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Google Assistant — A Connected, Smart Home Assistant
Google kicked off today’s Google IO Keynote with “Google Assistant”, Google’s new conversational voice assistant. Google Assistant brings two way conversational interaction to Google’s current voice interactions, e.g. OK Google, as well as becoming...
Google IO 2016, watch it live here with us
Depending on which country you're in, Google I/O 2016 is either today or tomorrow. For us here in Australia it's our tomorrow, 0300 AEST to be precise. If you are one of the Google...
We’re hearing ‘chat’ about a Google Bot platform
Chatbots, virtual assistants, machine learning and Artificial Intelligence have all been growing in popularity in recent times. Prior to Google I/O 2016 we were expecting to finally hear something from Google about their efforts...
Google Home, Googles Amazon Echo competitor to be announced at Google IO
The pre-Google IO rumours/ leaks are in full effect. The latest tidbit of news to drop is that Googles rumoured home assistant code-named "Chirp" will be announced and it will be known as 'Google...
Google’s earlybird subscription price returns – get YouTube Red and Google Play Music All...
Google I/O seems to have come early, thanks to some of you eagle-eyed readers. On top of the Australian launch of YouTube Red, Google has also seen fit to bring back the early bird...
YouTube Red has just launched today in Australia
After launching in the US last October, it appears that Google has finally brought YouTube Red, their ad-free YouTube service to Australia.
The service hasn't been officially announced at the time of writing, but all...
Google Developers site gets a new look before I/O
With only two days to go until the yearly dose of Google I/O, the Android Developers site has had a bit of a visual revamp with the menus now fitting in with many of...
Google has plans to default to HTML 5 instead of Adobe Flash by the...
Google's Chrome browser is the most popular in the world, and with that comes a lot of influence and probably responsibility. Google has plans to use that responsibility wisely, to kill off Adobe Flash...
Google I/O 2016 Keynote to be live streamed in 360-degree video
If you didn't think VR was going to be a thing at Google I/O 2016, think again. Google's just announced via the Google Cardboard account on Google+ that they will be live streaming the...
Classic Movies on-sale on Google Play Movies from $5.99
There are some cracking movies that came out in the 90s; some became cult classics like Pulp Fiction. Some were revolutionary in the way that special effects and concepts of the world around...
Google photos, one year on
Photos can mean many things to many people, a cherished memory, an important record and much more. Before the digital era, people judiciously took each photo knowing they only had a limited number of...
Google Developers Site is helping you develop for billions
With Google I/O kicking off this week, Google is building out their developer focus in preparation for the event and launching sites that may take on more meaning in the week ahead. To that...
See where you’re headed at a glance with the latest update to Google Calendar...
Sometimes it's the little things that can make a difference, and for the right person, today's update to Google Calendar for the web could just be that little thing. Rolling out from today you...
Google is working on a home voice assistant like the Echo, code-named Chirp
Plain and simple, Amazon is owning the home voice assistant market at the moment, at least in the US, with their Echo line of devices. Many have wondered, including us, why Google hasn't responded...
Driving mode for Google Maps on Android has come to a land downunder
Back in January Google announced that a new Driving Mode was coming to Google Maps for Android, as is quite often the case this new feature was not available in Australia at Launch.
Since then...