Today, we have a pretty special unboxing to do with the brand-new Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5. This device was made official back in September, but just arrived in retail locations in mid-October. Lenovo was nice enough to send one over and, as we do around here, we opened it up all on camera. There … [Read more...] about Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 unboxing and hands-on first impressions [VIDEO]
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Google ‘My Business’ is changing to ‘Business Profile’, losing app in favor of web integration
Back when Google Business was tied to Google+ as Business pages, they were easy to manage, but they weren't perfect. There was confusion around when you were replying to people as yourself or your business since they were intrinsically tied to your Google Account. Once the company's social spine … [Read more...] about Google ‘My Business’ is changing to ‘Business Profile’, losing app in favor of web integration
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Tab Maker by Google lets you create your own New Tab Page design as an extension
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