Remember that whole big Sonos patent infringement situation back in January that Google found itself in the midst of? Remember how Google also had to make changes to how speaker groups worked and how they were even set up? Well, now, more side effects are going to be affecting users - … [Read more...] about Pixel users may have trouble setting up their smart home devices thanks to that Sonos fiasco
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The Anywhere School School 2022: Event overview and announcements for education
Google's The Anywhere School 2022 webinar event took off today with product launches and announcements to improve how students and teachers use technology in the classroom. The announcements included new updates to Chromebooks, Google Classroom, and Google Meet. Here's a summary of everything that's … [Read more...] about The Anywhere School School 2022: Event overview and announcements for education
Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 unboxing and impressions [VIDEO]
During MWC 2022 back in early March of this year, we had the opportunity to spend some time with a pre-production version of the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3, and we came away pretty impressed. With all the things the original Duet got right, Lenovo simply needed to show up with a version that … [Read more...] about Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 unboxing and impressions [VIDEO]
Pin up to three videos simultaneously in Google Meet with the Multipin accessibility update
Google Meet will now let you "multipin" things during video calls including participant's feeds and active presentations. This can be useful for a number of reasons but is primarily being advertised as an accessibility feature as that's how it was first announced last month during Global … [Read more...] about Pin up to three videos simultaneously in Google Meet with the Multipin accessibility update
ChromeOS Gallery app will soon integrate with Google Photos
Update, June 7th, 2022 10:45AM EST: C2 Productions on Twitter was able to get a sneak peek of what the "Edit in Photos" button will look like with this change. He was able to get it to appear in Canary when viewing a video. It wasn't working with images for him. Original Post, June 7th, 2022 … [Read more...] about ChromeOS Gallery app will soon integrate with Google Photos
June 2022 Pixel Feature Drop begins rolling out today
It's that time again, Team Pixel! Google's latest Pixel drop has begun rolling out today, bringing a nice selection of helpful features as well as some fun and unexpected ones. The update will apply to Pixel 4 through Pixel 6 and 6 Pro devices. Here's everything that was announced: Turn your … [Read more...] about June 2022 Pixel Feature Drop begins rolling out today
Google Photos sued by the state of Illinois in a $100 million class-action face-scanning lawsuit
According to Gizmodo, a class-action lawsuit of $100 million was filed against Google Photos for allegedly breaking the state of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act. Basically, the act says that any company collecting user data of the state's inhabitants must offer a publicly available and … [Read more...] about Google Photos sued by the state of Illinois in a $100 million class-action face-scanning lawsuit
Google needs to steal this new macOS webcam feature for ChromeOS right away
We've been watching the latest news from Apple during the WWDC 2022 Keynote, and though much of what I've seen hasn't been too exciting, there's a new trick that works with Macbooks and iPhones that I think Google should immediately begin working on for Chromebooks and Android phones. Say what you … [Read more...] about Google needs to steal this new macOS webcam feature for ChromeOS right away
Today’s Google Doodle honors the invention of one of my favorite things: the espresso machine
It's no secret that Chrome Unboxed runs on coffee. Specifically, from the beginning of our time as a fully-formed company, we've been running on espresso-based drinks like the stalwart Americano. As I sip on my espresso+water beverage right now, I'm reminded how great our coffee is here in the … [Read more...] about Today’s Google Doodle honors the invention of one of my favorite things: the espresso machine
Xbox game streaming device coming, Chromecast may need to fight for your HDMI
As a diehard PlayStation gamer since my youth, I can confidently say that watching the trajectory Microsoft has chosen to take with the Xbox ecosystem, I never expected to kind of sort of like it. Growing up, it was the Halo console - the FPS box or racing game hardware in my eyes. Truth be told, … [Read more...] about Xbox game streaming device coming, Chromecast may need to fight for your HDMI
PSA: Please don’t buy a Pixel 6a from a random online Facebook or Ebay listing
For most people, this goes without saying, but given the events of the last week concerning Google's two upcoming phones, I feel like we need to state it anyway: don't buy unreleased phones from Ebay or Facebook if you actually intend to use the device for anything. After the random Pixel 7 being … [Read more...] about PSA: Please don’t buy a Pixel 6a from a random online Facebook or Ebay listing
Chrome wants to automatically block notifications from sites that try to spam you
Google is doing its best to block out websites from sending you notifications if they become disruptive or originate from an "abusive" source. Spam websites, websites that overuse the notifications feature - you get the idea. These days, it feels like every single website you visit wants to ping you … [Read more...] about Chrome wants to automatically block notifications from sites that try to spam you
