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Google has transformed Meet into a powerhouse for virtual meetings during the pandemic and is now taking to making the app and service more polished. By adding several new tools and back-end features to help you be more productive, Meet is truly becoming the go-to software for distanced learning in education and enterprise even against […]
With over 150,000 nonprofits using Google’s G Suite productivity tools every day, the company has deemed it time to bring them into the Workspace fold. Previously, G Suite for Education and Enterprise for Education were rebranded to Google Workspace for Education. Now, G Suite for Nonprofits is being renamed to Google Workspace for Nonprofits. Along […]
Parallels Desktop is a fantastic new-ish partnership that brings specific Windows applications to Chromebooks and Chromeboxes via a virtual machine environment. It’s currently only meant for Enterprise devices, and not really for the average consumer. With over 75% of companies exploring the expansion of their Chrome Enterprise footprint over the next two years, it’s not […]
After surprising many with the acquisition of Neverware, the developers of CloudReady, Google is now seeking to integrate it directly and officially into Chrome OS, according to a new Chromium Repository discovered by Kevin at About Chromebooks. Since CloudReady has been around for a while by itself, the initial stages of these two code bases […]
Back in November of this past year, Google announced that it would say Goodbye to unlimited, free storage for Workspace users because they really didn’t use it and because it’s apparently getting tight on storage space. It gave schools and businesses until June 1, 2021, to make peace with this and offered them the ability […]
Google is updating Drive’s search functionality to allow for additional operators in an effort to make finding specific files much easier. For those unfamiliar, search operators allow you to specify parameters under which your search will be conducted while excluding results outside of those parameters. The company is also slightly modifying other existing parameters to […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
With the old Google Hangouts out the window, the company is officially able to start showing us how Google Chat will be more beneficial to consumers and Enterprise alike. It hasn’t been but a week since it began migrating users, and it’s already showing signs of intelligence – no, really. Google Chat will now suggest […]
As we previously covered back in February, Google Chat has been preparing itself to become the new home for Hangouts users. As it’s Google’s new pet project, it’s gotten a lot of love and attention. With that, the Chat web application (PWA) has become so good that there is no longer a need for the […]
