In March of last year, Adobe released a Workspace add-on that allowed organizations to access and share their Creative Cloud files directly in Gmail. They made it easier to share links to your creative assets with external teams and stakeholders with just a few clicks. Now, a new update to the add-on brings access to […]
Continue ReadingMore major changes coming to your Chrome browser’s global media controls
A user on Reddit by the name of Leopeva64 (Thanks for the heads up!) made us aware of some pretty significant changes that are coming to your Chrome browser’s global media controls and even provided Chromium Repository commits to reflect these changes. We previously detailed how Google was turning your music controls on their head, […]
Continue Reading5 improvements Chrome OS can make to its notification system
While the Chrome OS notification system seems fairly simple and straightforward, it’s actually quite robust. You can enable or disable app badging, block notifications entirely with ‘Do not disturb’, and even toggle apps or web apps to show or hide notifications individually. For all of its advancements over the years, I’ve noticed a few bad […]
Continue Reading[U: Fixed] If you can’t sign in to Youtube TV on your Chromecast with Google TV, you’re not alone
Update – May 6, 2021: Google states that this issue is now fixed! They urge users to reboot their Chromecasts with Google TV by visiting the Settings menu, selecting System, and then Restart. Alternatively, you can just unplug it and plug it back in, but you’ll want to wait about a minute before giving it […]
Continue Reading[U: Tweet pulled] Google accidentally announces its Pixel Buds A-Series a bit early
Update: In a Tweet that was pulled immediately after being published, Android officially announced the Pixel Buds A-Series with the following graphic promoting Fast Pair. It’s likely that the tweet was auto-scheduled to fire off during Google I/O in a few weeks, but something must have gone wrong. Quality sound and quick Bluetooth pairing. The […]
Continue Reading[Correction] May the 4th be with you – Grab Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for free with Stadia Pro
Correction: you can claim this game beyond May 4, 2021. In honor of Star Wars Day, Stadia is making Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order free to grab and play with Stadia Pro! That’s a high-quality AAA title that’s loads of fun that’s being given away practically for free. I hadn’t expected this – instead, I […]
Continue ReadingFuchsia spotted running on Google Home Hub via Bluetooth qualification listing
Well, this is an interesting development – Google’s ‘secret operating system’ that’s not exactly a secret has appeared as the OS installed on a Google Home Hub via a qualification listing on Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) first spotted by Kyle Bradshaw of 9to5Google. Though it was opened up to the public for development back […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Docs will now show edit history and contributors when you highlight text
Starting right now, Google Docs will begin showing you recent edits made to a document, and more importantly, to a specific range of text when you highlight and right-click. If you want to use the menu system above the document, you can highlight some text and then choose ‘Show Editors’ from the dropdown menu. This […]
Continue ReadingHow to navigate the new Google Play Store menu redesign on your Chromebook
Google recently redesigned the way you navigate the Play Store menu system, and we’ve heard from several of our readers that they’re ending up a bit confused with the changes. Previously, it featured a left-hand three-line “hamburger menu” that housed your entire library of apps and games, a list of things that needed to be […]
Continue ReadingSave $50 on Google’s 2nd generation Pixel Buds for a limited time
With Google’s next-generation ‘Pixel Buds A’ releasing in the near future, Google may be looking to rid itself of stock for its existing devices. Right now, you can save $50 on the Clearly White, Quite Mint, or Almost Black color Pixel Buds over at the Google Store, Best Buy, or B&H Photo Video. Unfortunately, the […]
Continue ReadingRoku is removing Youtube TV from its devices after heated negotiations collapse
After what we presume to have been a heated private exchange between Roku and Google where the former company sent out an abrasive email to its users accusing Google of monopolistic and manipulative tactics, negotiations to provide Youtube TV on its devices seem to have collapsed even further. This morning, Roku itself has put out […]
Continue Reading5 ways that the Chromecast with Google TV can improve kids profiles
When Google announced that it was adding kids profiles to its Chromecast with Google TV, I was pretty excited. The ability to give kids a safe environment to explore age-appropriate content from kid-friendly apps and customize their wallpaper sounded like a dream. Since its launch though, my five-year-old has used it once. Upon setting up […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS devices will soon come with Google Meet and Chat pre-installed
In the near future, your new Chromebook will probably have Google Meet and Chat – the company’s video and messaging applications – pre-installed. In fact, should a new Chromium bug report find its way to the finish line, these two apps could very well be installed by default on all Chrome OS devices, new or […]
Continue ReadingNew Google Pay features help you save money on groceries, pay for transit, and budget better
The new Google Pay app is gaining steam pretty quickly since its release. Having first been used in India and then rolled out to the United States and other countries, it affords users a new take on a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payments. Today, Google announced that it will soon add three incredibly useful new […]
Continue ReadingNest speakers and smart displays set to improve voice recognition and continued conversation
Using the state-of-the-art BERT technology, or Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers – a pre-training model for natural language processing that was open-sourced in 2018 – Google is looking to significantly improve the voice recognition and continued conversation technology in Nest speakers and smart displays. To spare you from all of the geeky details, which you […]
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