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Technical Issues Hit Gmail – Again

Jake Nelson December 16, 2020 No Comments

Gmail suffered a service disruption again this morning, only a day after a wider Google outage took the mail service down worldwide. Beginning at around 8:30am Sydney time, users reported…

Storage Problem Brings Google To Its Knees

Jake Nelson December 15, 2020 No Comments

A storage issue brought down a range of Google services last night, in the latest big tech outage following disruptions to Microsoft and Amazon in the past few months. Outages…

Samsung Adds Google Nest To SmartThings Ecosystem

Jake Nelson December 9, 2020 No Comments

Samsung and Google have joined forces to integrate Google Nest smart home devices into Samsung’s SmartThings ecosystem. Starting January, Nest devices such as thermostats, cameras, and doorbells will be “Works…

Google Could Soon Ban Australians From Critical Upgrades

April Glover December 8, 2020 No Comments

Google engineers are secretly working on a project to cut out Australians from regular updates if the search engine giant doesn’t agree with the government’s proposed laws on regulating news…

Unreleased Google Pixel XE Pops Up In Leaked Photos

April Glover December 7, 2020 No Comments

An unannounced Google phone has been spotted online, suggesting the search engine giant is preparing to release a new Pixel model. A phone named the Google Pixel XE was leaked…

Should Google Buy Fitbit? ACCC Asks Aussies

Jake Nelson November 30, 2020 No Comments

The ACCC has called for submissions on Google’s proposed acquisition of Fitbit, and a court-enforceable undertaking that would protect user data. The consumer watchdog was concerned that the tech giant…

Google Could Be Brought To Its Knees With Yet Another Antitrust Lawsuit

April Glover November 26, 2020 No Comments

Google is facing yet another landmark antitrust lawsuit only weeks after it was sued by the US Department of Justice over its search engine monopoly. The tech giant will be…

Fitbit Adds Google Assistant – Could This Mean The Deal Is Edging Closer?

April Glover November 23, 2020 No Comments

Google Assistant support is rolling out on select Fitbit smartwatches, an upgrade with interesting timing considering how close Google is to finally sealing the deal on its acquisition of the…

Samsung Adds Google Assistant To Smart TV Lineup

Jake Nelson November 23, 2020 No Comments

Samsung has finally brought Google Assistant to its smart TVs, joining Bixby and Amazon Alexa. All 2020-model 4K and 8K QLED TVs, as well as Crystal UHD TVs, The Frame,…

Chrome Rolls Out Biggest Performance Update In Years

Jake Nelson November 18, 2020 No Comments

Google has rolled out a swathe of improvements in a big Chrome update, billed as the largest performance boost for the browser in years. The final Chrome release for 2020…