A few months ago, I wrote up an opinion piece detailing how my experience with Chrome's Side Panel feature was frustrating and how its content seemed completely inaccessible. My final judgement on the matter was that anything saved there became a graveyard that I would likely never think to … [Read more...] about This one, small, upcoming change to Chrome’s Side Panel will finally make it worth using
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How to set up Stadia family sharing and choose which games your kids can play
Google Stadia is revolutionalizing cloud gaming by providing incredibly innovative infrastructure and while services like GeForce NOW are competing neck to neck, Stadia's experience is much more user-friendly, in my opinion. By having a clean and straightforward, polished process for getting gamers … [Read more...] about How to set up Stadia family sharing and choose which games your kids can play
Alexa now supports newer Nest cameras and doorbells
Google has announced an update aimed at those that use a "blended" smart home by combining tech from different companies. A new Google Nest skill has been introduced for Amazon Alexa to work with the newest Nest cameras and doorbells - specifically the Nest Cam (outdoor, indoor, wired, or battery … [Read more...] about Alexa now supports newer Nest cameras and doorbells
Chrome’s new screenshot editor may be on its way soon
Last year, Redditor Leopeva64-2 uncovered a patch on the Chromium Gerrit that placed a Screenshot button in the Chrome share sheet. At the time, this feature was in the early stages of development, and though we didn't have much info on it, it was easy to see that it would also include a way to edit … [Read more...] about Chrome’s new screenshot editor may be on its way soon
Google acquires Raxium to help innovate their in-house display tech
Announced this week, Google has officially acquired Raxium. While the details surrounding the acquisition are sparse, the very short post by Rick Osterloh over on The Keyword gives us a few hints at what Google may be up to with this latest move. Today we’re announcing that Google has acquired … [Read more...] about Google acquires Raxium to help innovate their in-house display tech
Workspace: Managers will now be able to delete messages from Chat within Spaces
Spaces - formerly known as Rooms - in Google Chat are the primary place in Google Workspace to communicate, collaborate, and get work done. As such, a user role exists within Workspace to manage and moderate a space, aptly named Space Managers. Starting today, the Space Manager role will now also … [Read more...] about Workspace: Managers will now be able to delete messages from Chat within Spaces
How to temporarily turn off Google Assistant on Nest speakers and displays with ‘Downtime’
Google's Digital Wellbeing tools can help you use technology without it overtaking your life. Limiting your usage of Nest speakers, displays, and more as well as apps on your phone is an incredibly powerful way to make the most of innovations without losing yourself in the process as it can be easy … [Read more...] about How to temporarily turn off Google Assistant on Nest speakers and displays with ‘Downtime’
The Chrome Cast 167: Pixel Buds Pro and new AMD-powered Chromebooks
For this episode of The Chrome Cast, we spend the first half of the show discussing the rumors swirling around the potential Pixel Buds Pro. Google has been snapping up talent and patents over the past couple years in an effort to build a better wireless earbud, and according to a new leak, that … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 167: Pixel Buds Pro and new AMD-powered Chromebooks
[U] Personalization Hub will let you automatically refresh your wallpaper every 10 seconds
Update, May 6th 11:00 AM EST. It looks like this may be a false alarm. The Personalization Hub is, in fact, testing a 10-second wallpaper refresh, but as 9to5Google points out, there's code that indicates this may only ever remain a developer testing tool. There are currently no plans for Google to … [Read more...] about [U] Personalization Hub will let you automatically refresh your wallpaper every 10 seconds
Jam.gg lets you play couch co-op retro games with your friends right through the browser
We've recently covered web-based retro gaming services like Afterplay and WebRcade, and thanks to our friend Mr. Sujano on YouTube (seriously, subscribe, it's all stuff and no fluff!), we've just become privy to yet another. Jam.gg - previously rebranded from the funny name "PiePacker" believes that … [Read more...] about Jam.gg lets you play couch co-op retro games with your friends right through the browser
Google now lets you track Flight prices across any dates, save hotels and rentals to Collections
Many people, myself included, are looking to use this summer to begin traveling again and Google has continued to provide updates to Maps, Search, Travel, and more to ensure it's prepared to help. It's actually rolling out a few new features for flights, hotel searches to help you make the most of … [Read more...] about Google now lets you track Flight prices across any dates, save hotels and rentals to Collections
Google Assistant’s delayed feature to fix your compromised passwords finally gets a wider rollout
Google Assistant will soon be able to detect data breaches from sites that you normally log in to with a saved password from Google Password Manager, then after warning you, it will offer to change said password automatically for you. If that sounds familiar, it's because this feature was announced … [Read more...] about Google Assistant’s delayed feature to fix your compromised passwords finally gets a wider rollout
