The holiday shopping season is waiting in the wings and soon, we'll start seeing Black Friday ads EVERYWHERE. Lucky for us, Chromebook deals aren't hard to find and this week, we have a new round of devices that have been knocked down as much as $300. Whatever your use-case or personal taste, … [Read more...] about Chromebook Deals: Save on this 17.3″ Acer, $300 off a Samsung Galaxy and more
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You can now quickly access your Contacts via the sidebar in more Google services
Love it or hate it, use it or avoid it, the right-hand sidebar is here to stay. Google first introduced it a while back to give users quick access to things like Tasks, Calendar, and Keep in Gmail and other Google services. A little down the road, they added Google Maps to help you plan out or … [Read more...] about You can now quickly access your Contacts via the sidebar in more Google services
Chromebooks are getting prepped for Macbook-like haptic trackpad support
From the beginning, Chromebooks have utilized trackpads. Even the earliest Chromebook - the CR-48 - came equipped with a better-than-standard trackpad. With Apple having elevated the trackpad to new levels in their Macbooks, Google clearly wanted Chrome OS and Chromebooks to leverage the large, … [Read more...] about Chromebooks are getting prepped for Macbook-like haptic trackpad support
Google News wants to steal you from Twitter for events happening now using “Big Moments”
When there's a major current event such as a natural disaster or something everyone is talking about, the first place most people think to check these days for ongoing updates regarding it is Twitter. Tweeting things out is fast, and those close to the scene usually have valuable insights into the … [Read more...] about Google News wants to steal you from Twitter for events happening now using “Big Moments”
With so many Pixel 6 leaks, the Pixel Watch silence is deafening
It's no secret around here: we're hyped for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Between Google dripping out official details since August and the regular flow of leaks the past couple weeks, there's simply a ton of Pixel 6 news and hype going around right now. It seems this time around Google has put all … [Read more...] about With so many Pixel 6 leaks, the Pixel Watch silence is deafening
Chromecast with Google TV will finally receive personalized user profiles
Chromecast with Google TV has been rumored to receive multi-user profile switching support since June of this year, but all we got instead was Kids Profiles. While these have most certainly been useful to millions of families using Google's streaming platform, the ability to house separate curated … [Read more...] about Chromecast with Google TV will finally receive personalized user profiles
New leak suggests the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 camera setups aren’t as similar as we thought
We're only about a week out at this point from the launch of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, and as we'd fully expect at this point, things are really leaking out. We've talked about how Google is handling things a bit different this year by being fairly transparent with their new phones, but even … [Read more...] about New leak suggests the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 camera setups aren’t as similar as we thought
The 13.3″ OLED Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 will soon land at Costco
We're about one-third of the way into the month that Lenovo promised we'd see the release of the highly-anticipated Duet 5 Chromebook tablet. Rocking a 13.3" OLED display and detachable keyboard, the Duet 5 will be the first of its kind in the Chrome OS space and we have high hopes that it could … [Read more...] about The 13.3″ OLED Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 will soon land at Costco
Google is shutting down Fiber TV, finally admits traditional offerings are ‘outdated’
Streaming television offerings have quite literally overtaken the world. We live in the information and collaboration age, and we're drowning in choice, and the traditional method of being limited to select programming that's chosen for you is just kind of old school now. Back in February, … [Read more...] about Google is shutting down Fiber TV, finally admits traditional offerings are ‘outdated’
Play Pass celebrates its 2nd birthday with 12 new games including Very Little Nightmares
Google Play Pass is officially two years old! To celebrate, Google has written a new blog post detailing some statistics for its subscription service that are pretty incredible. Not only is it now available in over 90 countries, but since its launch, the company has added over 600 more apps and … [Read more...] about Play Pass celebrates its 2nd birthday with 12 new games including Very Little Nightmares
These are not the photos you’re looking for: Nest Hub adding hand wave gesture for browsing
The Soli chip that's built into the second-generation Nest Hub lets you use Jedi Mind Tricks to control the experience using 'Motion Sense'. Well, not literally, but holding your hand up to play or pause music and waving to dismiss timers sure feels like using the Force to bend reality to your will, … [Read more...] about These are not the photos you’re looking for: Nest Hub adding hand wave gesture for browsing
Complete Pixel 6 details outed in full-blown landing page, including performance numbers
Like they did for the very first Pixel phone back in 2016, Carphone Warehouse has spilled the beans a bit early with their two in-depth landing pages for both the new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The pages are very official, clearly not supposed to be available online just yet, and quite well done. … [Read more...] about Complete Pixel 6 details outed in full-blown landing page, including performance numbers
