For June 2021, Google is adding four games to Stadia Pro in a continuation from last month. The first three titles have already launched, but Blue Fire will debut with the subscription.
Tuesday, June 1 will see all titles come to the $9.99 per month membership, starting with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III ($59.99):
Rean Schwarzer, a military student turned war hero, finds…
As storage changes loom, Google Photos is expanding its print offerings in Japan. Starting this week, Google Photos users in the country can get prints from 7-Eleven.
Confirmed on Twitter and an official blog post this week, Google announced the partnership with 7-Eleven…
As we spotted last week, the Google Weather app on Android is getting a redesign, and it’s now beginning to roll out to those on the latest Search beta.
Before this, Google had not touched the Weather experience on Android for several years. This revamp brings many…
Anker’s Nebula brand makes some really good Android TV-powered projectors, but now the brand is expanding to a streaming dongle. Ahead of its release later this year, the company has shown off the design.
On its Japanese Twitter account, Anker Nebula announced the “Nebula 4K Streaming Dongle” would be arriving “around September.” The device ships with Android 10 and includes support…
Earlier this year, LG announced it would officially be shutting down its mobile division, leaving the smartphone industry as a whole. In the time since, the resale value for LG phones has absolutely plummeted… more than it did before.
LG smartphones have long been…
Here’s how Google is changing emoji design in Android 12 instead of bringing back the blobs
May 26, 2021
Emoji on Android has changed a lot over the years, and with the coming release of Android 12, Google is tweaking the design yet again. This time around, the company is tweaking hundreds of emojis with flatter designs and, in some cases, reverting back to designs from Android…
What’s next for Google’s Fuchsia OS?
May 26, 2021
The day we’ve been waiting for has finally come; while it may not have been as splashy of an event as we hoped, Google’s Fuchsia OS has been released for real devices. The question now is: where will Fuchsia go next?
Fuchsia in the smart home
Nearly five years after first being spotted, Google’s Fuchsia OS, long considered a skunkworks project, is now powering some Made by Google hardware…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
South Korea has committed nearly $40 billion to build EV tech factories and expand R&D in the US.
The UK will install 3,550 “ultra-rapid charging points” on motorways and in towns over two years.
UnderstandSolar is a…
Google Photos is ending its perk of free unlimited storage starting on June 1, 2021. It was a huge selling point for the service for years, which, understandably, has many wishing they could keep it. The good news, though, is that Google Pixel owners will still be eligible…
Chrome 91 rolling out: Freeze Tab Groups, launch PWAs at startup, Android tablets load desktop site
May 26, 2021
Following version 90’s release on Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux, the next release of Google’s browser is rolling out. Chrome 91 is here with a handful of features for Android including updated form controls and desktop sites on tablets.
When Tab Groups are collapsed to take up less space, Chrome 91 will freeze those pages to free up system resources. There are exemptions for tabs that…
