月份: 2021 年 7 月

Google Meet isn’t always the first to offer new video calling features, but it gets around to them eventually. More than a year after Zoom popularized the feature, animated backgrounds have finally arrived on Google Meet. There aren’t that many options to choose from right now, but we’re so glad that they’re finally here. If you’ve ever changed your background on a Google Meet call, this is all going to feel very familiar, but it’s amazing what a difference a little motion makes. Let’s get into how to set up animated backgrounds using Google Meet.

How to set up animated video backgrounds in Google Meet

Open a Google Meet session.
Before you join, click on the three-dot menu at the bottom center of the screen.

Click on Change background.

There are currently three preset animated backgrounds to choose from. Pick the one you like best, including a party with fun blob characters, a tranquil forest scene, and a cute classroom with fruity classmates.

Depending on how many custo…

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Nixxes Software is a team known for its work on PC ports.
Sony Worldwide Studios head Hermen Hulst announced that Sony is acquiriing Nixxes Software for PlayStation Studios.
This comes shortly after the acquisition of Housemarque, the development team behind titles such as Returnal.

Just days after announcing the acquisition of Returnal developer Housemarque, Head of Sony Worldwide Studios Hermen Hulst announced via Twitter on Thursday that Nixxes Software is also joining the PlayStation first-party family. Nixxes is primarily a PC port developer, having worked on ports of titles like Marvel’s Avengers and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed.

“I highly respect Nixxes and am excited for this very experienced team to become part of the world-class development community at SIE,” said Hermen Hulst. “They have a passion for improving games and for delivering the best possible experience for gamers. Nixxes…

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Earlier this week, we asked AC readers which era of Samsung Galaxy phones was their favorite.
More than half of the respondents chose recent models from the S8 to the S21.
The older the Galaxy S phone, the less love it received in the poll.

Just a few days ago, the iconic Samsung Galaxy S series of smartphones celebrated its 12th birthday. That’s right, the crown of the Android world is now officially a tween! In honor of this occasion, we thought it would be fun to ask our readers which version of the Galaxy S was their favorite. Because there are so many variants, we decided to simplify things a bit by grouping them into distinct design eras.

The top vote-getters in our poll were the Galaxy S8/S9 era with nearly 29%, followed closely by the most recent devices — the Galaxy S10/S20/S21 — with approximately 28% of the votes. Coming close behind was my personal favorite era with the Galaxy S6 and S7, getting around…