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Listen to Podcasts from Google Play Music outside of the USA without a VPN,...
Were you excited to hear that Podcasts were coming to Google Play Music? Were you equally disappointed to discover, unsurprisingly, that once again Australia - or anywhere outside of the US and Canada -...
Android N Tour 2.0: Calculator added to quick settings options
The second major version of Google's Android N developer preview has been out for a little while now and we've been trawling through the latest build searching for what's new or different. First cab...
Drive for Google Apps gains offline editing for individual files in the latest update
Google drive just gets better and better, one of the biggest issues that I've had with it as a desktop based application is that I have to be connected to the Internet to make...
How to get multiple destination trips on Google Maps for Android
Have you ever wanted to plan a multiple-destination trip on Google Maps? If you have, you know that it's not really possible. The Maps team recently added the ability to search for a destination...
Google’s Spotlight Stories latest release: Pearl teased in a new trailer
Google's Spotlight Stories, the concept application that delivers stories in 360° is gearing up to release a new title.
The trailer has appeared on the Spotlight Stories YouTube channel and is called: Pearl. The...
Will Android see a 3D Touch-like interface in Android N? [Yes, probably]
There's bound to be a lot of new features in Android N, and while we've explored some of them, there's going to be more and more coming as we approach a release date later...
Google Drive on PC and Mac get sub folder sync controls and more
Today Google announced a couple of new features coming to their Google Drive for PC and Mac apps. For those of you unfamiliar with the apps they allow cross device, and platform, syncing of...
Google introduces a customisable Nexus case option to Google Store – only available in...
Google has this morning introduced a new case option for the Nexus 5X and 6P Snap Case this morning, but before you rush to start designing your own they're only available in the US.
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Android N Developer Preview 2 starts rolling out
Following on from last month’s surprise release of the Android N Developer Preview Google has this morning announced the first update to the preview. In the announcement post David Burke, VP of Engineering thanks...
Google Photos is getting a manual backup option
Google have quietly announced an update to Google Photos (v1.18 for those who are interested) that brings with it a manual backup option. So what is it? If you've not turned on automatic updates,...
Google releases ‘Voice Access’ which enables voice control of your entire phone
Last year at Google IO, there was a surprise omission. Google had been talking about a voice control app ahead of IO 2015, but it didn't eventuate at the last minute. Fast forward to...
Google Photos updated with new keyboard shortcuts and upload features
The Google Photos web service has received an update today, and while it mightn't be as big as the changes that the mobile apps receive, it's still quite a useful update. Today we've got...
Android N: Heading to non-Nexus devices?
Google's Developer Preview program has since it was introduced with Android L at Google I/O in 2014 been exculusively available for recent Nexus devices. But it could be going further if evidence on the...
Attaching Google Drive files support has been added to Outlook
Following launch of their Google Drive plugin for Microsoft Office last year Google has today announced support for sharing Drive files from within Outlook for Office on Windows. For those Android/ Google users who...
Android Auto Update Brings Much Needed Fixes and Enhancements
When Android Auto was first announced I was super excited about the possibilities it represents. For too long we have all suffered with the woefully inept in-car entertainment systems. As soon as...