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This is the cheapest smart speaker with the Assistant built-in, but you can also get the more expensive Google Home and Nest Hub ranges alongside a host of third-party options. Read our hands-on review here, or check out our best smart speaker chart for more options. When is the Nest Mini release date? Unveiled by Google at its 15 October keynote, the Nest Mini is available to pre-order now. An official release date has been set for 22 October....

The New Explore Tab in Google Photos for Web If you head to Google Photos right now, you’ll find a new option called Explore in the left sidebar. This is the equivalent of the Search feature found in Google Photos mobile apps. Clicking on Explore opens a page where you see some of your photos in a grid-view. Your photos are divided mainly into two categories—Places and Things. There are several new features listed at the bottom of the page as well....

If you’ve been following the Pixel’s story of late, Google is under pressure to ensure the Pixel 5 is a hit after last year’s Pixel 4 was blighted by poor battery life and an uninspiring design. Google is in a unique position as the developer of Android, making it the only company that can truly rival Apple for synergy between hardware and software. But for too long its phones haven’t been able to compete, making it hard to justify buying a Pixel device against more capable competitors....

Before we dive right into the review, it’s worth pointing out that although the ‘Phone by Google’ is marketed as such, it is in fact manufactured by HTC. Also see: Google Pixel hands-on review. Google Pixel XL review: UK price and release date One of the reasons the Nexus line has been so popular, alongside the fact that they were generally excellent phones, was the price. With the Pixel range Google has decided to move up to the premium end of the market, both in terms of specs and pricing, where it will compete head to head with the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, iPhone 7 Plus, and other flagship handsets....

How does the new Gmail app look? The redesigned app no longer has a heavy red bar at the top. It is little lighter and looks cleans. Plus, Google is once again using Google sans font. Account switcher has been moved to the upper right-hand and is combined with the search bar. This means search bar will now have both the hamburger button and account switcher. You’ll not see any change in the compose button, as it remains as it was at the bottom right corner....

These include designs suited to use with dark modes, new emoji like an anatomical heart, and more “authemtic” looking animals. Google said it had worked with Monterey Bay Aquarium and Victoria Bug Zo on the latter, even jokingly referring to the redesign of the turtle emoji design from Android 7.1. The company said: “In addition to creating new emoji, we took a look at some of our favorites! As we rely more and more on digital communications, so much of what makes face-to-face chat easy, is lost....

Dean’s remarks came after a subcommittee of the Republican National Committee (RNC) on Thursday advanced a motion to censure GOP Representatives Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney because of their opposition to Donald Trump. The former White House lawyer, best known for his involvement in Nixon’s Watergate scandal, has long been critical of Trump and the former president’s faction of the GOP. Many analysts, like Dean, have repeatedly said the GOP appears to be increasingly moving in the direction of authoritarianism....

McDaniel, who was on Wednesday with host Harris Faulkner, responded to a clip of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who on Tuesday disagreed with the RNC’s recent censures of Cheney and Kinzinger. The Kentucky senator provided push back to the move saying it’s “not the job of the RNC” to single out members of the party who have different views. Instead, McConnell stated the national party committees traditionally support all members, “regardless of their positions on some issues....

Trump abandoned negotiations following the death of a U.S. soldier in a Kabul bombing on Thursday, dashing hopes that the White House could bring almost 18 years of war to an end. But while many Americans are in favor of bringing U.S. troops home—as Trump vowed to do during his presidential campaign—even some Republicans are uncomfortable with his process. “Unbeknownst to almost everyone, the major Taliban leaders and, separately, the President of Afghanistan, were going to secretly meet with me at Camp David on Sunday,” Trump tweeted on Saturday....

Hawley and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders have pushed for direct assistance to be sent to eligible Americans, a topic which has become a sticking point for lawmakers working on finalizing the legislation. Congressional leaders initially indicated that the package could be finalized by Friday. While some lawmakers have indicated that relief checks in the amount of $600 could be part of the stimulus package, Hawley has contended that the amount is insufficient to meet the financial needs of Americans....

WNBA players were spotted wearing T-shirts reading “Vote Warnock” to games this season, a reference to Rev. Raphael Warnock, who is challenging Loeffler for her seat on Capitol Hill. “This is just more proof that the out of control cancel culture wants to shut out anyone who disagrees with them,” the Dream co-owner said in a statement published on Twitter on Tuesday night. “It’s clear that the league is more concerned with playing politics than basketball and I stand by what I wrote in June....

The Celtics forward, who suffered a dislocated ankle and fractured tibia in his Boston debut in October, appears to be at a new stage in his recovery, based on a report Tuesday by Yahoo Sports’ Chris Mannix: MORE: Gordon Hayward injury timeline Hayward has been building momentum toward an early comeback from what was initially considered a season-ending injury. On Sunday, his wife posted an Instagram video of Hayward getting up shots....

Google touts the advantages of a larger screen to see more people, and the ability to invite anyone to join with a link as long as they have a Google account. The company has a slew of messaging and video calling services that can often be confusing. It recently announced that it would drop the Hangouts branding from its other services, and is pushing free video calls on Google Meet though it is more a business app....

Starting with the basic meaning, Google Glass is created to place all the data that computers and other devices can store in front of user’s eyes. Built into spectacles, Google Glass holds a camera, display, touchpad, battery and microphone, used to take pictures, search or translate while on foot or anyplace. Based on the principle of reflector sight, Google Glass offers ‘heads-up display’ that places data in users’ field of vision....

Newly added specs A different camera release sign is seen on the display’s left corner along with the capability to squeeze in other homescreen panes and wallpapers. Google Now has been replaced by OK Google from homescreen and boot animation will be taken from Galaxy S4 Play Edition. A new video displaying the Nexus 5 prototype is also seen. The preloaded apps also show Live Wallpapers, YouTube, Calendar, Chrome and Live wallpapers....

Racking up hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions of views, game guides are a huge draw for many players. In fact, some games encourage or even depend on the fan community coming together to share strategies. The Dark Souls franchise is a perfect example. The games are incredibly challenging and in-game explanations are infrequent and vague. It takes a community of players to share techniques and knowledge to slowly pick away at a Souls game’s inner workings....

New Editing Tools in Google Photos As first spotted by 9to5Google, the Android version of Google Photos has got two new tools to edit photos. These tools are Sharpen and Denoise and these aim to make your images sharper and remove grain from the background of your photos. How to Use Sharpen and Denoise in Google Photos Using both of these new tools in Google Photos is fairly easy, and they’ve been integrated with the existing editing tools....

More of a mod than a game, this first-person shooter experience utilized Google Street View and it essentially was Google maps but with a gun. For obvious reasons, Google does not approve. The first-person shooter version of Google Street View, the full 360 degrees mapping tool, was put together by Pool Worldwide, a Dutch digital ad company, and it let users (players?) fool around with an M4A1 assault rifle. All players could do was shoot around at buildings, and anything they see in Google Street View but this “game” didn’t last too long....

Seeing an increase in search queries like “travel restrictions” and “where to travel”, google has given Explore tool a new tab “Google.com/travel” to show users more destinations, filters for destinations, travel advisory or restrictions, and other helpful information. Road Trip Support for Maps on Desktop The California based giant has also decided to some updates to Google Maps on the desktop to help users plan their trips amidst the pandemic....