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Google’s Smart Home Developer Summit 2021 Kicks Off October 21

Tim October 4, 2021 4

Google announced the return of the Smart Home Developer Summit, scheduled to take place October 21. This is the place to tune into if you're building apps or services that cater to smart home users, with it noted that there are over 276 million smart home...

225K People Tested Android 12 Beta, 50K Bugs Reported

Tim October 4, 2021 8

Android 12 has officially hit AOSP, and with that announcement, Google shared a few beta details with the community. According to Google, over 225,000 people signed up for and used the Android 12 beta, with more than 50,000 issues/bugs being reported by those...

T-Mobile Offers New 500GB Tier of Google One Storage for $5/Month

Tim October 4, 2021 19

Beginning October 12, T-Mobile will be offering customers the chance to add 500GB of storage to their Google account for only $5/month. This is part of T-Mobile and Google's partnership that kicked off in March of this year and it was at that time that they...

Remember Those Citigroup-Backed Google Bank Accounts? No Longer Happening

Tim October 1, 2021 14

We first heard about Google's intentions of offering bank accounts to users back in late 2019. Since then, we've been waiting for that Plex account waitlist inside of the Google Pay app to turn into an actual invitation to sign up, but according to The Wall...

Report: NBCUniversal Plans Peacock Relaunch, Which Makes a Lot of Sense

Tim October 1, 2021 13

We're still waiting to see how this YouTube TV vs. NBCUniversal drama shakes out, with negotiations seemingly not too fruitful, even as the contract expiration for Google to carry the NBC lineup of channels passed us last night. Now, we're learning something...

Spotify Podcasts Get Polls and Q&As

Tim September 30, 2021 2

If you were hoping for a more interactive podcast experience from Spotify, it has officially launched as of today. Starting this week, podcasters can access new Poll and Q&A features, allowing them to make their shows more interactive with listeners....

Upgraded Wired Nest Doorbell, Google Home Desktop Experience Coming in 2022

Tim September 29, 2021 14

Nest's GM and VP, Rishi Chandra, detailed this afternoon that Nest will be offering an upgraded wired video doorbell in 2022. For anyone keeping track, the original Nest Hello doorbell launched in 2018 and there's also the new wire-free Nest video doorbell...

My Pixel 5 Will Be Missed

Tim September 29, 2021 54

When the Pixel 6 Pro is released, I'll be using my current daily driver, the Pixel 5, as a trade-in device to purchase Google's latest offering. When that day comes, it'll be sad, because even though I've talked plenty of smack on the Pixel 5 over the past...