A week after Roku removed the YouTube TV app for new users, Google is countering by bringing the cord-cutting service to the main YouTube client.
Google has placed a “Go to YouTube TV” shortcut at the bottom of the main YouTube menu on Roku devices. This will load the YouTube TV experience that is no longer available as a standalone application. This strategy comes as the Play Movies &…
Google’s Android Auto just picked up another update, and this time around, it seems to be addressing a longstanding issue. Android Auto is about to added support for Android’s Work Profiles feature.
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On Wednesday, Entertainment Space for Android tablets was announced, and we pointed out the similarities to Google TV. That’s largely due to the fact that Google is leveraging the existing development concept of Android TV channels for the homescreen tablet…
TiVo may ditch Android TV going forward as Google copies the Stream 4K’s biggest selling point
May 8, 2021
About a year ago, the TiVo Stream 4K dongle made its debut, bringing Android TV to all for an affordable price and with a neat piece of software that could recommend and organize content. Sound familiar? Now that Google has built features just like this into its Android TV platform, it sounds like TiVo is planning to turn away.
TiVo CEO Jon Kirchner noted during the company’s quarterly…
Google Docs trends on Twitter for all the right reasons; here are some of our favorite responses
May 7, 2021
Google Docs hit the Twitter “Trending” tab, and for a change, it was actually for all the right reasons, overnight showcasing just why it’s arguably the best word processor out there.
Basically, a tweet or thread of tweets from a PhD candidate at Harvard sparked one…
According to a new report from The Elec, Samsung is preparing to make a shift in what powers its next generation of foldables. Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 are expected to utilize battery tech from ATL, a method of cutting down costs on the new foldables.
China’s…
At the start of 2021, a “near final version” of the operating system with which Microsoft intends to counter Chrome OS leaked. It revealed key visual similarities to Google’s offering, but it has now emerged that Windows 10X is not shipping in 2021 and might have been killed, at least in its current iteration.
According to reports from Petri and Windows Central today, Microsoft is…
Apple announced at its special event last month a new feature called “Apple Card Family” which, as the name suggests, lets users share the same Apple Card with other family members via iCloud Family Sharing. While this new feature is not yet available to users, Apple…
Walmart Onn Android TV streamer shows up on the retailer’s website with possible $30 price
May 7, 2021
Earlier this year we covered the first appearance of a self-branded Android TV streaming stick from Walmart and tonight, the product has . While it’s missing some crucial details, it shows off the design in full.
So, what does the Walmart Onn Android TV stick bring to…
App shortcuts have been a part of Android for the past several years and the most useful one from Google is arguably for the Play Store “My apps” page. If the shortcut has recently gone missing on your Pixel, there is fortunately a fix for that problem.
Long-pressing on the Play Store icon from your homescreen reveals a “My apps” shortcut. This directly opens the “My apps &…
