Do you have a few thoughts you’d like to share with your team or students before a scheduled Meet call begins? Want to jot them down and organize them in a coherent way so that you can kick off the collaboration ahead of time? Great! Google Calendar now features a ‘Take meeting notes’ button which […]
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There are multiple different channels that apps find themselves making their way onto your Chrome OS device. At one time it was via the Chrome Web Store. In that store, you can find dedicated Chrome OS apps alongside Extensions that expand the usability of Chrome. Now that Android has come on the scene, this section of the site will expand incredibly.
Six years after launch, Youtube Music for the web finally gains native cast support
Launched to the public in November of 2015, Youtube Music lived alongside Google Play Music for five years before it took center stage and Google’s original efforts in the music space wound down. Just last year, Youtube Music became the default experience for users, and visiting Play Music on the web would redirect you to […]
Continue ReadingIt’s not your Chromebook: Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are all completely down
For a few seconds, I really thought my Chromebook was just having a fit. I simply wanted to send a WhatsApp message to my wife and the app refused to connect. At the same time, I was getting ready to share our latest review over on Facebook and I couldn’t get it to load. Like […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Photos ‘Memories’ will soon give your browser’s New Tab Page a shot of nostalgia
Now that Chrome has officially rolled out its New Tab Page module for quick access to recently opened Drive Files, that space is no longer sacred. Before, it was just a spot for a search bar, a nice wallpaper, and a few recently visited websites. The company has made it clear that it has intentions […]
Continue ReadingPlex bank accounts in Google Pay abandoned with over 400 thousand users in waiting
The redesigned and reenvisioned Google Pay has been out for just over a year (outside of India), and while it’s been on the rise in popularity, being boasted as a way to replace your wallet on the go, it seems it won’t be able to pull its most impressive trick out of its hat. In […]
Continue ReadingHere’s your first look at alphabetical launcher app sorting for Chromebooks
You asked, Google listened – alphabetical Chromebook launcher sorting is in development. We covered its introduction in the Chromium Repositories a few months back, but today, I’ve found it to be working, and I wanted to give you all a first look! Unlike my mock-up of what the design could possibly look like, the actual […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Assistant is being injected into Youtube via its latest experiment
The ability to download Youtube videos directly from the web on desktop – much like its Android and iOS app counterpart – was tested out just last week, and while that experiment may be coming to a close, another one is taking its place. Google is finding ways to inject Assistant and all of its […]
Continue ReadingStay calm and update your Chrome browser now, not later
Now is not the time to panic. As with many other software applications that receive ongoing, regular updates, Google’s Chrome browser is no stranger to security issues and vulnerabilities. That said, this is exactly why it is important to keep your software up to date at all times. In the past week, Google has rolled […]
Continue Reading[U] Peacock is losing its feathers – NBC tries to strong-arm Youtube TV into paying its way
Update 10/1/21 NBCUniversal and YouTube TV have agreed to a short extension while parties continue talks. NBCUniversal will not go dark on YouTube TV at midnight eastern tonight. NBC Spokesperson Are you sick of these Youtube TV content partner disputes yet? I know I sure am. Unfortunately, it’s a part of the equation and will […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Meet finally adds background videos for Android
Nearly four months ago, Google brought video backgrounds to Meet on the web with the promise that the feature would be arriving on mobile “soon.” While soon may be relative in some cases, in the tech world anything outside of a month doesn’t feel like “soon.” Oddly enough, the video background feature did arrive on […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Shopping gains deeper integration with Lens to make finding things to buy more visual
During its ‘Search On 2021’ event, Google announced a number of important and innovative updates to its Search platform including the upcoming MUM integration which will make cross-referencing and mixing data types in a query more fluid. Ultimately, every step taken during these events and the development in between is done in an effort to […]
Continue ReadingThanks, MUM – Google Lens will let you refine your search by asking questions about what you see
Yesterday, Google Presents: Search On ’21 took place – the company’s virtual event that displays new innovations and advancements in search technology. Earlier this year, we were introduced to MUM, or Multitask Unified Model, which is a new breakthrough algorithm for understanding information. It allows Google to transfer information across languages and even types. This […]
Continue ReadingHere are some improvements that Google Chat Spaces can make if it wants to replace Tasks
Having been review bombed on the Google Play Store for its lack of feature parity with Hangouts, Google Chat has fired up within me another set of frustrations that I hadn’t anticipated – its lackluster Tasks implementation. While I have an appreciation for the collaborative nature of tasks within Chat – something that simply doesn’t […]
Continue ReadingCrossOver 21 is now available: how to use it to run Windows apps on your Chromebook
It’s been a while since we’ve touched on CrossOver. It’s a commercial product from CodeWeavers, the developers behind Wine and Proton, which allows Windows applications and games to run natively on Linux and macOS. Thankfully the janky old days of CrossOver running on Chromebooks through limited Android integration is now behind us. They have moved […]
Continue ReadingThe Chromebook Calculator app will soon be replaced with a progressive web app
For those familiar with Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), you’ll be happy to hear that a new Chrome developer flag in the Canary channel is set to test replace the aging Chrome Calculator app with a web-based alternative. For those who aren’t sure what a PWA is, you’re in for a treat! Progressive Web Apps are […]
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