That Samsung is working on a 5G smartphone isn’t really news to anyone; the company has made much of the topic over the last few months. Just last week we saw a 5G enabled handset at CES (admittedly, under glass, and it didn’t do anything) but even this little step …
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The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) is an organisation founded ten years ago that created Qi wireless charging. It’s members include Apple, Google, Huawei and Samsung among many many others. A company must be a member before it can produce Qi charging products. Of note until just recently one major smartphone …
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With a growing focus on the mid-tier in smartphones, Lenovo’s Moto is one of the big players; it’s mid-range phones have been popular for a while now, and the Moto G7 is the next expected release. With some leaked renders, we now have a better idea what it’s going to …
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Around this time of year we pick through the offerings that CES had for us and we often find things of interest. This year one that slipped through the cracks were the Ecovacs robot vacuum and robot air purifier. We have seen Ecovacs vacuums here on Ausdroid before when we …
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It was news this morning that Samsung would continue its on-again off-again relationship with MWC, opting to launch its 10th anniversary Galaxy smartphone away from the industry’s biggest tradeshow. In 2019, the Samsung Galaxy S10 will join the Galaxy S8, as well as much of the Note line, in being …
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When the Chromecast Audio first disappeared from the Play Store in October, it appears news of the cheap audio device’s demise may have been premature. Quickly after disappearing, it was back, and the Chromecast Audio continued to bring dumb speakers kicking and screaming into the modern age of streaming. However, …
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Will they or won’t they? Everyone’s waiting for Samsung to release the Android 9 Pie update for the Galaxy Note 9. The only official release, thus far, is in Germany (where it’s in a beta test). For everyone else, the wait continues. Tonight, at least, Galaxy Note 9 users can …
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Amazon-owned Ring has found itself under fire today for its internal handling of users’ video streams and recordings generated by its smart home products, according to a report published today at The Intercept. It’s not the first time privacy concerns have been raised about smart home systems, and Ring especially, …
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Earlier this morning, we saw the announcement of the Samsung Unpacked event in February. At this event, we expect to see the Samsung S10 revealed. A number of related Samsung stories have hit the news since, talking about a 5G Samsung phone, S10 design and of course their foldable phone. Let’s …
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Google’s music ecosystem is confusing to say the least. We all thought they had settled on Google Play Music until YouTube Music came along. No one was sure what to make of it but we all assumed that eventually it would take over from Google Play Music (GPM) as Android’s …
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We all expected the Samsung Galaxy S10 to be revealed at MWC beginning in late February. Overnight Samsung has revealed that the next Galaxy flagship will be announced less than a week before MWC begins. Samsung has announced through their press website as well as their social media channels that …
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The ever growing number of announcements surrounding the rollout of 5G networks in Australia and around is growing with Telstra today announcing they’ve negotiated partnerships for exclusive access to the first commerical 5G devices to arrive on our shores. According to their announcement, Telstra has ‘exclusive access to 5G commercial …
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Google has announced overnight that you’ll no longer see ‘disruptive’ ads in the Chrome browser from July this year. This new feature will begin rolling out from July 9th 2019, and will prevent advertisements that violate the Coalition for Better Ads’ Better Ads Standards from appearing on sites regardless of …
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Getting to the theatre is getting easier with the launch this week of TodayTix, a mobile app out of the US which democratises access to theatre tickets giving Aussies more affordable access to theatre performances. The app is launching in Melbourne this week in partnership with Opera Australia, Melbourne Theatre …
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CES 2019 has been a big deal for Apple, even if they aren’t actually present on the floor of the show. Samsung has previously announced support for AirPlay 2 and Homekit on their new line of TVs and LG and Sony aren’t far behind with news that sets from both …
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