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Google Drive’s Document Scanner Gets Updated With New Features

Tim November 29, 2023

Google Drive's native document scanner, the one you access by clicking the camera icon in the bottom right of the app's UI, is getting a few new features this month. Once your app is updated, you'll find that the scanner now has an automatic capture to help...

Bard AI Gets Integrated Into Google Apps for Better or Worse

Tim September 19, 2023

I struggle with AI, folks. The main issue I have is, I can't seem to figure out how to use it to benefit my every day life. I can't ask it to write blogs for this site (I've tried and they're usually awful and nonsensical) and I don't need it to write code for...

Google’s Workspace App Suite Gets Fresh Look and Feel

Tim March 7, 2023

Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides on the web are getting a fresh look in the coming weeks. Announced this week, Google is tweaking the appearance for the aforementioned services, moving features around, and simplifying the user interface for quicker...

Google Drops 9 New Android and Wear OS Features on Us

Kellen February 27, 2023

One of my favorite Android-related events that flows throughout the tech space every few months is the feature drops Google does for the Android platform. Not only do these drops add new tools or toys for you and I to play with, but it perfectly showcases the...

Google Continues Work to Improve Apps on Android Tablets

Tim July 25, 2022

Google is continuing its push to improve the Android tablet ecosystem, this week releasing updates for Workspace apps like Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Keep that take better advantage of a tablet's larger display. For example, Google wants to make it easy...

Google Drive on Web Finally Gets Copy, Paste Keyboard Shortcuts

Tim May 27, 2022

A feature that I always assumed was there in Google Drive, is now a truly there beginning this week. I'm referring to cut/copy/paste keyboard shortcuts for web users, an addition that should save users a few seconds here and there. Just like anything else you...

Google Shows Off Material You Looks for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and More

Kellen September 9, 2021

Android 12 is so close to launching that Google is starting to show off changes to its apps that will arrive alongside it. On the Google Workspace blog, they just previewed a bunch of their apps with Material You redesigns, as well as how they'll look with...

Which is Your Favorite of Google’s New App Icons?

Kellen November 10, 2020

To kickoff October, Google showed off the future of its products by revealing how much time they spend on the super important stuff: new icons. The new icons have brought out emotions and jokes and memes - mostly memes. The icons are, to be chill about it,...