News & Reviews:   Google

Google’s online video sharing and social media platform YouTube is now offering TV streaming service too, but with a twist. Get this, you can stream up to 4000 episodes of TV for free, but you’ll be interrupted with ads the whole time.

Seems like a fair compromise, don’t you think? Also, isn’t this just exactly what a conventional TV channel is anyway, only with an extra step and the convenience of picking what show to watch?

Google is now offering a new option that helps users remove the search history in the last 15 minutes. The feature was supposed to make it by the end of last year, as announced at the previous Google I/O. However, due to unknown reasons, the company is only releasing it now. 

Apple iPad has always been superior to Android tablets when it comes to the quality of apps. As most of us know, some apps downloaded from Google Play Store might have not been tuned for the tablet experience. Therefore, users would have to bear with the apps displayed in low quality on large screens. However, things might change soon with Google announcing a new plan.

Google is rolling out a handy feature to its Microsoft Word alternative, Google Docs. As part of the "smart canvas" initiative, the platform will provide users with an email template by allowing them directly draft emails to be sent out via Gmail.

If you are an avid YouTube binge-watcher, you may be disappointed to hear the news of Vanced YouTube app will be shutting down very soon. The discontinuation is due to a legal notice by Google and with this, download links will be removed as well on Android.

If you’re facing issues with limited storage space on your Android devices, then this new feature could literally be a storage saver! In an Android Developers Blog post yesterday (8 March 2022), Google claims that a new ‘Archive’ feature currently in the works will allow users to temporarily reclaim ~60% of app storage by removing parts of the app rather than completely uninstalling it.

Google has announced the Chrome OS Flex that aims to breathe new life into your old PCs or Macs today. The free software tool allows users to turn their old PCs that no longer receive official updates to Chromebook-like devices. 

The first Android 13 beta has been now made public. However, if you're not a developer and you download it, there would be nothing much for you to see as it's just a developer preview. Despite that, the source is still able to dig out a few features that hint at the upcoming operating system (OS) update will stress privacy.

If you are like to post short videos, you probably use either TikTok or YouTube Shorts. The latter isn't as popular in Malaysia but is working hard to catch up in terms of functionality. This time around, sources have spotted a new feature that might come soon.

Google has introduced a solution for users who constantly wake Google Assistant up by accident or want to cut it off halfway. The new update now allows users to say 'Stop' to silence the voice assistant.