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Get NEST from JB Hi-Fi and get a free Google Home Mini with each...
In some good news JB Hi-Fi are now selling the Nest products available here in Australia, specifically the Nest Protect and the Nest Cam indoor and outdoor cameras. As part of the the launch...
If you buy a new Google Pixelbook, you get 6 months free Netflix, and...
If you're thinking about importing a Google Pixelbook in Australia, Google has a few offers in store to sweeten the deal. Granted, getting a Pixelbook here isn't as easy as ordering from the Google...
[Good Deal] Google Home Mini is on-sale at retailers in Australia
Black Friday sales may be over, but it looks like you can still get a deal on Google Home Mini with most retailers slashing the price of the smart speaker to as low as...
Google updates their Santa tracker showing his new village with more games
Ever since my kids were tiny we have used Google's Santa tracking app to keep tabs on the big fella in the lead up to the Christmas. Each year Google have updated and...
Google has apparently fixed the random reboots on Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL...
The issue of random reboots on Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL handsets due possibly to a kernel panic in areas with low LTE signal has apparently been resolved overnight with a fix to be rolled...
Some Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL owners have noticed random reboots, and the...
After the initial issues with the Pixel 2 line (primarily around the Pixel 2 XL's display and its quirks), it seems like there's another issue cropping up, this time with random reboots according to...
Google Home already getting into the Christmas spirit
Google like to put little Easter Eggs as they are known into their products, and today a user found that Google have given us a nice little Christmas-flavoured Easter Egg inside Google Home.
A user...
Direct support for smart home appliances added to Google Home
Google Home seems to be taking off now. We are seeing more and more implementations and apps from Google and manufacturers each week. Now it seems that there is official support for...
New “Smart Battery” feature to Google Pixel phones to give better battery life predictions
It's our number one cause of smartphone anxiety -- battery life, and the risk that it might just run out before we expect it to. Having the best phone in the world, which we...
Google has fixed the Bootloader issue on the Pixel 2
Earlier this week it emerged that some owners of the Pixel 2 were finding the option to unlock the Pixel 2 bootloader greyed out, but in an update to the issue tracker Google has...
Harvey Norman is offering deals on Google Home, Chromecast and Home Mini
It looks like the spectre of Amazon launching this week has at least one retailer starting their 'Black Friday' specials early, with Harvey Norman offering great deals on Google Home, Home Mini and Chromecast...
Woolworths want to give you another Google Home Mini by shopping online
Everyone loves free stuff and everyone especially loves free stuff Made by Google. Woolworths, hot on the heels of handing out free Google Home Minis to rewards points holders, wants to hand out...
TWRP custom recovery now available in beta form for the Google Pixel 2 and...
The other day we reported that root access was now available for the Google Pixel 2 variants and gave you step by step instructions on how to do it. At the time there...
Some lucky Pixel and Pixel 2 phones are seeing the arrival of Google Lens...
Google wowed a lot of people earlier this year at Google I/O when they announced and then demonstrated Google Lens. We saw it roll out to Google Photos to some users in recent...
Bootloader locked down on some Pixel 2 phones bought from Google
One good thing with the Pixel phones bought directly from Google (and other places in Australia) is that the bootloader can be unlocked for users to tinker with the software as they see fit....