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
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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
The Chrome Cast 133: more Pixel 6 leaks as Facebook goes dark
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show discussing the major outage that struck Facebook this week, bringing down all their services along with it. For most of the work day Monday, users were unable to send messages via Messenger or WhatsApp, post on Facebook or Instagram, or access Oculus … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 133: more Pixel 6 leaks as Facebook goes dark
We’re long overdue for a Google Home web app experience, but it’s still nowhere to be found
With the release of the new Nest cameras, practically all current Nest and Google hardware is connected and unified in the Home app this year. The Google Wifi and Nest apps are being phased out aside from a few use cases (speaking of which, can I pretty please set my Nest Guard through the Home app … [Read more...] about We’re long overdue for a Google Home web app experience, but it’s still nowhere to be found
Youtube Music is making background listening free, could be tied to possible Google Podcasts merger
Listening to your music with your phone screen off in the Youtube app used to be free. It was just a natural part of the app experience back in around 2013, but then once Google separated the listening experience for music into its own app, this was placed behind a paywall. Now, it's being offered … [Read more...] about Youtube Music is making background listening free, could be tied to possible Google Podcasts merger
The monster Core i7 ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5 is now available for $1,049
Looking for one of the most powerful 2-in-1 Chromebooks you can buy? You're in luck. ASUS has finally launched the Core i7 version of the company's ultra-premium Chromebook Flip CX5400 and it's actually priced to sell. To clarify, this is the more powerful iteration of the 14" Core i5 model that … [Read more...] about The monster Core i7 ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5 is now available for $1,049
Stadia lets you create public parties so you don’t have to play alone anymore
Team Stadia has been looking to add a ton of social functionality into the gaming platform over the past few months. First, it started by adding a Discover tab which is basically a built-in mini social network just for sharing screenshots of your gaming experience. Now, the ability to create and … [Read more...] about Stadia lets you create public parties so you don’t have to play alone anymore
Why I’m excited to be returning to #teamPixel with Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro [VIDEO]
Well, it’s October - and you know what that means? It means we’re finally getting close to Pixel 6 time. As a guy who has been out of the Pixel game for nearly 2 years at this point, I am pumped. Not only is there a new Pixel waiting in the wings, it is a device that is actually worth getting … [Read more...] about Why I’m excited to be returning to #teamPixel with Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro [VIDEO]
U.S. Government “Keyword Warrants” protect victims, but could implicate innocent browsers
In a recent report from Forbes, the U.S. government has been issuing what are known as "keyword warrants" to Google and demanding that they comply with them. These warrants are attempts to link a perpetrator of a crime to a Google account based on their search history, and so far as we're aware, … [Read more...] about U.S. Government “Keyword Warrants” protect victims, but could implicate innocent browsers
Youtube may be planning to absorb Google Podcasts or at least to improve podcasting internally
Today, Google Podcasts remains a standalone application and experience dedicated to just that - podcasts. It recently hit 50 million downloads, and has received a Material You update. However, a few things have come to light today that may indicate Youtube has plans to absorb Podcasts into the video … [Read more...] about Youtube may be planning to absorb Google Podcasts or at least to improve podcasting internally
Youtube has created a way for you to purchase what you see on your TV as you’re watching it
Google is known, especially as of late, for innovating in very creative and unusual ways. Today, I happened across something pretty interesting that YouTube is doing. Over on the Ads & Commerce Blog, it's detailed a tool called Video action campaigns that help drive engagement with brands and … [Read more...] about Youtube has created a way for you to purchase what you see on your TV as you’re watching it
