Google today announced a series of updates on improving information quality and literacy in Search, starting with Featured Snippet callouts.
Featured Snippets are what appear at the top of Google Search results for certain queries that can be answered quickly. This “significant innovation to improve the quality” is focusing on the one-word (i.e. yes/no) or short sentence callouts.
Using its…
Google Meet live sharing brings shared YouTube watching, Spotify listening, and games
August 11, 2022
As we spotted earlier this month, Google Meet is adding a “live sharing” feature that “allows all meeting participants to interact with the content that’s being shared,” including YouTube, Spotify, and a handful of games.
This lets you co-watch videos on YouTube…
In case you missed it, Samsung this morning unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4, and we’ve got both devices on hand to answer your burning questions.
To recap, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 are part of Samsung’s fourth generation of foldable…
In a slight departure for the Pixel’s social media presence, Google is running a wallpaper contest where the winner gets a free Pixel 6.
People in Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), Japan, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States are invited to create and submit a wallpaper for the Pixel 6 series and newer. Namely, the background has to incorporate the centered front-facing…
Google rolling out new Pixel Buds Pro firmware update 2.14
August 11, 2022
Last week, the day one update for the Pixel Buds Pro became widely available and Google today is rolling out new firmware release 2.14.
Open the Pixel Buds app/preferences and navigate to More settings > Firmware update. A “Manual update available” from…
Google Images on the web now uses Google Lens
August 11, 2022
After being integrated across Android and the Chrome browser, Google Lens is now the main visual search experience on the desktop Google Images website.
Visiting images.google.com on the desktop web now shows Google Lens in-between voice and regular search. Replacing the…
The Mail app gets some nice improvements with iOS 16. One of the headlining features is the ability to set a future reminder for an email while simultaneously cleaning up your inbox. Read along for a hands-on look at how it works to Remind Later with Mail on iPhone.
Apple’s Mail app has a range of new features with iOS 16. Some of the major ones are the option to Send Later, Remind Later…
Following WWDC 2022 in June, Apple released the first developer beta of iOS 16 and other software updates for members of the Apple Developer program. While users interested in a public beta had to wait until July to try iOS 16, some websites had already shared unofficial…
Availability of Motorola’s wireless Android Auto dongle has not been too consistent since the CES 2022 unveil in January. It has improved in recent weeks, but the Motorola MA1 now looks to be getting a slightly higher price.
The Motorola MA1 launched at $89.95, but is…
Here’s where to watch Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked 2022 launch event for Galaxy Z Fold 4, Flip 4, more
August 10, 2022
Samsung is gearing up for some exciting new releases and brand new hardware this year at Galaxy Unpacked. So where can you watch Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked 2022? Well, fortunately, Samsung has a viewing option available for just about anyone. We’ll go through each of them and how you can access the livestream.
When is Galaxy Unpacked 2022?
Samsung is holding the livestream on August 10 at…
