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| | Google Fiber’s Two Gigabit Broadband Is Almost Ready | Engadget | Google Fiber is about to start testing a new 2 Gbps internet service in two cities with the plan to launch it widely in 2021, the company announced. The plan will cost $100 per month, or $30 more than the current 1 Gbps service. | Google Unveils Video Conferencing Hardware for Post-Pandemic Offices | CNET | Google on Tuesday unveiled new devices for when people eventually return to office conference rooms. The system of gadgets, called Google Meet Series One, includes a camera, soundbar with eight mics and touchscreen remote. Google partnered with the Chinese manufacturer Lenovo for the hardware. | Google Drive Will Start to Delete Trashed Files After 30 Days Starting on October 13th | The Verge | Starting on October 13th, files in the trash will automatically delete after 30 days. The change means that Drive’s trash will work the same way as other Google products, like Gmail, for more consistent behavior across all of Google’s products. | Amazon, Google, and Microsoft Take Their Clouds to the Edge | InfoWorld | The phrase “edge computing” implies a mini datacenter, typically connected to IoT devices and deployed at an enterprise network’s edge rather than in the cloud. The big three clouds have only partial control over such key edge attributes as location, network, and infrastructure. Can they truly provide edge computing capabilities? |
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| How to Organize Google Drive Like a Pro: 9 Key Tips | MakeUseOf | Google Drive is a fantastic productivity and collaboration tool. Once you start using it a lot, it becomes difficult to keep everything organized. Here's a guide to organizing Google Drive to reduce wasted time looking for information. | 16 Ways to Repurpose Your Old Gadgets | MakeUseOf | Tech is constantly being outdated, and because of that, you might have a small gadget graveyard building up in your house somewhere. But you spent a decent amount of money on all that stuff, it shouldn’t go to waste! So before you get rid of it, let’s go over some cool stuff you can do with those dated pieces of tech. |
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| SaaS Updates Summary: September 14 - 18 | BetterCloud Monitor | Products across G Suite's desktop and mobile versions got significant updates last week. Notably, Google released a new Google Meet experience for mobile apps and announced that support for iOS 10 is coming to an end. Learn more about these new features and more in the links below. |
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