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Get 4 months of Google Play Music Unlimited, and YouTube Red, for free
Every now and then Google will extend their typical 3 months free access to their Google Play Music Unlimited/ YouTube Red combo. Right now you can sign up for the combined service and get...
50% Discount on any movie (or bundle) on Play Movies
Play Movies is an awesome place to shop for bargains and if you keep your eyes out on a regular basis, adding promo codes to already discounted movie bundles can prove advantageous financially. ...
How To Add New Moves To Your Google Pixel
Last week we reported on some new "Moves" that were rolling out to Pixel phones in Canada. As Duncan wrote, the Pixels new ‘Moves’ are double tap to check phone (wake) and lift phone...
A month with the Otterbox Commuter for Google Pixel
A month ago, we wrote about Otterbox's release of its signature mobile phone cases for Google's (then) new Pixel range of smartphones. We asked Otterbox to send us a couple, and obligingly, they did....
Nexus 6P To Receive Android 7.1.1 Update On December 6
The Google Pixel phones have been running the latest and greatest version of Android for a while, as you would expect. Next in line from Google you would expect is last year's flagship, the...
Google shows they know what this cyber is all about, with up to 80%...
Google has gone all in on the Cyber week deals and they seem to be available to little old Aussies. IF you're looking for a great price on anything from Movies to Apps you...
Google’s Chromecast Ultra is now on sale Australia for $99, online, at JB HiFi...
After a number of leaks confirming the Chromecast Ultra was on its way to Australia, and confirmed pricing from Officeworks and JB HiFi, we can now (finally) confirm ourselves that the Chromecast Ultra is...
Goodbye Gingerbread and Honeycomb, we’ll miss you, a little
We all knew this day would be coming, but it has finally arrived: Google will officially discontinue support for Android versions below API level 14 in Google Play Services. In English, this means that...
New update adds two new ‘Moves’ to the Pixel’s repertoire
There is a new update to Android 7.1 coming to some Pixel users that is awakening a couple of dormant features. The Pixels new 'moves' are double tap to check phone (wake) and lift...
Do you want a Google Home or Google WiFi but don’t want to wait?
Living outside of the USA is something I am mostly very happy about, but that all changes when a new toy is released and I can't easily get my hands on it, then I...
Just in time for Chromecast Ultra, Google updates Cast API for 4K goodness
With growing evidence that Google will launch the Chromecast Ultra in Australia sometime in the next week or two, we're seeing an update today to Google's Cast API which enables the key feature of...
Google puts their new WiFi router up against the competition in an old fashioned...
Google's announced their home mesh WiFi device the Google WiFi alongside the Pixel at their Made by Google event in San Fransisco, and since then we've seen some how to videos and the device...
Google Maps can now tell you how busy locations are in real-time
What's worse than going to the shops when they're crowded? Parking at the shops when it's crowded I guess, well Google can't help you park but it can help you figure out just how...
Tap ‘n Pay For Android Wear Coming Soon
Google are finally making some solid inroads when it comes to Tap 'n Pay with Android phones in Australia. Each week we see another bank added to the supporting list. Now it...
Google’s Chromecast Ultra also coming to JB HiFi, priced at $99
According to our sources within JB HiFi, the Chromecast Ultra from Google is also coming to the big yellow store. This confirmation comes after the Chromecast Ultra was spotted in Officeworks' internal systems last...