Google was an early mover in the wearable space, launching Android Wear as the first major mainstream smartwatch operating system. While Android Wear has seen a number of incremental updates over the years, it’s feeling a feeling dated when compared to Apple’s watchOS and Samsung’s revamped version of Tizen (at…
Chromebooks outsold the entire Mac range in the first quarter of 2016 in the United States, marking the first time Google‘s cloud-powered notebooks beat out Apple’s premium product family. Research IDC firm revealed that Apple moved about 1.76 million Macs during the quarter, and while it doesn’t normally separate Chromebook…
…covered. eBay will be sending out 15,000 “shopticals” (a heavily branded take on Google Cardboard) for free over the next 15 days. A new lot of 1,000 will be available from eBay’s VR hub each morning at 7am. After you’ve got a headset or some “shopticals”, you can download the…
…In short, Google is pursing the Jetsons / Star Trek dream of natural language computing. Users start talking to Google Home by shouting out “Hey Google“, which is then followed up by a query or command. While asking Google Home about the capital of Iceland may help with the crossword,…
On the smartphone side of the equation, a number of manufacturers – including Samsung, HTC, LG, Xiaomi, Huawei, ZTE, ASUS and Alcatel – are building handsets optimised for virtual reality. Dubbed “Daydream-ready” smartphones, the devices will be built to a minimum specification that encompasses “high performance sensors” for accurate head-tracking,…
…Google‘s website. After doing so, an over the air update to Android N will appear on the enrolled device, roughly 1.1GB in size. Updating to Android N using this process won’t affect the data stored on your smartphone, but Google advises that anyone looking at upgrading backs up their phone…
…keep playing when you close the YouTube app). Customers who subscribe to YouTube Red are also given access to Google Play Music, Google‘s streaming music service. Users already subscribing to Google Play Music will receive access to YouTube Red. YouTube Red will be billed at AUD$11.99 per month, but customers…
Google‘s latest smartphone app, Spaces, is miniature social network designed for group sharing. Available for iOS, Android, and on the web, Spaces is essentially a messaging app with tightknit Chrome, YouTube, and Google Search integration. On mobile, spaces users can share content from any of these sources without leaving the…
Google seems intent on taking over every part of your iPhone, from your browser to your messaging app to your maps to your inbox. With the launch of Gboard, you can now add your keyboard to that list. UPDATE: Gboard is now available via the Australian App Store. Gboard is…
…most impressive feature; a context-sensitive version of Google Now that can be launched from anywhere with a long press of the home button. Now on Tap is able to “read” what is happening in an app and provide relevant information. For example, if a user received an email in regards…
…the principle of network neutrality. Optus’ quota-free streaming will only apply to users of Spotify, Google Play Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio and Guvera. Notably absent from this lineup is Apple Music (quite possibly due to Apple’s pre-existing promotional relationship with Telstra), but the five services on offer far from cover the…
Optus prepaid customers will be able to stream music through services including Spotify and Google Play Music without eating into their data allowance from May 2. Dubbed “data free music streaming”, the offer will be available to both new and existing prepaid subscribers across My Prepaid Ultimate and My Prepaid…