Google Workspace turns Docs, Sheets and Slides into a Smart Canvas
During the annual Google I/O conference, Google has given a glimpse into the development of new products. Google Workspace is getting a big update called Smart Canvas, making Google Docs, Sheets and Slides a lot smarter and more advanced. The solutions are less tied to a fixed format with a single ... Read more
Google announces new enhancements to Meet calls
They claim the new features make their videoconferencing platform "more fun".
This week Google announced a slew of enhancements and feature additions to their Google Meet video calling solution. The new additions include tiled views and new options for presenting.
While not as popular as its... Read more
Google addresses concerns Dutch government, over data protection in Workspace
In response to a Dutch data protection assessment, details of how Google handles customer data have come to light. Google Workspace was launched in October and is an enterprise suite for apps like Sheets, Drive, Gmail, and Meet.
The software can be used by businesses adopting the work-from-home ... Read more
Google Meet now helps you make a better first impression
The platform now allows users to quickly check their settings and peripherals before hopping on a video call.
Google has now decided to address a common problem for remote workers. Namely, Google Meet will help eliminate spending the first five minutes of a video conference waiting for one or mo... Read more
Google Meet to support more languages with live captioning
Additional European languages will be added for captioning.
Google announced this week that it will be beefing up its live caption capability in Google Meet. This is the video calling service formerly known as Google Hangouts. Google is adding support for live captions in four new languages, acc... Read more
Google and Lenovo partner up to release video conferencing hardware
Google is investing even more in videoconferencing with the launch of Google Meet Series One hardware, in partnership with Lenovo. The Google Meet Series One room kits are made for companies that have already shifted to a “distributed team” work model during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Google is ... Read more
Google Chat and Meet are added to Gmail
Google is changing Gmail. It was already announced before, but now it's actually rolling out changes to Gmail. Google Meet and Google Chat will be merged into Gmail.
The changes in the desktop interface are small, but you get significantly more possibilities in the Gmail mobile app. In the deskt... Read more
Google introduces new features for Classroom en Meet
Google introduces new features for Google Classroom and Google Meet to help schools with online classes. The features were unveiled during Google's School Anywhere online event.
Students using Google Classroom now have a new widget on the Classes page that shows them which classes are scheduled,... Read more
Gmail will get enhanced integration with Chat, Rooms and Meet
Google adds Chat, Rooms and Meet to Gmail for business G-Suite users. The company's goal is to provide an "integrated work environment" for remote workers.
Google announced the new interface in a blog. The Gmail app now features four tabs at the bottom of the screen, including Mail, Chat, Rooms ... Read more
Asus announces new video conferencing hardware for Google Meet
Asus announces new video conferencing hardware designed for Google Meet. The new hardware consists of a small computer that runs the meetings, an external speaker and in some instances, a camera and a touch screen.
The computer, called Google Meet Compute System, has an Intel Core i7 processor, ... Read more