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I've been using a Pixel 9 Pro for several weeks. In many ways it is a great phone with significant improvements from the Pixel 8 series such as a much better front camera for selfie photos and videos, super bright 3000 nits max screen brightness and 1 year free trial of the Google One AI Premium plan. Unfortunately for anyone like me who lives somewhere...

If you've got an older TV that you love and aren't ready to replace with a smart TV, then you should consider an over-the-top device like Google TV Streamer 4K. This device is designed to own your HDMI 1 port and become your primary operating system for the TV, also handy if you don't particularly like the one you have. This device is Google's...

For the last month I've been using a Pixel Watch 3 45mm. It is an advanced smart watch with fitness tracking capabilities, that works with Android phones. Just like Apple Watch only works with iPhones. Unboxing Pixel Watch 3 vs Pixel Watch 2 The Pixel Watch 3 marks a significant evolution in Google's smartwatch lineup, introducing several major hardware changes compared to the Pixel Watch 2. Most notably,...

Google has introduced its latest wearables: the Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Buds Pro 2, at an Australian media event a few days ago which I attended for techAU. The Pixel Watch 3 offers improved fitness tracking and battery life, while the Pixel Buds Pro 2 feature a comfort-focused design, enhanced noise cancellation, and the new Tensor A1 chip for advanced audio processing. Both devices integrate...

Overnight, Google has renamed their large language model service Bard, to Gemini. As part of the rebrand, they also launched a mobile app for Android and iOS and launched a paid subscription for Gemini Advanced, built on their largest and most advanced model, Ultra 1.0 which should lead to even better results. Free for the first 2 months, Gemini Advanced costs A$32.99 per...

Hands up if you get a lot scam/spam calls on your mobile? Keep your hand up if you also have to deal with a lot of call centres for banks, centrelink etc so you can do life admin. If you have a Google Pixel 8 Pro phone (and some older Pixel phones) you can use two features to deal with both of those problems. Call Screen...

Officeworks is offering big discounts on the Google Pixel range until 16th November 2023 including generous trade-in bonus voucher offers for the Pixel 8 range (while stocks last): Pixel 8 Pro: 128GB $1277, 256GB $1377 Pixel 8: 128GB $977, 256GB $1077 Pixel Tablet 128GB: Porcelain $577, Hazel $577 When they launched last month the Google Pixel 8 base model price was $1199 and the Pixel...

I didn't pay much attention when Google first mentioned Magic Editor in Google Photos at Google IO in May 2023 but I'm definitely interested in it now after trying out this feature on their new Pixel 8 Pro Android phone. Magic Editor only works at the moment on a Pixel 8 Pro or Pixel 8. Later the feature may be enabled for older Pixel phones. Google...