In just one week, Stadia Pro subscribers can claim an extra five games for their library! As usual, Google is giving away a good, big handful of enticing titles to encourage new users to sign up for its cloud streaming platform and to reward existing members for their loyalty. Starting September … [Read more...] about Your Stadia Pro games for September include Tri6, Spiritfarer, Overcooked, and more
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The new Google Wallet is now available in six new markets including South Africa and Iceland
Last month, Google re-launched the ever-popular Google Wallet, and with it, a new way to manage your loyalty cards, debit, credit and gift cards as well as boarding passes. Yes, Google Pay is still available for P2P payments, offers and more, and although you can also manage your cards there, the … [Read more...] about The new Google Wallet is now available in six new markets including South Africa and Iceland
Hands-on with Acer’s new environmentally-friendly Chromebook Vero 514 [VIDEO]
For Acer's Green Day Event, the company is launching a brand new Chromebook that takes one of Acer's most unique laptop lineups and brings it to the ChromeOS ecosystem. The Acer Chromebook Vero 514 is - like its Windows-based predecessors - a laptop that is built from the ground up with the … [Read more...] about Hands-on with Acer’s new environmentally-friendly Chromebook Vero 514 [VIDEO]
New Fitbit smartwatches unveiling tomorrow as hinted by official account
Fitbit took to Twitter today to surprise us all and post a cryptic photo with a date, which happens to be tomorrow, August 24th, 2022. The announcement is understood to refer to the launch event for the new Fitbit Sense 2 and Versa 4 watches, which have been leaked online and had high-quality … [Read more...] about New Fitbit smartwatches unveiling tomorrow as hinted by official account
You’ll soon be able to mindlessly scroll through YouTube Shorts on your living room TV
Google's "Shorts" have done anything but fall short of the company's expectations. In the time since the feature has been released, it's amassed 30 billion daily views in an effort to compete with TikTok, Instagram and Facebook Reels, and so on. The jury is still out on how badly placing Shorts on … [Read more...] about You’ll soon be able to mindlessly scroll through YouTube Shorts on your living room TV
You can buy the Pixel 6a for as little as $199
Before the release of Google's latest A-series Pixel smartphone, I shared my thoughts on how and why the Pixel 6a could very well upend the budget smartphone market. In that post, I pointed out that it all really came down to price. We knew that Google's mid-range Tensor-powered phone would deliver … [Read more...] about You can buy the Pixel 6a for as little as $199
YouTube Music begins to show users their Summer 2022 Recap
The YouTube Music Recap for the Summer is finally here, or at least rolling out to its users starting today. This follows the Spring Music recap released in June and offers a look back at all the songs you listened to the most during the summer. Global views from May 30th to August 17th counted … [Read more...] about YouTube Music begins to show users their Summer 2022 Recap
Google Podcasts begins its YouTube merger with a new, dedicated Explore page category
Last year, we learned that Google had big plans to absorb its Podcasts content directly into the YouTube user experience and even appointed a new leader to clean it all up and make it presentable in the video streaming app. At that time, we had no idea what that would look like in practicality, but … [Read more...] about Google Podcasts begins its YouTube merger with a new, dedicated Explore page category
The new ChromeOS calendar widget is nice, but it needs one thing to make it great
One of the newest additions to ChromeOS is the calendar widget that is situated in the new, split system tray area. It's a nice addition to the OS and one that I find myself using on a pretty regular basis to simply see dates a few weeks out when needed. There's a nice integration with my Google … [Read more...] about The new ChromeOS calendar widget is nice, but it needs one thing to make it great
Upcoming Chromebook ‘glanceable’ widgets to get calendar support
Last week it was discovered that Chromebooks are likely to get basic widget support via 'glanceable' tiles added to the ChormeOS desktop in the future. The initial commits showcased only a clock and weather widget, leaving me to only hope that at least the addition of a calendar widget was in the … [Read more...] about Upcoming Chromebook ‘glanceable’ widgets to get calendar support
The premium ARM-powered Acer Chromebook Spin 513 is finally at Best Buy
Acer has long been considered the "King of Chromebooks" for a variety of reasons. From making some of the best and most affordable flagship-caliber premium devices to offering numerous options to fit nearly every budget and use case, Acer is crushing it in the ChromeOS space. One of the most … [Read more...] about The premium ARM-powered Acer Chromebook Spin 513 is finally at Best Buy
Google TV gaining performance and storage-saving improvements
Google has shared today via a community post its plans to improve the experience for Google TV users by delivering a few overdue updates based on user feedback. Some of these have already been rolled out, while some are being promised to be delivered soon for Chromecast with Google TV and other … [Read more...] about Google TV gaining performance and storage-saving improvements
