News and notes on the latest from Google.
With the addition of native Linux support a couple of years ago, Chrome OS users can now use a wide variety of apps and even games. This means that the full Java Edition of Minecraft can run on a Chromebook! In this noob-friendly guide, we’ll explain step-by-step how to install it.
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When it comes to basketball video games, 2K and its NBA 2K series are pretty much the only option out there, and, with that, you’ve either got to put up with all of its pros and cons or just vote with your wallet and simply not buy it. For NBA 2K21 on Google Stadia, the latter is definitely what I would recommend.
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Google announced the second-generation Pixel Buds way back in October of last year, but only the white color was first made available to consumers in late April of this year. The three other colors — black, orange, and mint — were just released this month. I’d been wanting a pair of these ever since they were announced last year to replace my current pair of 2018 Samsung Gear IconX earbuds. So, as soon as the “Almost Black” variant was made available this past week, I splurged at bought a pair. Unfortunately, the quality control (QC) issues are real, and I’ll be returning mine.
After many, many leaks, rumors, and delays, Google has finally officially announced the much anticipated Pixel 4a.
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A few days ago, after Google announced its partnership with Parallels to bring Windows apps to Chrome OS, I did a little digging in the repositories to see if I could find any more details about it — oh, the benefits of open source!
Obviously, I know that this is targeted to enterprise users only at the moment, but I found that the feature might land with Chrome OS 85, is codenamed “Plugin VM,” and was running on a dev’s Pixelbook Go. Funnily enough, the devs also made all the bug reports I used private in less than 24 hours of publishing the post. At any rate, today, I discovered some more small details.
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Earlier this week, Google announced a joint partnership with Parallels, a company that specializes in OS virtualization, to bring full-featured Windows applications such as Microsoft Office to Chrome OS. The announcement, however, indicated that this feature will launch on Chrome Enterprise devices, and we don’t know if at all it will ship to consumers as well, but we certainly hope so.
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This week, Google is rolling out several new features to its cloud gaming service, Stadia. Also, in case you missed it, five new free games launched on Stadia Pro for June with The Elder Scrolls Online launching June 16th.
After many delays and postponing the Launch Event, Google’s finally released the Android 11 Beta to the public.
In a normal year, the new Android Beta release would usually launch at Google I/O in mid-May. However, I/O this year was completely canceled both in-person and online due to the coronavirus pandemic. A few weeks ago, Google later announced that it would hold an “Android 11 Beta Launch Show” online where it would release the public beta and provide a chance to ask the Android team questions about it. That event was scheduled for next week, Wednesday, June 3rd, but is now delayed.
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The world of gaming phones has been growing rapidly over the last few years, but finding a budget option is not an easy feat. You obviously would want the latest, flagship processor with an ample amount of RAM and battery life. In this article, we’ll take a look at a few of the best budget gaming phones so far in 2020.
