If you are a YouTube Premium Family Plan member, you may have received an email yesterday that starting November 21, 2022, the price on your plan will go from $17.99 a month to $22.99 a month. I received the email myself yesterday and immediately checked to see if others had gotten the same. It … [Read more...] about YouTube Premium Family Plan gets a price hike
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If you use Virtual Desks on Chromebooks, you’re really going to love this change
If you are anything like me, you use and love Virtual Desks on your Chromebook. As I type this right now, I'm in a situation where I'm writing away from my desk and only have my single screen in front of me. Sure, this 16-inch QHD panel is a large palette to work from, but there's no replacement … [Read more...] about If you use Virtual Desks on Chromebooks, you’re really going to love this change
Elder Scrolls Online players are getting a free copy of the game for PC due to Stadia shutdown
Stadia's impending shutdown has caused a lot of headaches not only for gamers but developers alike. Despite this, many have found ways to help players avoid losing all of their saved progress on titles offered on Google's soon-to-be-dead cloud gaming platform. This includes the likes of IO … [Read more...] about Elder Scrolls Online players are getting a free copy of the game for PC due to Stadia shutdown
Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3 rolling out and brings Clear Calling to the Pixel 7 Series
Following the launch of the Pixel 7 series, Google has released the 3rd Beta of the Quarterly Platform Releases (QPRs) to update the platform with fixes and improvements on a quarterly basis. This will be the first of these betas that will include the latest Google flagship device. To those … [Read more...] about Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3 rolling out and brings Clear Calling to the Pixel 7 Series
A look at the current state of GeForce NOW on gaming-focused Chromebooks [VIDEO]
A few years ago, we made a video highlighting the arrival of NVIDIA's then-new GeForce NOW game streaming service on Chromebooks. It was a big moment as the first real competitor to Google's own Stadia finally showed up with a proper web-based version and ever since that point, GeForce NOW has … [Read more...] about A look at the current state of GeForce NOW on gaming-focused Chromebooks [VIDEO]
Conversation summaries for Google Chat in Spaces rolling out
Google announced several AI-powered features for Google Workspace during I/O back in May. One of these announcements was the addition of auto-generated summaries for Chat in Spaces, following the debut of that same feature in Google Docs. However, as many of these announcements go, they are mostly … [Read more...] about Conversation summaries for Google Chat in Spaces rolling out
Goodbye ThreadIt: Another Area 120 project is being shut down
I'm not joking when I say that I've written more posts about Google shutting things down this year than I have about it spinning projects up. It's a sad state of affairs, but it is the way the company operates. As you're probably already aware, the tech giant's in-house incubator called Area 120, … [Read more...] about Goodbye ThreadIt: Another Area 120 project is being shut down
Messages by Google gains new smarts and refreshed iconography
Google once again made clear its commitment to the Messages app and RCS by announcing a slew of new features that will be rolling out in the next few weeks. Additionally, Google felt it was time to give the Messages icon a refresh, and while they were at it, updated the icon for the Contacts and … [Read more...] about Messages by Google gains new smarts and refreshed iconography
Google Play Store lets US users grab Windows installers ahead of Play Games PC launch
Google is hard at work behind the scenes setting up and launching the Play Games for PC beta in Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Unfortunately, due to the atmosphere around mobile games in the United States and other regions being less accepting of microtransactions and just … [Read more...] about Google Play Store lets US users grab Windows installers ahead of Play Games PC launch
Google Slides and Drawings redesign file menus to improve findability
Google Slides and Google Drawings will soon have updated menus that will make it simpler to access frequently used tools. The update includes improvements such as condensed menus, more intuitive feature locations, and easily identifiable icons. This update is similar to the file menu redesign … [Read more...] about Google Slides and Drawings redesign file menus to improve findability
PSA: Your Pixel Watch won’t charge with a Qi wireless charger
Smartwatches - in general - all tend to come with their own version of wireless charging. From Apple Watch to Galaxy Watch to Fitbits, the way wearable tech tops off the battery differs one to the next, and that is most definitely the case with the new Pixel Watch as well. Though Google never said … [Read more...] about PSA: Your Pixel Watch won’t charge with a Qi wireless charger
Google Chat is finally rolling out Inline Threaded Conversations to help you keep things tidy
You've seen it with other popular services, and most recently with Discord - self-contained "threads" for conversations. These are essentially containers that can be created on any reply from any chat participant, and they're meant to help you keep track of conversation. Most discussion is there and … [Read more...] about Google Chat is finally rolling out Inline Threaded Conversations to help you keep things tidy
