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Google’s Meet takes the battle to Zoom as it goes free for all

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Google Meet is now free for everyone.
Anyone with a Google account will be able to create and join meetings over the coming weeks.
It’s not entirely the same as the paid version, Google will be enforcing a 60-minute time limit from September 30.

Google this morning announced that it would be making Google Meet, its premier video-conferencing product, free for everyone over the coming weeks. It had previously offered the product as part of its paid G-Suite offerings, but now it’ll let anyone with a Google account sign-up to the service now.

Google will eventually have limits on the free version of Meet, mostly related to how long a meeting can be run (60 mins, or 20 more than Zoom’s limitations). For now, it’s providing all of Meet’s features for free. This will include the Zoom-like Grid layout it introduced a few weeks back, dedicated mobile apps, strong controls that prevent unwanted intrusi…

The safety features parents want, packed into a fun and functional watch kids like to use.

My 7-year-old son wants a phone, but Mom and Dad aren’t ready for that yet — and honestly, neither is he. However, getting him started with some tech, and teaching some responsibility, is something that we all want to explore.

Learning things other than just how to use a piece of technology and taking care of his possessions are important, but so is the etiquette of communication through said technology. Thus, a smartwatch with a cellular connection is an excellent first step towards learning those lessons.

The GizmoWatch 2 has the tools to help him learn these things, while also being able to find some pure enjoyment from the watch as well — even if there are some downfalls.

More than just a toy

GizmoWatch 2

Bottom Line: The Gizmo…

The company’s smartphone sales decreased by 34% in the first quarter of the year.

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LG’s operating profit increased to KRW 1.09 trillion ($921.47 million) in Q1 2020.
The company’s 7.4 percent operating margin during the quarter was the highest in its history for a first quarter.
Consolidated revenue, however, declined slightly compared to the same period a year earlier.

Just like its compatriot Samsung, LG today announced its financial results for the first quarter of the year. Despite the effect of COVID-19 towards the end of the quarter, LG posted an operating profit of KRW 1.09 trillion ($921.47 million) during the quarter, a 21.1 percent increase over the same period last year. LG also achieved a 7.4 percent operating margin in the first quarter of 2020, the highest in its history for a first quarter.

While operating profit increased year-on-year, LG’s consolidated revenue of KRW 14.73 trillion ($12.45 billion) was slightly lower compared with the same…