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Google Sets Date For Chrome’s New Ad Block Policy

Google Sets Date For Chrome’s New Ad Block Policy

December 21, 2017 By Gabriel Brangers Leave a Comment

Earlier this year, Chromium developers announced their plans to begin blocking ads that do not adhere to the Better Ads Experience Program laid out by the Coalition for Better Ads. The new policy will apply to any and all advertisers, Google’s platforms included.

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Best Android Apps For Your Chromebook: Squid (Notes, Drawing, PDF Markup)

Best Android Apps For Your Chromebook: Squid (Notes, Drawing, PDF Markup)

August 14, 2017 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

In an earlier article, we talked about the shortcomings of Google Keep and all the ways it needs to improve to become the go-to notes app for your stylus-equipped Chromebook. Luckily, the remedy for Keep’s weaknesses is already here.

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Chrome Adds Enhanced Keyboard Video Controls

Chrome Adds Enhanced Keyboard Video Controls

June 7, 2017 By Gabriel Brangers Leave a Comment

Keyboard controls for video inside the Chrome browser are scant at best. For most video content, whether Flash or HTML5, basic keyboard functions exist but require a lot of tabbing to focus on the particular control element you are wanting to use. A recent update to Chrome Canary is looking to make navigating videos a […]

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Details On New Chromebook ‘Soraka’ Cameras Emerge

Details On New Chromebook ‘Soraka’ Cameras Emerge

June 7, 2017 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

As we are seeing the development of Android apps on Chromebooks finally starting to see a launch point, the next place for the platform to grow is clear: tablets and detachables. Let’s face it. Convertibles are great, but there is still a big market for tablets not attached to physical hardware. Sure, the lines have […]

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Chrome 59 For Android Is Here

Chrome 59 For Android Is Here

June 7, 2017 By Gabriel Brangers Leave a Comment

On the heels of the release of Chrome 59 for Desktop, the Chrome team has announced the launch of the Android counter-part. Chrome 59 for Android will begin rolling out over the next days and weeks. The update to version 59 doesn’t bring anything earth-shattering but the Chrome release blog does reveal an updated JavaScript […]

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Clover Offers Educational Chromebook Buyback Program

Clover Offers Educational Chromebook Buyback Program

June 6, 2017 By Gabriel Brangers Leave a Comment

With the next generation of EDU Chromebooks soon to hit the market, a lot of school may be left with dilemma of what to do with older devices that may be approaching EOL or just can’t handle the workload of today’s classroom. Clover Wireless is looking to make that decision a little easier while helping […]

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Chromebook Roundup: Hot Deals Just In Time For Father’s Day

Chromebook Roundup: Hot Deals Just In Time For Father’s Day

June 6, 2017 By Gabriel Brangers Leave a Comment

We’re less than two weeks out from ugly ties, barbecues and the day we celebrate the ones we call dad. Whether he’s a tech-head or a technological caveman, we’ve rounded up a few deals that might brighten your dad’s big day. And hey, who knows, you might find something you like too. I’ll save you […]

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Chromecast Volume Control Coming To Chromebooks

Chromecast Volume Control Coming To Chromebooks

June 6, 2017 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

Do you use Chromecast or Chromecast Audio? Do you do so from a Chromebook? If so, you may have noticed a feature that is absent when compared with casting from an Android device. Volume Control For those who don’t cast too often or simply haven’t paid much attention, when you cast a video or audio […]

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Google Chrome 59 For Desktop Rolls Out With Material Design, Mac Notifications And Headless Chrome

Google Chrome 59 For Desktop Rolls Out With Material Design, Mac Notifications And Headless Chrome

June 5, 2017 By Gabriel Brangers Leave a Comment

The Chrome team has announced the release of version 59 of the Chrome browser for desktop. The update includes Windows, Mac and Linux devices and should be hitting devices over the next few days. For all desktop users, the Chrome settings have been updated to Google’s Material Design for a cleaner look and better user […]

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Acer Donates 100 Chromebooks To Iowa School

Acer Donates 100 Chromebooks To Iowa School

June 5, 2017 By Gabriel Brangers Leave a Comment

In the evening hours of March 6th an EF-2 tornado ripped through a Community middle school in the Iowa town of Seymour, Iowa. Thankfully, there were no serious injuries but the community was left with the daunting task of rebuilding homes and the middle school damaged by the storm. In the wake of the tornado’s 12 […]

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Resize Android Apps On Samsung Chromebook Pro With This Trick

Resize Android Apps On Samsung Chromebook Pro With This Trick

June 5, 2017 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

As you can likely tell, for the past week, we’ve been testing (and loving) the Samsung Chromebook Pro. One of my few nags with the device, up to this point, was the way Android apps opened out of the box. Though usable, having only a choice between small phone and full screen window was a […]

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Andromeda May Be Dead

Andromeda May Be Dead

June 4, 2017 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

Early last fall, about a month out from Google’s hardware event in early October, some rumors began swirling around a unified OS Google was working on. Andromeda Rumors turned into psuedo-facts, code leaks, and a purposed 2016 release of a device that would drive the entire effort. Only, none of that ever happened. As the […]

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