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Elgato Unveil First Home Kit-Ready Power Outlet For Oz

Fergus Halliday April 19, 2017 No Comments

Elgato have announced they’ll be bringing the first smart home power outlet designed for use with Apple’s Home Kit platform to Australia, alongside several other smart home devices. Branded as…

Specs Leaked For Android Creator’s Next Smartphone

Fergus Halliday April 19, 2017 No Comments

Andy Rubin, the original creator of Google’s Android mobile OS, has been teasing his new smartphone on Twitter for what already feels like months. However, despite an official unveiling of…

Facebook Talks Up AR At F8 Conference

Fergus Halliday April 19, 2017 No Comments

While it’s sunk billions into virtual reality ventures via Oculus, social networking giant Facebook was all about augmented reality at its F8 conference this week. Unveiling Facebook’s new “Camera Effects”…

Facebook Messenger Adds Apple Music And Spotify Compatibility

Fergus Halliday April 19, 2017 No Comments

Announced earlier today at the company’s F8 conference, Facebook now plans to add more comprehensive support for third party applications like content streaming services to its Facebook Messenger app. Facebook…

Logitech Add Home Kit Support To New Pop Smart Buttons

Fergus Halliday April 19, 2017 No Comments

Logitech has announced it’ll be bringing support for Apple’s Home Kit software to both new and old owners of its Pop Smart Buttons. The Pop Smart Buttons, a suite of…

Apple Makes Its Apps Available For Free

Jon Bragg April 19, 2017 No Comments

Apple is offering some of its iOS and Mac apps for free to all users. The apps included in Apple’s office suite iWork (equivalent to Microsoft Office and Google Docs) are now free on all…

Google Opens Android To Rivals

Computer Daily News April 19, 2017 No Comments

Alphabet will open up its Android mobile operating system to rival search engines in Russia as part of a deal to settle a two-year dispute with Russian competition authorities. Russia’s…

Apple Preps New iMacs, Server

Computer Daily News April 19, 2017 No Comments

Apple is preparing to introduce two new Mac all-in-one models in the second half of next year, and is testing a new server-grade iMac for the high-end market, according to…

Oculus Rift Cuts Oz Shipping Costs

Fergus Halliday April 18, 2017 No Comments

After over a year of vocal complaints from Australian customers looking to get ahold of Facebook’s Oculus Rift VR headset, the company has now pulled the international shipping costs out…

Google Settles In Russian Legal Battle

Fergus Halliday April 18, 2017 No Comments

Google has settled in its legal battle with Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service, caving to demands that it should do more to make Android accessible to domestic competition. The FAS initiated the…