Google’s Chromebook Perks program just keeps getting sweeter and sweeter. In addition to getting three free months of Clip Studio Paint to use in conjunction with the world’s first Wacom graphics tablet for Chromebook users, and tons of other gaming, art, and entertainment freebies, you can now claim Tayasui Sketches! Tayasui Sketches lets you draw […]
Continue Reading‘Stadia Games & Entertainment’ is shutting down, but Google Stadia is alive and well
Well, I hadn’t quite expected to run into this news. According to The Keyword, Stadia is “winding down” its internal game development studios, which go by the name “Stadia Games & Entertainment”, in order to focus on its third-party partnerships. Before we go any further, it’s important to note that Stadia itself is alive and […]
Continue ReadingCheck out these Chrome Web Store Gems to stay productive and entertained at home
While 2020 has come and thankfully gone, and Chrome extensions have created a lot of problems for users recently, they’re not all bad. Yes, there are bad actors out there, but yes, Google is doing its best to fight against that and protect users. In an effort to point users toward extensions that are worth […]
Continue ReadingPopular photo editing web app Pixlr leaks 1.9 million user records – Find out if you’ve been compromised
Pixlr’s photo editor probably isn’t something unheard of to many of our readers. It’s something we often use on our Chromebooks and also something we’ve bragged about a bunch as a simple Photoshop alternative for basic editing in the cloud. As Chromebooks become more popular and as web applications become more useful, many of us […]
Continue Reading[U: Claim] Your Stadia Pro games for February – Journey to the Savage Planet, Enter the Gungeon, and Lara Croft
Another month, and yet another round of Stadia Pro games for your enjoyment! Google’s cloud gaming platform adds three titles for February which will free to claim for Pro subscribers on the first of the month – Journey to the Savage Planet, which we recently spoke at length about, Enter the Gungeon, a bullet hell […]
Continue Reading[U: Available] Popular deckbuilding roguelike game Slay the Spire comes to Chromebooks next week
Update: 12/4/21 – Slay the Spire is now available on the Google Play Store! Happy gaming! Developer MegaCrit’s unique single-player deckbuilding roguelike game, Slay the Spire, has received a cult following since its original release on PC and many fans in the gaming community have long since wanted it to arrive on mobile. It was […]
Continue ReadingNvidia GeForce NOW finally works through the Chrome browser on Windows and macOS devices
You’ve been able to spoof the Chrome browser on Windows and macOS into believing it was running on a Chromebook using a User Agent-Switcher extension for months now, thus allowing you to play Nvidia’s GeForce NOW without downloading its official client. As of today though, you can now load up the web app version of […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Search dark mode is appearing briefly for more users, and it looks promising
We just reported on Google having created and rolled out a dark theme for Chrome Remote Desktop today, your Google My Activity page earlier this week, and Google News before that. Heck, even the Chrome OS recovery screen went dark! The company began A/B testing a dark theme for Search back in December, but it […]
Continue Reading[U: Confirmed] Google’s Pixel Slate may have been discontinued and why it’s not that big of a deal
Update: 1/29/21 – As of today, the Pixel Slate has officially been removed from the Google Store. Farewell, dear friend! I still hold fast to my belief that the device served its purpose as you can read all about below. Google’s only real “tablet” style Chromebook made in-house may be discontinued. The device currently shows […]
Continue ReadingChrome Remote Desktop gets a redesign complete with a dark theme
Chrome Remote Desktop is now rocking a dark theme toggle on the web! “Come to the Dark Side…we have cookies”. Okay, being serious for a moment, this is awesome! Last year, its app was pushed out in favor of the web app and now, it’s joining the fight against the bright light and saving your […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Play Pass had a great first year, but it still has room to grow
Since the launch of Google Play Pass, it’s celebrated its first birthday, expanded to 42 countries, and has added more than 300 new apps and games, including more than 100 teacher-approved kids’ titles. 59 new titles have been added in the past two months alone, and we’re sure to see even more for February. Google […]
Continue ReadingAndroid TV devices may require AV1 codec in order to operate beginning in March
The Alliance for Open Media’s royalty-free codec, AV1, has been used by Google plenty in the past, but back in November, we found out that they had intentions to utilize it in even more Google services like Stadia, Google Meet, Photos, and even Google TV. Now, all Android TV devices may be required to implement […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Meet adds a new toggle to enable or disable the use of custom or preset backgrounds
Over the next two weeks, you’ll start to see an option appear which will allow you to control whether or not those in your Workspace Organizational Unit (OU) should be allowed to use custom or preset backgrounds for meetings. Custom and preset backgrounds allow you to replace your background in Google Meet with a hand-picked […]
Continue ReadingPhoenix Point, Gods Will Fall, and TOHU provide an eclectic mix of gameplay on the Stadia Store this week
In addition to Madden 2021 dropping on Stadia today, three more games were recently announced to be arriving on the Stadia store. Phoenix Point – a tactical RPG in the same vein as the XCOM series, Gods Will Fall – a third-person action combat game, and TOHU – an adorable indie puzzle adventure title that […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS “Full Restore” option will soon no longer launch the browser on startup
The “Full Restore” feature for Chrome OS restores a user’s applications and browser tabs after their Chromebook crashes or shuts down abruptly. It’s relatively new, but we’re already seeing a significant development that could make it all the more useful and could possibly solve an age-old annoyance with Google’s laptops. A new Commit in the […]
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