the Echo Show 8 into Australia with a great pre-order price
Amazon have had success with the Echo Show which has a 10-inch display and the Echo Show 5 (5-inch display) but there wasn't anything in between for Australians to get their Alexa on display...
Streaming music services – Try them all
A lot of people are going to get smart devices for Christmas. That could be a new phone, tablet or speaker. That’s awesome, but not everyone has streaming music accounts which got...
Google joins forces with Amazon and Apple to create a new open source Smart...
I've checked the date, twice, it's not April, so that must mean that Google, Amazon and Apple along with the Zigbee Alliance really did just announce a join open-source partnership to develop a new...
Amazon Australia is looking to give away an Amazon Prime filled Tiny House
Amazon Australia has announced that it will be giving away an Amazon Prime filled tiny house to one lucky winner through a nationwide competition to find the person with the biggest holiday spirit.
The prize...
Echo Studio Australian Review – Finally a Great Sounding Alexa Speaker
The launch of the new Echo Studio speaker by Amazon gives Australians a strong new contender to compare and contrast with other in home mains powered smart speaker options such as Sonos, Google, Bose...
Fetch Mighty Should Get Amazon Prime Video by April 2020
Owners of the Fetch Mighty and Fetch Mini have been hearing rumours for a while of some channels being lost from their Fetch subscription soon and some apps added.
Sensing this frustration the Fetch social...
Amazon Australia once again bringing some great deals for Black Friday
In the last couple of years Australians have jumped on board Black Friday sales in a big way and this year is set to be no different. As is the case with many...
Spotify free accounts can now be used on Amazon Echo speakers
Following closely behind Sonos offering use of free Spotify accounts, Amazon Echo speakers now share the same functionality. This is a big shot in the arm for current Echo speaker users as well...
Amazon launches Amazon Hub parcel pickup locations across Australia
With Amazon expanding its Australian distribution network and carving out a larger share of the Australian retail market the international retail giant has announced a new network of Australian parcel collection locations. The Amazon...
Amazon Deals: 3 Months Kindle Unlimited Free, 4 Months Amazon Music 99c
If your budget is tight for entertainment over summer, Amazon Australia have you sorted. They have two deals that give you access to several months of unlimited book reading and music streaming for a...
How to install the Amazon Appstore on your Huawei Mate 30 Pro
You might not be able to easily install Google's Mobile Services (and thus Play Store) on a new Huawei Mate 30 Pro, but that's not the only option going to get some of the...
Deal: $49 Amazon Echo Spot smart display runout at Officeworks and The Good Guys
In a sure sign that it's being sold in a stock clear-out, the Amazon Echo Spot is now available for $49 at Officeworks and The Good Guys.
The Amazon Echo Spot is a small round...
Amazon ‘Goes West’ down under. Perth, Jeff’s coming for you
Amazon Australia has announced today that they will be opening a fulfilment centre on the Western Cost of Australia, allowing the online retail behemoth to better serve Australia's western denizens. The new logistics operations...
Hey Alexa, Tell Me About Amazon’s 3 New Echo Speakers
Amazon Australia announced the availability today of three new speakers to join the existing family of smart home devices, some of them pictured below. The Echo Studio is the only completely new speaker launched...
Google drops to third place in worldwide smart speaker shipments, time for a refresh?
Let's face it, Google Home was great in its time but has since been long surpassed by other manufacturers. While it is possible that Google just wanted to open up the space to...