A few months ago, I wrote up an opinion piece detailing how my experience with Chrome's Side Panel feature was frustrating and how its content seemed completely inaccessible. My final judgement on the matter was that anything saved there became a graveyard that I would likely never think to … [Read more...] about This one, small, upcoming change to Chrome’s Side Panel will finally make it worth using
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How to set up Stadia family sharing and choose which games your kids can play
Google Stadia is revolutionalizing cloud gaming by providing incredibly innovative infrastructure and while services like GeForce NOW are competing neck to neck, Stadia's experience is much more user-friendly, in my opinion. By having a clean and straightforward, polished process for getting gamers … [Read more...] about How to set up Stadia family sharing and choose which games your kids can play
How to temporarily turn off Google Assistant on Nest speakers and displays with ‘Downtime’
Google's Digital Wellbeing tools can help you use technology without it overtaking your life. Limiting your usage of Nest speakers, displays, and more as well as apps on your phone is an incredibly powerful way to make the most of innovations without losing yourself in the process as it can be easy … [Read more...] about How to temporarily turn off Google Assistant on Nest speakers and displays with ‘Downtime’
[U] Personalization Hub will let you automatically refresh your wallpaper every 10 seconds
Update, May 6th 11:00 AM EST. It looks like this may be a false alarm. The Personalization Hub is, in fact, testing a 10-second wallpaper refresh, but as 9to5Google points out, there's code that indicates this may only ever remain a developer testing tool. There are currently no plans for Google to … [Read more...] about [U] Personalization Hub will let you automatically refresh your wallpaper every 10 seconds
Jam.gg lets you play couch co-op retro games with your friends right through the browser
We've recently covered web-based retro gaming services like Afterplay and WebRcade, and thanks to our friend Mr. Sujano on YouTube (seriously, subscribe, it's all stuff and no fluff!), we've just become privy to yet another. Jam.gg - previously rebranded from the funny name "PiePacker" believes that … [Read more...] about Jam.gg lets you play couch co-op retro games with your friends right through the browser
Google now lets you track Flight prices across any dates, save hotels and rentals to Collections
Many people, myself included, are looking to use this summer to begin traveling again and Google has continued to provide updates to Maps, Search, Travel, and more to ensure it's prepared to help. It's actually rolling out a few new features for flights, hotel searches to help you make the most of … [Read more...] about Google now lets you track Flight prices across any dates, save hotels and rentals to Collections
Google is one step closer to killing the password with new FIDO ‘passwordless sign-in’ on Android
Google has been working to kill off the traditional password as a means of account access for some time, but until now, it hadn't revealed how it planned to do so beyond enforcing 2SV (two-step verification) on millions of more accounts and encouraging users to perform the occasional security … [Read more...] about Google is one step closer to killing the password with new FIDO ‘passwordless sign-in’ on Android
Stadia’s touch controls may soon feature game-specific iconography for each action
Google's cloud gaming platform has, in my opinion, the best touch controls I've ever seen. Upon their release, I was immediately taken aback by how intuitive they were compared to what was on the market, and I believed that they would go on to revolutionalize the mobile gaming experience for cloud … [Read more...] about Stadia’s touch controls may soon feature game-specific iconography for each action
Google Docs receives dropdown chips and table templates, making Smart Canvas even smarter
Ever since Google took Docs to the next level with the Smart Canvas update, it's become capable of so much more than just being a word editor. By tapping the "@" sign on your keyboard, you'll be presented with a whole load of Notion-style block tools that can help turn your boring, old document into … [Read more...] about Google Docs receives dropdown chips and table templates, making Smart Canvas even smarter
Your Google Nest Hub will soon show your Fitbit step count, calories burned, and more
A Google Support page was recently spotted by 9to5Google that details how some of your FitBit's features or data could soon integrate with your 2nd Generation Nest Hub. These "Activity metrics" could appear on your smart display after syncing from your Fitbit or Google Fit account - both of which … [Read more...] about Your Google Nest Hub will soon show your Fitbit step count, calories burned, and more
[First Look] ChromeOS Personalization Hub gets RGB Keyboard backlight color picker
Gamers love their RGB backlit keyboards. I love mine, too! With Steam now available on Chromebooks, and with more powerful ChromeOS devices capable of running it hitting the market, it's no wonder that Google wants to cater to this demographic of users to give them a higher level of personalization … [Read more...] about [First Look] ChromeOS Personalization Hub gets RGB Keyboard backlight color picker
Chrome for Android’s toolbar will soon change based on what you need and when you need it
A brand new developer flag has appeared in Chrome for Android, and as discovered by 9to5Google, it seeks to make your browser's toolbar adapt to your needs in real-time. As you can see below, a "toolbar shortcut" will appear between the Omnibox and the tab counter once the feature rolls out … [Read more...] about Chrome for Android’s toolbar will soon change based on what you need and when you need it
