The deals just keep coming. This year's Black Friday/Cyber Monday promotions have been absolutely stellar if you're in the market for a new Chromebook. We've unearthed $200 ChromeOS tablets, ultra-premium flagships at a $400 discount, and just about everything in between but we're just getting … [Read more...] about At $250 off, this 16-inch ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5 is a steal
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[UPDATE: This deal is back]Don’t miss this crazy deal on the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3
UPDATE: It appears that Best Buy has rekindled this deal and you can once again score the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 for only $199. Black Friday has arrived; with it, we'll be sharing the best ChromeOS and Google-related deals from around the web. Stay tuned for my Black Friday Chromebook roundup … [Read more...] about [UPDATE: This deal is back]Don’t miss this crazy deal on the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3
The powerful Acer Chromebook Spin 714 just hit an all-time low price
Well, we had Black Friday and then, Small Business Saturday. Tomorrow, more deals will arrive as Cyber Monday kicks off but what about today? Yeah, I have no idea what today is called but that hasn't stopped Best Buy from dropping some hot new Chromebook deals. I sincerely thought that yesterday's … [Read more...] about The powerful Acer Chromebook Spin 714 just hit an all-time low price
How to create and manage Google Alerts to be notified when interesting content hits the web
Did you know that Google has created a way for you to wrangle the wide, open web? There are constantly billions of pieces of content being published on the internet, and it can be hard to keep track of things that are important to you, but Google Alerts makes it possible to be notified of highly … [Read more...] about How to create and manage Google Alerts to be notified when interesting content hits the web
How to keep your Gmail Inbox free of Spam and Promotions
Using its time-tested and refined algorithms, Gmail does a pretty good job of trying to keep our inboxes free of Spam, Junk emails, and unwanted promotions. It even utilizes inbox tabs to categorize your promotions, social, updates, and forum emails and keep them out of your primary email tab where … [Read more...] about How to keep your Gmail Inbox free of Spam and Promotions
A new Gmail update improves your email search results
As a result of new machine learning models, Gmail rolled out an update back in July, which resulted in search suggestions that were more accurate, customizable, and made more sense. When using the Gmail Search Box to look for a conversation, files, or a coworker's contact information, you would see … [Read more...] about A new Gmail update improves your email search results
The Google Play Store’s intelligent space-saving “app archiving” feature is now rolling out
Remember the Nextbit Robin phone? Most people don't. It wasn't a particularly spectacular device, but it did ship with a unique feature that no one else was implementing at the time. The ability to archive your apps and reinstall them right from the app list or home screen may seem like something … [Read more...] about The Google Play Store’s intelligent space-saving “app archiving” feature is now rolling out
You can now easily share files with all participants of a Google Meet
Earlier this year, Google rolled out the ability to start a Meet call and “bring it to” Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, as well as present to the meeting from either of these applications. This is all part of the Smart Canvas rollout, which aims to deliver the next evolution of collaboration for … [Read more...] about You can now easily share files with all participants of a Google Meet
Zoom makes good on its promise to finally transition users to its web app for opening call links
Six months ago, Zoom popped a little banner up at the top of its Chrome web store application to remind everyone that it would soon be phasing it out in place of the new progressive web app. Well, that time has finally come, and the PWA is now the default experience for Chromebook owners. While … [Read more...] about Zoom makes good on its promise to finally transition users to its web app for opening call links
Pixel’s At a Glance widget timers can now reach across your connected devices
The At-a-Glance widget on Pixel phones is part of what makes a Pixel, well, a Pixel. Not only is it part of the DNA and branding of the Pixel Launcher, but is also surprisingly helpful as it has become more proactive through the years. Recently, Google announced some quality-of-life improvements … [Read more...] about Pixel’s At a Glance widget timers can now reach across your connected devices
This deal on the ASUS Chromebook CX9 is almost unbelievable
Black Friday is now behind us but let's be honest, the deals aren't going anywhere. From now until the New Year and beyond, retailers will be offering deep discounts on everything under the sun. There has been no shortage of Chromebook deals and that's a very good thing because that has not always … [Read more...] about This deal on the ASUS Chromebook CX9 is almost unbelievable
Google Collections gets Material You update, fixes mobile loading, adds notes, custom links, more
It seems like only yesterday that I was complaining about how Google Collections wouldn't load on my Android device no matter what I did. It was busted on Google's end, and no amount of troubleshooting or talking to support helped the situation. If you don't have a clue what Collections are, I don't … [Read more...] about Google Collections gets Material You update, fixes mobile loading, adds notes, custom links, more
