As we’ve reported on all week since the news broke, Google Stadia is shutting down in January, and with it, troves of people – myself included – have the company’s gaming controller, but no idea what to do with it. The platform’s technology, which is called Immersive Stream for Games, will likely go on to […]
Continue ReadingAfter 12 years, YouTube’s 4K streaming option may soon be locked behind a Premium paywall
Google can do whatever it wants with its products and services – I know that there’s really no stopping it or changing its mind when it’s made it up. We see this most evidently in the death of Stadia, and no matter what the end user thinks or feels, money speaks. What really bothers me […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Translate is no longer available in China “due to low usage”
China is well known for its extreme and often insane censorship laws, and over the years, Google has had a near impossible time running its services there. Back in 2019, the company tried to get project “Dragonfly” up and running. This was a version of Google Search that was tailored to work in conjunction with […]
Continue ReadingExport your Stadia save games now as developers are working on ways to transfer them
Welp, the storm has come and gone (yes, Hurricane Ian just missed me in Florida!) and Google Stadia is officially on its way out. As we’ve previously covered, its technology – Immersive Stream for Games – will go on to do great things, according to Google, but no one really cares anymore as it was […]
Continue ReadingChromeOS is adding a new wallpaper collection to celebrate Native American Heritage month
With the recent Google Photos integration in the ChromeOS wallpapers app, Chromebook users are enjoying images of their loved ones and fond memories of their lives as the backdrop to their day’s productivity. Despite this, that hasn’t stopped Google from continuing to add several collections of wallpapers from different groups of artists to celebrate diversity. […]
Continue ReadingYouTube TV may finally be worth trying out again thanks to new “standalone” pricing
In my opinion, YouTube TV took a nosedive when it started losing a bunch of networks to content provider negotiations going south. On top of that, the base pricing of $64.99 USD was untenable for me and many others. Sure, it may be a great deal for those seeking cable replacements, but in the world […]
Continue ReadingYour Nest speakers and Hubs can now detect your presence for automation
Nest presence sensing is getting an upgrade, and you’ll no longer need to rely solely on your thermostat, Nest Guard, Nest Protect, or Nest x Yale smart lock to let Google know if you’re at home. Traditionally, walking past your sensors built into these devices would cause the Home app to detect you and determine […]
Continue ReadingStadia’s technology will go on to do greater things, but no one really cares anymore
If the “hailstorm” on Twitter is any indication, you’ve all already heard the news that Google is officially “winding down” its cloud gaming service, Stadia. Across the board, there are mixed emotions and while we covered all of the details regarding game and hardware refunds, access to your Pro library, and more yesterday, I wanted […]
Continue ReadingGoogle wants to set HDR video and 3D audio free from Dolby’s clutches with ‘Project Caviar’
The Alliance for Open Media – an organization that Google is a founding member of – is not stopping at the creation of the controversial AV1 codec. AV1, for those who are unfamiliar, is an open source, royalty-free video codec format meant to reduce the high cost of delivering online media to you, the consumer […]
Continue Reading[Opinion] Here’s why I’m not worried if Amazon Luna snatched up Assassin’s Creed Mirage exclusivity
Update: I’ve changed that title of the article to better reflect that this was an opinion piece. Amazon Luna does not have exclusive rights to Assassin’s Creed Mirage, and there is no update on this situation yet. I’ve also changed “that” to “if” in the title to reflect the fact that this has not been […]
Continue ReadingThe Google Play Store is making it easier to discover and install apps on watches, TVs, more
Back when the Google Play Store was just for phones and tablets, there was no need to filter app and game installs because clicking install would simply place them on the device you were on. If you were performing this process through the web-based version of the store, it would show you a list of […]
Continue Reading[U: fix coming] Some users’ older Google Photos have been visually corrupted
Update, September 26, 2022 5:14 PM EST: A Google spokesperson has reached out to 9to5Google to confirm that your photos are safe on their servers and that the artifacting issue is being looked into. Again, the issue seems to have originated with the transfer of images from the Google Photos cloud to your local device’s […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a workaround for saving Tab Groups on your Chromebook while you wait on Google
My workflow has suffered for far too long from either having way to many tabs or losing a work session I wanted to keep. In the past, there was no way to mitigate against this, but in recent years, Google has implemented something called Tab Groups which allow you to group tabs together, collapse them […]
Continue ReadingLogi’s new cloud gaming handheld seemed overpriced, but then I remembered Chromebooks
Recently, a new gaming handheld from Logitech leaked online, and since then, it’s become public knowledge that the company has put together a fairly decent package for those looking to play AAA-quality cloud games. The device also plays Google Play Games, meaning that anyone who goes this route will have plenty of great stuff to […]
Continue ReadingHow to remove yourself from Google Messages group MMS chats and stop all notifications
Recently, I’ve been added to several group chats that I did ask to be a part of but have since changed my mind on. Another chat I’m somehow in I most certainly did not ask to be included, yet I am anyway. Google Messages is a wonderful app, but it does have a lot of […]
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