One of the best features of the new Assistant is Continued Conversation, where your Pixel’s microphone briefly stays open after a response has been given to allow follow-ups. For the past week or so, Continued Conversation on all Google phones, including the Pixel 6, has been broken.
After issuing a command and getting back a response, the Assistant light bar immediately disappears. You have…
Jackbox Party Pack 8 is now available for Google Stadia
November 17, 2021
Jackbox has just expanded onto its first cloud platform, Google Stadia, starting with its newest addition, Jackbox Party Pack 8.
If you’ve not played a Jackbox Party Pack before, it traditionally involves getting together with friends, sitting around a TV, and playing…
US carriers start rolling out Android 12 to Samsung Galaxy S21 series, Verizon first in line w/ eSIM
November 17, 2021
Samsung just announced that it would roll out Android 12 widely to the Galaxy S21 series starting yesterday, and US carriers are already getting on board. Not long after Samsung’s announcement, Verizon opened the floodgates for Android 12 on the Galaxy S21 series, the…
Announced at the start of 2021, Google Classroom now supports offline assignment editing and an improved camera scanning tool for students using the Android app.
These three new Android features are meant to “improve access to Classroom in mobile-first and limited internet conditions.” This includes students in rural areas and those in Next Billion Users (NBU) countries.
It starts with the…
A Google Cloud outage this morning is responsible for taking down parts of Snapchat, Discord, Spotify, and a host of other services that rely on GCP for hosting.
The outages are more partial in nature with most of the nytimes.com and the Spotify player still working. In…
Google TV has been expanding its list of services since its launch over a year ago, and this week another option has been added. BET+ now features integration with Google TV.
Available now, BET+ is fully integrated with Google TV. This includes both support for content…
Nifty...forty? Nikon Z 40mm F2 sample gallery
November 17, 2021
Nikon’s compact, fast-aperture 40mm F2 lens for its Z-mount cameras has just hit store shelves in the Pacific Northwest, and ties the Z 28mm F2.8 as one of Nikon’s least-expensive options in the lineup.
We’re impressed not only with just how lightweight this lens is, but also the fact that it feels well-built and balances nicely on full-frame cameras. We’ve gotten straight…
Google Meet calls hosted by premium Workspace tiers now support up to 500 participants
November 17, 2021
Remote work is here to stay, and Google Meet is accommodating that by adding support for video meetings with up to 500 participants on select Workspace tiers.
Google Workspace Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and Education Plus customers can soon host…
TTartisan has announced the details of its new 28mm F5.6 lens for Leica M mount camera systems, a compact, lightweight prime.
The manual prime is constructed of seven elements in four groups, including two high-refractive index elements and a single low-dispersion element.
Dubit raises $8M for Roblox-based metaverse esports events
November 16, 2021
Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
Dubit, a game studio that specializes in games for the metaverse, today announced that it has raised $8 million to expand its esports efforts in the metaverse.
Metaventures and…
