It's here, folks! Three years after Google dumped more than $150 million into ADT and partnered with it to provide customers with more forward-thinking security setups, we finally have the result of that collaboration. Being called the "ADT Self Setup", the new security system offers a handful of … [Read more...] about Google and ADT unveil the new “ADT Self Setup” security system with Nest integration
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Sunbird is steaming forward to bring iMessage to Android
Correction: I mentioned another app that is offering iMessage for Android and stated that it will not be free. I was incorrect as Beeper has announced that the app will be free with a Plus plan that will cost $5-$10/month. Back in early December of 2022, news broke that a new company was … [Read more...] about Sunbird is steaming forward to bring iMessage to Android
Google may stop forcing Android apps on Chromebooks out of the box
Since the inception of the idea of Android apps on Chromebooks back in 2016, the idea of the Play Store being relatively accessible on ChromeOS devices has always been interesting. With millions of applications, it made sense for Google to try to get Android's existing app library plugged into … [Read more...] about Google may stop forcing Android apps on Chromebooks out of the box
Duet Deals Are Back! Save up to $100 on a new Lenovo Chromebook Tablet
It was only a matter of time before Lenovo's dynamic Duet Duo went back on sale and today, you can take your pick on the device of your liking. Ever since their debut, the Snapdragon-powered Lenovo tablets have been hot commodities for a wide range of ChromeOS users - casual and business types … [Read more...] about Duet Deals Are Back! Save up to $100 on a new Lenovo Chromebook Tablet
Transfer files seamlessly with Android Nearby Share for Windows, now in beta
Google's Nearby Share feature was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show last year, and since then, it has made its way to Android and Chromebooks. Now, Google is expanding this feature to Windows PCs through a beta release of an official app. To download the app, you need to have Windows 10 … [Read more...] about Transfer files seamlessly with Android Nearby Share for Windows, now in beta
What was once the most innovative Google service may soon be yesterday’s news
Google Assistant has revolutionized how we interact with our technology, offering voice commands and contextual awareness as conversational input, and further allowing Google to stand by its mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Sadly, over the … [Read more...] about What was once the most innovative Google service may soon be yesterday’s news
Google Search for mobile does let you save websites to Collections, but it’s not obvious
Collections is a feature within Google Search that allows you to save recipes, images, Maps locations, and so much more across the company's services for later reference. It's a handy tool for anyone who needs to save things for a more appropriate time, like when they're in the kitchen cooking or … [Read more...] about Google Search for mobile does let you save websites to Collections, but it’s not obvious
Google’s Bard is singing a new tune this week, upgrades to its capabilities already rolling out
For anyone who has access to Google's Bard AI, it's evident that it is losing the chatbot race against ChatGPT and Bing AI (never thought I would say that!). It gets a bunch of very basic things wrong and is also the only AI that's not sure if it's sentient. Google has acknowledged that Bard is in … [Read more...] about Google’s Bard is singing a new tune this week, upgrades to its capabilities already rolling out
The Chrome Cast 221: Framework Laptop and making sense of $1000 Chromebooks
This week on The Chrome Cast, we spend our time talking through two main topics. The first is our thoughts on the new, high-end, modular Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition. Our review dropped this week and, as always, we have some thoughts. For a device built to be deconstructed and upgraded, … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 221: Framework Laptop and making sense of $1000 Chromebooks
With this change, notifications on ChromeOS are finally usable again
We've talked about this new change coming to the system tray of ChromeOS before, but it was something relegated to the Canary Channel at the time and I didn't give it too much thought. As excited as I get for upcoming software changes to ChromeOS, if they require moving to the Developer or Canary … [Read more...] about With this change, notifications on ChromeOS are finally usable again
The HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is back in stock – Act fast before it’s gone again!
We have zero qualms in saying that the HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is the hands-down pinnacle of ChromeOS hardware as we know it. That's not to say that we've peaked but for now, the Dragonfly is the King of Chromebooks past and present. The only real hangup with this ultra-premium "prosumer" device … [Read more...] about The HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is back in stock – Act fast before it’s gone again!
Google Photos Video Editor/Movie Creator finally arrives for Chromebooks
Last July, Google announced that the Google Photos app on Chromebooks would add a new tool that would allow users to create movies directly from the Photos app. The update was supposed to arrive last fall but that didn't happen. A few months removed and we're finally getting our first look at the … [Read more...] about Google Photos Video Editor/Movie Creator finally arrives for Chromebooks
