Android Pay comes to the 48th Australian financial institution
Since the launch of Android Pay in Australia we have seen a slow, and slowing, roll out of the service to more and more Banks, Credit unions etc. This week Android Pay in Australia got its 48th partner, Family...
Google’s Pixel line of Chromebooks are not as dead as first thought
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
That famous remark by Mark Twain has been misquoted many times, just as Rick Osterloh of Google seems to have been at MWC this week.
Several days after TechCrunch (followed...
Google Assistant on its way to all Android phones on Marshmallow or later
One of the big criticisms of Google Assistant is its lack of availability. It has only been available on the Pixel phones, Google Home, Android Wear (2.0) and inside Google Allo. Google, it now seems, were seemingly...
Google Allo for the desktop coming but not soon
To say Google Allo has had a mixed reception is a massive understatement. It was our first introduction to Google Assistant but unfortunately aside from Google Assistant it did not seem to have much going for it. ...
Google to pass on Play Store refund cost to developers
The refund policy for paid apps purchased from Google's Play Store has varied since it's inception all those years ago. Currently if you choose to refund an app within two hours of its purchase it is automatically refunded...
Google Pixel Product Lead asks for feedback
Google's Pixel phones are great phones and considering the Pixel was Google's first foray into designing a phone, they have done remarkably well. Yesterday, Cnet wrote about the design process of the Pixel which was today linked to by the Pixel...
Is Google bringing Waze (and other mapping) to Android Auto?
Just as Google IO tickets for the 2017 event are about to go on sale, we are starting to see the possibility of one announcement from last year coming to fruition -- Waze on Android Auto.
We have seen OK...
[Update: Maybe no] Play Store now allowing developers to make paid apps free
Since the Play Store has been around, one function that has been lacking for developers is to make a paid app free - whether this is a permanent arrangement, temporary giveaway/special or some other motivation. The good news for...
LG Watch Style shows up in retail packaging, user manuals now online
We've seen plenty of leaks of the upcoming LG Watches made in partnership with Google, and now we're about to see a few more, with GSMArena publishing photos sent to them by a Best Buy employee which show off...
Google Release Their Google Home Super Bowl Ad Via YouTube
Coming up on Monday Australian time is the biggest sports event on the US calendar, the Super Bowl. There are many ways to watch it from Australia but many of these result in having to watch Australia's boring...
Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 have reached End of Life; won’t be upgraded past...
Google's Nexus 6 and Nexus 9, which launched a bit over two years ago in October 2014, have basically reached end of life status, with confirmation from Google that neither device will advance beyond Android 7.1.1. While both will...
Google’s health search cards are launching in Australia
In February of 2015, Google launched their Health Cards as part of their knowledge graph, the new search results cards gave users curated clinical answers to commonly searched medical conditions created by a team of health professionals. In September...
Google open-sources Chrome for iOS
In a move that will please developers of web browsers for iOS, Google has decided to open source its Chrome for iOS browser, uploading the code to the open-source Chromium repository.
For those who aren't aware, Chromium is basically the open-source...
Gmail blocking javascript to minimise malicious attachments
If you've been on the internet and had the same email for some time, odds are you've received an email with malicious attachments. Gmail have taken another step to minimise the threat of these and protect their users...
Pricing leaks for Google’s new Android Wear devices made by LG
With popular leaker Evan Blass releasing the first hi-res images of the impending LG Watch Style yesterday, we finally got our first look at how the new Android Wear collaboration between Google and LG will look. Today, we're getting...