While opening the Google Play Books app on my Lenovo Chromebook Duet last night so that I could read a story to my son, I noticed something peculiar. Instead of being met with the standard reading experience, I was instead looking at a redesigned, chunky, kid-friendly interface. This new reading experience was not present the […]
Continue ReadingChrome 88 introduces the controversial Manifest v3 which seeks to fix the ‘extensions problem’
I’ve been covering Chrome extensions and their many mishaps for quite a while here now. Each time something crazy happens with a developer stealing user data and such, like the 15 cases of this last month, the four last week that Facebook busted, and even the popular tab suspension tool gone rogue, there’s been talk […]
Continue ReadingChrome 88 is rolling out now with a heavy focus on security, web app features, and more
Chrome 87 dropped back in November, and with it, a load of improvements to the browser’s speed and battery. In fact, it featured the largest jump in performance that we’ve seen in Chrome for years! Now, Chrome 88 is rolling out and has shifted gears to focus heavily on security features, though it takes on […]
Continue ReadingYoutube wants to demystify medical jargon and empower your health journey with its new initiative
Google has a mind to utilize its second search engine, Youtube – which just so happens to be the second-largest in the world – to make “high-quality health content available for viewers around the world”. In order to surface such information in new ways, Youtube has created a new health partnerships team to “address the […]
Continue ReadingFor better or worse, Gmail on the web will now let you resize your chat and rooms section
Love it or hate it, Google Chat exists in the left-hand sidebar of the Gmail interface. Regardless of how that makes you feel, there is one thing that I’m sure we can all agree on – it’s notoriously difficult to resize. Most of us will primarily resize the chatbox to minimize it so we can […]
Continue ReadingFind out which apps are rising or falling in popularity on your Chromebook using these new icons
The Google Play Store has plenty of means for finding interesting new content to install and consume. Not only is there a Top Charts section, but for Chromebook owners, there’s even a Premium category to show you which games work well on your device. There are also several filters across the store which will help […]
Continue ReadingDeal Alert: Play Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint for free on Stadia this weekend
In a new blog post, Ubisoft has revealed that Ghost Recon: Breakpoint will be available to play for free as a part of Stadia’s Free Play Days feature. Starting on January 21, 2021, you can jump into the game and see if it’s for you. Your free access will run out on January 25, 2021, […]
Continue ReadingFamily Sticky Notes, Sunrise Alarms, and the Weather Frog all leap on to Nest Hubs
As a part of a large server-side update, Google is bringing several new features to Nest Hubs and third-party smart displays. While some of these have been available to several users, they have yet to be rolled out to everyone. You should begin to see them shortly, so keep an eye out. These changes were […]
Continue ReadingClean Drive is a powerful tool for reclaiming your cloud storage and starting fresh in 2021
I recently introduced you to Unclouded, a cloud storage cleaning app on the Google Play Store that could kick off your new year by helping you understand how your cloud storage was being used – or misused. However, as many of you pointed out in the comments section of that article, there was a better, […]
Continue ReadingYou should be able to play Magic the Gathering: Arena natively on your Chromebook soon
We’re seeing a lot of major game publishers port their titles to “Android” as apps over the past year and by extension, they’re often able to be played to some degree on Chromebooks via Google Play Store compatibility. Diablo Immortal is on its way, League of Legends: Wild Rift will be in open beta in […]
Continue ReadingGoogle is removing the ability for Chromium browsers to accidentally sync Chrome user data
During a recent audit, Google discovered that some third-party Chromium-based browsers were able to provide their users with integration to Chrome Sync, Click to Call, and other features exclusive to Google’s version of the browser. As a result, a small percentage of users were able to sign in to their Google account via the browser’s […]
Continue ReadingFacebook finds four Chrome extensions scraping user data – Sues two developers
Here we go again – Chrome extension developers scraping user data. Maybe we ought to make this a weekly series. We’ve spoken at length about this and I always try to do my best to bring these things to your attention. Over the past month, we’ve had a very popular extension, along with 15 Facebook […]
Continue ReadingStadia launching ‘Playable Scenarios’ via State Share so your friends can pick up where you left off
Since Stadia’s inception, State Share was planned to be one of its revolutionary, ‘game-changing’ features. Unfortunately, it was pretty much nowhere to be found when the service first launched. Even when it did finally show up, it was utilized in a pretty mediocre way. Although Stadia got a slow start in many people’s eyes, they’ve […]
Continue ReadingStadia’s ‘Project Hailstorm’ could be used to bring the service to millions of TVs rapidly
According to the latest APK Insights report from 9to5Google of the Stadia app, Google may soon implement a few new features into its game streaming service that should get fans excited. There’s also an interesting super-secret code that we’ll discuss today which could be big news. Before we get started though, it’s important to understand […]
Continue ReadingClassic Hangouts shutdown delayed for Google Fi members
Google Hangouts is due to place its second foot in the grave, and the new Google Chat has been cleaning house when it comes to the mess that its predecessor has made. Google Fi subscribers who were receiving their SMS messages via Hangouts were told in October that they would no longer be able to […]
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