I don’t need to remind you of the travesty that befell Google’s Stadia cloud gaming platform this year. While it’s still available for the time being, we’re coming up on the literal “deadline” for its shutdown, and cloud gaming as a whole is taking a massive blow. Many people never took it seriously as a […]
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This Mastodon web app mimics the look and feel of Google Plus
Regardless of how you feel about what’s happening on Twitter this week, one thing is for certain – our lives are split across many social networks and that’s likely never going to change. That’s why when over a million people took flight and spun up Mastodon accounts, I followed suit. I’m always down to try […]
Continue ReadingMediaTek unveils next-gen Kompanio SoCs for entry-level Chromebooks
MediaTek has made a name for itself as the leading chip maker for ARM-powered Chromebooks and this week, the company ascended on Sonoma, California to announce its latest offerings in the SoC space. The announcement included two new Kompanio processors that are designed specifically for entry-level Chromebooks. These new chipsets are meant to “take entry […]
Continue ReadingYouTube Music and Premium just passed 80 million paid subscribers
First reported by Variety and later tweet quoted by Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai himself, YouTube Music and Premium just hit a major milestone. Amidst so much controversy with paid services and what features are included (like blue checkmarks), Google has managed to rocket past 80 million paid users! For those who remember our previous report […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Messages swaps its odd horizontal photo picker for a standard vertical one
Do you want to know what I can’t stand? When app developers make poor use of my device’s available screen real estate. In some instances, these decisions are made out of a desire to explore new UX territory or to be clever and different from the competition. For the longest time, Google Messages has forced […]
Continue ReadingDisney+ is about to get a price hike and an ad-supported tier that won’t cost any less
You probably won’t be surprised to hear this, but Disney+ is following in everyone else’s footsteps and asking you to trade your dignity and pay for ads. According to a Disney+ help article that was just updated, the company plans to make two massive changes to its offerings. First, it will bump the price of […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Play wants to better highlight high-quality apps, reduce review bombing, more
Over on its Android Developers blog, Google detailed how it wants to draw more attention to apps and games that put in the work to make the user experience top-notch. Over the next few months, the Google Play Store intends to roll out improvements to how it does this by giving developers more tools to […]
Continue ReadingYou can now share Google Drive files temporarily thanks to a new expiration date feature
Until now, sharing access to a Google Drive file meant it was permanent unless you manually removed a collaborator from it. Doing so requires you to first remember to do so and then to actually do it, obviously. The issue with this is that human error is the weakest link in technology. In some cases, […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Street View’s dedicated Android app is being shut down next year
All of my favorite Google apps are shutting down this year, and to be honest, that’s kind of a bummer. I know that the company is moving rapidly towards web applications, but they don’t always have feature parity with the Android version that disappears off of the face of the Earth. The latest service on […]
Continue ReadingYou could one day have a Bitmoji-style character avatar to represent your Google Account
In its latest round of acquisitions, Google has snatched up an interesting company. Formerly known as ‘Facemoji’, Alter is an AI-driven avatar provider. About two months ago, the tech giant apparently finished the purchase as several of Alter’s top executives updated their LinkedIn profiles to reflect their new job positions at Google, according to TechCrunch. […]
Continue ReadingIndie game ‘Wavetale’ survives Stadia’s obliteration, coming soon to consoles and PC
When Google Stadia made the insanely rash decision to shutter its consumer-facing cloud gaming platform, a handful of games were threatened to be dragged into the pit with it. Titles like Outcasters, Gylt, PixelJunk Raiders, Hello Engineer, and Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle are scrambling to pick up the pieces and figure out a forward strategy. […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Doodle celebrates Native American Heritage Month
November 1st marks the beginning of Native American Heritage Month and Google has teamed up with Native American artist Marlena Myles to share her inspiration. Today’s Google Doodle artwork depicts one of North America’s oldest team sports, Stickball. Marlena Myles tells her story and how she drew inspiration from fellow Native Americans who still carry […]
Continue ReadingPlay Google’s ‘The Great Ghoul Duel’ game for some spooky, but cute Halloween fun
Many people play one of Google’s games and move on after futzing around for a few minutes. The only real-time their work in the gaming industry has taken shape or really tried to move the needle was the now defunct Stadia cloud streaming service. What no one really takes notice of is that the company […]
Continue ReadingXbox head Phil Spencer confirms a truth about cloud gaming that many don’t want to hear
It may seem odd that so many corporations are getting on board with the concept of cloud gaming before most users, but that’s the world we live in. With the failure of Google Stadia and the questionable choices made by PlayStation as they lost their chance to become the king of the hill, it’s up […]
Continue ReadingGoogle and Coinbase join forces for the future of Web3
Cryptocurrency as a means of decentralized money may be volatile and uncertain but building the future of the web on decentralized blockchain technologies is an explosively emerging market and many tech giants are jumping into the Web3 arena feet first. While Web3 encompasses a wide array of technologies and applications, the core premise is a […]
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