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Google Photos introduces Suggested Sharing, Shared Libraries and Photo Books
Google Photos has to be one of Google's greatest products and today it just got a whole lot better with the introduction of 3 new features aimed at making sharing and experiencing photos even...
Android O Developer Preview is now available in the Android Beta Program
As it's been their standard for a number of years, Google have dropped the Android O into their Beta program during the Google I/O Keynote -- previously it was available as a Developer Preview...
Google Home officially coming to Australia
Google Home is pretty awesome but there's one big issue with the initial launch -- it's not available in Australia. Minutes ago, Google have changed that announcing that Canada, Australia, France, Germany and...
Google brings smart reply from Inbox to Gmail
At Google IO 2017 Sundar Pichai announced that thanks to their machine learning and deep neural networks they are bringing Google's smart reply feature found in Allo and Inbox to the Gmail app for...
Google Lens: A new way to use your phone camera
The first jaw dropping announcement at Google I/O 2017 this morning has been the announcement of Google Lens, utilising Google's continually growing understanding of vision in photos -- labelled as vision based computing capabilities...
Google I/O 2017 — What do YOU want to know?
Every year Google I/O rolls around and us enthusiasts get excited about one thing or another (or in some cases, many things). This year we are lucky enough to have two sets of Ausdroid...
G Suite updates bring more functionality to Drive
Google Drive is a great way to not only streamline your workflow into one place, but collaborate with your colleagues. G Suite (paid domain holders) users traditionally haven't had the absolute latest of functions...
Google, in partnership with Audi and Volvo, to bring Android-powered cars
Android Auto is one subject I am passionate about. I spend a lot of time in my car commuting to work and having a decent entertainment system that is easy to use, functional...
Google Allo 11 hints at future integration with Google Duo, and other new features
We've already talked about the new selfie-generated stickers in the latest version of Allo, but beneath the surface there's other hints of what's to come perhaps in future versions of Allo. At 9to5Google, they've taken...
Google is about to make Android updates modular and easier with Project Treble
We all know that getting OS updates on Android devices is a bit of a pain. With Project Treble, unveiled today on the Google Developer Blog, Google's finally looking to change that with a...
Here’s a way to try Chrome’s new super-fast search widget today
Google's entire business started with search, and there's little wonder that they're trying to make it even more accessible with things like Google Assistant, voice search and more. One place where we can often...
Google Contacts 2.0 brings a crisp new user interface, and it’s coming right now
Google Contacts is the Googley way of accessing your address book, and you'll find it on any Pixel or Nexus device, as well as (few) others. Most OEMs replace Google's Contacts app with their...
In the wake of Google killing off Map Maker, Google Maps on Android and...
In the wake of the closure of Google's Map Maker service, it seems Google is bringing some functionality back with users getting the limited ability to edit roads.
In the good old days before some...
Google Photos will now create your own personalised Mother’s day super cut
Do you have a mother in your life that would want to celebrate this Mother's Day? If so, Google may have given you one extra way of making the day special, with Google Photos....
Android Nougat beta is complete, Android O beta imminent
Everyone loves cutting edge software, even if there are a few bugs. For this reason the Android Beta Program was well received by all Android enthusiasts. Now, as we get closer to...