There’s no reason to hide it: I’ve been loving Apex Legends Mobile since the day it came out. While I only tinkered with the desktop version from time to time using GeForce NOW, I am fully invested in this game on mobile. The character system, modes of play, and general feel of the game are […]
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Google I/O 2022 made me want a new Pixelbook real bad
As we all know by now, Google I/O 2022 became more about hardware than we initially expected. With the official unveiling of the Pixel 6a, Pixel Buds Pro, Pixel Watch, Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, and the Pixel Tablet, things skewed towards hardware more than ever at Google’s annual developer-focused event. While there were a […]
Continue ReadingOpinion: Google should either add Podcasts to YouTube Music or add Google Podcasts to Wear OS
I’ve been using a Fitbit Versa 2 for a couple of years now after using a Fossil Q Venture HR (4th Gen) for a few years before that. I blamed my Fossil watch’s inability to stay charged throughout the day and my nightly workouts as the reason for moving to Fitbit. I had heard that […]
Continue ReadingForcing myself to use “Google Chat Tasks” has reminded me how I miss regular Google Tasks
With the revamp of Google Chat came a new way to access and organize Tasks. The collaborative “Spaces” feature meant that you could assign tasks to others who are there with you and keep them organized with separate Space lists. This is similar to the standard Google Account Google Tasks feature, but it also allowed […]
Continue ReadingSuccessful Failures: Google Now should be resurrected
Since the works of Jules Verne (and arguably well before him), science fiction has been at its most interesting when it was making predictions about our future. Indeed much of Verne’s writing is often thought of as prophetic rather than simple imaginings. Consider the flip-style communicators in Star Trek that closely resembled the mobile phones […]
Continue ReadingGoogle should have included face unlock in the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro
Like I am prone to do, I’ve switched phones for the time being. This time around, it was a tough-to-pass-up deal on the OnePlus 10 Pro that was calling my name over at T-Mobile. While I still have and enjoy my Pixel 6, there’s something to be said about the gaming prowess of a phone […]
Continue ReadingGoogle’s Pixel 6a could be a major disruptor
Last year, Google launched the Pixel 5a just a couple of months ahead of the highly-anticipated debut of the Tensor-powered Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Before the Pixel 5a’s debut, Google’s strategy in the mobile marketplace wasn’t exactly clear and the Pixel 5a felt like a device that just didn’t belong. However, after some […]
Continue ReadingSuccessful Failures: Google TV is dead. Long live Google TV.
Content is king. At least, that’s how the saying goes in the entertainment industry. If the wildly-productive state of TV in 2022 is any gauge, the phrase is accurate. The term ‘Peak TV’ has been used to describe the content of the last decade, as studios fill their customers’ plates with a steady diet of […]
Continue ReadingDon’t miss the bigger picture with Steam gaming on Chromebooks
The other day I glanced over and there sat my 7 year old son playing a silly game called Henry Stickman on one of my Windows 11 laptops. He was having a blast and I clearly remember a time about a year and a half ago where he was begging me to get a Windows […]
Continue ReadingSuccessful Failures: Google’s social dilemma becomes a success in Photos
Every weekday at 6am, my Sonos wakes me up with NPR’s Morning Edition. After listening to how the world is probably, maybe hopefully not going to end today, my first hour of consciousness is devoted to that age-old ritual of hustling my 11-year-old kiddo through all of the morning things and out the door to […]
Continue ReadingTo make Pixel phones great, Google needs to refocus on the basics
Having ventured outside of the Pixel phone realm over the past few years, I’ve come away from my experiences with devices from OnePlus, ASUS and Samsung with a better feel for what exactly makes Pixels stand out from the crowd, and I’m beginning to wonder whether or not Google knows what that thing is. In […]
Continue ReadingBeware: we installed Chrome OS Flex on a 2010 Macbook Pro, and it went badly [VIDEO]
Sometimes around here, we tinker with things and they just don’t work out. We aren’t trying to break anything on purpose. Promise. It just happens from time to time when you allow yourself to stray a bit outside the lines. Such is the case of our now-ailing 2010 Macbook Pro that we attempted a full […]
Continue ReadingI switched from Pixel 6 to Galaxy S22+ and I don’t really miss the camera
If you are a regular listener to The Chrome Cast, you know full well that I’m now twice-removed from the Pixel 6 at this point. The first step was an ASUS ROG Phone 5 that I really enjoyed but ultimately returned. With it’s 6.7-inch screen and larger-than-standard bezels on top and bottom to house its […]
Continue ReadingSuccessful Failures: From Q(ueue) to Cast
When I told my daughter that Google began as a search engine – and only a search engine – her jaw dropped. After all, the Google she knows in 2022 lives on a small white screen or donut-shaped puck in almost every room, on her phone and tablet, and on my car dash. It powers […]
Continue ReadingOpinion: The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra would make a stellar Chromebook
With all the buzz around Chrome OS Flex the past week or so, you can forgive me for dreaming a bit about all sorts of hardware with Chrome OS on board. We’ve obviously been tinkering with putting Chrome OS on all sorts of stuff (more content coming on that front soon) with Chrome OS Flex, […]
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