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How to Snap and Dock Windows in Chrome OS

Windows 10 can do it, OS X El Capitan can do it—and Chrome OS can do it, too. I’m talking about snapping windows to the sides of the screen to make it easier to compare apps and webpages. But if you’re not familiar with the process on your Chromebook or Chromebox, then here’s what you…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 22

Google Chromecast Review: Smaller, Faster, and Still Totally Worth It

Two years ago the Google god in the sky gave unto us a $35 dollar media-streaming dongle, and lo, it was good. Pretty good anyway, and it got better with software updates, but it still has lagging tendencies. Well, it’s 2015 baby, so what’s the new Chromecast got? Less lag! And… that’s pretty much it.…

Reviews Brent Rose Oct 22

Nexus 5X Review: An Old Favorite With Some New Tricks

I have a confession to make. I love the Nexus 5. Despite its obvious flaws compared to newer and shiner phones (all of which I’ve tried and tested), the Nexus 5 has some intangible quality for me that no other phone has replicated before or since. But now, there’s the Nexus 5X. The Nexus 5X…

Reviews Darren Orf Oct 22

Full-Disk Encryption Is Mandatory on Android 6.0—If the Device Can Cope

Google has a long-held ambition to make full-disk encryption mandatory on Android. It didn’t quite work for Lollipop—so it’s taking another stab with Marshmallow. With Android 5.0, attempts to roll out all-encompassing encryption fell through because many devices lacked the specs to make it happen. That led Google to simply ‘strongly recommend’ full-disk encryption to…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Oct 22

Google’s Getting Serious About Battery Life With the Next Android Version

Android Marshmallow, Google’s latest update to its mobile OS, is already rolling out to a few lucky handsets. With a more general rollout poised to begin, Google is showing it means business when it comes to battery life. One of the big features Google announced for Marshmallow was ‘Doze’, its new power-saving sleep mode. When…

Tech News Chris Mills Oct 22

YouTube Red: $10 Per Month For Video With No Ads, Plus Streaming Music, Plus Original Content

YouTube’s taking big steps towards transforming itself into a media service that you pay for like you pay for Netflix. Fancy YouTube! Aren’t you psyched? YouTube made a bunch of announcements today promoting its new subscription service, YouTube Red. For $10 a month, the service banishes ads, and allows you to save videos offline, and…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Oct 21

Here’s Google’s Delivery Drone Delivering Things

Amazon isn’t the only company that’s serious about delivering you stuff via the medium of drone: Google’s skunkworks X division has been working on ‘Project Wing’ for a few years now, and the research is starting to bear fruit. In a video posted by Aaref Hilaly, a partner at VC firm Sequoia Capital, you can…

Tech News Chris Mills Oct 19

Get an “Instant Invite” to Google’s Project Fi For the Next 24 Hours

Back in April, Google announced Project Fi, its very own wireless network that requires no contract, has no termination fees, and even refunds unused data. Well, according to the official Project Fi Twitter, free instant invites are available for the next 24 hours to celebrate the shipment of the new Nexus 5X. You’ll need a…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Oct 19

14 Things You Can Do in Android Marshmallow That You Couldn’t Do in Lollipop

Whether you’ve put in an order for a Nexus 6P or you’re patiently waiting for Android version 6.0 to reach your Galaxy S6, you’ll want to know what Marshmallow can do for you. It’s not a dramatic leap forward for Google’s mobile OS, but there are still a number of useful new features you’re going…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 19

You Can Buy a Nexus 5X From Stores and Carriers Right Now

If you fell in love with the new Nexus 5X when it was announced last month, good news: you can buy one right now in a store or from a carrier. If you’re in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, India, Korea or Japan, you can now buy one of the handsets from a store or…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Oct 19

Rejoice Researchers: Court Rules That Google Books Is Not Infringement

Google’s been embroiled in a battle with writers and the Authors Guild over whether or not the company’s book scanning project infringed on their copyright. Today the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held that it’s fair use. In case you’ve never used Google Books before, it’s a searchable database of millions of books that Google…

Tech News Katharine Trendacosta Oct 16

Study: 85% of Android Devices Exposed to at Least One Critical Vulnerability

A new study by security researchers from Cambridge University claims that around 85 percent of Android devices have been exposed to at least one of 13 critical vulnerabilities that the operating system has struggled with. Researchers from the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge have published a paper explaining a new score card they’ve…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Oct 15

