Chromebooks are known for being fast, light-weight productivity machines. Normally, when someone unfamiliar with Chrome OS speaks of them in terms of creativity and design, they’re dismissed as completely incapable. While they may not be able to run the full-fledged version of Adobe’s Creative Suite, they can do a lot more than they’re often given […]
Continue ReadingYoutube is giving away 3 free months of Premium for the holidays
Did you think that just because Black Friday and Cyber Monday were over that we’d stop bringing you holiday deals? Nope! The Youtube Team announced today on Facebook that they are giving away a free 3 months of Youtube Premium to new subscribers as a wrap up to their Cyber Week deals. Yes, Facebook is […]
Continue ReadingGoogle wants to inspire your holiday shopping with this awesome gift guide
Are you looking for holiday gifts for your loved ones, but aren’t really sure what to get them? There are a ton of widely popular items that will likely be on their wishlist, but if you’re unfamiliar with the latest trends, it may be difficult to think them up all on your own – not […]
Continue Reading[Update: Rolling out] Google Messages to bring message scheduling feature to the masses
Update: Message scheduling is rolling out more widely! Conversation categories have recently started to show up for a select few users of Google’s popular Messages app. The feature will soon allow messages to be automatically sorted into labels using AI and machine learning to keep things tidy. According to XDA Developers, we can also expect […]
Continue ReadingYoutube TV subscribers lose Tennis Channel and all related library recordings
If you’re a fan of Tennis Channel and watch it on Youtube TV, then you may have been in for a rude awakening this morning when you woke up and found that it was missing. Not only that, but your recorded Tennis Channel content held in your Youtube TV DVR is gone too. Subscribers to […]
Continue Reading[Update: Available] Chronos: Before the Ashes to return from the dead on Google Stadia, only older and wiser
Update: Now available on the Stadia Store for $29.99 USD! Update: Because the original trailer was uninformative, we’ve updated the post to use the new explanation trailer. Even though it was uploaded by Xbox, it applies to Stadia too. Buy Chronos: Before the Ashes on the Stadia Store With a somewhat confusing and cringy trailer, […]
Continue ReadingPDFs imported to Google Docs get improved support for images, multi-column formatting, and more
PDF support in Google Drive has always been sort of terrible – I’m not even joking. Before you even get to the document, you can open the preview of it, and today, you’ll notice that things like images, tables, and multiple columns simply don’t show up. Drive has become a place to store PDFs, but […]
Continue Reading[Update: Claim]Your Stadia Pro games for December include Everspace, Hitman 2, Into the Breach, and more
On December 1st, you’ll be able to claim six new Stadia Pro games for “free” as a part of your subscription! The new games are Into the Breach, HITMAN 2, Kine, Monster Jam Steel Titans, Everspace, and Secret Neighbor. While I’m not particularly interested in monster trucks or the Neighbor series, I do think there’s […]
Continue ReadingHangouts group conversations will soon be migrated to Google Chat
As Google Chat continues to mercilessly wipe the floor with Hangouts, including their recent decision to no longer let you perform group calls within the old app, they’ve now decided to migrate all of your Hangouts group conversations and saved history into Google Chat in order to ensure a smooth transition. The move will begin […]
Continue ReadingNest WiFi can now prioritize your bandwidth for gaming and video conferencing
Last year, we saw that a ‘gaming preferred’ setting was coming to the Nest Wifi via the Google Home app. Gaming preferred would allow you to prioritize devices in the home for more bandwidth usage while playing on Stadia, a game console, or a computer. There was even a support page placed up to detail […]
Continue ReadingHardcore survival fantasy RPG Outward shadow drops on the Stadia Store
Popular open-world indie hardcore survival fantasy RPG Outward just appeared on the Stadia Store this morning and this has a lot of people excited. Why you may ask? The game received okay reviews was riddled with bugs, and created with just a small team, but Stadia has long since needed more games that focus on […]
Continue ReadingThe remastered Mafia Trilogy may be releasing very soon on Stadia
Mafia I, II, and III definitive editions, collectively known as the Mafia Trilogy have all been rated for release on Stadia via PEGI (see below). They were all previously rated back in May on ESRB, but shortly after, they were said to have been delayed until further notice. The trilogy was also the victim of […]
Continue ReadingA patent reveals that Google Assistant may be prepping more human-like interactions
A new patent on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website reveals that Google Assistant may soon act as an “intermediary” between you and “3P” or third-party services on your Assistant-enabled smart speakers, displays, and more. Google Assistant can perform over a million actions utilizing 3P services that have programmed interactions with Google’s platform, […]
Continue Reading“Do you even lift?” – Google Fit can no longer track strength training reps
A few weeks ago, Google Fit received a redesign for Android and iOS that brought improved sleep tracking and more in-depth information. Unfortunately, with that redesign, they got rid of advanced strength training repetition tracking and you can see by reading the replies to the tweet below that people are not happy. While I hardly […]
Continue ReadingGoogle isn’t evil, but it does have some things to figure out
With Google’s recent decision to ax unlimited storage across several of their services, users have not been responding well. Instead of welcoming new features like Google Photos’ doodle collages that are rolling out now, many people on Twitter have used the company’s original tweet as a place to ask for more important and necessary features […]
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