Earlier this year, Google added a new feature to Chat Spaces that let managers lock off replies, effectively turning a space into a bulletin board for announcements. I quite liked the feature and thought it was fine it its natural form, but it seems the company thought more about how restrictive … [Read more...] about Google Chat walks back its announcements posting exclusivity, now lets people reply
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Thanks to AI, it will soon be easy to convert your YouTube videos into Shorts for more views
Since their launch, Shorts have exploded in growth, even if they did initially skew channel growth shortly after the platform was inundated with vertical short-form video. Now, YouTube has announced a handful of new tools, including the ability to turn your regular videos into Shorts with the power … [Read more...] about Thanks to AI, it will soon be easy to convert your YouTube videos into Shorts for more views
Act fast to take advantage of the first real Pixel Tablet deal
With Samsung's announcement of their new tablet lineup last week, I've been thinking a bit more about the allure of the Pixel Tablet and how it differentiates itself. With it's included speaker dock, the Pixel Tablet can do something quite different than what we see from the rest of the crowd, and … [Read more...] about Act fast to take advantage of the first real Pixel Tablet deal
You can now ask Google Search to nitpick your grammar for you
You may already be familiar with the coin flip and dice rolling tools built into Google Search from your Dungeons & Dragons and MTG play sessions, but did you know that you can also ask it to check your grammar on the fly? The new tool will see if a phrase or sentence you present it with is … [Read more...] about You can now ask Google Search to nitpick your grammar for you
More details leak for the Pixel Watch 2, including UWB support
Google's first Pixel Watch may have had a few shortcomings, but it gave them a stellar launch pad for future iterations. In just a couple months, Google is prepping to unveil the Pixel Watch 2; and though we won't know all the details until its actual launch sometime in October, there are some new … [Read more...] about More details leak for the Pixel Watch 2, including UWB support
Google Assistant swaps ‘Lens’ quick capture option for a ‘Screen reader’ button
Recently, I noticed a 'Lens' option that intermittently popped up on Google Assistant for my Pixel phone. Appearing just once or twice, it quickly disappeared and I was left scratching my head. Apparently, this has been a thing on some devices, but not all, for a few months at least. As reported … [Read more...] about Google Assistant swaps ‘Lens’ quick capture option for a ‘Screen reader’ button
You may soon be able to get your Pixel phone repaired at Best Buy
Dealing with a broken smartphone is never a pleasant experience. For many Google Pixel users, that experience has felt a bit like a nightmare with Google's fairly poor track record of correcting issues and problems that arise with their own Pixel-branded hardware. But things may be changing on that … [Read more...] about You may soon be able to get your Pixel phone repaired at Best Buy
Big savings on Nest Wi-Fi Pro 3-Pack bundled with a Chromebook at Best Buy
Thanks to a heads-up from one of our Patrons (you can see more about becoming a part of our Patreon community here), we've been made aware of a pretty awesome deal that's likely of interest to some of you out there shopping not only for a new Chromebook, but a better connectivity solution for your … [Read more...] about Big savings on Nest Wi-Fi Pro 3-Pack bundled with a Chromebook at Best Buy
Chrome’s Reading Mode settings condensed to a cogwheel, looks terrible to use [Canary]
Google's been working on its side panel Reading Mode for quite some time, and as you probably already know by now, it condenses a web article or page into a readable format with no ads, images or videos - just text. You may need to enable this from the developer flags tied to "Read Anything". You … [Read more...] about Chrome’s Reading Mode settings condensed to a cogwheel, looks terrible to use [Canary]
Google beefs up its privacy tools to empower you to better control your online footprint
Google announced today in a Keyword blog post that it's beefing up the 'Results about you' tool that we covered last year. This tool, which can be found by tapping on your profile image on the Google Search app on Android and iOS tracks if your phone number, home address or email is published … [Read more...] about Google beefs up its privacy tools to empower you to better control your online footprint
You can now buy the sleek, long-lasting ASUS Chromebook CM14 Flip at Walmart
We've been keeping an eye on the ASUS Chromebook CM14 Flip ever since its surprise unveiling at CES 2023. It's one of those quiet Chromebooks that captured our attention thanks to an interesting combo of features, battery life and price. However, as the months have gone on, I sort of forgot about … [Read more...] about You can now buy the sleek, long-lasting ASUS Chromebook CM14 Flip at Walmart
More Chromebook models are now eligible to get Minecraft for free via perks
Not long ago, Google introduced a new Perk, allowing certain Chromebook models to obtain the new Chromebook-ready Minecraft Android app for free. The initial list of eligible devices wasn't that long, but thanks to one of our readers -@GoldenCheezie on Threads - we've been made aware of some updates … [Read more...] about More Chromebook models are now eligible to get Minecraft for free via perks
