[ad_1] Obviously, plenty of questions still remain. We don’t know what Stadia will cost, or how well it’ll perform with millions of players slamming Google’s servers (the “Project Stream” beta was solid, at least). But after plenty of false starts in game streaming, Stadia feels like the bold swing that could make it truly take […]
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Google will ask European Android users what browser they want to use
[ad_1] In addition to this latest move, Google also created separate licenses for Google Play, Chrome and Search after the commission revealed its decision. That allowed phonemakers to install any app they want to serve as alternatives to Google’s own applications, thereby serving as a direct response to the EU’s charge. Google incurred the massive […]
Watch Google’s GDC 2019 event in 14 minutes
[ad_1] Earlier today at GDC 2019, Google officially revealed Stadia, a game-streaming service that will be available later this year in US, Canada, the UK and Europe. There’s a lot Google didn’t cover — like pricing and an exact launch date — but the company did show off a custom-built controller for the service that […]
Google built a controller for its Stadia gaming service
[ad_1] Google is backing up its new Stadia game streaming service with some honest-to-goodness hardware — but not a box. The internet giant has unveiled a gamepad built with Stadia in mind, and it borrows a few cues from its earlier design patent. The wireless gamepad connects over WiFi, not Bluetooth, giving it access to […]
Google will shut down its Inbox app on April 2nd
[ad_1] Image: jdayellow @ Reddit The notification includes a link to open the Gmail app as an attempt to ensure that current users continue to use Google products. Gmail for mobile already has some of Inbox’s most useful features, such as Smart Reply, Smart Compose and Follow-ups — it also recently went through an all-white […]
Google wants Tasks to handle all your reminders
[ad_1] When the time you indicated for a specific entry comes up, it’ll trigger a Calendar notification on desktop. You’ll also get a notification on your Android or iOS device via the Tasks application. And in case you forget to mark the entry as completed, you’ll get a second notification at 9AM the next day. […]
A New Zealand shooting video hit YouTube every second this weekend
[ad_1] The speed at which the videos were uploaded forced YouTube to take unprecedented measures. Under standard protocol, YouTube’s software flags troublesome content, which human moderators then review. But because the system was inundated, it let the AI software both flag and remove content it suspected to be problematic. As Neal Mohan, YouTube’s chief product […]
Spotify Family plan subscribers in the UK can get a free Google Home Mini
[ad_1] The £14.99 plan covers up to six family members, but Google’s Home Mini can recognize each one via its Voice Match feature in order to personalize music playback. Beware that if you share the plan with non-family members outside your household, Spotify may start cracking down on the widely-used practice. Spotify teamed up with […]
Internet Archive races to preserve public Google+ posts
[ad_1] If you’d rather not have your activity recorded for posterity, you can either delete your Google+ account (if it’s not too late) or else follow the Internet Archive’s process for removing specific content. It’s not completely surprising that efforts would be underway to preserve Google+, but it’s an unusual situation. You don’t see archivists […]
Microsoft releases Windows Defender extensions for Chrome and Firefox
[ad_1] While the extensions can be downloaded from the browsers’ respective stores, Windows Defender for Chrome and Firefox won’t work without help from Edge. If it determines that the URL is not in the trusted list, it will open the website in an isolated Edge session. However, any link clicked in the isolated session will […]