Two weeks ago, Google rolled out Chrome OS's final update for 2022. Chrome OS 96 comes as the last update before the shift to the shorter, 4-week update cycle for Chrome OS. Shortly after the update, amid reports of Android App issues, the update was temporarily paused while a fix was concocted. … [Read more...] about Missing: Chrome OS camera scan tool unavailable for many
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Google’s Pixel Watch looks to be getting the next-gen Assistant and a possible Exynos chip
We already know the upcoming Pixel Watch is going to look really great, have some sweet watch faces, and hopefully offer up a Pixel-specific take on Wear OS 3. While we still don't know when the device will arrive or what the pricing will be, thanks to some digging by 9to5 Google, we now know a few … [Read more...] about Google’s Pixel Watch looks to be getting the next-gen Assistant and a possible Exynos chip
New Youtube Experiment lets you jump to the most-watched moments of a video
A new Youtube experiment that's available only until January 7th for Premium subscribers lets you use the progress bar of many videos to seek out the most-watched moments based on user activity across the platform. You can enable it by visiting youtube.com/new, and toggling it on will automatically … [Read more...] about New Youtube Experiment lets you jump to the most-watched moments of a video
The 2021 HP Chromebook x360 14c is great, but you need to make sure to buy the right one
The HP Chromebook x360 14c has been out in its second iteration for a few months at this point, but we've yet to get one in the office and unbox it. Why? Well, quite plainly, it isn't that different than the version of this same Chromebook that came out in 2020. That's not a bad thing by any … [Read more...] about The 2021 HP Chromebook x360 14c is great, but you need to make sure to buy the right one
The original Google Home Mini is no longer available on the Google Store
The original Google "Home" Mini that was launched in 2017 has now been taken off of the Google Store, as first discovered by 9to5Google. To clarify, the "Nest" Mini is still available as it's the newest iteration of the miniature smart speaker, touting a modern pin power adapter, a wall-mount, and a … [Read more...] about The original Google Home Mini is no longer available on the Google Store
After six years, Google is finally ending support for the OnHub
The OnHub was Google's very first attempt at creating a wireless router and paved the way for Google Wifi. It was released all the way back in 2016 by both TP-Link and Asus, and to date, this device is still out there being used by many faithful consumers. It features both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands … [Read more...] about After six years, Google is finally ending support for the OnHub
The best hope for Chromebook video editing is now Apple’s iPad App of the Year
It's no secret that LumaFusion is coming to Chromebooks via Android at some point in 2022. How long that development cycle will take is still an unknown, but when we learned this full-featured video editor was being built for Android with Chromebooks as a primary target, it goes without saying that … [Read more...] about The best hope for Chromebook video editing is now Apple’s iPad App of the Year
Last-minute Chromebook deals just in time for Christmas
With just a little over a week left to get some Christmas shopping done, we've dug up a few Chromebook deals to help you finish off your shopping list. Whether you're shopping for someone else, or you're treating yourself to a new laptop, there are still some great deals to be had and you can have … [Read more...] about Last-minute Chromebook deals just in time for Christmas
Chromebook owners are using Android apps 50% more year over year
Today on the ChromeOS.dev blog, Google has revealed that on Chromebooks alone, 50% more users have engaged with Android apps year over year. When you consider the state of them since the Google Play Store was added to Chrome OS years ago, that would be kind of unbelievable, but then you have to take … [Read more...] about Chromebook owners are using Android apps 50% more year over year
Here’s a quick keyboard shortcut for Chrome OS virtual desks I bet you didn’t know existed
Chalk this one up as a hidden gem. Among all the Chrome OS keyboard shortcuts that exist, there is a new one that was made active as a part of Chrome OS 96 that hasn't even been added to the keyboard shortcut help screen that you can see that by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + ?. As a matter of … [Read more...] about Here’s a quick keyboard shortcut for Chrome OS virtual desks I bet you didn’t know existed
Google pulls a rabbit out of a hat and restores Disney service to Youtube TV after just one day
Well, this is interesting. In some impressive turn of events, Google has managed to restore Disney-owned channels to Youtube TV including ESPN and FX just one day after the two companies lapsed on their deal. Any users who had recordings of any content found on these channels or watched the local … [Read more...] about Google pulls a rabbit out of a hat and restores Disney service to Youtube TV after just one day
Google Docs fixes a wrong in the world by auto-correcting your em dashes in latest update
I've needed to use em dashes quite a bit in the last few months for some larger documents that I'm collaborating with others on, and unfortunately, I never learned to use them properly. Instead, I have always used hyphens both because I didn't know better, and because I'm too lazy to use the unicode … [Read more...] about Google Docs fixes a wrong in the world by auto-correcting your em dashes in latest update
