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Google is rolling our enhanced notification controls for Google Assistant
Google Assistant is incredibly helpful and one of the things that makes it helpful is the unexpected and timely information cards that pop up just when you need them. These notifications are fantastic, but...
February updates roll out to supported Google Pixel devices on time
The updating of Pixel devices has been a bit haphazard as of late last year but this year they have been spot on time, for all supported Pixel devices. This continued yesterday as...
Google Photos trialing a monthly subscription service to help get your best pictures auto...
Google Photos have begun trialing a monthly subscription service program which will enable the service to send you ten prints that will be “automatically selected from your last 30 days of photos.”
Google Photos has...
YouTube revenue has doubled in the past two years
Alphabet, the parent company to Google, Android and YouTube, has overnight released its latest earnings release which has shown something we aren’t surprised about. It has earned a $46.1 billion profit which is...
Wizards Unite the Harry Potter mobile AR game update includes the most needed missing...
If you've played Wizards Unite, the Harry Potter AR game, you'll know that besides defeating Voldemort it desperately needs offline step tracking for unlocking special features based on distance walked. Niantic has finally brought...
You can now buy Google’s ADT-3 Developer Kit to test out your Android V...
In early December Google announced Android 10 for Android 10 along with a new developer device. Usually these developer devices are hard to get hold of with someone have to prove developer status before...
Google’s native call recording working on the Phone beta app, release imminent?
Google has been working on call recording within its Phone app for quite a while now and today in an APK teardown by XDA Developers it has been enabled after they found the flag...
Google looking to integrate many of its workplace tools and messaging app into a...
Have you ever sat down and thought: "you know what Google really needs? another messaging app." Me neither but someone at Google has and is looking to make it happen according to...
Tickets for Google I/O 2020 go on sale on the 20th February
One of the hardest tickets to get hold of these days is a Google I/O ticket -- and that is even without Google giving a heap of freebies to attendees anymore. This year...
Google release Doodles for Duo, hand sketched Notes for friends and family
Google Duo is a legitimately useful and improving product, while Google may have a bad track record with messaging in general Duo has gone from strength to strength since launched and is showing no...
Another Google service progressive web app appears for US users, what’s next?
The recent trend from a number of major operators is towards progressive web apps (PWA). There's plenty of good points to them, particularly if you're a regular, heavy user of the service. ...
Nest hubs now have a new media playback dashboard
One of the things I love about having a Nest hub easily accessible in my home is the control for media. Possibly because my kids love playing annoying music at an obnoxious volume....
Google Camera v7.3 reveals Pixel 4a codenames
It is a good four months until Google announce and release the Pixel 4a but that doesn't stop us wanting to know as much as we can about it. We saw some codenames...
Google says Happy Australia Day with a Doodle dedicated to our Emergency Services and...
We're well into Australia day, and while it means different things to different people we're all facing some hurdles together in 2020. Significant areas of Australia have been impacted by natural disasters, and...
Why I always use Google Maps to navigate, even when I know my route...
I’m on the road a reasonable amount for my paid employment and often am going places I’ve never been to before. So when I’m cruising around for work, it stands to reason that I’d...