In honor of YouTube having turned 17 years old earlier this year, Google has begun to roll out a few new visual tweaks to its mobile, web, and SmartTV interfaces to provide a cleaner and more modern look. These changes came about from the input YouTube gathered from viewers around the world on what would […]
Continue ReadingTop 5 settings you can tweak to save battery on your Pixel Watch
A couple of weeks into its official launch, the Pixel Watch as a first-generation product wasn’t without its shortcomings. One of these is the one-day battery that many are struggling to live with. Although on paper, Google estimates the Pixel Watch’s battery to last up to 24 hours, many are finding that battery life results […]
Continue ReadingGoogle adds additional features to Workspace on Android to improve the experience on tablets
As a way to keep up with its goal of giving users a great experience on devices with big screens, Google Workspace on Android is releasing a few updates to give its users more ways to work with, show, and organize content. One of these is an out-of-office banner displayed on the person’s information card […]
Continue ReadingYouTube Premium Family Plan gets a price hike
If you are a YouTube Premium Family Plan member, you may have received an email yesterday that starting November 21, 2022, the price on your plan will go from $17.99 a month to $22.99 a month. I received the email myself yesterday and immediately checked to see if others had gotten the same. It appears […]
Continue ReadingAndroid 13 QPR1 Beta 3 rolling out and brings Clear Calling to the Pixel 7 Series
Following the launch of the Pixel 7 series, Google has released the 3rd Beta of the Quarterly Platform Releases (QPRs) to update the platform with fixes and improvements on a quarterly basis. This will be the first of these betas that will include the latest Google flagship device. To those unfamiliar with the QPR betas […]
Continue ReadingConversation summaries for Google Chat in Spaces rolling out
Google announced several AI-powered features for Google Workspace during I/O back in May. One of these announcements was the addition of auto-generated summaries for Chat in Spaces, following the debut of that same feature in Google Docs. However, as many of these announcements go, they are mostly revealed in advance but not actually rolled out […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Slides and Drawings redesign file menus to improve findability
Google Slides and Google Drawings will soon have updated menus that will make it simpler to access frequently used tools. The update includes improvements such as condensed menus, more intuitive feature locations, and easily identifiable icons. This update is similar to the file menu redesign that took place earlier this year in Docs, with the […]
Continue ReadingPixel 7 Pro: one week later impressions after upgrading from a Pixel 6 [VIDEO]
I was fortunate enough to receive a Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel watch as a gift from Google this year as part of the #TeamPixel program. Lucky for me, both devices arrived in my preferred color, Hazel, which is, in my opinion, the most attractive option in the lineup. Today marks a week since I […]
Continue ReadingFossil Gen 6 Wear OS 3 update rolling out, but there’s a catch
Wear OS 3 has begun rolling out to Fossil Gen 6 smartwatches, but there’s a big catch. Fossil has confirmed via a post on Reddit that although the patiently awaited update is on the way, there are a few things missing and some considerations to take before proceeding. Firstly, this update does not happen on […]
Continue ReadingFace Unlock causing declined Google Pay NFC payments on the Pixel 7 Series
If you own a Pixel 7 or 7 Pro and you use contactless payments on a regular basis, you need to know about this “bug” that could affect you. As you may be aware, the Pixel 7 series shipped with Face Unlock, which was a welcomed addition for longtime Pixel users that missed having that […]
Continue ReadingYou can now have your Google Meet video meetings transcribed for you in Google Docs
Google recently announced that meetings held via Google Meet can now be transcribed into a Google Doc. Similar to meeting recordings, the transcribed file is stored in the “Meet Recordings” folder in the host’s Google Drive. This function is exclusive to the desktop and laptop versions of Google Meet and is currently only available in […]
Continue ReadingYou can now add files and events to Google Sheets using Smart Chips
With the exciting launch of the Pixel 7 series last week, you’d be forgiven not to know that there was a whole other Google event taking place. The event was Google Cloud Next ’22, which is considered Google’s flagship event of the year and where people interested in the cloud can learn from one another […]
Continue ReadingHow to set up your Pixel 7 to keep track of your coughing and snoring while you sleep
The Made by Google event that took place last week wasn’t just for announcing cool new devices. In between the exciting hardware announcements, there were quite a few software nuggets mentioned too, one of which was the ability for the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro to use its AI smarts to detect when you are […]
Continue ReadingPixel 7 Pro display gets 2nd place DxOMark ranking: Excellent HDR10 and color fidelity
Leaks from pre-release Pixel 7 Pro units suggested that Google had made the decision to equip the phone with a Samsung display panel that is newer than the one in the Pixel 6 Pro. It appears that this may actually be the case because the results from the DxOMark Display Test are in, and the […]
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