After nearly three years of operation, Google is shutting down its game streaming service Stadia, effective January 2023.
Today, Google has confirmed that its once flagship game streaming service, Google Stadia, which offered unique features like 4K resolution, HDR color, and 5.1 surround sound audio, will be shutting down. Notably, this is the first communication from Google’s Vice President…
When the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) was unveiled, we’re sure that more than a few heads turned in confusion. Who is this device for and why would you choose it? Having spent a week with Google’s latest streaming stick, we feel closer to an answer. This is our full…
Google has already stopped selling the Stadia Controller – now it needs Bluetooth unlocked
September 30, 2022
Stadia is dead. After three years of ups and downs, the platform has been confirmed to shut down early next year, and Google has immediately stopped selling all hardware related to its gaming efforts. While the Stadia Controller is dead, we still wish Google would unlock…
Google’s Phil Harrison told employees of Stadia’s shutdown minutes before the public
September 30, 2022
Today, Google announced that it would be shutting down Stadia, its game streaming service from 2019. However, Stadia’s Phil Harrison only told employees about the shutdown minutes before the public learned.
At 9:15 a.m. on September 29, Google made a public announcement that Stadia has begun the process of winding down its services, with a full shutdown set to occur in January. The news came…
Google Play Store redesign for Wear OS rolling out [U]
September 30, 2022
As telegraphed by September’s Google Play system update, the Wear OS Play Store is beginning to get its new redesign.
Update 9/29: The Play Store redesign is now rolling back out. We’re seeing this server-side update with version 32.3.44-26+. The design appears…
Chrome for Android’s tab count now includes pages within Tab Groups
September 30, 2022
Google rolled out Tab Groups to Chrome for Android last year and is now changing the behavior of the open tab count to be more accurate.
Previously, Tab Groups and whatever was open within them would only count as one tab in the eyes of the indicator to the right of the…
PSA: Don’t try to use iOS 16’s iCloud Shared Photo Library yet
September 30, 2022
Apple is close to launching a major new feature in the Photos app that makes it much easier to share photos and videos with loved ones. iCloud Shared Photo Library lets you automatically or manually share your whole library or parts of it. But while the feature is available in the iOS 16.1 public and developer beta, you can’t share with anyone running the public iOS 16.0.2 release or…
Send Later with Mail: How the new scheduling feature works in iOS 16
September 30, 2022
The Mail app gets some valuable enhancements with iOS 16. One of the headlining features is the ability to schedule emails to be sent at a specific time. Follow along for a hands-on look at how it works to Send Later with Mail on iPhone.
Apple’s Mail app has gotten a…
1st gen AirPods Pro users seeing ‘Adaptive Transparency’ option after iOS 16.1 beta update
September 30, 2022
One of the new features announced with the second generation AirPods Pro is “Adaptive Transparency,” which takes Transparency Mode to the next level by minimizing specific sounds while still letting users hear what’s important around them. However, with the release of…
Intel claims its Arc A770 and A750 GPUs will outperform NVIDIA's mid-range RTX 3060
September 30, 2022
Ahead of bringing its Arc desktop GPUs to everyone in a couple of weeks, Intel has revealed more details about what to expect from the graphics cards in terms of specs and performance. The A770, which starts at $329, will have 32 Xe cores, 32 ray-tracing units and a 2,100MHz graphics clock. In terms of RAM, it comes in 8GB and 16GB configurations, with up to 512 Gb/s and 560 Gb/s of memory…
