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Understanding how your local desktop and network environment can affect your video call quality for meetings can help you improve them. This can be especially helpful while working from home because many users are utilizing personal computers to perform work as opposed to a company-issued device. With tons of browser tabs open, other software running, […]
![[U: Available] Google and Samsung join forces to improve SmartThings and Nest integration](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/nest-samsung-smartthings-feature.jpg)
Updates January 14, 2021: Nest now appears in the list of brands while setting up a new device in your Samsung SmartThings app. Awesome! Want to control your Nest cameras, thermostats, doorbells, and more via the Samsung SmartThings app? Samsung and Google have joined forces and beginning in January 2021, You can do all of […]
Google has published a new blog post on The Keyword claiming that it has finalized its acquisition of Fitbit, though there may be some conflict surrounding its approval by the Department of Justice and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Apparently, the Antitrust Division’s investigation of Google’s acquisition of Fitbit remains ongoing and the […]
![[U: Now testing] Google wants to turn Youtube into a more successful shopping destination](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Youtube-Shopping.jpg)
Update: Youtube has not begun to test this feature. They updated their Features and Experiments page to reflect the following: [January 14, 2021] Testing a new way to shop on YouTube: We’re testing a new way for people to easily discover and purchase products featured in YouTube videos. Creators in this pilot can add certain products […]
![[U: Available] Sweet, coins! Scott Pilgrim vs. The World returns to the face of the earth thanks to Ubisoft](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/scottpilgrimvstheworldfeature.jpg)
Update: Now available. You can buy Scott Pilgrim vs. The World using the button at the bottom of this article. It costs $14.99 USD or €14.99. Go fight those evil exes! In 2014, the world saw an example of the implications which all-digital games could have. After being delisted from the Xbox and Playstation stores […]
The Lenovo Chromebook Duet is one of the most popular tablet-style Chromebooks. It’s pretty much uncontested and has little to do with the fact that it’s one of the only tablet-style Chromebooks on the market, in my opinion. While that does play into the equation a bit, it has rock-solid performance for a media consumption […]
We’ve heard rumors of a Guest Mode on Nest Hub and assistant speakers for some time now, but it had yet to materialize. Today, Google announced that it was, in fact, a real thing and it’s already becoming available. Guest Mode allows other people in your home – be they family members or just friends […]
If you’re a student with an educational email address (.edu), Hulu is now dropping the price of its ad-supported streaming plan to just two bucks per month as stated on its blog this week. Previously, it cost $5.99 per month and was only available at a discount during holidays like Black Friday. “eligible students over […]
Cloud gaming is all the rage right now, with services like Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce NOW taking center stage, but Google Play Games still have a few tricks up their sleeve. Several extremely popular titles are finally making their way to Chromebooks this year thanks to their in-built Play Store compatibility with “Android Apps” […]
We’re all aware by now that Chromebooks can’t get viruses, but you still need to protect your data while you browse. There have been a lot of talks lately about how Chrome extensions have been coming up maliciously in the news, but that’s nothing new. Just before Christmas, 15 such extensions were caught stealing user […]
Google TV is awesome. It could use some changes, but overall, it’s proven to be a viable and attractive replacement for Android TV, and TV manufacturers are starting to take notice of the buzz surrounding it. Ever since Google came out with its Chromecast with Google TV built-in, OEMs have been in talks to port […]
As a part of CES, LG has announced that several of its TVs – namely its 2021 lineup of NanoCell, OLED, and QNED devices which launch in the spring – will natively support Google Stadia and GeForce NOW for gaming, but not right away. As much as I love Stadia, it looks like they’ll be […]
