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Hi, My Activity page in my google account used to show every interaction I had with my device and listed all apps I used, phone activity, email activity etc. Yesterday when I logged in it only showed when I used one app in particular. I don’t believe any of my google settings have changed. How...

Quite a few tech news sources have stated that Google plans to bring the Pixel 5 Extreme Battery Saver feature to older Pixel phones, via a feature drop sometime soon. I haven't seen any listing of which older Pixels. An excerpt from the Google blog: ..."you can save even more power with...

So a few days ago my mum brought home a "Lenovo 2 tab a7-30f" tablet. She found it in front of a neighbours house with a sign that said "free tablet, still working". She gave it to me and asked me if I could get it to work and I quickly discovered the reason why it was given away: When you turn...

Google recently announced some new Assistant functionality that should be rolling out soon: the ability to set reminders for your family, friends or anyone else with an Assistant device that you add to your "Family Group". This sounds like it could be very useful; especially for busy families...

Every year my family watches a Christmas movie and eats soup on Christmas Eve. This has become a bit of a Holiday tradition. If you have a similar tradition you will we be happy to know that Google is offering a $.99 rental right now. The offer ends January 2nd 2018. The discount is applied at...

The first bug isn't really new it just seems like Google may not have addressed an already existing bug in Pixel devices. Some Pixel devices are still having bluetooth issues after the Android 8.1 update. This update has been promised to be on the way for months now and users were expecting this...

Google's AR Stickers is a new feature that is currently only officially available for 1st and 2nd gen Pixel phones. The feature allows you to overlay AR images over the image your viewfinder is currently on. There are all kinds of fun stickers from Star Wars to Stranger Things and more. The...

Last month it was reported that Andy Rubin had taken a leave of absence from the smartphone company he founded, Essential. The story that was published by "The Information" alleged an inappropriate relationship between Rubin and a subordinate of his during his time at Google. The timeline did...

If you just purchased a few Google Homes during the Black Friday sale you will also want to be subscribed to Google Play Music as it works best with the Home unit for playing all of your favorite music. Right now you can get a 4 month free trial during Cyber Monday. Once your trial is finished...

The Google Store Black Friday deals are live early! If you somehow get a bit bored while everyone else falls into a tryptophan coma go ahead and get a head start on your Christmas shopping while totally missing the Black Friday carnage. Unfortunately you won't see massive discounts on the Pixel...

A stand out feature on Pixel devices is Google Lens. This feature uses Google's machine learning technology to scan images and bring up information that is relevant. There have been many foiled attempts to get Lens working on non Google devices. We now have a new method to make this happen. The...

Screen Burn In and even simple image retention has plagued OLED displays for years. It's one of the reasons LCD purists exist. While Samsung has nearly perfected their top of the line display tech LG is just getting started here. Pixel 2 XL devices have a blue tint when the display is even...

The other day we discussed the fact that Google had finally started charging cards for Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL orders. This generally means that they are preparing devices for shipment. Google started to send out shipment notifications yesterday which means some of those who paid extra for...

Last year Google decided to show off their Pixel and other Google devices at various Pop Up stores. You could go to those stores and get your hands on the device to help you make your decision as to whether or not you would buy those devices at Google's online store. There was no option to buy...

With the new Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Google has also released some pretty sweet looking official cases. Once again you can get a "live" case from Google for these devices. These cases include Earth and Artwork Live cases and cost $40-$50. There are also some fabric cases styled after the...

Yesterday was Pixel day! We got two new devices from Google, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. These phones feature a refined redesign with Glass and Aluminum. The Pixel comes in Clearly White, Kinda Blue, and Just Black while the Pixel 2 XL comes in Just Black and White and Black. Both phones feature...

According to sources Google will have the Pixel 2 ready for release on October 19th just a few weeks after the official announcement. If you want the larger version of the device you will have to wait more than a month. The Google Pixel 2 XL wont release until November 15th. There is no...

As we suspected it turns out the Google Ultra Pixel that was leaked a few days back is a big fake. There are a few things that instantly threw up red flags. The name for one. Ultra Pixel is an HTC trademark referring to the camera abilities. I guess you could say that Google just acquired parts...

The Nvidia Shield TV is the industries best Android TV streaming device in my personal opinion. It does just about anything you would want an in home media center to be able to do from streaming 4K content to playing full graphics PC games. The Nividia Shield TV just got even better today. The...

Earlier today an outlandish rumor started circulating which suggested that Google would be announcing 3 phones at their major event. According to the rumor we would see the two devices we already know about, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, and we would see a device we have never heard of the "Ultra...