Just in case you missed the news, Google has been leaning heavily into gaming on ChromeOS. Even though we're a mere two months away from the sunsetting of Google's in-house streaming game service Stadia, the ChromeOS team has been putting in work to highlight the still-available cloud-gaming … [Read more...] about ICYMI: Jimmy Kimmel rambles while Guillermo ups his Chromebook “game”
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Google Wallet finally comes to Fitbit Versa 4 and Sense 2, Google Maps soon
I've had a bit of a mixed experience of late with Fitbit. Since the aquisition of the company by Google, we now have the first Fitbit Versa and Fitbit Sense with Google branding on the box, and we also have the Pixel Watch as part of the larger, overall family at this point. Though I've had every … [Read more...] about Google Wallet finally comes to Fitbit Versa 4 and Sense 2, Google Maps soon
Fitbit’s Sleep Profiles are coming to the Pixel Watch
When the Google Pixel Watch launched last month, a free six months of Fitbit Premium – a membership tier that offers more features, such as Sleep Tools, Guided Programs, Workouts, Advanced Insights, Challenges, and access to the Health Metrics Dashboard – was offered as part of the introductory … [Read more...] about Fitbit’s Sleep Profiles are coming to the Pixel Watch
Going 64-bit only is now possible on older Pixel phones
Unbeknownst to many, the Pixel 7 Series was released as the first ever 64-bit only Android phone. This is a milestone many years in the making and has been warned about since 2014 when Google told Developers to start getting their apps ready for the change. Alas, the time came, and the Pixel 7 and 7 … [Read more...] about Going 64-bit only is now possible on older Pixel phones
Your Chromebook will soon make noise when your battery is low, fully charged, and more
Historically, ChromeOS has not employed any sort of system sounds like you see (or hear) Microsoft Windows, MacOS, or even Linux do. The closest we've ever gotten is the accessibility sound you get when turning the device on, but most people aren't even aware of this neat little trick. I've … [Read more...] about Your Chromebook will soon make noise when your battery is low, fully charged, and more
Don’t miss this unbelievably huge discount on arguably the best Chromebook of 2021
There are Chromebook deals and then there are Chromebook Deals. This one would be one of the latter. One of my favorite parts of covering the ChromeOS world is the vast variety of hardware and the fact that any of it is prone to go on sale at a moment's notice. We generally scour the main … [Read more...] about Don’t miss this unbelievably huge discount on arguably the best Chromebook of 2021
Here are all the Kompanio 520 Chromebooks in development we’re tracking right now
Last week, before Joe went out to Sonoma for the 2022 MediaTek Executive Summit, I found a few interesting new boards in the Chromium Repositories that contained the new, somewhat-mysterious MT8186 SoC inside. We've talked about it before, but when I found these new devices in development, I also … [Read more...] about Here are all the Kompanio 520 Chromebooks in development we’re tracking right now
Forget Black Friday, this Chromecast deal is too hot to pass up
Black Friday is right around the corner but we all are well aware that the deals started weeks ago as retailers look to get a jump on the holiday shopping season. While many of us are looking to score that huge deal on a new Chromebook, let's not forget those little stocking stuffers and party gifts … [Read more...] about Forget Black Friday, this Chromecast deal is too hot to pass up
Google launches app that will solve Health and Fitness sync across devices
Google's Health Connect app, which strives to be a one-stop hub for all of your health, fitness, and wellness apps, is coming out of "Early Access" status and is now available on the Play Store in Beta. Google made the announcement via a blog post today, where it highlighted the benefits of this app … [Read more...] about Google launches app that will solve Health and Fitness sync across devices
Saving your Chrome Tab Groups to the Bookmark bar is finally working in Chrome Canary
One of my all-time favorite upcoming Chrome features is finally up and running properly! For what seems like forever, I've been tracking and reporting on something called 'Tab Groups Save'. The ability to save your Tab Groups for later, close the browser, re-open it and re-launch said groups has … [Read more...] about Saving your Chrome Tab Groups to the Bookmark bar is finally working in Chrome Canary
Christmas comes early with full leaked renders of the upcoming Pixel Fold
I was not expecting this at all today! As many of you know by this point, the Pixel Fold (A.K.A. Pixel Notepad and Passport) has been leaked, rumored, and delayed all sorts of times over the past 18 months. Known only as the Pixel Fold early on, the name 'Passport' was thrown around before we all … [Read more...] about Christmas comes early with full leaked renders of the upcoming Pixel Fold
Material You for Chromebooks just showed up in the Canary channel, and it’s beautiful
Wow - just wow. Back when I created my Material You for ChromeOS mock-up from scratch to show what the operating system could and probably would look like, I had no idea that we would actually get it. I also didn't realize how accurate my mock-up would end up being. Over on Reddit today, the … [Read more...] about Material You for Chromebooks just showed up in the Canary channel, and it’s beautiful
