We’ve said it before, and we’ll be saying it again deep down in their Mountain View hearts, Google is whimsical. Perhaps since the Alphabet restructure they may have become a little more business focused, a little less daring and cut back on some of their more out their ideas. But then Google shows it’s true …

The other day I was writing about root access with Nougat and the Pixel and how it had now changed. I also mentioned how clever the developers were in finding fixes and workarounds for issues with root access etc. Then I had also reported on how an unlocked bootloader now trips the SafetyNet making Android Pay …

When it comes to tech podcasting the TWiT network run by Leo Laporte is far and away the most commercially successful there is and one of their more popular shows is This Week in Google. Hosted (normally) by Leo but very capably backed up this week by Jason Howell, with regular Co-hosts Jeff Jarvis and …

Welcome to episode 154 of the Ausdroid podcast. We actually had a go at recording this last week, but the software we used just wasn’t up to scratch and we actually lost some audio in the middle, making the episode just not much fun. By the time we mixed it into a workable track, it just …

In yet another drip by drip leak leading up to the August release of the Galaxy Note 7 today we get a very quick look at what is purported to be the iris scanning feature that has been widely speculated about as being incorporated into the Note 7. The video shows what looks to be …

Welcome to episode 153 of the Ausdroid podcast, back after a few month’s hiatus. It’s been a long time since we recorded a podcast, because we’ve just not found the time. However, we’ve shaken things up a bit with this episode. First of all, it’s not a live show anymore, and we’re changing the format. …

We’re often cautious before discussing Kickstarter projects, however, every so often we come across something that we think we should share. The FireFlies wire-free Bluetooth earbuds are one such project. What are FireFlies? They are a pair of in-ear, rechargeable, Bluetooth, stereo headphones, without the typical interconnecting cord and being Bluetooth they can pair to …