Google is currently testing an ad-blocker baked right into Chrome. And assuming you’re willing to download and install an unstable, experimental version of Google’s popular web browser you can test it out for yourself right now. We just hope MakeUseOf […]
About three years back, Google put a bigger lock on its doors and improved sign-in security access for all of its services. That lock was (and is) OAuth 2.0, which is very specific about which third-party apps it allows access to. […]
Google is killing Instant Search, which rendered search results in realtime as you typed. The problem, according to Google, is we all now do most of our searching on smartphones, and Instant Search makes no sense on smartphones. So killing […]
It was 2014 when disaster struck. Yes, Ebola and ISIS took over the headlines. But, the discontinuation of Google Calendar Sync left behind two orphans — Microsoft Outlook Calendar and Google Calendar. The global tribe of productivity zealots attended the […]
We use some websites so regularly that they become an integral part of the internet for us. Can you imagine the web without Google? Or devoid of crazy videos on YouTube? But now, it’s time to test how well you […]
Google Play Music now recommends new music via a station called New Release Radio. This station offers up new music Google thinks you’ll enjoy. And with this one idea Google Play Music becomes a more viable competitor to Spotify, which […]
Google is doing its best to make Google Maps more useful to the differently abled. In December 2016 Google added a new layer of information designed to make Google Maps more wheelchair-friendly. And now Google is asking us all to […]
There’s no limit to the kinds of things Google Assistant can help you with, from checking traffic to playing music and videos and much more. One nifty trick you can add to your Google Assistant arsenal? Using it to lock and unlock your […]
While the Amazon Echo has become a household name in the smart home sphere, the Google Home (our review) isn’t far off. The Echo, powered by Alexa, has had more time to mature as a platform. But if you’re more […]
Google is replacing Google Drive for PC and Mac with a new tool that it calls Backup and Sync. This new version of Google Drive will be a much more robust tool, allowing you to backup and sync all of […]
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