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Nest Hub (2nd Gen) review: Strange bedfellow

Google's most popular smart display returns with a few new tricks. The value proposition for something like a Nest Hub is a little different in 2021 than it was at the height of the smart display hype back in 2018. Back then, Google was pushing them as do-anything replacements for the Google Home speaker — a way not only to consume audio but video, too. The Nest Hub, which debuted in October 2018 as the Home Hub , was a tiny, inexpensive, and ultimately no-nonsense screen-with-a-speaker that Google smartly positioned a little bit less as a media consumption device and more as the best possible vector for Google Assistant. You could touch the screen to navigate the rudimentary Google Cast-based operating system, but the Hub was designed to blend into a room with a context-sensitive ambiance that, in its purest form, operated as the best digital photo frame on the market. Two-and-a-bit years later, the second-generation version of the Nest Hub changes very little, improvin

These are the best games you can play on Android

We're rounding up the best Android games you can play. The best Android games RPGs Shooters Puzzle Games Platformers Strategy Games Sims Racing Games Sports Games Augmented Reality There are hundreds of thousands of apps on the Google Play Store, and many are games. In fact, games are so popular that it's the first tab you see when you open the app. If you're looking for the best games available on the Google Play Store, you've come to the right place. To make it easy to find, we've divided this list into eight categories, which you can find in a handy jumplist that will take you directly to the page of your choice. Whether you're new to Android and need some fresh, new games to start building out your Google Play library or simply looking for the latest trendy games that are worthy of your time and attention, these are the best Android games you can find right now. We update this list whenever a new game comes out that's worthy of being