Google has been planning to consolidate its holdings for a long while now, and part of that process includes doing away with Google Play Music and rolling it into YouTube Music. The company's original music service now has an official end of life date: December of 2020. Not to worry though, the company is keeping pricing the same, and you can … [Read more...] about Google Play Music Changing To YouTube Music By December 2020
G-Suite Users Get New Security Features
Are you a G-Suite user? If so, we have great news! Recently, Google rolled out several exciting new features to enhance both the usability of the G-Suite and its security. In the words of Javier Soltero, the VP and GM of the G-Suite: "Instead of learning another tool, we need the tools we already use to be even more helpful and work … [Read more...] about G-Suite Users Get New Security Features
New Image Format Will Soon Get Browser Support
In 2015, a new image format was born of a collaboration between Cisco, Google, and Xiph.org. Dubbed AVIF, the format is based on the Av1 video codec. It is royalty-free and widely regarded as the most highly optimized image format to be developed to date, superior to old standbys BPEG, PNG, and even the newer WebP. Netflix rolled out support … [Read more...] about New Image Format Will Soon Get Browser Support
Some Google GSuite Apps Require Updating To Continue Working
Mark the date August 12th, 2020 on your calendar if you're a GSuite user. Google has warned users that unless they update their GSuite iOS and Android apps, they may stop working by the date referenced above. The company's announcement concerning the matter reads, in part, as follows: "In 2018, we began making changes to our API and … [Read more...] about Some Google GSuite Apps Require Updating To Continue Working
Google Meet Now Available On Gmail Using Mobile Devices
Google recently published a blog post that didn't get much attention, but that outlines a major change to the way the company's video collaboration tool "Meet" works. Google Meet is now be available on your phone to do meetings on the go. Google's blog post about the Google Meet update reads: "In the coming weeks, you'll soon notice a new … [Read more...] about Google Meet Now Available On Gmail Using Mobile Devices
Lawsuit Claims Google Private Browsing Isn’t Really Private
Google is in hot water with a complaint filed to the District Court of Northern California. The complaint alleges that the tech giant tracks users' browsing data and a variety of other identifying information via Google Ad Manager, Google Analytics, and a variety of other applications. It tracks data even when users are accessing the web via … [Read more...] about Lawsuit Claims Google Private Browsing Isn’t Really Private
