Robby Payne

I have been itching to try a proper coding project with Google’s new Antigravity platform ever since it was announced. As someone whose coding skills lean heavily into the web and front-end side of things (give me HTML and CSS any day), the promise of an "agentic" IDE that can not only write code but...

Ever since Google first announced they were bringing the power of Gemini to the smart home, I've been impatiently checking my Google Home app, hoping to see that invite. While my phone and Chromebook have both had Gemini for a while, my Nest Hubs and Nest Audio speakers have been stuck flaky and aging Google...

We have been hearing all about the promise of "AI Agents"—software that can actually do things rather than just talk to you—for a while now. Today, Google is making that promise a reality for everyone, not just developers. https://youtu.be/Xy0r5fKwlVo?si=TPjnnJaHZpaQIrbn In a major announcement, Google has launched Google Workspace Studio, a new platform designed to let...

In celebration of the recent International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Google has announced a suite of seven new accessibility features rolling out to Android. While these tools are designed to help people with disabilities interact with the world, features like a more consistent dark mode and smarter captions will likely be welcomed by just...

Earlier this month, Google announced a massive Gemini upgrade for Maps, promising a smarter, more conversational co-pilot for your drives. Now, that update is finally hitting phones. As reported by 9to5Google, Gemini is beginning to roll out for all navigation modes in Google Maps, completely replacing the old Google Assistant experience. How to know you...

We've seen the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus dip to $599 a few times, and we thought that was a steal. But just ahead of the holiday shopping rush, the price has dropped even further, hitting a new all-time low of just $549.99. This is a massive discount on one of the most premium Chromebooks on...

If you've been on social media lately, you might have seen a viral warning claiming that Google quietly updated its settings to start harvesting your personal emails to train its Gemini AI models. It sounded troubling, plausible, and—according to Google—it is completely false. Google has officially pushed back against these "misleading reports," confirming that Gmail...

We recently covered the launch of Nano Banana Pro, and Google isn't just dropping this into a standalone app and calling it a day. Right away, they are injecting this new model directly into Google Workspace, and it brings some genuinely useful features to the tools many use every day—specifically Google Slides and NotebookLM. Google...

For many of you that have been interested in the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 and its powerful, long lasting MediaTek Kompanio Ultra but wanted a convertible, Acer has recently released a Chromebook that solves this for you. Instead of the traditional clamshell laptop, Acer launched the new Chromebook Plus Spin 514 with many of the...

As AI images get more realistic—we’re looking at you, Nano Banana Pro—it is becoming increasingly difficult to trust your eyes. Especially when it comes to news, politics, or even product reviews, knowing if an image is synthetic is a big deal. Today, Google announced a new feature that puts a "truth detector" directly inside the...