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Eco “square” stands for “economical” and “eco-friendly”. According to Samsung, Eco2 increases light transmittance by 33 percent. This allows the screen to be brighter while consuming 25 percent less power. This is the “economical” part of the technology. The new display assembly also reduces the use of plastic as it gets rid of the polarizer layer. This makes it ” eco-friendly”. The Galaxy Z Flip 4 to use Eco2 display technology OLED displays have traditionally featured a polarizer layer that helps in reflecting incoming light and improving visibility....

There is of course a catch or two. First, since this is an in-store event, that means no buying online. Although, that might be more of a boon than a catch depending on how you look at it. You won’t have to contend with bots for the console, but you also won’t be able to buy from the convenience of your couch. Or wherever you’re sitting while trying to purchase from the GameStop website....

For those that want better graphics, this is likely to be a better solution than playing the game on mobile or using a lower-powered PC. Some things to consider. While you could use the mobile version of the game to play, graphics and framerate probably wouldn’t be as good as they would be on GeForce NOW. Especially if subscribers are on the Priority or RTX 3080 tiers. But, there’s another benefit to loading up the game through GeForce NOW....

Ever the perfectionist though, Fitbit sought to make its newest wearables more comfortable for people to wear. See, Fitbit wants you to wear its smartwatches and trackers all the time. And there’s reasoning behind that. The more you wear them the better they can perform for you. Helping you stay on track with your fitness goals. But you’re unlikely to wear them often if they aren’t comfortable to wear. To that end, Fitbit has made the Sense 2, Versa 4, and Inspire 3 thinner and lighter so you can wear them all day and night with no discomfort....

Keep in mind that this price is good today only, as it is part of the Gold Box Deal of the Day. And it will expire at midnight PST tonight. This is a PC download, so there’s no shipping on this product. Meaning that you’ll get it within minutes of placing your order. TurboTax is tailored to your unique situation. It searches for hundreds of deductions and credits and handles even the toughest tax situations, so you can be confident you’re getting every dollar you deserve....

Gmail has been going through a few changes recently. Google finally pushed the Material You design aesthetic over to the web version of Gmail, and that brought some visual changes. This is welcome, as it added the new look to its app months ago. Google update the Gmail compose window Now, Google is adding some more changes to the Gmail web version. These will help make the process of composing emails a lot easier and more efficient....

Also worth noting is that 15 of the games being added this month will be day and date releases. Meaning you can play them via the cloud on the day they release for PC. It’s a perfect time to check out GeForce NOW if you haven’t already done so. Especially with the current deal going on where you can pick up a 6-month Priority membership for 40% off. Normally it costs $50, but NVIDIA is offering it for $30 for a limited time....

Google is merging Google Calendar and the quick view calendar For those on a newer version of Chrome OS 97, when you click on the time and date on the taskbar, you’ll be greeted by a calendar widget that pops up. It gives you a quick glance at the month, and that’s pretty much it. While this feature is really neat, it seems that Google is about to make it better....

Google paid $360 million to Activision Blizzard The financial details of this deal emerged in an unredacted copy of a lawsuit that “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games first filed against Google in 2020. Google made the $360 million deal after Activision told Google it will launch its own app store. This meant that Google would lose one of its biggest clients. According to Epic, Google knew that paying off Activision “effectively ensured that (Activision) would abandon its plans to launch a competing app store....

Sharing health data has some issues When it comes to sharing health data with multiple devices, there are a few issues that people need to deal with. For starters, there’s no unified way of sharing the data, so the experience always varies with different devices and services. Also, since different APIs, services, and apps have their own sets of privacy policies, users could never be secure when sharing the health data....

Google will no doubt fill the app with more available games to play. In time. But for now it seems to be starting things small. Just as it’s doing with the regions that have access to the beta. Speaking of which, only a small handful of countries actually have access at the moment. And unfortunately, the US isn’t one of them. Yet. Google Play Games for PC beta is available in five countries The countries that have access to the beta include Australia, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan....

Most messaging apps already offer end-to-end encryption (E2EE), ensuring that no one but only the participants in a conversation can access the messages. As Google notes, E2EE has become an “industry standard for real-time communications”. But the technology is mostly limited to messaging services. The company now wants to bring it to phone calls as well. “No one besides you and the person you’re talking to should be able to hear what you’re saying over the phone,” Google says....

Although Google Fi subscribers may be more likely to find the device they want from the MVNO. Especially if the horizontally-folding flagship starts selling out elsewhere. What is Google Fi offering when it comes to the Galaxy Z Flip 3? Now, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 is available in all four of its colorations and for the $999 128GB variant. Those colors are Phantom Black, Lavender, Green, or Cream....

It’s always a pain when you’re driving and you hit the toll road without knowing how much you have to pay. If you don’t quite have the change, you’re going to have to hold up the line or pay later. Thankfully, Google maps will estimate those toll road prices to give you a better idea of the price beforehand. How will Google Maps estimate the toll price? Now, since this is only an estimate, you don’t want to bring the exact change to the toll booth....

In case you don’t know much about the Pixel Tablet, Google showed it off earlier during Google I/O this year. Then, during the October 6th Pixel event, the company showed us some of its capabilities. With this tablet, you’ll be able to dock it to basically turn it into a Nest Hub device. This will give the tablet much more utility and hopefully make it a compelling device. Some new GIFs may show us the Pixel Tablet’s software Based on what Google has already shown us, you probably already know what the Pixel Tablets software will look like....

Large scale meeting has now become the new normal. Most employees are working from home and meetings have also gone virtual. Thanks to platforms such as Google Meet have a virtual meeting has never been easier. Google Meet is used by professionals in business, academic, or entertainment, etc to connect with their niche. However, due to some unruly participants, the whole meeting gets disturbed. Thankfully, with the new update, Google Meet hosts can add up to 25 co-hosts to help them manage the meeting and conduct it without any nuisance....

The Play Store shows you the minimum OS requirements for the app you’re viewing A lot of us have older phones that we want to get more use out of. Thus, we sometimes download modern apps on them. One thing we worry about is whether the older operating system is still able to run newer apps. Now, you can know this before you download them. On the bottom of the screen in the “About This App” section, you’ll see tons of useful information....

Google One subscribers in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, Mexico, and Canada can now try out the built-in VPN service. It’s worth pointing out that Google One VPN is only accessible on higher tier Google One plans. The VPN service now covers 8 countries, including the U.S., and could soon expand to other regions. Although the service is now officially supported in these regions, it could take some time to reflect on the Google One app....

Dr. Nicholas Allen, a professor at the University of Oregon, says their goal is to see how people use their phones and how it can affect their mental health. As Google is one of the most popular online services globally, with billions of active users every day, it’s an ideal company for researchers. “With today’s smartphones, social media, and bottomless streams of content, many are quick to condemn technology based on their conviction that these products must be bad for mental health and well-being....

The Pixel 6 Pro is the most powerful of the two phones. This handset is Google’s pride and joy, basically. It comes with a metal and glass build, a curved display, and considerably thinner bezels than its sibling. The device does have a display camera hole, which is centered, and it sports that new design language that Google brought with the Pixel 6 series. Having said that, let’s talk about the Pixel 6 Pro’s specs, shall we....