Now that vaccines are becoming more widely available, travel is beginning to be a thought on many people’s minds. Having been cooped up for the past year has given us all a desire to make up for it by getting out of the house and potentially out of our state or country to experience life […]
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Chromecast with Google TV becomes HDR10+ certified, but there isn’t much support for it yet
Google’s Chromecast with Google TV has been making its rounds since launch and becoming the go-to streaming technology for many. For those who don’t have the device, Google has been working with hardware partners like Sony and TCL in order to make a special version of its shiny, new Google TV interface that works well […]
Continue ReadingYour hotel room could soon come equipped with a Nest Hub for your convenience
Seemingly in direct response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, many hotels across the United States about to implement ‘contactless guest information and services solutions’ which will reside in guest quarters during their stay. This means that when you check-in for a stay at a hotel in the near future, you’re likely to be presented with […]
Continue ReadingNew features coming to Google Chrome’s Reading list
We’ve been tracking Google’s new Chrome Reading list feature for quite some time now, and it’s been awesome to see it evolve. What began as a simple means of reading something later with one click on the desktop is slowly becoming a full-blown replacement for tab managers like Toby, bookmarking systems like Pocket, and more. […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Tasks for the web gains inline detail editing
If you use Google Tasks via the web, you may be interested to hear that it’s gaining inline detail editing for Workspace users. It’s been available for some time now to standard Google account users, and once the switch occurred, I was throw off for a second as I’m accustomed to clicking more times while […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Assistant ‘Guacamole’ could hint at the future of smart device interaction
As a part of 9to5Google’s APK Insights report for the latest version of the Google app for Android, they discovered an interesting string of code regarding something called ‘Guacamole’. Apparently, this is meant to help you ‘quickly get things done’ with a toggle in Assistant settings. How exactly this occurs may upset some, and may […]
Continue Reading5 new Chrome OS 90 features visualized in a video walk-through
This week, Chrome OS 90 began rolling out for users and though it isn’t as feature-packed as the Chrome OS 89 update was, that doesn’t mean it didn’t come with its fair share of great new tricks. It is worth noting that a few of the announced features aren’t quite available here in week one, […]
Continue ReadingChrome gains an ‘Offers’ button so you can save money at checkout without an extension
During my week-long experiment where I migrated my life and workflow into Windows 10 and the Edge browser in order to see how a Chromebook user could make the most of Microsoft’s operating system if they had, I encountered a pretty sweet feature that I hadn’t expected to. Edge was sporting something called ‘Shopping’, which […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Fi announces a new “Simply Unlimited” plan for groups and families
I’ve been using Google Fi since its launch, and I have to say that overall, I’ve been pretty happy with my service. Most of all, I love seeing all information related to my phone plan – billing, voicemail, etc. – all in one place through the Fi app. By far my favorite aspect of the […]
Continue ReadingGoogle’s Nearby Share will soon let users share to multiple devices at once
It wasn’t that long ago that we had an exciting development in the Nearby Share experience for Chromebooks, allowing users to finally be able to not only start using Nearby Share in the Beta and Dev Channels of Chrome OS (it is still not in the Stable Channel), but also begin flipping the switch to […]
Continue ReadingLaCrOS could completely upend Chromebook account switching as we know it
Lacros is Google’s new browser for Chromebooks that is set to become the primary method for browsing the web on Chrome OS. It will likely be directly responsible for extending the life of your device, and with all of the excitement surrounding it, I decided to see how it fit into my workflow in its […]
Continue ReadingYour Chromebook launcher can now give you quick answers and save you from opening tabs
Yesterday, we briefly discussed all of the fantastic changes Google has made in Chrome OS 90 including the new diagnostics and scanning apps, and live caption. This morning, I wanted to give some laser focus to the new enhancements that have been baked directly into your Chromebook’s launcher. By tapping or clicking the ‘Everything button’, […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Meet visual redesign incoming with auto-exposure tools, speaker highlighting, more
In a new Keyword blog post, Google took time to highlight some awesome, new feature updates for Google Meet that should go a long way toward making it more useful and more fun too. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the company has transformed the service into a powerhouse for connecting people across the world, […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS connectivity tests moving to the Diagnostic App
In early November of 2020, Android Police’s Kent Duke discovered a new tool being added to Chrome OS that would bring a suite of network connectivity tests to a native system web app. These tests reflect the same tools that can be found when you head to chrome://network in your browser. Under the “network health” […]
Continue ReadingChrome’s Tab Search feature will display recently closed tabs to boost your productivity
With the introduction of its tab search feature, Chrome hoped to assist users in quickly navigating the cluttered and limited horizontal space provided by the tab strip at the top of the browser. By clicking the little arrow next to the minimize button, one can click an open tab to hop over to it without […]
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