Last night, I came across a nice surprise. Nintendo pushed out an update to Switch and Switch Lite owners that allowed them to do something they couldn’t since the launch of the console generation – connect Bluetooth earbuds! Yep – believe it or not, you’ve never been able to wirelessly connect anything to route audio […]
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Google Lens search results will make a home with Reading List in the Chrome side panel
Over the past few months, Google Lens – yes, the company’s Android computer vision search tool – made its way to Chrome for desktop. While accessing it wasn’t super obvious, it allowed you to right-click any image and ‘Search with Lens’, calling up a new tab where it would then be processed to look for […]
Continue ReadingOne week later, most flagship Chromebooks are still waiting for Chrome OS 93
The last few updates to Chrome OS were smaller and more incremental than previous updates. Chrome OS 89 and 90 were both feature-laden and it made a bit more sense that they were delayed for lots of devices. Chrome OS 91 and 92 pushed far fewer brand-new features and because of this, they mostly rolled […]
Continue ReadingHow to open multiple instances of a web app in the same window on your Chromebook
I talk a lot about turning any website on your Chromebook into an icon so it can be easily accessed via your shelf or launcher with the ‘Everything button‘, and have even written a full tutorial on doing so, including the benefits that process offers. However, some of you may work a lot like I […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Home app adds wireless device speed testing in its latest update
Earlier this year, the Google Home app received a redesigned Wifi section that included more of the old Wifi app’s tricks. Since Google was busy phasing it out in favor o the all-in-one experience for all of the smart tech in your home, this made sense. The ability to prioritize a connection so that it […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Messages will soon ‘nudge’ you to reply to conversations you forgot to follow up on
XDA Developers has uncovered a ‘Nudge’ feature in their latest teardown of the Google Messages for Android app (version 9.5). Several code strings show that Google will ping users and remind them to reply to conversations they may have forgotten about days prior. Not only that, but any messages that may need attention via a […]
Continue ReadingAnd the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Chromebooks just keep on coming
For many years, we tracked the development of the early stages of Qualcomm bringing their silicon to Chrome OS. It was a very, very long road that started all the way back in December of 2017 and finally came to fruition in October of 2020 when we first got our hands on the Acer Spin […]
Continue Reading‘Eche’ will let you ‘Push’ things from your Pixel phone to your Chromebook
Phone Hub is Google’s initiative to help bring your Chromebook and phone closer together. It lets you check your notifications, and battery, and even ring your handheld device, see recently accessed apps and Chrome tabs, and more. We’ve been following ‘Eche’ for some time, and while it’s always seemed to us to be a more […]
Continue ReadingThe first MediaTek Kompanio 820 Chromebook will arrive soon, and we know who’s making it
One of the categories of Chromebooks we’ve been keeping a keen eye on is the handful of devices that will come equipped with MediaTek’s new Kompanio 820 SoC. Previously known as the MT8192, these devices should – in theory – give us a solid bump in peformance over the existing Snapdragon 7c Chromebooks we currently […]
Continue ReadingGoogle One adds a new 5TB storage option for $25 per month
There are a slew of storage plans within Google One – all for different types of users. However, most of the higher-tier options are meant for Enterprise accounts – photographers, video editors, and so on. While the service does provide 100GB and 200GB plans for two and three bucks respectively, there hasn’t been anything less […]
Continue ReadingNew rumor says Google’s Pixel 6 Tensor SoC could outperform the Snapdragon 888
One of the questions surrounding the impending release of Google’s next flagship phones – the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro – is how good the new, custom, Google-designed Tensor SoC will actually be. Obviously, Google’s been pretty tight-lipped about it aside from some claims about what Tensor will allow them to finally do in […]
Continue ReadingGoogle and Avocor create new hardware for Meet whiteboarding harmony
Work from Home means something entirely different than it did just two years ago. The new hybrid workforce and modular classroom environments have reshaped the way we communicate, learn and collaborate. Seeing the need to evolve with this changing landscape, Google has partnered with Avocor to create a new line of Jamboard-esque displays that bring […]
Continue ReadingClarification: MediaTek’s new Kompanio 900T isn’t for Chromebooks at all
The last time MediaTek make a press release about a new processor – the Kompanio 1300T – we didn’t write anything about it. After reading the press release, the SoC sounded interesting and was seemingly aimed at Android tablets. You can read the press release here and likely see where some of the confusion came […]
Continue ReadingExclusive: how to enable Vulkan in Crostini on your Chromebook right now
The time has come: welcome to our exclusive guide on how you can use Vulkan in Crostini! This unlocks the full gaming power of Chromebooks by allowing more modern games to work. More importantly, it also allows Steam’s Proton compatibility layer to work at its full potential, which means the majority of Windows games will […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Search officially introduces Dark Mode for the web
After about a year of testing, Google is finally rolling out dark mode for Search on the web to save your eyes from excruciating blinding white light later in the evenings. In January, it briefly appeared for some before disappearing again in an A/B test. Yesterday, I was presented with a ‘Turn on’ option at […]
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