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October 2021 sees Google add four Stadia Pro games in a slight decrease from last month’s particularly notable collection. Update 10/1: The October 2021 games — Control Ultimate Edition, Hello Engineer – Early Access, DreamWorks Spirit Lucky’s Big Adventure, and Cake Bash — are now available for Stadia Pro subscribers. In a last-minute change, Unto…

At the start of September, Google started teasing its next flagship phone with a “Coming Fall 2021” date. That has now evolved into “Coming Soon” with the latest Pixel 6 ad from Google Japan. The ad is very much in the style of the inaugural “For All You Are” 30-second clip that’s prominently shown online…

Reminders on Google products are a bit convoluted with multiple ways to create them across Android and Assistant smart home devices. You can view most alerts in the Assistant Reminders experience that Google just updated with a dark theme. Today, you can create reminders in Google Assistant, Calendar, and Keep. Calendar is the nicest way…

In continued celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States, Google has launched a homepage Doodle in honor of Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales, a renowned boxer, poet, and social activist. In the United States, National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 to October 15 each year, is an opportunity to celebrate the…

YouTube TV’s previous contract for NBC channels was set to expire at midnight Eastern Time, but the two companies have agreed to a “short extension.” Just under an hour before the deadline, an NBCUniversal spokesperson issued the following statement to 9to5Google: NBCUniversal and YouTube TV have agreed to a short extension while parties continue talks….

Google Japan has a penchant for Gboard/input-related April Fools’ announcements. While April 1st has not been observed by the company for the past two years, one such product idea looks to have been brought back to mark the Kitano Tea Ceremony today: Gboard teacup version. In 2018, Google toyed with a “device” that let you…

A developer managed to get Android Auto working in Tesla vehicles through the web browser and an app on Google Play. One of the most requested features by Tesla owners is enabling phone mirroring apps like Android Auto and Apple Carplay. At one point, CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla was working on phone projection…

Earlier this year, Google said it would delay its plan to replace third-party cookies and started offering a detailed schedule. The Privacy Sandbox timeline is seeing its monthly update today, and Chrome will not begin testing FLoC and other ad/relevant content technology until Q1 of next year. Google first released the Privacy Sandbox timeline in…

All of Thursday’s best Android game and app deals are now up for the taking. Our Chromebook, Google, and Android hubs have new hardware offers ready and waiting including this deal on the Google Nest Hub. But for now we are moving on to the day’s best Android game and app deals including titles like…