Nvidia released its latest model Shield TV yesterday and there is good news if you own an older Shield TV, with the new remote able to work on older models in the future according to Nvidia. The updated remote, which ships with Shield TV (2019) and Shield TV, is slightly …
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We’ve seen Google rolling out .new URLs to several Google services over the past month. Now Google Registry will let anyone make their own .new domain to help people get things done faster. Trademark owners have until January 14, 2020 to register a trademarked .new domain. It’s unclear what will …
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Oh boy… I am so close to giving in and shifting from Google Play Music over to YouTube Music, and with the increasing frequency of new features and updates, it’s getting harder and harder. Today’s update brings a feature I’ve really been waiting for, and I only found out when …
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We knew that Xiaomi might be working on a WearOS smartwatch, which was possibly to be named the MiWatch back in September. Now it seems Xiaomi has confirmed this via a official teaser image the company has posted to Weibo. According to the teaser image, it seems Xiaomi will reveal …
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This week, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the regulator responsible for telco complaints (amongst other things) released its annual complaints report. While the news for NBN is good – the overall volume of complaints is down – there’s still room for improvement. For 2018-19, complaints about the NBN …
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Anyone else get the feeling that this could blow up quickly? Spotify is trialling a new system in the USA where artists can pay to send users notifications. Clearly this is about getting ears listening to newly released music and it’s not new. In this test, we will let artist …
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Another step forward for YouTube Music, another nail in the coffin of Google Play Music. Now iOS 13 has made its way to market, Siri can trigger YouTube Music and that’s a bigger deal than most people realise on the surface. Let’s start with the obvious: iFans can now enjoy …
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Reuters is reporting a rumour that Google’s parent company Alphabet has made an offer to purchase Fitbit. This may be an attempt by Google to gain market share in the wearables gadget sector because watches running Google’s Android Wear operating system have not been very successful in terms of sales. …
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We’ve said it before, but hardware is hard, and nothing shows that better than Qualcomm’s struggle to release a decent wearable SOC. Today however we bring you renewed hope with rumours circulating about Qualcomm’s next wearable focused chip – the Snapdragon Wear 3300. While we’re a little over the future …
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It seems it was a slow news week for several news outlets last week who decided to insinuate that Google was going to make Gmail users pay for storage. This is such an overly reductionist statement that it borders on misleading and is certainly manipulative at best. The premise of …
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If you live in New South Wales and are a user of the Service NSW app, then I’ve got some good news for you this morning – digital drivers licences are now live, for everyone in NSW. For all drivers licence holders, the function allows you to carry your licence …
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We’ve been hearing rumours and leaks for some time now that NVIDIA was preparing to launch two new Shield TV devices. Well, now they’re official. Meet the NVIDIA Shield and NVIDIA Shield Pro Android TV powered media streaming set-top boxes/ cylinders! As expected the two models include the Shield TV …
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Telstra is getting into gaming in a big way, with the carrier becoming the exclusive Australian home of of Xbox All Access.Xbox All Access gets you an Xbox One S or One X console bundle (including Forza 4 and a wireless controller) plus an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership on …
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ECOVACS is one of the biggest manufacturers of robotic cleaners including vacuums and they have just released an upgrade to their flagship model with even more features than before. The new DEEBOT OZMO 950 caters to multi-level homes with multi-floor mapping technology offering a more intuitive clean with smarter and …
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Circles.Life is one of the newcomers to the Australian NVMO scene and have been pushing hard with some great deals to get customers on board. Now that their original deal has finished they have decided to bring something slightly different. Instead of a bonus few months they are discounting their …
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