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Explore for G Suite Apps Rolling Out
Google Docs was created by Google to help foster collaboration and innovation. I for one have used it extensively through some work at a tertiary institution and found the collaborative nature to be...
Quick Access Arrives For Google Drive
Using Google Drive on your mobile can often be time consuming navigating your way through a myriad of folders to find the file you are after. Today the Google Drive team have announced...
Introducing Google Cloud – a revamped Google for Work with G Suite
As rumoured, Google has today announced their official change from Google for Work to Google Cloud, merging all of Google's cloud platforms into one brand.
The new service, Google Cloud, brings together the original Google...
Galaxy Note 7 Australian replacemnt update, less than 20% of devices remain ‘at large’
As we pass into the second week of Samsung's Australian Galaxy Note 7 replacement program we thought we would stop and take a measure of the progress so far. We have been advised by...
Google introduces “The Keyword”, one central blog to rule all of their blogs
Google has come out of left field today with a new centralised blog named "The Keyword", found simply at blog.google the material design inspired site encompasses some 19 other blogs.
So what is included...
Google Maps on Android gets deeper voice interaction intergration
We all know that driving whilst distracted is dangerous, and with our cars filled with an array of distractions, our phones can at times be the worst of them. Google knows this, and in...
Google Photos gets a long needed feature to help fix image rotation
Yes, yes a thousand time yes. I literally said that out loud when I saw this. Since the very beginning of Google Photos, I've had one major feature request (that I never actually requested)...
Chromecast preview program hints at Google Home integration coming soon
A Reddit user, who is enrolled in the Chromecast Preview Program, got a surprising message whilst he was setting up his Google Chomecast device. The on-screen notification told him to use the Google Home...
Now arriving on platform 1 is the express train to Google Station!
The train on platform 1 is the express train to Google Station, a new service which is bringing faster WiFi to commuters across the globe starting in India.
Google Station is the newest and...
Latest Google Maps update brings a home for food photos and synchronization with your...
Ahhh Google Maps, you have become so much more than a map. Thanks to the help of Google's crowd-source army of Local Guides, and before that Map Makers, and I'm sure their web crawling...
Google Play arrives on stable channel for Chromebook Pixel 2
At Google IO back in May this year Google announced that Google Play and its apps would be coming to Chromebooks later this year. Then in June it arrived in the Dev channel of...
Android Pay after two months: are we still using it? [Yes, we are]
It’s been just over two months since Android Pay has launched in Australia, and my hasn't that gone quickly. It's time for a bit of a retrospective. Is Android Pay still in daily use or has...
Google Australia suggests the #MadeByGoogle statue will be in Sydney’s eastern suburbs today
Google Australia seems to be hinting at today's location for their #MadeByGoogle statue that has been doing the rounds. Today's hint is "For early morning joggers and those who like long walks on the...
Chrome for Android gets some data saving Kung Fu
It seems that Google may well be preparing for another major push into the emerging markets with several recent announcements regarding improved data management. Included in this data focused revision is Chrome for Android...
Google releases YouTube Go for the next billion users, starting with India
In recent times, Google have been pushing their products towards the next billion users, making them more user friendly and accessible for larger, less developed markets. Following this path they have released a...