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Google closes I/O 2022 with delightful ‘Playground’ sound toy for making chill beats

Google announced I/O 2022 with an “SVD” puzzle revealing the conference dates, and it’s now ending it with “Playground,” a “sound toy” that lets you “create your own Euclidean rhythms and melodies.” Binary, music theory, tennis: How to solve the Google I/O 2022 teaser puzzle Playground is nearly identical to the I/O 2022 puzzle version, and this toy is “brought to you by…
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This week’s top stories: Google I/O highlights, Pixel hardware roadmap, more

In this week’s top stories: highlights from the Google I/O conference include a roadmap for the Pixel series, showcasing Pixel 7, Pixel Watch, and much more. Google stunned Pixel fans everywhere with its annual developer conference, Google I/O, by announcing an absolute flurry of Pixel hardware. The most immediately relevant launch is that of the $449 Pixel 6a, set to arrive on July 28…
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How to find gas prices with Google Maps

Google Maps is great for a lot of things – finding new restaurants, saving new places, and even finding the cheapest gas station near you. Here’ show you find gas prices in Google Maps. Gas prices are a little insane right now. Where I live currently, I’m looking at…
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Source: Google Pixel Watch runs on the same chip as 2018 Galaxy Watch

On Wednesday, Google officially confirmed that it was making a Pixel Watch, but the provided preview was light on concrete specifications as availability is still some months away. 9to5Google has now learned that the Pixel Watch is powered by an Exynos chip that originally debuted with the Samsung Galaxy Watch from 2018. According to a source, Google’s Pixel Watch is using the Exynos 9110, a…
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Google Chat brings back Gchat-era orange idle status

A small tweak rolling out to Google Chat brings back the idle status (orange bubble) that was originally found in Google Talk, which was colloquially referred to as Gchat. Back in 2020, Google Chat added the ability to set yourself as “Away” (empty circle) or “Do not…
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Google Play Store showing more app info without having to open listings

In addition to a slew of new developer features at I/O 2022, Google is testing a Play Store tweak on Android that lets users see more information about apps without having to open the full listing. Google Play has long made use of carousels that feature the icon, name, and rating, with three full apps visible before you have to scroll. A design in testing sees this switch to lists, though you…
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