Update 4/26/21: Youtube TV has given its response in regards to Roku’s email and it’s just as direct. See below for the tweet! In an email sent out to Roku users today, Google was put in the hot seat in a way that rarely ever happens for the public to see. Roku stated that it […]
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You can play Mario 64 right in your browser and it is absolutely awesome
Google Discover (at the bottom of your new tab page in Chrome, in the Google app, and on the left-most screen of the Android launcher) is a place I tend to find interesting and sometimes-random things that pique my interest. Over the weekend, that exact thing happened and out of nowhere I came across a […]
Continue ReadingFirst Look: Tiger Lake Chromebook benchmarks reveal monstrous gains
Well, today is the day. We finally have our hands on the world’s first-ever 11th Gen Tiger Lake Chromebook. We have a lot of questions and will be covering anything and everything that you can think of around this new generation of Chromebooks. Form, features, and aesthetics are all very important but I’m here for […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Tasks for the web gains inline detail editing
If you use Google Tasks via the web, you may be interested to hear that it’s gaining inline detail editing for Workspace users. It’s been available for some time now to standard Google account users, and once the switch occurred, I was throw off for a second as I’m accustomed to clicking more times while […]
Continue ReadingAsk and answer questions feature in Google Search shutting down
When typing a search query into Google, you’ve probably recently been met with a question-and-answer-style card near the bottom of the first page of results. You may have even been given a text box where Google has requested that you answer a question for others to see while searching. All of this has been part […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Assistant ‘Guacamole’ could hint at the future of smart device interaction
As a part of 9to5Google’s APK Insights report for the latest version of the Google app for Android, they discovered an interesting string of code regarding something called ‘Guacamole’. Apparently, this is meant to help you ‘quickly get things done’ with a toggle in Assistant settings. How exactly this occurs may upset some, and may […]
Continue Reading5 new Chrome OS 90 features visualized in a video walk-through
This week, Chrome OS 90 began rolling out for users and though it isn’t as feature-packed as the Chrome OS 89 update was, that doesn’t mean it didn’t come with its fair share of great new tricks. It is worth noting that a few of the announced features aren’t quite available here in week one, […]
Continue ReadingHow to snooze Android app notifications on your Chromebook
Managing notifications on Chromebooks has improved substantially since they launched. Do not disturb has become a staple in my everyday use, and you can toggle notifications on or off per app or web app. I do wish that you could cloud synchronize your choice to have Do not disturb enabled, but that’s a battle I’ve […]
Continue ReadingHow to change the default app for opening different file types on your Chromebook
The Chromebook Files app has become quite powerful and feature-filled over the past few years. Not only has it gained the ability to display Linux files for those with Crostini enabled, and received new trash can and camera folders, it’s also become capable of saving files for offline use on an individual basis instead of […]
Continue ReadingHow to hide Tote previews on your Chromebook to reclaim shelf space
After tracking the new holding space feature for so long, it was finally released as ‘Tote’ on Chrome OS 89. The tool allows you to quickly access screenshots, downloads, and pinned files or folders directly from your shelf. Tote adds a preview bubble for up to three of your latest additions, and while the slick […]
Continue ReadingIf you are still looking for the Chrome OS 90 update, you aren’t alone
From time to time, this happens. A Chrome OS update is announced, starts showing up for users, and then we begin realizing that a large swath of Chromebooks aren’t yet getting the promised update. Scheduled for Tuesday this week, Chrome OS 90 arrived with some cool new features that we’ve been tracking for some time. […]
Continue ReadingChrome gains an ‘Offers’ button so you can save money at checkout without an extension
During my week-long experiment where I migrated my life and workflow into Windows 10 and the Edge browser in order to see how a Chromebook user could make the most of Microsoft’s operating system if they had, I encountered a pretty sweet feature that I hadn’t expected to. Edge was sporting something called ‘Shopping’, which […]
Continue ReadingGoogle is about to really confuse buyers by putting the Pixel 5 processor in the Pixel 5a
I have no idea what Google is thinking right now. 9to5 Google has uncovered some pretty substantial evidence pointing to the reality that Google may very well ship the Pixel 5a with the exact same internal SoC as the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G. The Snapdragon 765G those phones possess is fine for mid-range […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Fi announces a new “Simply Unlimited” plan for groups and families
I’ve been using Google Fi since its launch, and I have to say that overall, I’ve been pretty happy with my service. Most of all, I love seeing all information related to my phone plan – billing, voicemail, etc. – all in one place through the Fi app. By far my favorite aspect of the […]
Continue ReadingGoogle’s Nearby Share will soon let users share to multiple devices at once
It wasn’t that long ago that we had an exciting development in the Nearby Share experience for Chromebooks, allowing users to finally be able to not only start using Nearby Share in the Beta and Dev Channels of Chrome OS (it is still not in the Stable Channel), but also begin flipping the switch to […]
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