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Weekend Poll: What is your favorite Made by Google product of 2019?

Nearly two weeks ago, Google announced its new lineup of Made by Google hardware. This included Stadia, Google’s cloud gaming service; Pixel Buds (2nd Gen), truly wireless earbuds; Pixelbook Go, a premium yet traditional clamshell Chromebook; Nest Mini, a more powerful and versatile Home Mini; Nest Wifi, a Google Wifi router and Google Home speaker combined; and, of course, the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, Google’s latest flagship smartphones.

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Google is officially done making tablets, focused on building new laptops now

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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As a longtime Windows user, I made the switch to Chrome OS: How does it fare?

I’m a Google fan, but there has always been one product that I’ve been hesitant to try: Chrome OS, Google’s desktop operating system that powers all Chromebooks on the market. If you’ve ever heard anything about Chromebooks, chances are that you’ve heard the stereotype that it’s just a “glorified web browser.” I’ve been following Chrome OS for years and I know that there is so much more to it now—Android apps, Linux support, etc. But I never actually ditched Windows and exclusively used a Chromebook as my only laptop—until now.

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#MadeByGoogle event officially scheduled for October 9th in New York City

The Pixel 3 and 3 XL have been leaked front and center, with the official announcement rumored previously to take place on the 9th of October in a media-based event in New York. This was a little bit strange since Google historically unveils its newest Made by Google products on October the 4th, five days earlier than the suggested announcement date. Furthermore, Google is set to hold the event in New York City this time around instead of San Francisco. Clearly, we had to take these rumours with a pinch of salt.

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