In running a few tests the other day, I ended up putting one of our office-dwelling Chromebooks in the Canary Channel of ChromeOS 124. Full disclosure, I was seeing if I could get the new ChromeOS App Mall to appear. I could not, unfortunately, even with all the clear and obvious flags turned on. In […]
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Chrome 124 is prepping a feature that easily turns any site into a free-standing web app
It was only a few years ago that Google opted to end support for Chrome Apps in favor of the far more universal PWAs – progressive web apps. Since that point, the web by and large has moved in this direction, seeing standard websites acting far more like native applications across the board. With the […]
Continue ReadingCTL showed off the first affordable 5G RedCap Chromebook at MWC 2024
Just last week at Mobile World Congress, CTL made waves in both the 5G and Chromebooks worlds by showcasing the world’s first Chromebook equipped with the fast and affordable 5G RedCap technology. This innovation has major implications for the future of education, enterprise and even consumer Chromebook connectivity on the go. What is 5G RedCap? […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Keep is getting an AI upgrade with Gemini
In 2024, AI is going to keep showing up in all sorts of places, and Google’s latest insertion of Gemini in one of its higher-profile products is landing in Google Keep. The upcoming “Help me create a list” will be a new feature leveraging the power of Gemini to streamline everyday tasks right within the […]
Continue ReadingGoogle announces new Google TV features with a crazy-long roll-out window
Your overall Google TV experience is set to get a bit better in the somewhat-near future thanks to a few updates Google has announced that are on the way for the Google TV interface. These aren’t exactly massive, sweeping changes to the overall experience, but the tweaks should make for a far smoother navigation once […]
Continue Reading3 new ways to get helpful suggestions with Chrome
Searching the web can be incredibly efficient when you know precisely what you’re after. But what about those times when you need a little nudge to narrow down your search or find some new ideas? Chrome has you covered with three new smart features designed to boost your browsing inspiration. Related search suggestions in the […]
Continue ReadingNew Chromebook feature will allow mouse movement with keyboard keys
Accessibility features on Chromebooks have continued to grow and evolve for years at this point, and it seems that growth is only set to continue. With great features like the powerful magnifier, speech-to-text dictation, ChromeVox screen reader, and system wide auto captions, Chromebooks are a great tool for a wide range of users with physical […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Chrome may soon be able to search text in PDFs that are just images
I’m sure you’ve been there: a PDF gets delivered to you in one way or another and when you open it up to search for whatever piece of info you are looking for, you realize this PDF isn’t a document at all, but is simply an image that has been converted to a PDF. It’s […]
Continue ReadingThe new ChromeOS sounds for Chromebooks have an interesting genesis
Did you know that ChromeOS itself has been completely silent up until very recently? I hadn’t thought about it, but without 3rd-party apps or services making sounds, a Chromebook is silent. In a bit of a shift for ChromeOS, however, Google has begun to embrace at least a few sounds for Chromebooks technically since September […]
Continue ReadingGoogle delivers my most-anticipated AI feature to Chrome today
Last month, Google teased the introduction of new generative AI goodies set to arrive “soon” in the Chrome browser. Today, with the roll-out of Chrome 122, we finally get to start playing around with the new “Help me write” feature that they’ve been teasing us with for quite some time. For right now, the new […]
Continue ReadingThis tiny feature addition in ChromeOS saves me so much time
I’m not entirely sure when this new feature actually arrived in ChromeOS, but I’m so, so glad it is finally here. We talked about the ability to drag and drop images from the notifications tray nearly a year ago as an up and coming feature only available via the Canary Channel of ChromeOS at the […]
Continue ReadingYou can now use the new Lacros Chrome browser on Chromebooks again
It feels like a long time has passed since the simple ability to enable Lacros (Google’s new, decoupled Chrome browser for Chromebooks) via a feature flag left us. Looking back, it was only a little over a month ago in ChromeOS 120 that this change happened, however. For the swarms of users who had been […]
Continue ReadingGoogle’s new Quick Share feature arrives on Chromebooks in the Dev Channel
Announced at CES 2024 in an official capacity (after leaking a bit prior), Google’s new collaboration with Samsung for Quick Share is not just beginning to show up on Pixel phones; it is arriving a bit early on Chromebooks, too. After seeing the news that the transition from Nearby Share to Quick Share had begun […]
Continue ReadingYouTube TV reduces broadcast delay indefinitely, just in time for Superbowl LVIII
We’re just over two weeks out from Super Bowl LVIII, and that means there will be tons of people watching a singular, live event at the same time. Last year, the Super Bowl became the most-watched telecast ever in the history of television programming, pulling in an average of 115 million viewers. I don’t have […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Chrome may finally get really good on iPhones
Since the beginning, in classic Apple fashion, no other web browser engines outside of Webkit have been allowed on iOS. So the Chrome you run on an Android phone is quite different under the hood when compared with the one that you get on iOS and iPadOS. Apple has instead forced companies like Google and […]
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