News and notes on the latest from Google.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, chances are, you’ve heard of Stadia, Google’s upcoming cloud gaming service that’s set to launch this November. Back in early June at Google’s first Stadia Connect, the company laid out the logistics of the platform, including pricing, game availability, and launch details. Today, Google’s hosting another one just before Gamescom in Germany.
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Android Auto, Google’s solution to providing a driver-friendly interface on a car’s head unit, is set to get a design overhaul. This design overhaul will incorporate elements of Google’s Material Theme and come with a new dark theme.
Back in June, Google shocked everyone by tweeting out official renders of the Pixel 4 in what was a very uncanny move. However, once more, Google is back again touting some upcoming features for the Pixel 4: Motion Sense and face unlock.
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Despite its recent price hike to $50/month, YouTube TV is still one of the best streaming TV services out there. Yesterday, YouTube announced that they will be adding two more channels to the existing lineup later this year: PBS and PBS Kids.
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A few months ago, I wrote about my new favorite laptop: the Google Pixelbook. Well, after I ordered mine, I needed a laptop sleeve to go along with it for traveling. I took an uncanny move in choosing mine, though.
Continue reading “My favorite laptop sleeve for the Pixelbook is actually one made for the iPad Pro”
According to a report from 9to5Google, Google appears to be working on a new and simple way to share files between a variety of devices including Chromebooks, Android devices, smartwatches, and even iPhones. Google’s calling this “Fast Share” and it’s similar to Apple’s AirDrop for iOS and Mac.
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In a new report published by Computerworld, Google is officially done making first-party tablets. The company reportedly had two more tablets in the works—both smaller than the current Pixel Slate; however, development on them have since been suspended and employees working on them have been reassigned to various other areas, with most being moved to the laptops division. Google still has plans for more laptops it seems.
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RCS has been considered to be the successor to SMS and possibly even a competitor to iMessage ever since Google had announced it. Google’s been working hard to widely roll it out, but carriers? Not so much. Now, Google is finally taking charge of the RCS rollout—sort of.
Amid the U.S. trade restrictions placed on Huawei, the Chinese tech giant must find an alternative to the Google Play Store. Huawei’s Android skin, EMUI, does come with their pre-installed AppGallery app store. However, if they really do plan on going for that alleged Android replacement, they’re going to need developers to port their apps to AppGallery.
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Ever since the launch of the original OnePlus One, the recipe for a killer mid-range smartphone was very simple: flagship specs coupled with a modest camera hardware setup for nearly half the price of a fully fledged flagship. Things like decent software support and build quality were the icing on the cake, but they were never a guarantee. Over time, as prices kept creeping up, these two factors started to become a bigger part of the picture, even putting some of the bigger names to the sword—OnePlus is talking about updating the OnePlus 5/5T to Android Q while Samsung is yet to roll out the Android Pie update to the Galaxy S8 and S8+. Of course, this incredibly saturated segment of the market features a lot of the endeavors of other companies. But ultimately, they all share the same recipe. Google, on the other hand, had the guts to stray away from that route and create their own recipe for a worthy mid-range smartphone. In this article, we will discuss why Google’s new recipe will pay huge dividends to the Mountain View tech giant.
Continue reading “Why the Pixel 3a is the best mid-range phone you can buy in the US”
