Google Lens recently got a nice, new update on the desktop Chrome browser that expands its functionality from just recognizing images across the web to also recognizing and translating text. This new update brings the desktop version more on par with its mobile counterpart, where this functionality has already been available for a while. As […]
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How Google is solving its Emoji problem
Have you ever received a text from a friend that included a string of unidentifiable black boxes where emojis should be? These black boxes are called “Tofu” and are the subject of a recent “Ask a Techspert” article on Google’s “The Keyword” blog that explains the reason why this happens and lays out the steps […]
Continue ReadingThe 2022 Masters website is peak web design and development on display
Here at Chrome Unboxed, we’ve never been shy about our love for the open web as a platform. At the end of the day, we all have this feeling that ChromeOS and the Chromebooks that run it are mainly portals to this vast, powerful and wide-reaching ecosystem. Not bound to an app store, operating system […]
Continue ReadingChrome’s new “Privacy Guide” is a user-friendly way to set up and review your browser’s privacy settings
Chrome already offers many ways to take control of your privacy and security. Google’s Safety Center is chock-full of great information that helps you navigate all of these tools across the company’s services, and today, it’s announcing yet another – Privacy Guide. Since you can already perform a Password Checkup through the browser and even […]
Continue ReadingChrome’s Side Panel receiving private notes, Reader Mode to be renamed “Read Anything”
Google is confident in the Chrome browser’s ‘Reader Mode’ and its ability to simplify web pages for users, by stripping out almost everything but text for the sake of simplicity. Apparently, it’s so confident, that it’s probably going to be renaming it ‘Read Anything’ instead. First discovered by Kevin Tofel of About Chromebooks, a new […]
Continue ReadingHow to set up site search shortcuts in Chrome
As a search engine, Google does a great job of helping with broad web searches – such as when you want to find a business or product online. However, if you are looking for results within a specific website, you will get faster and more accurate results by using the search feature built into that […]
Continue ReadingNordVPN launches new Threat Protection feature
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, online security has become a hot button for millions of users who have been forcefully thrust into a newfound online lifestyle. Whether you’re working from home, learning remotely, or simply a digital nomad, keeping your online activity safe and secure is more important than ever. Thanks, in part, […]
Continue ReadingYou can finally set Chrome as your default browser on Windows 11 with one click again
Back in August of this past year, Microsoft became notorious for its decision to intentionally make it more difficult for anyone looking to switch away from its Edge browser to do so. Instead of visiting the “Defaults” setting in Windows 11 and simply clicking over to another installed browser as the default for opening web […]
Continue ReadingChrome reaches milestone with the release of version 100
It’s been a hectic week and we’re a bit behind on the news but we couldn’t overlook the big announcement from Google. The Chrome browser for Desktop has officially hit the version 100 milestone. Launching earlier this week, the triple-digit version of Chrome is trickling down to desktop users on Windows, Linux, and macOS as […]
Continue ReadingChrome Beta adds user controls for ad personalization to Privacy Sandbox
Since Google’s Privacy Sandbox considered launching the Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC for short, it quickly failed to persuade anyone that it would be an effective replacement for third-party cookies, so the idea was quickly abandoned. Now, it’s working on something called Topics which will serve ads based on local device data instead of […]
Continue ReadingZoom reminds everyone it will soon kill off its Chrome app in favor of the shiny, new PWA
During the height of the global pandemic, Zoom dove into deep competition with Google Meet by providing feature parity and free calls during holidays for millions of people. It quickly rose in popularity, and now, anyone you ask will likely be using it for day to day use instead of Meet. Sure, this largely depends […]
Continue ReadingChrome issues emergency update to fix in-the-wild exploit
A new zero-day bug (CVE-2022-1096) has been discovered to affect Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers such as Microsoft Edge on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Google explained via a blog post that the vulnerability already has an exploit in the wild, which is restricting access to information on the bug details. The company already has a […]
Continue ReadingGmail expands mobile notifications pause to favor desktop ones
Last month, a test rollout was discovered that prompted users to pause their Gmail mobile notifications in favor of Gmail notifications on the full browser. The feature simply paused notifications on your phone when it detected that you were using the desktop version of Gmail. At the time, we didn’t know how wide the rollout […]
Continue ReadingHow to use Picture-in-Picture mode on YouTube videos in Chrome for desktop
One of my favorite features on chromeOS is the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode that allows you to pop-out video players to increase your multitasking capabilities. You get a smaller player and can drag it around the screen to continue watching while you type or do something else. However, anyone using Chrome for desktop may find that […]
Continue ReadingHow to identify images in Chrome using Google Lens
Besides web search, Google Lens may be one of the most helpful products Google has ever released. You can use it to scan and translate text in real-time, copy and paste printed or handwritten text, call a phone number on a street sign, or even identify that shoe you saw someone else wear that you […]
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