Google adds a privacy-oriented Guest Mode to its Home and Nest smart speakers and displays
Want to have an off-the-record chat with Google Assistant on your smart speaker? Now you can, thanks to Google’s just-launched Guest Mode.
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Google smart displays get sticky notes for family members
Now you can ask Google Assistant to leave “Family Notes” on your Google display. Also: Google Assistant gets a “find my family” feature.
Google releases Chrome 87 with support for Apple silicon Macs
Apple’s built-in Safari browser may be the most popular among Mac users, but Google’s nearly ubiquitous Chrome is not far behind.
New software program runs Windows directly on Chromebooks
Parallels claims its newly-launched Desktop for Chromebook Enterprise is the world’s first software that runs Windows directly on enterprise Chromebooks.
Optus to take the lag out of gaming
Optus wants Australian PC gamers to have a better experience so it’s introduced Game Path, designed to improve the gaming experience for serious PC gamers that is designed to reduce lag in video game play by 30% on average, according to the telco.
Echo family reimagined, inside and out
There’s a new-look Echo family for fans of the Amazon devices, featuring enhanced audio, more powerful hardware, and experiences that make Alexa smarter, more engaging, and helpful.
Apple upgrades Safari on Catalina and Mojave in annual exercise
Safari 14 offers expanded tab management, website Touch ID authentication, a new privacy report and additional customisation options.
Google smart displays now let you take charge of multi-room audio
You can now create instant speaker groups from your Google Nest Hub, Hub Max, or another Google Assistant-compatible display.
Recently squashed Alexa bug could have allowed hackers access to voice histories, researchers say
Yet another good reason to regularly clean your stored Alexa voice recordings.
Reddit, LinkedIn, TikTok will issue updates to stop apps from copying the clipboard in iOS 14
Since the developer beta release of iOS 14, it has been revealed that several apps have been copying data from the clipboard.
Apple admits to widespread iOS Mail security threat but claims no ‘immediate risk’
Apple vows a fix "soon" for iOS Mail flaws that "do not pose an immediate risk to our users".
Apple Music is now streaming on Alexa in Australia & New Zealand
Apple Music subscribers in Australia & New Zealand can now ask Alexa to stream their favourite songs - adding more fuel to the fire in the smart speaker wars.
Windows Lite: what it is and when it might be released
Windows is still the most popular operating system in the world – just – and is about to be overtaken by Google Android. Microsoft can’t sit around and wait for that to happen and it appears that it’s regrouping for yet another attack on Google’s Chr...
Intel unveils the Intel Neural Compute Stick 2
Intel has introduced the Intel Neural Compute Stick 2, designed to build smarter AI algorithms and for prototyping computer vision at the network edge.
Fetch TV expands with Aussie Broadband
Fetch TV and Aussie Broadband have announced a partnership that will see the Fetch service available to Australian Broadband customers.
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