Google Play Points are a system that Google implemented back in 2019 into the Play Store for developers to increase awareness and interaction with their apps and games while giving users more ways to benefit from playing and using them. You can get in-app purchases among other things without … [Read more...] about You can now use your Play Points as a direct payment option in the Google Play Store
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Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro get their first QPR Beta bug fix release
If you have perchance read my tireless tirade on how disappointed I have been at the handling of the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro monthly security updates and feature drops, then you probably know that I jumped the gun when the Quarterly Platform Release beta was announced. This was my perhaps desperate … [Read more...] about Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro get their first QPR Beta bug fix release
New Google Search update enhances product reviews
Handling more than 3.5 billion searches per day, Google Search is the most visited website in the world and the number one destination when searching for information. However, with all that information available at our fingertips, finding the exact thing you are looking for can be daunting without … [Read more...] about New Google Search update enhances product reviews
New leak alleges a Pixel Watch preview at Google I/O 2022, release later this year
One of the internet's more-accurate leakers - Jon Prosser - has taken to Twitter to deliver some slightly-saddening news: Google I/O 2022 will play host to the unveiling of the Pixel 6a (no surprise, there) and the Pixel Watch (also no real surprise), with the Pixel Watch reveal being more of a … [Read more...] about New leak alleges a Pixel Watch preview at Google I/O 2022, release later this year
Google may be working on a new 2022 Nest Hub that could double as a detachable tablet
According to 9to5Google and a source they trust, Google is working on a new Nest Hub for 2022, but not just any Nest Hub - a detachable one. Wait, what? Yup, one that apparently has a screen that detaches from the base so that it can be carried around the house and used from the comfort of your … [Read more...] about Google may be working on a new 2022 Nest Hub that could double as a detachable tablet
YouTube just added almost 4,000 new TV episodes for you to stream for free with ads
As Google TV takes on the migration of Play Movies and TV from the Google Play Store, users are left without a reliable or decent web experience for their content. In the gap, YouTube's interface must be used for anyone who has content they want to watch through Chrome, and let's just be honest - … [Read more...] about YouTube just added almost 4,000 new TV episodes for you to stream for free with ads
Google TV’s transition to replace Play Movies and TV gets a final date
The writing was on the wall as soon as Google's "Chromecast with Google TV" launched in the Fall of 2020. The "Google TV" branding would inevitably replace Play Movies and TV, just as Youtube Music has replaced Play Music. We even theorized on what was going to take the place of a web interface for … [Read more...] about Google TV’s transition to replace Play Movies and TV gets a final date
Google News is blocked in Russia for providing sources with “inauthentic” coverage of the war
Google has been doing its part to provide bolstered security for its users in Ukraine and its surrounding regions, and by spinning up a donation matching program for relief funds. It's even gone so far as to shut down Russian-owned media outlets spreading disinformation about Putin's tyrannical war … [Read more...] about Google News is blocked in Russia for providing sources with “inauthentic” coverage of the war
Samsung announces a shocking new Chromebook with a standout screen and confusing name
BETT 2022 is ongoing in London right now, and as we've seen in the past, it can be a spot where Chromebook makers introduce new hardware with very little notice. Such is the case with Samsung and their latest, oddly-named Galaxy Chromebook 2 360. This is a device we've been keeping tabs on as … [Read more...] about Samsung announces a shocking new Chromebook with a standout screen and confusing name
Google Home app redesigns Home view to match Android home controls, improved privacy settings
If you use any of Google's family of smart home devices, you likely have the Google Home app installed on your mobile device. After all, it is required to set up all those Nest Mini speakers you've accumulated throughout the years. However, I can't say that this is an app I regularly use as I'd much … [Read more...] about Google Home app redesigns Home view to match Android home controls, improved privacy settings
How to identify images in Chrome using Google Lens
Besides web search, Google Lens may be one of the most helpful products Google has ever released. You can use it to scan and translate text in real-time, copy and paste printed or handwritten text, call a phone number on a street sign, or even identify that shoe you saw someone else wear that you … [Read more...] about How to identify images in Chrome using Google Lens
Google Spaces are now less restrictive and more discoverable within your organization…sort of
A new update to Google Spaces is allowing you or anyone in your organization to share a space via a simple link...sort of. More specifically, you can create spaces that are shareable, and anyone inside of your organization can join with that link (everyone outside of your company will still be … [Read more...] about Google Spaces are now less restrictive and more discoverable within your organization…sort of
