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Are you trying to decide what you’d like to be for Halloween? Being yourself or the new kid on the block doesn’t count, and you’ve only got a few weeks left! What are you going to do, perform a simple Google search for the most popular costumes? That could take a while. Luckily for you, […]
While we’ve spent way too much time dreaming of the day when we might see a tablet or large phone powered by Chrome OS, it turns out the idea of taking phone calls on your Chromebook might not be that far away. Granted, this won’t be courtesy of a Chrome OS phone anytime soon, but […]
Google Assistant has drastically increased the quality of life for millions of users, at least in the sense that they are able to access the world’s information in an organized way as per Google’s mission statement. In a new blog post today, the company recapped its accomplishments with its AI and machine learning efforts. Assistant […]
Now that Nest Hub owners can speak to their display in Spanish – a feature that has long been sought after – Google is shifting its focus to the past. Well, sort of. In the same vein as the new Google Photos Memories widget that you can now place on your Android 12 home screen […]
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Acer has unveiled a healthy selection of Chromebooks at their latest Global Press Event and we have hands-on with one of those devices here in the office. The Acer Chromebook 515 is the company’s latest stab at a larger 15.6-inch device and they aren’t holding back on the internals this time. In years past, Acer […]
Acer just wrapped up the latest next@acer global press event. This year’s theme, Made for Humanity, features a plethora of products to fit the needs of creators to consumers and everyone in between. For those looking for all of the new goodies from Acer, I’ll drop the full press release at the end of this […]
This morning, Acer is set to host their latest Global Press Conference titled ‘Made for Humanity’. At the event, we expect to see new consumer devices ranging from laptops to desktops, Chromebooks to gaming PCs and maybe even some peripheral hardware. Acer’s events are always jam-packed with new hardware and we don’t expect this to […]
Direct Touch brought the ability to directly touch your device’s screen to affect gameplay in Stadia earlier this year to Android. Today on the Stadia Community Blog, Google announced that this feature is now available on iOS via the Stadia web application. Direct touch allows players to control the game by tapping, sliding, and pinching […]
Love it or hate it, use it or avoid it, the right-hand sidebar is here to stay. Google first introduced it a while back to give users quick access to things like Tasks, Calendar, and Keep in Gmail and other Google services. A little down the road, they added Google Maps to help you plan […]
From the beginning, Chromebooks have utilized trackpads. Even the earliest Chromebook – the CR-48 – came equipped with a better-than-standard trackpad. With Apple having elevated the trackpad to new levels in their Macbooks, Google clearly wanted Chrome OS and Chromebooks to leverage the large, square capacitive touch area in the best way possible, and I’d […]
When there’s a major current event such as a natural disaster or something everyone is talking about, the first place most people think to check these days for ongoing updates regarding it is Twitter. Tweeting things out is fast, and those close to the scene usually have valuable insights into the situation as they provide […]
Chromecast with Google TV has been rumored to receive multi-user profile switching support since June of this year, but all we got instead was Kids Profiles. While these have most certainly been useful to millions of families using Google’s streaming platform, the ability to house separate curated Watchlists and recommendations within the home among the […]
