Google continues on its trend to add Smart Canvas features to Workspace apps, but especially to Google Sheets lately. Just yesterday, we reported on how Google is adding an interactive timeline view to Sheets to aid with productivity and keeping track of projects, which should be a massive boon to … [Read more...] about Google Sheets gets Smart Chips on mobile and offline printing support
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The Chrome Cast 199: ChromeOS 107 and Steam on Chromebooks hits the Beta Channel
This week on The Chrome Cast, we start the show by talking through the handful of fun updates that came along with ChromeOS 107. In a new era where we get updates to our Chromebooks every 4 weeks, it's always a nice surprise when new user-facing features show up. ChromeOS 107 had quite a few, and … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 199: ChromeOS 107 and Steam on Chromebooks hits the Beta Channel
Despite its flaws, PlayStation Plus Premium is a great home for Stadia refugees
In the wake of Google cutting off access to its cloud gaming platform in January of this next year, many companies and individuals alike are taking the opportunity to throw gamers a lifeboat by way of allocating information and resources and even in some cases, providing refuge. Services like Xbox … [Read more...] about Despite its flaws, PlayStation Plus Premium is a great home for Stadia refugees
Chromecasts without Google TV won’t support Netflix’s new ad-supported tier
In case you haven't been keeping up with all the streaming news, Netflix just recently released a new, cheaper plan that is supported by ads as one of its last-ditch efforts to stop hemorrhaging money and appease shareholders. This "Basic with ads" plan, which costs $6.99 per month, is a recent … [Read more...] about Chromecasts without Google TV won’t support Netflix’s new ad-supported tier
Acer Chromebook 516 GE review: great at gaming and basically everything else
Sometimes, things just line up the right way when you weren't expecting them to. That's basically the story with the Acer Chrombook 516 GE, a Chromebook that is built for cloud gaming, marketed as such, and does a great job at that task. But in building a Chromebook suited for gaming, Acer went … [Read more...] about Acer Chromebook 516 GE review: great at gaming and basically everything else
Gmail adds glanceable package tracking info right in your inbox
Gmail has been around since 2004, and aside from the occasional redesign, the look and functionality of Gmail remain largely unchanged. Sure, there was Inbox by Gmail, which gave us certain features that have mostly been absorbed now by regular Gmail, but they were mostly geared towards organizing … [Read more...] about Gmail adds glanceable package tracking info right in your inbox
Google adds timeline view to Sheets as part of Smart Canvas
Google introduced Smart Canvas last year as a reimagined approach to working with others in Workspace and has been steadily adding features to apps under the Workspace umbrella. Yesterday Google added one more feature in Smart Canvas that will be very welcomed by fans of Google Sheets and … [Read more...] about Google adds timeline view to Sheets as part of Smart Canvas
Google 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 … [Read more...] about Google Play wants to better highlight high-quality apps, reduce review bombing, more
You 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 … [Read more...] about You can now share Google Drive files temporarily thanks to a new expiration date feature
The Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming Chromebook is back in stock and on sale
Despite the unfortunate demise of the cloud-gaming platform Stadia, Google is doubling down on its bet that Chromebooks can be a formidable competitor in the gaming space. With the recent debut of game-centric ChromeOS laptops and the news that Steam on ChromeOS has moved into beta testing, … [Read more...] about The Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming Chromebook is back in stock and on sale
Steam on Chromebooks is now in Beta
Earlier this year, the long-awaited Borealis project A.K.A. Steam on ChromeOS finally emerged as an Alpha test. The initial debut of the monumental collaboration between Google and Valve was restricted to only a handful of devices. It required users to move to the sometimes unstable Developer … [Read more...] about Steam on Chromebooks is now in Beta
Google 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 … [Read more...] about Google Street View’s dedicated Android app is being shut down next year
