A new developer flag called 'Help App Discover Tab' is now available on Chrome OS Canary 92 and it adds an interesting new section into the Explore app on Chromebooks. Joining the Search, Overview, Perks, What's New, and Help sections is a new robot head icon called 'Discover'. Despite what you may … [Read more...] about Chromebook Explore app gains ‘Discover’ tab to help kids browse device offerings
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I switched back to the Pixel 4XL and it feels like coming home
If you've been around here for any amount of time, you've likely been made aware of my affinity for Google's hardware. I like nearly everything they've made in-house (Pixel Slate aside) and I've been a Pixel phone owner since the very first model. I've taken pride in the camera and suffered … [Read more...] about I switched back to the Pixel 4XL and it feels like coming home
The HP Elite c1030 Chromebook just arrived for consumers with… LTE?
Premium Chromebooks are no longer a scarcity and the best part is, you don't have to pay exorbitant prices to get some really great hardware and powerful internals. As a matter of fact, you can pick up HP's flagship Chromebook x360 14c at Best Buy for only $429. That's $200 off and you're getting a … [Read more...] about The HP Elite c1030 Chromebook just arrived for consumers with… LTE?
New ‘Documents’ tab in Google Photos could mean more for the future of your Drive storage
Discovered by a tipster who reached out to Android Police, Google Photos will soon show you a dedicated section for your documents in the Explore tab of the app. Joining the pre-existing 'People', 'Places', and 'Things' sections, 'Documents' features several sub-categories such as screenshots, … [Read more...] about New ‘Documents’ tab in Google Photos could mean more for the future of your Drive storage
Opinion: Google’s next Chromebook could be a collaboration project with Lenovo
Let's take a trip down memory lane, shall we? Near the beginning of my interest in Chromebooks, Google made a somewhat-odd decision to shack up with HP and make the decidedly-Google-y HP Chromebook 11. If you don't remember it, we talked quite a bit about this pill-shaped Chromebook a few weeks … [Read more...] about Opinion: Google’s next Chromebook could be a collaboration project with Lenovo
Chrome will now let you link to specific text on any web page with ‘link to highlight’
In a new blog post, Google has highlighted a few new features that should make Chrome more helpful throughout your day. We've been tracking several of these - like muting notifications while screensharing, the improved PDF reader tools, updates to performance using tab group collapsing and freezing, … [Read more...] about Chrome will now let you link to specific text on any web page with ‘link to highlight’
$200 off this premium Core i3 HP Chromebook 2-in-1
Very soon, Tiger Lake Chromebooks will be upon us and that means more and more discounts on the current generation of 10th Gen Intel devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook and the wildly popular Acer Chromebook Spin 713. In the mix of the current premium Chrome OS models, the HP Chromebook … [Read more...] about $200 off this premium Core i3 HP Chromebook 2-in-1
More than 6 months late, Stadia may finally be coming to Chromecast with Google TV
The new Chromecast with Google TV launched all the way back on September 30 last year - that's almost 7 months ago. To date, Google Stadia remains unavailable for every user's television who decided to upgrade to the new dongle. For those passionate about Stadia, that has felt like quite a … [Read more...] about More than 6 months late, Stadia may finally be coming to Chromecast with Google TV
Chrome Memories feature could replace your browser history, Google Activity and more
We've been tracking a Chrome developer flag for a while now that's called 'Chrome Memories'. First discovered by Dinsan at Chrome Story, the URL chrome://memories returned a blank page for weeks. Then, little by little the Chrome development team added more page elements. Initially, a simple line of … [Read more...] about Chrome Memories feature could replace your browser history, Google Activity and more
Your Chromebook launcher may soon receive search categories to prevent information overload
First spotted by Dinsan over at Chrome Story, a new Chromium Repository commit points to the possible addition of a developer flag that will allow Chromebook users to search the launcher categorically. "Wait, what exactly does that mean", you may ask. Well, we don't exactly know yet, but I have an … [Read more...] about Your Chromebook launcher may soon receive search categories to prevent information overload
Got $3? You may be able to pick up a Google Home Mini
There is no shortage of great Google Assistant speaker options out there on the market to fit any budget or use case. Even now, you can score the premium Nest Audio by Google for the impressively low price of $79 and you'd be getting a seriously awesome speaker with all the features that come with … [Read more...] about Got $3? You may be able to pick up a Google Home Mini
Five Google Cast innovations that don’t yet exist but should
Google Cast has been life-changing for me. Not in any significant way, but the ability to send audio and video across my home and to different devices conditionally has certainly been transformative to my quality of life, and I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling that way. However, despite being … [Read more...] about Five Google Cast innovations that don’t yet exist but should
