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Samsung and Google have unveiled their new smart glasses at Google I/O 2026, showcasing two styles developed in collaboration with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. The glasses are engineered as phone companions, allowing users to access Google's Gemini AI and smartphone features via voice commands. The hardware integration combines Samsung's …

Intel has confirmed it is collaborating with Google to provide the hardware foundation for the newly announced Googlebook laptops. The devices are expected to feature Intel's latest Core Series 300 “Wildcat Lake” processors, built on the Intel 18A process node. While Intel will provide the x86 platform, Google VP John …

Google has announced Googlebook, a new category of laptops designed to succeed the Chromebook by integrating Android and ChromeOS into a single operating system. Revealed during “The Android Show: I/O Edition”, these laptops are built around Gemini Intelligence and feature premium hardware specifications from partners including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, …

ArenaNet is marking the 21st anniversary of the Guild Wars franchise by bringing Guild Wars Reforged to mobile devices this summer. The game will feature full cross-play and cross-progression between PC, Steam Deck, and mobile, ensuring that Tyria is accessible regardless of where you choose to play. The mobile version …

Last week, Google rolled out an experimental AI program called Project Genie, which could generate new playable game worlds through text prompts. While most of the core gaming crowd wasn't impressed by this, it seems investors were, as many pulled money out of several gaming companies. 

Google's dream of Android for desktop is not dead yet. Recently, Aluminium OS (ALOS) leaked through a bug report on Google's Issue Tracker. This new feature appears to be a built-in Samsung DeX-style visualisation for Android 16. The leak, which surfaced through screen recordings from an HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook …

Google and Nvidia have teamed up to introduce the GeForce Now Fast Pass, a new cloud gaming subscription tier built exclusively for Chromebook owners. The service offers access to over 2,000 “Ready-to-Play” titles from users' existing game libraries (Steam, Epic, Xbox, etc.), and every new Chromebook purchase now includes a …

In the wake of a period of record layoffs, a new survey has revealed that the vast majority of videogame developers are turning to AI to streamline their operations. The poll shows that a massive 87% of developers are now implementing AI agents, as the industry grapples with ballooning development …

Google has had its operating system development split across two different systems for years – Android for mobile and ChromeOS for laptops. There has been an effort to unify these two systems in recent years, including Android emulation on ChromeOS. Google is looking to take things a step further though, …

As they did last year, Google has once again extended the deadline allowing you to update your Stadia controller’s firmware to work with Bluetooth devices.

Following multiple delays, Microsoft exec Sarah Bond has now explained why the new Xbox app for Android has yet to materialise.

We bet this one wasn't on your 2024 Bingo card. Intel and AMD are partnering to establish a new advisory committee to enhance and further integrate the x86 ecosystem, intensifying the competition against Arm.

Epic Games is suing Google again, and this time Samsung is being dragged into the dispute as well.

Remember Google Stadia? Google's ill-fated cloud gaming service shut down just one year after launch, resulting in a number of acquired studios being shut down, including the company behind the excellent game, Journey to the Savage Planet. We've long known that Google was ignorant of the wider gaming landscape and …

Nvidia NVLink technology has been a game-changer in enabling high-speed communication between GPUs and CPUs since its debut in 2014. Surpassing traditional connection standards that have become inadequate for today's high-performance accelerators, it started off being used in gaming GPUs. That's not the case anymore, as Nvidia has removed the …

A number of Google Drive users have experienced a loss of data, it has been reported this week. Roughly 350 users have been affected so far, including some who pay for Google Drive's more premium tiers. As reported by Bleeping Computer, complaints started racking up on the Google Support forum. …

Chromebooks debuted over ten years ago with the objective of offering simple PCs with dependable performance and security. Now, Google is building upon that foundation with the release of Chromebook Plus, a new category of Chromebooks designed to deliver more performance and various AI capabilities. Google has developed Chromebook Plus, a …

It has been six months since Google officially shut down Stadia. Back when the service was first announced, features that would integrate Stadia with YouTube were announced but never came to fruition. Now, Google is apparently looking to try cloud gaming again, this time by leaning entirely on YouTube.  According …

Over the past few years we have seen Google hunker down and find its own unique yet refined look and feel for the Android operating system. That said, there is always more which can be improved or changed – and Google seems to be focusing on these elements for Android’s …

Google officially killed off its cloud gaming service Stadia back in January after less than three years on the market. While the tech behind Stadia had promise, there were issues with its business model and it lacked any compelling exclusive games. Now, the man who led Google's cloud gaming effort, …

Last year shortly before Google announced plans to shut down Stadia, we learned that the company had been approaching publishers in an effort to license out Stadia's streaming tech as part of a pivot away from direct-to-consumer game sales. Stadia has now shut down for good and it seems those …

When Google first introduced Stadia, one of the ways the team claimed it would alleviate latency issues related to streaming was through the technology of the Stadia controller, which connected to games using WIFI. With Stadia pretty much dead and buried, Google has finally updated the controller firmware to allow …

We're just a few days away from Stadia's final closure, but Google has decided to launch one last game on the platform before shutting it down. The title in question is Worm Game, a Snake-like offering developed by the Stadia team that was used to test the cloud features of …

Back in September, Google announced that it would be shutting down its Stadia cloud gaming service in early 2023. At the time, Google also announced plans to refund all game purchases made on Stadia since launch, and now, those refunds are starting to roll out.  Stadia is shutting down on …

Valve has really ramped up its efforts to support alternative operating systems lately. With the Steam Deck, Valve brought Linux-based gaming to the masses and now, Valve is expanding these efforts with Steam support for ChromeOS.  ChromeOS is the operating system installed on Chromebooks, which often make for decent, cheap …

While Google had intended to drop Chrome support for Windows 7 back in 2021, the company ended up extending the window considerably. Now, Google is planning the final version of its popular web browser for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. After this last update, future versions will no longer support …

Netflix has been building up its own games business for a year now. The company has acquired and started up new game studios, and brought a selection of titles to its streaming service. In the future, Netflix may venture further with a cloud gaming offering, taking lessons from Google's issues …

While it isn't surprising that Google is shutting Stadia down, the timing of the announcement did catch a lot of people off guard, including plenty of game developers. Employees and developers were not informed of the decision until it was announced to the world and now, many game devs are …

In a surprise announcement last week, Google revealed that they would be shutting down their Stadia game streaming service. Though it did not offer the biggest library, Stadia did have some exclusive games, and so in the wake of its closure, it has been announced that Stadia-exclusive GYLT will come …

Awkwardly after announcing a UI overhaul and the next batch of Stadia Pro games yesterday, Google also announced that it is completely shutting down the service. Just three years after launching, Stadia will go offline in January 2023, and Google is going to refund all hardware and software purchases.  According …