| October 9, 2018 Today Google announced all of their new Pixel hardware—the new Pixel 3 phone with a bigger and better screen, the powerful new Pixel Slate tablet that runs ChromeOS, a new smart display, and a lot more things including great features around helping you take better photos. While all of those things are interesting, what we’re most excited for is the Pixel Slate, which is the reason that Google has been transforming ChromeOS—at this point, ChromeOS might be the perfect tablet operating system. If you’re in tablet mode, you can use touch-friendly Android apps, and once you attach the keyboard, you can actually use a full desktop browser. It’s amazing. Be sure to read our feature today about how Google has transformed ChromeOS, and check out the rest of the coverage below. - Lowell Heddings | |
| Only four U.S. states allow proxy marriages (a marriage where one party is not physically present)—Colorado, Kansas, Montana, and Texas. Among these, only Montana allows double-proxy marriages (a marriage where neither party is physically present).  | |
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 Chrome OS, while once thought of as a nigh-useless operating system, is shaping up to be a bold and different OS—one that can handle almost anything you throw at it, especially for tablets. It’s quite possibly the perfect tablet operating system that we’ve been waiting for. Read More »
|  The digital sensor in your phone or camera is made from millions of small photosites. Each photosite corresponds to one pixel in the final image. When light hits a photosite, it creates an electric charge. The more light that hits the photosite, the stronger the charge created, and the brighter the pixel in the final image. Read More »
|  Online shopping is great, but typing in your credit card number on every new website can get annoying fast. Here’s how to skip the typing and check out sooner, whether you’re on your iPhone, Android phone, PC, Mac, or Chromebook. Read More »
|  The biggest reason to use a password manager is security. Many people reuse the same handful of passwords across the web because they’re easy to remember—but this is also the worst way to handle account security. What if someone finds out even one of your “most used” passwords? How many accounts will be compromised? Read More »
|  Google says you’ll never have to use your camera flash again with the Night Sight feature on the Pixel 3. Night Sight uses machine learning to automatically make low-light photos look better. Read More »
|  Google Photos now makes it easier to view and share your photos. Choose your favorite people (or pets!) and Google will automatically add new photos of them to “Live Albums.” Read More »
|  As a sort of branch off of Google’s Duplex, the company announced Call Screen, which is a feature where your Pixel phone can answer the call for you and ask who’s calling. Read More »
|  Google’s new “Playground” brings more awesome-looking animated characters to the Pixel 3‘s camera. It’s an “evolution” of the older AR Stickers feature, according to Google. Read More »
| REVIEW GEEK  While last year’s Google Pixel Buds weren’t the hottest sellers for the company, a new wired set of Pixel Earbuds just landed in the Google Store. These $30 ‘buds bring some of the best features of the Pixelbuds to a much lower price point. Read More »
| REVIEW GEEK  In addition to exciting updates to Google’s first-party Pixel phones and the new Slate, the company also announced a minor revision to its popular Chromecast streaming device today. It’s not a big update, but it’s worth a look for new purchasers. Read More »
| REVIEW GEEK  The Pixel 3 and 3XL might be the worst kept secrets in smartphone history, but there’s finally no reason to sort through the dozens of leaks out there. Google’s next-gen Android flagships are official—here are all the details. Read More »
| REVIEW GEEK  Google announced the Google Home Hub—the companies very own smart display that aims to compete with Amazon’s Echo Show. Read More »
| REVIEW GEEK  Google has taken Chrome OS to a new level with its most recent updates—especially where tablets are concerned. The Pixel Slate is the company’s first Chrome OS tablet, and it’s an absolute beast. Read More »
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Google’s Playground Brings Marvel Characters (and More) to the Pixel Camera
Google’s new “Playground” brings more awesome-looking animated characters to the Pixel 3‘s camera. It’s an “evolution” of the older AR Stickers feature, according to Google. Read More »
Google Made a Call-Screening Robot for Your Pixel Phone
As a sort of branch off of Google’s Duplex, the company announced Call Screen, which is a feature where your Pixel phone can answer the call for you and ask who’s calling. Read More »
Never Use Your Camera Flash Again With Night Sight on Pixel Phones
Google says you’ll never have to use your camera flash again with the Night Sight feature on the Pixel 3. Night Sight uses machine learning to automatically make low-light photos look better. Read More »
Google’s Live Albums Can Automatically Share Your Best Photos
Google Photos now makes it easier to view and share your photos. Choose your favorite people (or pets!) and Google will automatically add new photos of them to “Live Albums.” Read More »
Tech Addiction Makes Us Less Happy. That’s a Market Opportunity.
 Compulsively checking social networks makes us less happy. I think we all understand this intuitively, the same way we understand that working out more and eating better is a good idea. Read More »
Google+ is Dead, Survived By Better Privacy Controls
 Earlier this year, Google started a project to review third-party developer access to Google accounts through the use of APIs. It found a security breach surrounding Google+, and is now shutting the service down, at least for consumers. Read More »
Project xCloud is Microsoft’s Gamble on Streaming Xbox Games
 This announcement comes just days after Google released a beta program for a similar service—Project Stream—though Microsoft’s focus is naturally on Xbox games. Project xCloud is an ambitious one, with planned availability for PCs, smartphones, and tablets. Read More »
Facebook Announces a Camera for Your House. Didn't They Just Get Hacked?
 Today Facebook announced their new Portal smart video calling device, complete with Alexa built-in, to help reinvent video chatting… but with their privacy track record, is this something you want? Read More »
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