Lenovo has made been a major player in the Chrome OS space over the past couple of years with devices like the Yoga C630, Thinkpad C13, and the wildly popular Duet Chromebook tablet. In between these premium consumer models, Lenovo has continued to pump out a wide variety of EDU and budget-friendly … [Read more...] about 2 new MediaTek Chromebooks on the way from Lenovo
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Chromebook Explore app gains ‘Discover’ tab to help kids browse device offerings
A new developer flag called 'Help App Discover Tab' is now available on Chrome OS Canary 92 and it adds an interesting new section into the Explore app on Chromebooks. Joining the Search, Overview, Perks, What's New, and Help sections is a new robot head icon called 'Discover'. Despite what you may … [Read more...] about Chromebook Explore app gains ‘Discover’ tab to help kids browse device offerings
The HP Elite c1030 Chromebook just arrived for consumers with… LTE?
Premium Chromebooks are no longer a scarcity and the best part is, you don't have to pay exorbitant prices to get some really great hardware and powerful internals. As a matter of fact, you can pick up HP's flagship Chromebook x360 14c at Best Buy for only $429. That's $200 off and you're getting a … [Read more...] about The HP Elite c1030 Chromebook just arrived for consumers with… LTE?
New ‘Documents’ tab in Google Photos could mean more for the future of your Drive storage
Discovered by a tipster who reached out to Android Police, Google Photos will soon show you a dedicated section for your documents in the Explore tab of the app. Joining the pre-existing 'People', 'Places', and 'Things' sections, 'Documents' features several sub-categories such as screenshots, … [Read more...] about New ‘Documents’ tab in Google Photos could mean more for the future of your Drive storage
Opinion: Google’s next Chromebook could be a collaboration project with Lenovo
Let's take a trip down memory lane, shall we? Near the beginning of my interest in Chromebooks, Google made a somewhat-odd decision to shack up with HP and make the decidedly-Google-y HP Chromebook 11. If you don't remember it, we talked quite a bit about this pill-shaped Chromebook a few weeks … [Read more...] about Opinion: Google’s next Chromebook could be a collaboration project with Lenovo
Chrome will now let you link to specific text on any web page with ‘link to highlight’
In a new blog post, Google has highlighted a few new features that should make Chrome more helpful throughout your day. We've been tracking several of these - like muting notifications while screensharing, the improved PDF reader tools, updates to performance using tab group collapsing and freezing, … [Read more...] about Chrome will now let you link to specific text on any web page with ‘link to highlight’
More than 6 months late, Stadia may finally be coming to Chromecast with Google TV
The new Chromecast with Google TV launched all the way back on September 30 last year - that's almost 7 months ago. To date, Google Stadia remains unavailable for every user's television who decided to upgrade to the new dongle. For those passionate about Stadia, that has felt like quite a … [Read more...] about More than 6 months late, Stadia may finally be coming to Chromecast with Google TV
Chrome Memories feature could replace your browser history, Google Activity and more
We've been tracking a Chrome developer flag for a while now that's called 'Chrome Memories'. First discovered by Dinsan at Chrome Story, the URL chrome://memories returned a blank page for weeks. Then, little by little the Chrome development team added more page elements. Initially, a simple line of … [Read more...] about Chrome Memories feature could replace your browser history, Google Activity and more
Your Chromebook launcher may soon receive search categories to prevent information overload
First spotted by Dinsan over at Chrome Story, a new Chromium Repository commit points to the possible addition of a developer flag that will allow Chromebook users to search the launcher categorically. "Wait, what exactly does that mean", you may ask. Well, we don't exactly know yet, but I have an … [Read more...] about Your Chromebook launcher may soon receive search categories to prevent information overload
Five Google Cast innovations that don’t yet exist but should
Google Cast has been life-changing for me. Not in any significant way, but the ability to send audio and video across my home and to different devices conditionally has certainly been transformative to my quality of life, and I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling that way. However, despite being … [Read more...] about Five Google Cast innovations that don’t yet exist but should
The Pixel Buds A may lose my favorite feature from the original
In a bit of a troubling report from 9to5 Google, it looks like the upcoming Pixel Buds A may lose a vital feature that made the original 2 versions of the Pixel Buds stand out in a very good way. From digging into the Pixel Buds APK (the app that connects and controls the Pixel Buds), 9to5 … [Read more...] about The Pixel Buds A may lose my favorite feature from the original
Google Meet saver mode lets you join meetings even when your battery is low
Google has transformed Meet into a powerhouse for virtual meetings during the pandemic and is now taking to making the app and service more polished. By adding several new tools and back-end features to help you be more productive, Meet is truly becoming the go-to software for distanced learning in … [Read more...] about Google Meet saver mode lets you join meetings even when your battery is low
