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Google adds a secure folder to your Google Photos library
Google Photos is one of Google's all-time greatest products, and despite it no longer providing free unlimited storage for life it is still the best Photo manager you can get. Today at Google IO...
Google announce the largest update to Wear OS in partnership with Samsung and FitBit
Despite years in the market Wear OS has failed to capture interest from consumers and OEMs alike. Today Google launched perhaps their biggest update to Wear OS since it launched as Android Wear, and...
What to expect from Android 12 and Google I/O 2021
With Google I/O set to kick off tomorrow in the wee early hours (approximately 3 am AEST) we haven’t got long to find out what Google has in store for us product-wise but also...
Is Google actually going to show some love to tablets with new Messages features?
It's been a bone of contention for quite some time, but it appears that Google may be about to show some love to tablets. The APK teardown by XDA developers shows some work...
Leak Time: A potential first look at the upcoming Google Pixel 6
There are very few secrets in the tech world any more thanks to the prevalence of, well... technology. It's far too easy to snap a picture, send it on and no one knows...
PSA: You have 3 weeks left of free Google storage
With every Google account, you get a small amount of free storage available. For many users that is more than enough to last them for quite some time. But if you're using...
Clipt is an easy way to get data between your PC and mobile
It's easy to get caught up in everything being on our phones these days, but the reality is many of us email or message ourselves to get data between PC and phone. It's...
Facebook Messenger hits 5 billion installs
If there was ever any doubt that Facebook has a stranglehold on the messaging market, they've hit 5 billion installs on another messaging app. Following -- Facebook-owned -- WhatsApp hitting the marker in...
Alexa vs Assistant: Week 4 – Is there a winner?
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been taking a closer look at the two main contenders in smart home controls: Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. During this time we’ve stopped and reflected on...
Google force the hand of developers to share how they use your collected data
It's no surprise to anyone -- we hope -- that your mobile phone OS, apps and yes, social platforms in general collect data about you. But what can be surprising is what data,...
Google Assistant updates bringing Broadcasts to more devices
We're not quite at Google I/O season yet, and with COVID still hanging around, Google I/O continues from last year in not exactly looking normal either. The good news from this, though, is that...
Alexa Vs Assistant: Week 3 – Smart home shootout
It’s Week 3 of our smart assistant smackdown with us already exploring the state of play and daily use of the two assistants. This week we7 get into what is purported to be...
Survey says Google Nest dominates Australian smart speaker market share, Amazon Alexa and Apple...
More Australians are embracing digital audio post the pandemic, with podcast listening soaring over the past year and more people listening to radio using apps, catch-up podcasts and smart speakers, according to the annual...
Alexa vs Assistant: Week 2 – Daily use experience, the same but different
Welcome to week two of our Alexa vs Assitant series and since last week, we’ve delved deeper into the similar, but contrasting worlds. This week we’ve taken a focus on the day to...
[Great Deal] Google Nest Audio for $114.00
When we took a look at the Nest Audio one thing stood out, Google has finally taken the audio component of smart speakers seriously. The price wasn't bad for what you're getting and...