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Google Nest Audio Review — Consolidating the look with a massive sound upgrade
We got our first official look at the latest batch of gear from Google last week in a very short overnight event. We’ve seen new Pixel phones, a new Chromecast, the rebranding of...
Google bringing more protections for your passwords in Chrome
Far too many people are footloose and fancy free with their passwords but account hacking is a real thing and Google are improving their password protection offerings from today. Now Google will not...
Google has rebranded G Suite to Google Workspace, releases new app icons and features...
With Google's G Suite representing their major product for workplace productivity, it is one of Google's most critical product offerings in that it actually creates direct revenue. Today Google has launched the first major...
Google and Samsonite announce the newest Jacquard powered backpacks, on sale today from AU$299
We have to hand it to Google, they are constantly bringing online more and more Jacquard products. It all started with the Levi Jacket, then a Sant Laurent Backpack, more recently there were the...
October security patches rolling out to Pixel devices bringing with it the first bug...
One of the best things about buying a Google Pixel is the speed with which you will receive updates. Today the October security update is rolling out to supported Pixel devices -- Pixel...
The Google Pixel 5 hides its earpiece under the display, but no, there isn’t...
The Google Pixel 5 is finally here -- well sort of -- it has been announced at least. Already there are people poking around trying to find out more details about the internals...
Google Tasks integration in Google Calendar is rolling out
For those who like to get things done, and perhaps get them done in a timeframe merging your todo list with your calendar is a very handy feature. Traditional productivity software like Outlook have...
Google’s VR efforts are now just a Daydream
It's official, Google is no longer Daydreaming, according to an update to their support page Google has officially discontinued support for Daydream. Six years after the original Google Cardboard and four years after Daydream...
Google Messages ‘Organisation’ feature we spotted earlier this week is rolling out in the...
Google isn't well known for having a robust, consistent or long-lived Messaging service. However, they genuinely seem to be at least trying with Google Messages and their flavour of RCS. Earlier this week...
Google announces Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative to monitor the security and privacy of partner...
Rightly or wrongly Android has a reputation among some security professionals as an unsafe platform, this is something Google has tried very hard to combat with initiatives like Google Play Protect, Project Mainline for...
Google is enhancing their AR based Live View in Google Maps to make finding...
We've all had that experience where you've navigated to a destination, gotten there and said, ok, where to now? You walk around a bit, reprogram the destination and end up back at that...
The Google Pixel 5 still supports wireless charging even with an aluminium back?
When glass phones were all the rage -- and they still are in some circles -- we were told one of the reasons why was to allow for wireless charging and that having a...
Google will now tell you if there is a filter on your selfie
Filters have improved a lot over the years, so much so that many manufacturers have a smoothing/softening/"beauty mode" filter on by default for their selfies. Google has completed some research into the effect...
2020 Pixel line up, specs shoot out, which phone get’s what, and what’s the...
With Google unveiling their last two phones of 2020, we can now look back at the last few months of Pixel hardware and take stock of where Google's phone line has ended up. With...
Google TV is both a platform and a multi-platform content app, and yes, that...
With today's launch of Google's new Chromecast with Google TV we are starting to get a look at Google's longer-term TV/ entertainment strategy, and it's all called Google TV.
Initially, we thought that Google TV...