One would be forgiven to think that Google Fiber was dead in the water; after all, the company did put all expansions on hold in the aftermath of the Alphabet Inc restructuring. However, Google Fiber is back seven years later, planning to expand to more cities. It's important to note that Google … [Read more...] about Google Fiber to expand to 5 new states after a 7-year hiatus
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The Chrome Cast 187: Pixel 7 Ultra rumors and HP Dragonfly Chromebook Review
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by discussing the newest rumors swirling ahead of Google's rapidly-approaching fall hardware event. With the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro already announced at Google I/O 2022, we thought we knew all there was to know about the fall's phone lineup, but … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 187: Pixel 7 Ultra rumors and HP Dragonfly Chromebook Review
Your Pixel 6 and Pixel 6a phones are getting Google’s Game Dashboard on Android 13
If you're unfamiliar with Google's "Game Dashboard", it's basically an extension of the Google Play Games tools now that they've been injected directly into the Android 13 operating system. In addition to having the option to record or livestream your gameplay directly to YouTube, you can also set … [Read more...] about Your Pixel 6 and Pixel 6a phones are getting Google’s Game Dashboard on Android 13
Gmail will spare political campaign emails from spam filter
Brace yourselves because more email Spam is coming. As a result of questions, concerns, and accusations regarding bias in the way Gmail's spam filtering works, particularly as it pertains to political campaign emails in the U.S., Google began back in June to plan on mitigating this. This was … [Read more...] about Gmail will spare political campaign emails from spam filter
You can now launch AAA games with one click directly from a Google search
First discovered by Bryant Chappel of The Nerf Report and then demonstrated on Twitter, you can now perform a Google Search for any game to see if it's available on one of the popular cloud gaming services that have come to dominance in the past few years. If you find that the Knowledge Panel for a … [Read more...] about You can now launch AAA games with one click directly from a Google search
I installed macOS on a Chromebook
Another day, another opportunity for me to do something absolutely irrational with my Chromebook. Why? Why not? Since Google was kind enough to add a Linux container to ChromeOS, I feel it is my duty to tinker as much as I can to see just how far I can push our favorite operating system. Over the … [Read more...] about I installed macOS on a Chromebook
Discord app for Android will get major overhaul and improvements
Anyone who has used Discord's Android app can tell you how frustrating the experience is. Compared to its iOS and desktop counterparts, the Android version of the app doesn't get the same features, and updates are usually delayed in favor of the others. This is about to change as Discord has … [Read more...] about Discord app for Android will get major overhaul and improvements
The Chrome Cast 186: Talking web-based collaborative design with Figma’s Noah Levin
Today on The Chrome Cast podcast, we are back with another interview episode, chatting with Noah Levin, the Director of Design at Figma. If you aren't familiar with Figma, it's a powerful design and prototyping tool that was built from the ground up to be run in the browser. Because of that fact, … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 186: Talking web-based collaborative design with Figma’s Noah Levin
Google Calendar will now choose your meeting join method based on your working location
Google Workspace is rolling out a new Google Calendar feature that will automatically choose how you intend to join a meeting based on the working location that you have set. The join method will be reflected on your RSVP to the event and can be manually changed if desired. For example, if you … [Read more...] about Google Calendar will now choose your meeting join method based on your working location
HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook review: the best you can get
In the overall Chromebook conversation these days, there is much discussion concerning price, value and general bang-for-your-buck. With Chromebooks being more about utility, speed, security, and simplicity than other competing devices that run Windows or MacOS, the general feeling is you want a … [Read more...] about HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook review: the best you can get
Google rolls out new 2.14 Pixel Buds Pro firmware update
Google has announced via a support community post that they are slowly rolling out the latest firmware update for the Pixel Buds Pro. This is firmware version 2.14 and will continue rolling out over the next week or so. It is unclear what this update covers, as the post only cited "general bug … [Read more...] about Google rolls out new 2.14 Pixel Buds Pro firmware update
You can claim 3 free months of Stadia Pro if you own an LG OLED TV
LG Electronics has partnered with Google to bring Stadia Pro to all of you LG OLED owners! Earlier this year, LG announced that it would bring native Google's cloud gaming platform to its 2021 lineup of NanoCell, OLED, and QNED devices. As reported on PR News Wire, you'll have to have WebOS 5.0 … [Read more...] about You can claim 3 free months of Stadia Pro if you own an LG OLED TV
