An update rolling out in Google Drive for Google Workspace customers adds a new column in the Search, Recent, Starred, and Trash web views. This column will include file location in addition to the file name, owner, modification date, and size. This feature will make it much easier to be able … [Read more...] about Google Drive will now show you your file’s location at a glance
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Google pauses business messaging in India to address RCS spam
For the past few months, users in India who use RCS (Rich Communication Services) have encountered a barrage of ads coming in through the Google Messages app. The issue was getting so out of hand that users reported getting several ads a day that were predatory in nature, looking to get users to … [Read more...] about Google pauses business messaging in India to address RCS spam
iPhone and iPad users can now download Google TV from the Appstore
Apple device users have been forced to buy and rent movies from the web in order to cast them to a Chromecast since, well, forever. On Android, the Google TV app came out immediately alongside its release on smart TVs, so the experience for buying content and casting it is pretty seamless. I first … [Read more...] about iPhone and iPad users can now download Google TV from the Appstore
Two more 12th-gen Intel Alder Lake Chromeboxes are in development
Just yesterday we broke the news that a new family of MediaTek Kompanio 1380-powered Chromebases are in the works. In a similar vein, we are also waiting for the desktop counterpoint to the Chromebase in next-gen Chromeboxes with the latest Intel 12th-gen Alder Lake processors inside. Based on the … [Read more...] about Two more 12th-gen Intel Alder Lake Chromeboxes are in development
It should soon be easier to choose whether links open in apps or web apps on your Chromebook
According to C2 Productions on Twitter, Google is implementing a new means for deciding whether a link you click will open in an Android App or a web application on your Chromebook! This is fantastic news, if you ask me, especially as someone who is extremely picky about how clean and organized my … [Read more...] about It should soon be easier to choose whether links open in apps or web apps on your Chromebook
Here’s a first look at Google’s cloud gaming launcher running on ChromeOS
Just a month ago, a Chromium repository commit was discovered that revealed Google was working on a way to let users search for any cloud game across several cloud gaming providers right from their Chromebook launcher. Clicking one of these results would instantaneously launch into the game, getting … [Read more...] about Here’s a first look at Google’s cloud gaming launcher running on ChromeOS
[Claim] Your Stadia Pro games for June include 7 titles including the delayed Deliver Us the Moon
Google Stadia is accustomed to giving its Pro subscribers about four or five games per month, but today you can claim seven titles if you're paying the $9.99 USD per month! This is awesome, and while it's still higher than the normal amount, it should be noted that Deliver Us the Moon was delayed, … [Read more...] about [Claim] Your Stadia Pro games for June include 7 titles including the delayed Deliver Us the Moon
New ARM-powered Chromebases are in the works with the MediaTek Kompanio 1380 inside
Until HP released its popular Chromebase 22 last year, there wasn't much buzz around ChromeOS AIO (all in one) devices. While Apple has made the iMac for years and there are quite a few options for Windows-based AIO devices (even Microsoft took a swing at the form factor with their first Surface … [Read more...] about New ARM-powered Chromebases are in the works with the MediaTek Kompanio 1380 inside
Upcoming Pixel Tablet may come with USI stylus support
Google managed to surprise everyone when it announced at its I/O conference that a Pixel branded tablet was on its way in 2023 to become part of what is now known as the Pixel Portfolio. Still, the announcement was shrouded in mystery as it was limited to showing us what the tablet looked like from … [Read more...] about Upcoming Pixel Tablet may come with USI stylus support
Movies and TV shows are officially starting to be removed from the Google Play Store
We already knew that Google Play Movies and TV shows would be exiting the Play Store at some point in the near future, and it seems as though that day is finally here. Originally announced back in March, the original Play Help post has now been updated to reflect the fact that this change is … [Read more...] about Movies and TV shows are officially starting to be removed from the Google Play Store
The new Acer Chromebook Spin 513 is now available for purchase
As Chromebooks continue to grow in popularity, more manufacturers make more models and get their announcements out months in advance more often these days than they ever used to. At CES 2022, for instance, we were introduced to a few new Chromebooks in the HP Dragonfly Chromebook and the MediaTek … [Read more...] about The new Acer Chromebook Spin 513 is now available for purchase
An additional high-end Pixel may be coming to join the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro
Google hasn't been shy about their upcoming Pixel-branded hardware. At Google I/O 2022 - the company's yearly developer conference - the wraps were taken off of a slew of new devices, including the Pixel 6a, Pixel Buds Pro, Pixel Watch, Pixel Tablet and the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. For a company … [Read more...] about An additional high-end Pixel may be coming to join the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro
