Google Chat has gone through quite the metamorphosis lately – between it taking on the migration of pretty much all Google Hangouts users, its redesign and productivity improvements yesterday, and new features like ‘Quick Sync’, and closer Gmail integration, Google is on a roll with these updates! Today, it announced that it’s also adding granular […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Workspace Frontline is now officially available
Google Workspace Frontline is a custom solution that includes communication and collaboration apps as well as business-grade support and security features like advanced endpoint management that helps keep a company’s data secure. It was announced early this month and seeks to fill the gap for frontline workers like first responders, public transport workers, corrections workers, […]
Continue ReadingGoogle may be working on new Pixel Buds, and I hope they don’t suck this time
Try as I could, I simply could not fall in love with Google’s Pixel Buds. I tried everything to get them to work as intended – up to and including swapping them out twice – yet they continue to cut out even after the latest updates. I’ve been so frustrated by them that I went […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Chat on the web gets a redesign and productivity improvements
Just a month ago, we caught wind of a redesigned interface potentially coming to Google Chat’s progressive web app which would make it more usable. It sought to take on more of a Gmail layout, and guess what – the previous screenshot sent in by a tipster was legitimate. Now, we have some official details […]
Continue ReadingResident Evil Village is coming to Stadia – get a free Premiere Edition bundle with purchase
After learning that Google paid Capcom $10 million to get Resident Evil VII Biohazard and Resident Evil Village on Stadia according to a leaked document, and also that the company had spent tens of millions to get other developers to port their games to the platform as well, both Resident Evil games are finally coming […]
Continue ReadingThe VP of Google Pay and the Next Billion Users initiative departs after 15 years
Google’s Vice President of Pay and the Next Billion User’s initiative, Ceasar Sengupta, departs Google today, after 15 years of service. He took to LinkedIn and Twitter to announce his leave and say his farewells. Mr. Sengupta also oversaw Chrome OS for a while as its VP before John Solomon took over. He began with […]
Continue ReadingGmail still doesn’t have a proper dark theme on the web, but it points to a larger issue
With Google digging its heels in and heavily promoting Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) in place of traditional Google Play apps, I’ve come to realize something rather frustrating – the Gmail web application doesn’t have a proper dark theme! In fact, almost none of Google’s software does, but with something as frequently utilized by so many […]
Continue ReadingChromebook help may soon be available through your launcher via the ‘Everything button’
Back in my day, Chromebooks had a ‘Get Help’ button that appeared as a green icon with a white question mark. It allowed you to browse basically all of Google’s Support listings for Chrome OS directly from within an app and was housed in your ‘Launcher’. Nowadays, the launcher is called the ‘Everything button’, and […]
Continue ReadingGoogle may soon change the right-click shortcut on your Chromebook
The Chrome OS development team has been on a rampage lately to eliminate all shortcuts utilizing the Alt key on your Chromebook’s keyboard. In its place, they truly are attempting to make the ‘Launcher’ button – now called the ‘Everything button‘ – capable of everything. Not only can it search for files on your local […]
Continue ReadingChromebook users receive three new Perks – Simplifi, Codecademy Pro, and Framer
Google continues its barrage of freebies for new and existing Chromebook owners with three new Perks – Simplifi by Quicken, Codecademy Pro, and Framer. You can pick up a free trial of each of these tools’ pro subscriptions in order to extend your device’s capabilities. Keep in mind, Chromebooks are more powerful and more useful […]
Continue ReadingChromebooks have a secret minigame built-in that celebrates their tenth anniversary
Google is apparently not done celebrating the tenth anniversary of Chromebooks yet because it’s buried a secret mini-game in the operating system for you to enjoy. I was poking around looking for new features and upon opening the Explore app and visiting the ‘What’s New’ section, I was met with a bunch of balloons that […]
Continue ReadingThreadIt by Area 120 could be hinting at Google Meet’s asynchronous future
How would you like to attend video meetings without actually having to attend video meetings? Today, remote learning and remote work rely largely on individuals scheduling a time when they can all meet ‘face to face’, so to speak, and then they all sit in front of the computer screen and perform tasks and synchronize […]
Continue ReadingGeForce NOW membership doubles in price, Founders grandfathered into starting cost
Since its launch, GeForce NOW has offered two tiers of membership. The first one was completely free and kept players waiting exorbitant amounts of time to get into a game session, limited the quality of their stream, and capped off session length at one hour at a time. The second was called Founders and cost […]
Continue ReadingGoogle officially launches Live Caption for audio and video in the Chrome browser
About a month ago, I got hands-on with the Chrome browser’s Live Captions feature via a developer flag by the same name and I have to say, it’s a pretty awesome feature. For those who are unaware, the browser will utilize machine learning and AI in order to automatically generate captions for live audio. It […]
Continue ReadingChrome Tab Scrolling comes closer to release with new navigation buttons
Having many, many tabs open in the Chrome browser simultaneously is commonplace, but before Google’s Tab Groups feature came around, there was never really a way to keep them organized. Later on, the company added Tab Search functionality too which lets you jump directly to any tab by simply typing in a box and hitting […]
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