In a move to encourage support for royalty-free codecs on the Web, Google announced this morning that it will remove the patent-encumbered H.264 codec from future versions of its Chrome Web browser. This new twist in the video codec debate could help accelerate adoption of Google's own WebM format, but it will also compound the technical challenges faced by content producers who want to use standards-based video to reach a broad audience on the Web.
Google is reportedly going to release its upcoming Pixel 8 Pro smartphone with a free Pixel Watch 2.
Garmin's infrastructure to the rescue?
Fitbit users will soon be able to sign into Fitbit using a Google account instead of a Fitbit account starting on June 6.
