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Google+ now lets you define your own gender
If you don't identify as Male or Female, having to select a gender on social networks can be frustrating process. As of today, Google+ will allow you to type in a custom gender for...
Ausdroid Podcast 128 – Firing up the Scott Plowman Rage Generator 3000
Welcome to episode 128 of the Ausdroid podcast!
As you might guess from the episode title, Scott's back and he's unimpressed. And he has a lot to be unimpressed about this week, with Telstra, OnePlus,...
Google releases ‘Device Assist’ app for devices running Lollipop – not available in Australia
Google has today released a new app, which is aimed at offering tips, tricks and troubleshooting help to anyone running a Nexus, Google Play Edition or Android One device, with Android 5.0, Lollipop on-board.
The...
The next version of Google Glass will have Intel Inside
Google may not be selling Glass in enough quantities to keep major developers interested, but that hasn't stopped them from talking with Intel about supplying the processing power for a new version.
Google Glass is...
Nexus 6 gets torn down – solidly repairable, now if only we could get...
We're still no closer to being able to purchase a Nexus 6 from Google Play here in Australia, but in other parts of the world, the Nexus 6 is in the hands of users....
Google Fit to get a shot in the arm, with Google announcing the ‘Google...
The newly announced fitness tracking effort from Google - Fit, is about to get a bit more interaction from developers. Google has this morning announced a new competition for developers to build and submit...
Micromax Canvas A1 — Android One — Review
Since Google launched Android in 2008, there have been issues with fragmentation - although Google Play Services has helped this issue somewhat, the competition does tend to drag version numbers out at any opportunity....
LG and Google enter 10 year long patent cross licensing agreement
After building two Nexus phones together, Google and LG are fairly close when it comes to sharing information. Today it's been announced that the two companies have entered a long-term global patent licensing agreement.
The...
Google wanting more services to take advantage of Highlights in Now & Inbox
Google has been making it easier for companies and third party developers to take advantage of its newly released products. Providers such as airlines, restaurants and certain event venues take part and open up...
Material Design Guidelines Posted
Lollipop is about to be pushed out in a couple of days to fulfill our sugary needs, a large part of which is a new visual style called Material design. And what is a...
Google adds new ‘Skim’ feature to Play Books app as well as Quick Bookmarks
After updating a host of apps yesterday, Google has moved onto another of their core Android apps: Google Play Books. The app is receiving an update which adds a host of new functionality, based...
Lenovo’s purchase of Motorola is now complete – meet Motorola, a Lenovo Company
On the same day that the Motorola built Nexus 6 went on-sale in the US, Motorola and Lenovo have jointly announced that the sale of the company from Google to Lenovo has been completed.
The...
Google adds option to #Halloweenify your photos in Google+
Google is well known for adding fun, holiday themed effects to Google+. Their Hoff April Fools day prank was in a word: Awesome, now they're gearing up for Halloween, and whether you want to...
Inbox by Gmail app hits the Chrome web store
Google has just released a Chrome app for the new Inbox by Gmail service to the Chrome Web Store. The app adds an icon to your Chrome apps menu to allow easy access to...
Google just sent out a load of invites for Inbox – did you get...
Google loves to launch product by invite - Gmail, Wave(ok, that didn't go so well), Google+ and now their latest venture Inbox. When announcing the new product yesterday, Google advised people to email [email protected]...