The Google Pixel 4 XL is a handsome phone in its simplicity that, by the same coin, feels less impressive than its Android flagship counterparts. It doesn’t help that its new standout features are inessential, and erratically functional. But new interface improvements and a camera suite that’s better in both the hardware and software departments […]
Earlier this month Google announced that its new Incognito feature for Maps had started to roll out. It looks like Google was happy with the limited launch, as the update has now been spotted in the wild for users of the public version. In a post to the Google Maps Help forums, the community manager […]
Fitbit is to be acquired by Google in an all-cash deal worth around $2.1 billion, the two companies announced today. The company will be folded in to the search giant, forming part of its hardware team, making a new generation of wearables. Judging from the statements made by Fitbit CEO James Park and Google’s hardware […]
Google has created a way to quickly create a calendar event in any of your accounts. Scheduling a new event in your Google Calendar is not that hard, but it does involve a few steps before you can get to adding the information for it. First, you have to log in to the relevant account, […]
Google Stadia made good on its promise for original content alongside second and third party games for its streaming platform Stadia. Now, the first studio and there will be more has opened in Montreal, headed up by Jade Raymond who in a blog post reiterated the company’s plans to “produce exclusive, original content across a […]
https://youtu.be/XaTh42Srgcg Google revealed its second-generation Google Home Mini smart speaker which has been completely re-engineered and rebranded under the Nest banner. The new Nest Mini features upgraded hardware and software for improved audio quality. According to Google product manager Mark Spates, the revised speaker pumps out bass that’s twice as strong as before. Google additionally […]
Google Nest made time to talk about how its devices will work within the Works with Google Assistant platform the company announced in August. In a blog post published after today’s Made by Google event, Nest detailed three new ways you’ll be able to use of Google’s smart home devices within the updated framework. To […]
Google’s latest smartphones are finally officially here Google announced the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL at its hardware event in New York City. The Pixel 4 comes in three new colors: white, black, and a limited-edition orange option. It goes up for preorder today, and it will ship on October 24th. The Pixel 4 […]
Google’s Stadia game streaming service will launch on November 19th, Google’s Rick Osterloh announced today at the company’s hardware event. In a separate blog post published during the keynote, Google added that servers will open to the public at 12PM EST/9AM PST. Besides the US, Stadia will launch in Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, […]
Google’s VP of engineering Madj Bakar claims Google Stadia will be superior to gaming on desktops and other hardware “in a year or two.” With the tech it’s been developing in modeling and machine learning, Bakar says that Stadia will make games feel more responsive in the cloud, and make them run faster than they […]
Ads are what keep the internet running. However, they’ve become obnoxious and intrusive over the years, leading some to install anti-tracking software on their devices. This makes it difficult for advertisers to show a variety of ads to those users, rather than showing the same ad over and over again. As a privacy-focused workaround, Google […]
Google appears to be working on a 5G version of the Pixel 4, and it’s possible the phone will be shown as early as next week, Nikkei reports that while the regular Pixel 4 devices will support LTE, a “test production” of a 5G-enabled Pixel 4 will also be shown. However, it isn’t clear whether […]
The Global Climate Strike begins today and will see protests lodged in more than 150 countries over the course of next week. Tech companies are seemingly showing full support towards the cause, with Amazon making significant investments and now Google announcing “the biggest corporate purchase of renewable energy in history.” Google’s purchase includes a 1,600-megawatt […]
Incognito mode for Chrome is probably one of the most useful things about the browser. Google revealed many things at I/O 2019 last May but, as typical, not all of them have materialized just yet. Of course, those may still happen in due time, and it seems that Google is indeed taking its sweet time […]
Google search is now able to point you to the exact parts of a video that are most helpful. The new feature, which launched yesterday, works by pulling timestamp information from a YouTube video’s description. The feature currently only works for YouTube videos in English language searches, but Google says it’s working to bring the […]