Android Auto finally released its long-awaited redesign last week, but without room for new users to join in on the fun. Over the past day or so, Google appears to have opened up a few more slots for the Android Auto beta program.
Update 11/17: The Android Auto program appears to be full yet again. See below for more.
The Android Auto redesign brings a revamped experience to Google’s in-car…
If you use Netflix on Google devices and have been running into issues lately, you’re not alone. Netflix integration with Google products and the Google Home app is largely broken right now.
A huge number of reports over the past few days confirms a widespread outage of…
Google Store shuffles and boosts some trade-in values for Pixel 7 in time for Black Friday [U]
November 17, 2022
If you’ve been hoping to pick up a Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, the Google Store has yet again boosted trade-in values for a limited time.
Update: Added trade-in values for mid-November as Black Friday deals go live.
Through November 28, the Google Store will pay out a bit…
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Talk about moving from the metaverse to real life.
Red Wing Shoes is launching the Builders Exchange Program so that people can design “tiny houses” in the virtual world of Roblox that could become actual homes in the real world.
For…
Apple holiday gift card promo runs from Black Friday through Cyber Monday: Get a gift card with iPhone, iPad, and Mac purchase
November 17, 2022
Apple today unveiled its Black Friday holiday event for 2022, in which customers can get an Apple Store gift card worth up to $250 with the purchase of an eligible Mac, iPad, or iPhone from the Apple Store.
The Apple Shopping Event runs from November 25 through November 28…
Continuing on after great updates like a music Sequencer, Marble Machine, Space, and Halloween content, Pok Pok Playroom for kids has received another new release. “Connect The Dots” offers fun open-ended play while encouraging growth with creative thinking…
Google says the number of Search ads hasn’t changed in several years
November 17, 2022
As of late, people have complained that Google Search is surfacing less useful results. Google responded to that in a podcast this week.
This week’s episode of the Freakonomics Radio asks the question: “Is Google Getting Worse?” The average complaint is something along the lines of: “I feel like I’m seeing more ads, more links that might as well be ads, and more links to spammy web…
Samsung Gaming Hub rolls out game streaming to 2021 TVs
November 17, 2022
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Samsung announced that, starting next week, it’s rolling out support for its Gaming Hub on older TVs. This means…
One of the headlining changes of next year’s iPhone 15 lineup is expected to be the switching from Lightning to USB-C. Alongside that change, reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is now reporting that this will lead to a significant boost in wired transfer speeds for the…
Notion, the company behind the popular note-taking app of the same name, has started testing a new feature called Notion AI that uses a generative AI to write notes and other content. The Verge got a chance to use the software before today’s announcement. The interface is straightforward. You first select the type of writing you want help with from a list that includes options like “blog…
