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During day one of Stadia’s ‘Good Stuff’ reveal event which was teased last week, the team showed off a five-minute-long presentation that packed in a few interesting things. We thought it would be longer, but that’s just because our expectations have been set by things like Nintendo’s Direct Mini format. There are two days left […]
When we reviewed the new HP Chromebook x360 14c back in July of this year, we praised the build quality, feel and overall speed of HP’s latest consumer-focused Chromebook. In many ways, it is one of the best Chromebooks on the market at this point and would be our top pick for 2020 aside from […]
The upcoming Chromebook screen capture tool is shaping up to be a powerful tool for the Chrome OS toolbox that could essentially replace a variety of third-party tools such as Loom, Screencastify, Nimbus and others. The new feature is still undergoing a lot of work in the Canary channel of Chrome OS but it is […]
Among Us is an indie, party-style game of Whodunnit created by Innersloth. It’s not exactly new though – it released back in 2018 but has recently become extremely popular on Twitch. It’s a game of teamwork and betrayal where 4-10 players act as either a crewmate on a ship in space or an impostor posing […]
Google really seems to care about your post-pandemic look. First, they have their Sci-Fi Duplex service call and book a haircut on your behalf and now they’re gearing up to begin offering styling advice on your clothing using Google Lens. It’s 2020 folks – right when you think you’ve heard it all, right? Google Lens […]
There was a time when all I cared about in a Chromebook was having the latest CPU, most RAM available and a good display. Since I spend a lot of time testing out new features and experimenting with Linux apps and VMs, I like to have the maximum amount of horsepower available at my fingertips. […]
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UPDATE – 10/15/2020: With the release of the new Chromecast with Google TV, you can now have a fully-featured remote that will do way more than the remote that came with your TV. In addition to a physical remote, this new device includes the Google TV interface that you can navigate with the remote to […]
Google Assistant is becoming increasingly useful in our lives, seemingly by the day. Not only can it book appointments for with through Duplex while sounding completely human, but it can also perform Voice Commands inside of your Android apps and this is a big deal for many reasons. You can now open and search directly […]
Two years ago at I/O, Google’s annual developer’s conference, the company took everyone by surprise by showing off an artificial intelligence tool that would have the ability call local businesses, restaurants, barber shops and more and book appointments on your behalf. It felt like something out of a Sci-Fi movie and it was certainly ahead […]
Hot on the heels of their ‘Get to Know Stadia’ marketing video which actually explains the service the way it should have been from its inception, the Stadia team has now doubled down on their strategy by releasing a new video titled ‘You Have What It Takes’. The short one and a half minute clip […]
Google Stadia just announced on their twitter account that they will be “lighting up” your weekend with announcements, reveals and “other surprises”. The reveal event will take place October 20-22, 2020 and will probably feature a Stadia exclusive demo for Gods and Monsters… erm, I mean Immortals: Fenyx Rising, as it’s been renamed after being […]
Welcome to 2020 where Prime Day is smack dab in the middle of October and everyone else decided to follow suit by declaring a new Black Friday. With the ongoing shortage of devices and the continuing demand for decent PCs, we weren’t expecting a lot in the way of Chromebook deals this year. Thankfully, there […]
