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How to order Valentine’s Day flowers from 1-800 Flowers using Google Assistant

Justin Duino Feb 7 2018 - 7:01 pm PT

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With Valentine’s Day being a week away, now is the perfect time to order some flowers for your special somebody. Thankfully, to make it easier to do so, 1-800 Flowers has a bot built into Google Assistant that lets you order arrangements right from your phone. Here’s how to do it…

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What type of games does Google’s ‘Yeti’ have to include for you to pay a monthly subscription? [Poll]

Justin Duino Feb 7 2018 - 5:44 pm PT

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This morning, a report surfaced about a secret Google gaming-console codenamed ‘Yeti’ that would allow users to stream video games from the cloud. While we have seen Sony and Nvidia introduce similar products, those platforms primarily provide AAA console games.

Before you would ever buy the ‘Yeti’ system and pay Google a monthly subscription, what types of games would the search giant have to provide?

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How to create a Valentine’s Day-themed movie for your significant other using Google Photos

Justin Duino Feb 7 2018 - 3:00 pm PT

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In the past, Google Photos has offered to automatically make movies using your backed up images for special occasions. Now, you can head into the app and request it to make those special movies whenever you like. Here’s how to make a Valentine’s Day-themed video for your significant other…

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How to display visual responses from Google Home on your TV w/ Chromecast

Justin Duino Feb 7 2018 - 12:29 pm PT

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As Google Home devices and Assistant-powered speakers don’t have displays, it has been impossible up until this point to see information delivered by the smart devices. Thanks to a new feature first introduced at I/O 17, you can now ask your Home to show search results on your television with a Chromecast plugged in. Here’s how…

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Google to expand its NYC footprint w/ $2 billion Chelsea Market building buy

Stephen Hall Feb 6 2018 - 12:24 pm PT

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According to a report this morning from The Real Deal, Google is close to securing a deal to buy the historic Chelsea Market building in Midtown, where it already leases significant square footage. It’s located right across the street from the company’s NYC headquarters.

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How to turn on roaming mobile data on Google Pixel 2 & 2 XL

Justin Duino Feb 5 2018 - 3:34 pm PT

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Whether you’re outside your mobile carrier’s service area or in another country, you’ll need to turn on mobile data roaming before being able to connect to another company’s network. Here’s how to turn on roaming on the Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL…

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How to listen to white noise using Google Home

Justin Duino Feb 5 2018 - 11:34 am PT

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Sometimes it’s hard to fall asleep in a silent room. Thankfully, if you have a Google Home nearby, you can ask it to play white noise. Here’s how to not only have your Home play background noise but also a list of all of the different types of white noise you can fall to sleep to…

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Latest Google app update fixes Android Wear lag caused by ‘Ok Google’ detection

Justin Duino Feb 4 2018 - 6:32 pm PT

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Back in December, it was found that disabling Android Wear 2.0’s ‘Ok Google’ voice detection significantly improved performance. At long last, Google is rolling out an app update that fixes the lag…

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How to turn off open network notification on Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL

Justin Duino Feb 4 2018 - 4:43 pm PT

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One of the little nuisances within Android is all of the random notifications that pop up constantly. One of which is when your phone lets you know that there are open Wi-Fi networks around that you can connect to. Thankfully, you to disable these notifications on the Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL…

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As HomePod nears launch, Google runs rare ad for Home Max on Google.com

Ben Schoon Feb 2 2018 - 12:06 pm PT

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Google’s collection of smart home speakers have been on the market for over a year now, and they’ve matured a lot since launch. There are dozens of third-party options, but the best arguably come from Google itself. Now, the recent Google Home Max is finally on sale, and Google is starting to advertise it in key locations for avid Google users.

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Alphabet reports Q4 2017 revenue of $32.3 billion, but missing expectations due to U.S. tax bill

Abner Li Feb 1 2018 - 1:18 pm PT

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Closing out last year, Alphabet has just reported its Q4 2017 results, with earnings of $32.3 billion — up 24% from the same quarter last year. These numbers cover October to December and do not fully meet analyst expectations, with the stock down nearly 4% in after-hour trading.

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Noon Home makes smart light switches rather than bulbs, now compatible w/ Google Assistant

Justin Duino Feb 1 2018 - 8:00 am PT

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Typically, a smart home is filled with internet-connect lightbulbs. Noon, on the other hand, believes that all you need to do is replace your light switches with ones that can control any type of bulb. If that proposition sounds intriguing, it might be even sweeter now that the company has announced Google Assistant integration…

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How to download applications on Android from the Google Play Store

Justin Duino Feb 1 2018 - 1:53 am PT

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If you’re new to the Android platform, one of the first things you need to know how to do is download and update applications. Here’s a quick Android Basics to get you started…

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PSA: It’s not just you, multiple Google services are failing right now

Justin Duino Jan 31 2018 - 7:07 pm PT

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Update 7:18pm PT: Things look like they might be working again for some users. The fix might take a couple of minutes to make their way to all regions.