The LG G4 Will Be the First Non-Nexus Phone to Get Android Marshmallow

The newest version of Android, 6.0 Marshmallow, rolled out to Google’s own-brand Nexus devices last week. Other manufacturers traditionally take a little longer to follow suit, but it looks like LG is winning this particular round. According to the company, owners of the flagship G4 in Poland will be the first to get Marshmallow, with…

Tech News Chris Mills Oct 15

Eric Schmidt: There’s Gonna Be a Lot of Alphabet Companies

When Google announced that its new parent company was going to to be called alphabet, the world shrugged. But according to Eric Schmidt, the company could grow in size and importance, and fairly quickly. Re/code has listened to a recording of Schmidt talking at the Internet Association trade group, where he explained: “I wake up,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Oct 14

21 Gorgeous Android Wear Faces for Your Wrist

One of the big benefits of strapping an Android Wear watch to your wrist is customizing your timepiece to suit your personality, current mood or sartorial taste. As Google’s wearable platform has grown, we’ve seen more and more Android Wear watch faces show up on Google Play—here are some of our favorites. 1. UsTwo Smart…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 13

How To Find and Delete Everything You’ve Ever Said to Google Now

Google likes to keep all of your voice searches on its servers so it can more easily learn to recognize your voice, understand what you might be looking for in the future, and, of course, serve you ads. If you want to review this archive of Google Now searches and clear it out, here’s what…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 13

Google’s Using Neural Nets to Make YouTube Thumbnails Suck Less

YouTube thumbnails can be dreadful—but Google’s been teaching its algorithms to improve the previews they generate by using neural networks. While it’s possible to upload a custom thumbnail to accompany a YouTube video, many people don’t bother. In those cases, Google samples one frame every second from the video as you upload it, then runs…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Oct 13

How To Edit Timestamps in Google Photos

If you’re going to shove all of your digital pictures into Google Photos, it’s essential that the time and date metadata associated with them is correct—otherwise your holiday snaps, photos of your children and gorgeous-looking images of sunsets are going to be much harder to find. The online service was originally missing a timestamp editor,…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 12

Google’s New Video Teaches You How To Google

Google—or is it Alphabet?—has so many fingers in so many technologically-refined pies that it’s difficult to keep track sometime. So this Halloween, your friendly neighborhood search company would like to remind you what it’s all about. In a new series of YouTube videos, Google’s trying to remind people about its core product: the ability to…

Tech News Chris Mills Oct 11

Google Just Bought abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com

Google is now part of Alphabet, a parent company created to house all of the web giant’s diverse efforts. But unfortunately for Google, they couldn’t buy Alphabet.com, which was already taken. So they’ve done the next best thing. They bought the entire alphabet: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com. Strangely enough, Alphabet.com is owned by BMW who, as the Financial…

Tech News Matt Novak Oct 9

How to Snap and Dock Windows in Chrome OS

Google Chromecast Review: Smaller, Faster, and Still Totally Worth It

Nexus 5X Review: An Old Favorite With Some New Tricks

Full-Disk Encryption Is Mandatory on Android 6.0—If the Device Can Cope

Google’s Getting Serious About Battery Life With the Next Android Version

YouTube Red: $10 Per Month For Video With No Ads, Plus Streaming Music, Plus Original Content

Here’s Google’s Delivery Drone Delivering Things

Get an “Instant Invite” to Google’s Project Fi For the Next 24 Hours

14 Things You Can Do in Android Marshmallow That You Couldn’t Do in Lollipop

You Can Buy a Nexus 5X From Stores and Carriers Right Now

Rejoice Researchers: Court Rules That Google Books Is Not Infringement

Study: 85% of Android Devices Exposed to at Least One Critical Vulnerability

The LG G4 Will Be the First Non-Nexus Phone to Get Android Marshmallow

Eric Schmidt: There’s Gonna Be a Lot of Alphabet Companies

21 Gorgeous Android Wear Faces for Your Wrist

How To Find and Delete Everything You’ve Ever Said to Google Now

Google’s Using Neural Nets to Make YouTube Thumbnails Suck Less

How To Edit Timestamps in Google Photos

Google’s New Video Teaches You How To Google

Google Just Bought abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com

Sony Soundbar With Bass Reflex Speaker Is Now as Cheap as Budget Earbuds After a Sudden Price Drop

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