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Google Scoops Up Pebble, WebOS, Essential-Alumni To Head Up Home

Fergus Halliday July 28, 2017 No Comments

Google has made a major addition to the team behind its Google Home ecosystem, recruiting former-Pebble and WebOS designer Liron Damir to improve the user experience for its Google Home product…

Amazon Wants To Learn Aussie English

Jon Bragg July 27, 2017 No Comments

Amazon is looking to hire an Australian linguist ahead of its launch locally within the next year. Potentially linked to the company’s Alexa voice assistant technology, the job listing described…

D-Link Launches New PowerLine Network Kit

Jon Bragg July 26, 2017 No Comments

D-Link have announced a new PowerLine kit with AV2 Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology for turning existing electrical wiring into a high-speed wired network. The D-Link PowerLine AV2 2000…

D-Link Smart Plugs Add Google Assistant Support

Jon Bragg July 20, 2017 No Comments

D-Link’s Wi-Fi Smart Plug has added support for control using Google Assistant available on a range of devices. Owners of the mydlink Wi-Fi Smart Plug and a compatible Android or iPhone…

Google Home Hits Australia

Jon Bragg July 18, 2017 No Comments

Google Home will be the first smart speaker to hit the Australian market when it launches later this week. In line with rumours circulating yesterday, the company will begin selling…

Amazon Refuses To Take Credit After Alexa Calls Police

Fergus Halliday July 17, 2017 No Comments

Following on from last week’s report that a Google Home unit called the police on a couple during a domestic dispute, it’s now been revealed that the smart device in…

Google Home Tipped For Oz Launch This Week

Fergus Halliday July 17, 2017 No Comments

Both Alphabet’s Google Home and Mesh Wi-Fi products have been tipped for a retail rollout into the Australian market as soon as July 20th. As originally reported by AusDroid,…

Google Home Calls Police On Domestic Dispute

Fergus Halliday July 10, 2017 No Comments

Google’s smart voice assistant product has made headlines in the states, after it called police to a home in New Mexico during a domestic dispute. As reported by ABC News,…

SA Labor Government Tries To Nobble Media Over Battery Farm

Computer Daily News July 10, 2017 No Comments

The South Austraian Labor Government of Premier Jay Weatherill kept the Australian press on a very tight leash at the weekend when the Government held a press conference attended by…

Alibaba Takes On Amazon And Google With New Smart Speaker

Jon Bragg July 6, 2017 No Comments

Alibaba has unveiled a new smart speaker similar to the Amazon Echo and Google Home called the Tmall Genie. Powered by the company’s own voice assistant AliGenie, the device functions…