This evening, while trying to retrieve some images from Google Photos, I noticed that I was having a hell of a hard time pulling up the website. After restarting my computer and figuring out that the issue wasn’t on my end. A quick look online showed that I wasn’t alone having issues…

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Google joins Universal Stylus Initiative to boost active pen standard, adoption

Abner Li Jan 31 2018 - 2:13 pm PT

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Styluses have long proliferated on Android, from early tablets to Samsung’s Note line of phablets. The pen accessory is also a growing addition on Chrome OS, with Google launching their own Pen with the Pixelbook. This trend is now continuing with Google joining the Universal Stylus Initiative (USI) for a standardized stylus specification.

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Fuchsia OS team member Raph Levien reveals a performance-first, cross-platform code editor

Kyle Bradshaw Jan 31 2018 - 8:04 am PT

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Raph Levien, a member of the Fuchsia OS team at Google, apparently spends a significant amount of his time (his 20% time perhaps) on Xi, a new text/code editor. Levien has lofty goals for the code editor, including availability for all desktop platforms, and, of course, being the primary text editor for Google’s forthcoming Fuchsia OS.

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How to turn Motion Photos on or off in the camera app on the Google Pixel 2 or 2 XL

Justin Duino Jan 30 2018 - 5:20 am PT

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Introduced with the Google Pixel 2, Motion Photos is an opinion in the camera application that records several frames before and after you take a photo. While it can make for a neat GIF, it takes up extra storage space and can be annoying to look at in the Photos app. Here’s how to turn Motion Photos off…

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How to change media, alarm, and ring volume on Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL

Justin Duino Jan 28 2018 - 4:11 am PT

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Depending on how you use your phone, you will most likely want to change the ringtone volume of your Pixel 2 while not affecting the media playback audio level. The same goes for alarm volume. Thankfully, unlike with phones from other OEMs, Google makes it extremely easy for Pixel 2 owners to change all three different volume modes. Here’s how…

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How much would you pay Samsung to put a Pixel-like version of Android on the Galaxy S9? [Poll]

Justin Duino Jan 26 2018 - 6:30 pm PT

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As we quickly approach the announcement and launch of the Samsung Galaxy S9, we aren’t expecting much to change on the software side. While Samsung does have a loyal following who enjoyed TouchWiz and the company’s latest Experience launcher, many others still wish the Galaxy handsets ran something closer to “stock Android.”

How much would you pay for a Samsung phone with a Pixel-like version of Android?

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Comment: Ex-Googler says Google doesn’t innovate anymore, except when it does

Justin Duino Jan 25 2018 - 6:48 pm PT

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Yesterday, a recent long-term ex-Googler by the name of Steve Yegge posted on Medium about his time at the search giant and why he decided to leave after working there for over a decade. In short, Yegge discussed how Google supposedly no longer innovates and is now only competitor-focused. You should probably take his comments with a grain of salt…

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Google AdSense is seemingly reporting higher payouts to the IRS than what it actually compensated users [Update]

Justin Duino Jan 24 2018 - 11:44 am PT

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At the end of each year, Google mails out 1099-misc tax forms for everyone who earns money from AdSense — including to 9to5Google, just like most publications on the web. This year, though, Google is seemingly reporting incorrect amounts to the IRS than they actually paid out…

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Google has begun teasing I/O 2018 with multiple encrypted puzzles [Update: May 8-10]

Justin Duino Jan 24 2018 - 12:23 am PT

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Every year, Google likes to tease information about its yearly developer conference, typically held during the summer months. At midnight, Google’s Developers Twitter account sent out an encrypted message, providing the first hint as to when I/O 2018 will be held…

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How to turn on or off battery percentage on Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL

Justin Duino Jan 23 2018 - 3:00 pm PT

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With how much we all rely on our smartphones, it’s important to know exactly how much battery life we have left. Thankfully, because it’s almost impossible to correctly know how much juice is left just based on the battery bar, Android has a built-in option to show the battery percentage on the Pixel 2 and 2 XL. Here’s how to turn it on or off…

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Netflix now works with Google Assistant’s Voice Match multi-user profiles

Justin Duino Jan 23 2018 - 2:03 pm PT

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For some time now, Google has allowed users to connect streaming services to the Assistant to cast content using their phone or Google Home. At the same time, Google has been developing Voice Match so that the Home experience is individualized for each person in the household. Now, Google has combined these two features so that each person can cast Netflix content from their own profiles…

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