Less than a month ago, we reported that you’d soon be able to play Xbox games directly through your web browser. This meant that Chromebook gamers specifically would have loads more to play in addition to Stadia, Nvidia GeForce Now, and other cloud game streaming services that are already available to them. Well, that time […]
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Google Drive for Desktop adds Google Photos upload and multi-account switching
Earlier this year, Google announced that it was transforming its Google Drive File Stream for Workspace into Google Drive for Desktop – a solution that would also become available to all users, Workspace or not. Instead of having to constantly download and upload files between your PC and your Drive storage in the cloud, Drive […]
Continue ReadingChrome is taking steps to untangle your sacred bookmarks from the Reading list
Recently, the Chrome development team gave a second function to the browser’s bookmarking star icon and it upset a lot of people. Instead of simply bookmarking the current page as it’s done since, well, forever, it currently pulls up an option to either do what it was designed to do or to place it into […]
Continue ReadingChromebook tablet mode split-screen resizing is finally getting a performance optimization
Back in February of 2019, I wrote a post that I’m not entirely proud of. Looking back, I used our audience to manipulate the system a bit and after the dust settled, I decided to not do that ever again. I was simply advocating for a better, smoother split-screen resizing for Chromebooks in tablet mode. […]
Continue ReadingGoogle is coming down on spammy Chrome extensions by requiring devs to enable 2FA
Google has been trying very much to clean up the cesspool that is the Chrome Web Store as of late. In just the past year alone, it’s created a new ‘seal of approval’ for extensions that respect user privacy and data, has introduced new protections against downloading malicious extensions, stopped them from sharing processes to […]
Continue ReadingFull Unity game development support for Chromebooks is now in beta
It wasn’t too long ago that Michael reported on Unity adding Chrome OS as a target for developers to build games around. Up to this point, most games you can play on a Chromebook from the Play Store are clearly targeted to phones and tablets, not laptops with additional inputs like a keyboard and mouse. […]
Continue ReadingUpcoming Chromebook shelf ‘drag to pin’ apps feature is simple but useful
To date, when you open an application or a web app on your Chromebook and it’s not pinned, it will appear to the right of a nearly invisible separator. This thin, white, nearly transparent line will divide pinned apps from non-pinned apps so that the user can understand what will disappear after being closed and […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Contacts updated with a new experience for Workspace relationships
Google Workspace is now rolling out a new Contacts experience for all customers, including G Suite Basic and G Suite for Business that gives more information on the connection between colleagues. For example, detailed information regarding an individual’s management chain, department, and title as well as a history of your Workspace relationship together (see below). […]
Continue ReadingChrome’s ugly Tab Search icon is being redesigned to fit in with its surroundings
Ever since Google introduced the excellent and extremely useful Tab Search feature to the Chrome browser, users have complained about how out of place the button’s visual design was against its surrounding elements. The close, maximize, and minimize buttons for the top of the browser are all in alignment with one another, but the Tab […]
Continue ReadingYoutube TV is finally rolling out its 4K Plus add-on package – here’s what it includes
After being announced in February, Team Youtube is now rolling out its 4K Plus Youtube TV package. It includes 4K streaming quality, the ability to download shows and movies for offline viewing, and the option for streaming to an unlimited number of screens within your home Wifi. Now, everyone in your Google Family Group can […]
Continue ReadingZoom is releasing a PWA specifically for Chromebooks on the Google Play Store
In the face of the global pandemic, Google has stepped up to the plate and completely transformed its services to better meet the needs of the hybrid ‘Anywhere classroom’. More specifically, Google Meet has become the go-to service for video chats across the education and enterprise space – well, nearly. Its competitor, Zoom, has kept […]
Continue ReadingYour recently closed Tab Groups in Chrome will soon appear in Tab Search for easy access
Not long ago, Chrome Canary added the ability to pull up your recently closed Tab Groups via the History menu in the browser’s settings. It turns out that it’s a fine enough makeshift way to ‘store’ Tab Groups for later in a similar way to that of Toby Tab Manager – at least for now. […]
Continue ReadingJust in time for Steam on Chromebooks, Xbox Series X controllers will work over Bluetooth
With Borealis, A.K.A. Steam on the horizon for Chromebooks, there will no doubt be many gamers who have Xbox gamepads laying around their house. These controllers are not only used for well, Xbox console, but also for PCs where they are plug and play as opposed to Sony’s Dualshock 4 controllers which require extra software […]
Continue ReadingGoogle TV begins prominently advertising Stadia games on your home screen
With the launch of Google Stadia on the Chromecast with Google TV and Android TV, millions of additional users can now consider their home televisions game consoles without having to purchase expensive gaming hardware. I said in my overview of the update that Google could leverage the 80 million users who now have a Chromecast […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS is putting the ‘Overview’ button back on the shelf where it belongs
I said it and I meant it – Virtual Desks on a Chromebook have felt incomplete without this one important feature. The one vital feature for accessibility that existed way back in 2013 but was needlessly ripped from the operating system to make room for others – the ‘Overview’ button! After making my case for […]
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