Google Workspace has certainly gone through many changes and improvements in the past couple of years. Recently we saw the launch of tone and styling suggestions, Gmail draft capabilities, and auto-generated summaries in Google Docs. Google is now expanding on some of these existing capabilities and introducing some new ones, and promptly announced them at […]
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Google reveals the new Pixel Buds Pro at Google I/O 2022 complete with Active Noise Cancellation
Google’s first attempt at a pair of earbuds was just atrocious, in my opinion. A wire connected the two buds, and constantly got tangled, leaving most people with an unsatisfactory experience. This was only topped by their second generation Pixel Buds that I tried my best to fall in love with, but couldn’t. They constantly […]
Continue ReadingGoogle makes the Pixel Watch official at Google I/O 2022
Well, the main Keynote from Google I/O 2022 is in the books and by far, this is the most hardware ever announced at a single Google I/O event. As a matter of fact, the number of Google hardware devices talked about in the keynote likely beats out most of Google’s fall announcements, too. That’s a […]
Continue ReadingNew Chromebook features announced at Google I/O 2022
Google I/O 2022 is underway and as a part of that, the main ChromeOS session is already up and available for you to check out. We’ve included the video here in this post, but in the event that you can’t watch it right away, we wanted to quickly summarize some of the new features highlighted […]
Continue ReadingThe Pixel 6a is official and the rumors were spot on
The opening keynote for Google I/O 2022 is officially in the books and we’re busy processing the overwhelming number of updates that came out of just that two-hour session. Historically speaking, Google I/O isn’t a venue at which the company chooses to debut new hardware. As a matter of fact, we weren’t placing good odds […]
Continue ReadingGoogle shares first official look at the upcoming Pixel 7 at I/O 2022
In a surprising move, Google did something today that it’s not normally done at their annual I/O Developers Conference. Besides announcing the Pixel 6a, which we all concluded that they would, they went ahead and gave us a sneak peek at the upcoming Pixel 7 and 7 Pro devices, slated for release this fall. Besides […]
Continue ReadingRevamped Google Wallet officially revealed, Pay gets Virtual Cards for better checkout protection
Last month, we got an early sneak peek at Google Wallet, the resurrected service that now ties in with Google Pay as a frontend UI for housing your loyalty cards while Pay handles payment processing in the background. Along with the new user interface, the new icon or logo leaked early. Today at Google I/O […]
Continue ReadingGoogle I/O 2022 Day One recap with highlights for Android Developers
Today was a very eventful Day One at Google I/O 2022 with tons of information and developments. To help you sift through all of it, we are rounding up the top announcements and news for the day in the main topic categories, such as Android development, the Better Together initiative, and the latest from Android […]
Continue ReadingWebex Meetings teams up with Google to release a Progressive Web App for Chromebooks
If you’ve read Chrome Unboxed for any length of time, then you probably already know what a “PWA” is. A Progressive Web Application is a website with app-like functionality. They’re becoming increasingly more popular these days, and in many instances, are replacing traditional installable apps entirely. Today, Webex, a Cisco product for video conferencing often […]
Continue ReadingWhere to watch Google’s main keynotes for I/O 2022
Well, folks: today is the day! Google I/O 2022 is upon us and we’re expecting some pretty big things from Google’s yearly developer conference. There are a bunch of hardware speculations that have been going around the internet for months at this point, but we’re pretty sure only a couple of those types of announcements […]
Continue ReadingGoogle I/O Pinball celebrates the developer event with a fun, web-based game
As we’ve said in a previous post that outlines some of the hardware we may or may not see at Google I/O this week, this is a developer conference first and foremost. That means the focus is way more on things like Chrome, ChromeOS, Android, and Flutter than on the hardware that will inevitably utilize […]
Continue ReadingWhat hardware I’m realistically expecting from Google I/O 2022
Over the years, Google I/O has been largely focused on software that affects the Google universe. From Android to ChromeOS to Google Assistant to the web, Google I/O is – at the core – a developer’s conference. Yes, there has been hardware announced and even handed out at the event in the past, but that […]
Continue ReadingProgram revealed for Google I/O, Keynotes and Technical Sessions to watch for
Google published its I/O program yesterday ahead of the annual developer conference taking place in two weeks. The event list for the fully-virtual conference reveals several must-watch keynotes, such as the main Google I/O and Developer Keynotes that the event is known for. This year the program will differ in that all the keynotes, product […]
Continue ReadingGoogle’s Pixel 6a retail packaging emerges in a new leak
We’re only a month out from Google I/O 2022 at this point, and that means any hardware set to debut at the yearly developer conference is also right around the corner. We’ve seen plenty of leaks and insider info on what could show up at the event, and it feels pretty certain Google will use […]
Continue ReadingGoogle I/O goes online again, conference set for May 11
Another year, another event that will remain virtual – for the most part. Google’s annual developers’ conference known as Google I/O will once again take place at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View. Presumably, that means an online-only event in which the keynote will likely feature CEO Sundar Pichai surrounded by a handful of strategically […]
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