Chances are you've signed up to at least one streaming service -- but are you making the most of the best-quality music on offer? A quick audit of your apps can boost both streaming and downloaded bit-rates, so you're always assured of the highest fidelity audio flowing through your pricy headphones to your eardrums. Which means you hear more of the music and a little less of the noise that can accompany lower quality music files.

Android: Before you hit the road, you'll need the right holiday playlist for your trip. Now, TripAdvisor will help by curating playlists from Google Play Music based on the city you're travelling to.

Google has been experimenting with the idea of adding podcasts to its Play Music service for a while, but now it seems the company is finally flipping the switch. For some users anyway.

Today, Google held an event to announce its newest Nexus hardware. While we're still waiting on Australian pricing and release dates, it wasn't all about the phones. Here are some of the most important and interesting things Google shared today.

Android/iOS/Web: Today, Google announced a new version of its Play Music service. In addition to the standard Material Design update, Google has added curated playlists, which is a trick it learnt from Songza.

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