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D-Link Expands Range of Google Assistant-Compatible Products
D-Link has announced that some of its newer devices will now nicely integrate with Google Assistant come the end of January 2018. In particular, the mydlink DCS-8000LH HD Mini Wi-Fi Camera, DCS-8100LH HD Wi-Fi Camera,...
Goodbye Android Pay, Google Pay is here to take your place
If there's one thing Google's good at it's offering multiple versions of a similar thing, just look at messaging or payments. We've got Google Wallet and Android Pay as well as the recently announced...
Google issuing patches to fix new Meltdown and Spectre exploits in Intel, ARM and...
Security researchers have discovered and disclosed two new exploits that can be executed against modern processors dubbed "Meltdown" and "Spectre". The range of potentially affected processors is vast:
"Meltdown and Spectre exploit critical vulnerabilities in...
Pixel 2 XL’s blue screen tint likely caused by poorly applied polariser
If you own a Google Pixel 2 XL and have wondered why your screen has a blue tint on it, well it would seem we now know what most likely is causing the issue,...
Google has updated its list of Assistant smart home partners with a dozen additions
Google Assistant launched with only a few integrations and in the time since, that list has ballooned significantly. While new options have been added rather regularly, the list of officially supported partners hasn't been...
Woolies Rewards member can get bonus points for simply purchasing a Google Play Gift...
If you're a Woolworths Everyday Rewards member, (and after the Google Home Mini giveaway most of us are) then you can get some additional bonus points simply by purchasing a Google Play Gift Card...
Enable the Pixel 2 portrait mode on your 2016 Pixel or Nexus 6P/5X
The camera on the Pixel 2 phones is simply breath taking. One great feature of the camera is the portrait mode in both front and rear facing camera mode. It is far...
Google’s Pixel C is officially history, and the biggest shame was that it ran...
With news this week that Google's Pixel C tablet is officially finished, it's time to reflect again on the state (or non-existent state) of Android tablets. Considering there are basically no decent Android tablets...
Google Duo might be coming to tablets soon, and that’s a good thing
Google Duo is Google's answer to consumer friendly video conferencing, and according to the Play Store, it's been downloaded more than 100 million times. It's not hard to understand why, because it offers some...
ChromeOS will soon allow you to run Android apps in the background .. and...
While Android apps on ChromeOS are really good, and have improved significantly since they were introduced earlier this year, it still isn't a perfect experience. While it makes ChromeOS a perfectly viable Windows/Mac alternative...
Google Photos brings you your Smiles of 2017
Google Photos offers users quite a lot, from free cloud backups, unlimited photo storage (including high quality photos if you use a Pixel), but one of the better features is the automatic work it...
Android TV prepares for Oreo update and retires legacy recommendations
Android TV has become one of Google's platforms that never really changes a whole lot, but at Google I/O they did talk about a major re-design, which we haven't exactly seen yet. It seems...
Google strengthens its chipset development team further
Google are all in on hardware development and have signalled that they are moving even deeper into hardware with the development of their chipset development team. Now they have strengthened their team further...
Chrome 64 Beta is available, blocks redirecting ads and more
Chrome 64 comes out next month, and in the usual flow of all things Chrome, that means that we've got a beta a month ahead to try it out. The headline feature? Built-in blocking...
You can now save $100 on a Pixel 2 and $150 on a Pixel...
Google recently dropped the price for the Pixel 2 phones on the Play Store by $50 but that sale ended a few days ago. JB Hi-Fi then offered $100 off the phones to...