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        | Published: Saturday, February 19, 2022, 15:07 Google has revealed that it plans to give Android users additional privacy by prohibiting monitoring across apps on Android devices similar to Apple last year. Apple has added a new privacy option to iOS that allows users to opt-out…

Today we got the first details about Google's upcoming Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro phones, which, if the company sticks to its usual shenanigans, should only become official in October. And yet, here we are in February with some bits and pieces of the puzzle already in view. How…

Pan-African fintech firm Flutterwave on Friday announced a rebrand of its logo and dashboard as well as the addition of small business lending, fintech-as-a-service (FaaS), and more to its suite of offerings. The announcement comes 2 days after Flutterwave confirmed it had raised $250 million in a Series D round…

Today, Google has rolled out an unexpected mid-month OTA update. Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro devices are receiving the same February version of Android 12 but with a slightly different build number. The factory images were updated on Google’s website and are now live as well. It was speculated…

Dynamic Color is the defining aspect of Google’s new Material You design language. It will be widely adopted on Android, and Google is also open sourcing the Material Color Utilities code library behind the wallpaper-driven dynamic theming for other platforms. In an explainer about the “Science of Color & Design,”…

After the official launch keynote, the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro is now available to buy in eight countries across the globe. Google is focusing on a few smaller “key” markets with the launch of the Pixel 6 series, which means that many countries and regions are unfortunately being left…

Google announced Chrome OS Flex yesterday as a way to turn old Macs and Windows PCs into Chromebooks. It amusingly also breathes new life into older Chromebooks that have hit their Auto Update Expiration (AUE) or end-of-life (EOL) date.  Since the early access launch yesterday, more than a few people…

Google has announced plans for blocking cross-app tracking on Android phones, following Apple’s lead on iPhones, claims a new report today. However, there are a number of problems with the report, suggesting it may be a case of ‘The headline giveth, and the small print taketh away’ … The WSJ‘s…

Posted by Jason Cartwright on February 16, 2022 Neuron e-scooters are on a roll lately, with the launch of 750 e-scooters in Melbourne in January, followed by 300 more in Rockhampton last week. Let’s not forget about the Google Maps integration along the way, and now they’ve even expanded to…

With Australia about to open to British visitors, a new poll puts the country at the foot of the short-term wish list for UK travellers. In a survey released to the Sydney Morning Herald and the Melbourne Age, Australia was placed last – behind Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and…