In a bit of a surprise move, it looks like Google has officially replaced the fingerprint scanner in the Pixel 6a, opting not to repeat the past mistake it made with the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. According to a report from Android Central, Rick Osterloh - Google's SVP of Devices and Services - … [Read more...] about Google officially went with a new fingerprint scanner for Pixel 6a
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The new Lenovo Duet 3 is available on Lenovo’s website
During MWC 2022, we had the chance to get some hands-on time with an early model of the new Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 and it's not an overstatement to say that we all absolutely loved Lenovo's newest, smaller tablet. At 11-inches, it's a great size with a fantastic keyboard/trackpad, bright screen … [Read more...] about The new Lenovo Duet 3 is available on Lenovo’s website
Massive Google Play Store redesign begins rolling out on the web in the United States
Near the end of last year, we wrote about how the Google Play Store on the web was set to receive a massive visual redesign, making it much more beautiful and clean. At that time, the new layout, which featured gameplay trailers as landing page headers for games, a minimalistic UI for browsing … [Read more...] about Massive Google Play Store redesign begins rolling out on the web in the United States
How to disable YouTube’s super annoying ‘Inline Preview’ feature when hovering over thumbnails
Over what I feels like the past few weeks, a strange, new feature has appeared on YouTube while browsing my feed. At first, I thought it was due to a Chrome extension I had chosen to install, but nope - just another annoying Google update that I could live without. While perusing on the home screen, … [Read more...] about How to disable YouTube’s super annoying ‘Inline Preview’ feature when hovering over thumbnails
Google Search advancements take center stage at Google I/O
There were so many product announcements yesterday at Google I/O that one would be forgiven to think it was a hardware event instead of the software-focused developer conference that it actually is. However, one of the areas that Google chose to spend quite a bit of time on was Search and how far … [Read more...] about Google Search advancements take center stage at Google I/O
LumaFusion video editor is quietly shown running on a Chromebook at Google I/O 2022
While the Google I/O 2022 keynote absolutely captivated us all yesterday, we can't forget about the countless other sessions that were made available as it wrapped up. Additionally, the Day-2 sessions went live today as well, giving us all sorts of extra info to sift through for the rest of the … [Read more...] about LumaFusion video editor is quietly shown running on a Chromebook at Google I/O 2022
Google resurrects the Pixel Android tablet
Long ago, before ChromeOS tablets were a thing and Samsung wasn't quite yet poised to own the market, Google produced what was arguably the best Android tablet of the decade. Sadly, I'd wager that the majority of consumers have never even heard of the Pixel C. With its premium build, sleek … [Read more...] about Google resurrects the Pixel Android tablet
Google announces AI-powered features to Workspace that improve Google Meet calls and Spaces
Google Workspace has certainly gone through many changes and improvements in the past couple of years. Recently we saw the launch of tone and styling suggestions, Gmail draft capabilities, and auto-generated summaries in Google Docs. Google is now expanding on some of these existing capabilities and … [Read more...] about Google announces AI-powered features to Workspace that improve Google Meet calls and Spaces
Google reveals the new Pixel Buds Pro at Google I/O 2022 complete with Active Noise Cancellation
Google's first attempt at a pair of earbuds was just atrocious, in my opinion. A wire connected the two buds, and constantly got tangled, leaving most people with an unsatisfactory experience. This was only topped by their second generation Pixel Buds that I tried my best to fall in love with, but … [Read more...] about Google reveals the new Pixel Buds Pro at Google I/O 2022 complete with Active Noise Cancellation
Google makes the Pixel Watch official at Google I/O 2022
Well, the main Keynote from Google I/O 2022 is in the books and by far, this is the most hardware ever announced at a single Google I/O event. As a matter of fact, the number of Google hardware devices talked about in the keynote likely beats out most of Google's fall announcements, too. That's a … [Read more...] about Google makes the Pixel Watch official at Google I/O 2022
New Chromebook features announced at Google I/O 2022
Google I/O 2022 is underway and as a part of that, the main ChromeOS session is already up and available for you to check out. We've included the video here in this post, but in the event that you can't watch it right away, we wanted to quickly summarize some of the new features highlighted that … [Read more...] about New Chromebook features announced at Google I/O 2022
The Pixel 6a is official and the rumors were spot on
The opening keynote for Google I/O 2022 is officially in the books and we're busy processing the overwhelming number of updates that came out of just that two-hour session. Historically speaking, Google I/O isn't a venue at which the company chooses to debut new hardware. As a matter of fact, we … [Read more...] about The Pixel 6a is official and the rumors were spot on
