The ability to highlight text, right-click, and select “Copy link to highlight” was added to Chrome back in April, giving users a quick way to anchor to a specific location on a web page for clarity. Now, as discovered by About Chromebooks, this feature may soon be expanding to include the direct location sharing of […]
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We talk about a ton of stuff here at Chrome Unboxed. From Chromebooks to Chromecast to Google Assistant, the world of Chrome OS is pretty far-reaching. We save our News section for the things that are breaking news to our readers.
Chrome OS is working on “snooping detection” to protect your screen and notifications
While Chromebooks with built-in privacy screens, like the HP Elite c1030’s optional Sure View Reflect display are able to keep prying eyes from peeking at your screen or stealing your private data while you surf your device, there’s still lots of room for development on software and hardware measures in this space. This becomes more […]
Continue ReadingCTL debuts budget-friendly Chromebook PX11-E with Jasper Lake CPUs
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 24, 2021 Oregon-based CTL is back with another classroom-focused Chromebook that’s powered by Intel’s latest small-core Jasper Lake processors. The new Chromebook PX11-E is a clamshell model aimed at the K-12 market and features CTL”s familiar rugged design, Bluetooth 5.0, and Wi-Fi 6. The Chromebook PX11-E will add to CTL’s already healthy list […]
Continue ReadingPixel 6 and 6 Pro review: why I’m not going Pro
The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro have been here in the office with us for a little while now, and after actually using both of them for nearly a month at this point, I have some thoughts about both of these phones. Really, though, I wanted to share with all of you why it is […]
Continue ReadingYou’ve officially got six extra months to migrate your website from Classic Google Sites
As far back as 2017, Google gave a timeline for its efforts to shut down the Classic version of Google Sites, its simple site-building tool. Having implemented migration tools for users to take advantage of, it vowed to give the new Google Sites as much feature parity as it could before shuttering the old. This […]
Continue ReadingCrosPaper lets you set live wallpapers on your Chromebook, but that’s not its best trick
I’d say the wallpaper app on Chrome OS is fine. Just fine. It’s not great or exceptional, and it certainly has a few areas I’d love to see it grow, but it does the basics when it comes to setting a background for your Chromebook’s desktop. But, where there’s room for improvement, a way to […]
Continue ReadingThe more I use the Chromebook Files app, the more I become upset with its idiosyncrasies
I’ve discussed at length recently how the Chromebook’s Files app is lacking features compared to its Drive web app. Most evidently, this can be seen with the missing Workspaces feature that allows Workspace users to place files in a special group for editing with quick recall, similar to placing a bunch of papers on a […]
Continue ReadingZoom’s Chrome app deprecated before its web app gains feature parity and stability
It’s been less than six months since Zoom released its progressive web application in the Google Play Store as a replacement for its traditionally packaged Chrome Web Store app, and according to 9to5Google, the company is already killing off the latter. Instead of being able to fire up calls in the Web Store app, users […]
Continue ReadingBundles, the best feature from Google Inbox, is about to make a big comeback in Gmail
Anyone else sorely miss Inbox? I still do, and it’s been years since Google put it in the graveyard. As a matter of fact, I had to look, but it’s been a staggering 3 years since Inbox was officially cancelled, and I can say I’ve despised Google’s decision every day since. Inbox was simply a […]
Continue ReadingHP’s upcoming Alder Lake flagship Chromebook is set to get a very unique keyboard addition
There are tons of new Chromebooks on the horizon. Heck, there are so many new Chromebooks out on store shelves already that we’re behind in our standard review process as it is. As 2021 comes to a close, we’d expect to possibly see a few more devices launched, but the vast majority of these new […]
Continue Reading[U] Wasserstein throws Black Friday party with discounts on Nest Cam and Doorbell bundles
Correction: The Wasserstein Nest Cam (Battery) with Charging Station Bundle is actually $140 off! The information we received reflected that it was $229.98 normally, but it was actually $329.98 before being discounted. We’ve left the original information intact, but you’ll see this price reflected up until December 1, 2021, on the Wasserstein website. Wasserstein, a […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Messages is solving a major pain point for its users with iMessage reactions
If you are an Android user, I’m sure you’ve been there. You have an ongoing message thread (SMS/MMS) with an iPhone user, and littered throughout the conversation are messages that look wildly out of place and only make sense if you know why they are there to begin with. Messages like the one you see […]
Continue ReadingASUS quietly refreshed the Flip CM3 with MediaTek’s Kompanio 820 SoC
MediaTek just wrapped up the company’s annual Executive Summit at which the chipmaker shed a little more light on its strategy around a multi-tier approach to the Chromebook market. While the proverbial proof in the pudding around MediaTek’s performance claims remains to be seen, we have high hopes for the upcoming mid-range Kompanio 820 SoC […]
Continue Reading“Offers” tab appearing in Play Store as Google pushes in-game events and discounts
I can’t even recall when exactly Google began to heavily advertise in-game limited-time events and discounts on the Play Store, but it’s nothing new. Luckily for anyone who really didn’t care to engage with this type of content, they could mostly just ignore the ads for “500 gems for $1.99”, or “80% off a lifetime […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Sheets now lets you insert and view rich contact information using smart chips
Google Docs received an update last month that allowed you to mention anyone from your Google Contact list in order to insert them directly into the context of the document. This would then let you interact directly with them by hovering over their name and clicking their email address, phone number, and more on the […]
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