This week on The Chrome Cast, we start things off by covering our current giveaways (both a Lenovo Chromebook Duet and Acer Chromebook Spin 713), tons of other great deals out there on Chromebooks for the holiday season, and we follow it all up with an overview of the Best Chromebooks of 2020 video … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 88: As Chromebook deals abound, Apple’s M1 silicon delivers
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The Chromebook camera app will soon be fully web-based, showing what’s possible with web apps
You read that right. In the coming months, it seems Google is ready to transition one of the more complex core applications on a Chromebook over to what is commonly referred to in Chrome OS as a System Web App (or SWA for short). Other apps have previously gone this route with little in the way of … [Read more...] about The Chromebook camera app will soon be fully web-based, showing what’s possible with web apps
Google Meet now supports 100 breakout rooms per call to help with distance learning
Having been teased back in August, Google Meet is now rolling out its highly anticipated breakout rooms feature to help with distance learning. Given the nature of its usage, it was only available to Enterprise for Education customers at launch, but it's now rolling out to most of the other … [Read more...] about Google Meet now supports 100 breakout rooms per call to help with distance learning
[Updated] PSA: Runescape is one of the best mobile games you should be playing and it’s now in the cloud
Update: Runescape 3 was launched on Steam last month and was recently made available on Nvidia GeForce NOW. Simply visit GeForce with the button at the bottom of this article and add it to your library to begin playing! Because it's free to play, there's no need to first 'collect' the game in your … [Read more...] about [Updated] PSA: Runescape is one of the best mobile games you should be playing and it’s now in the cloud
Deal Alert: Here’s another way to get a free Stadia Premiere Edition bundle
If you missed your chance to claim a free Stadia Premiere Edition bundle last week when Google was practically using a T-Shirt cannon to give them out, there is another way to get your hands on one at no extra cost before everyone else's presents arrive - that is, if you're interested in Cyberpunk … [Read more...] about Deal Alert: Here’s another way to get a free Stadia Premiere Edition bundle
Google Fi rolling out new family features at no extra cost – unknown contact blocking, data budget, more
To help you and your family stay safe during the holidays, Google is rolling out a handful of new features for their phone subscription service. These new 'Family features' will automatically be included in all Fi plans at no extra cost. You'll begin to see these in your Google Fi app next week, so … [Read more...] about Google Fi rolling out new family features at no extra cost – unknown contact blocking, data budget, more
A testament of change – Stadia and GeForce NOW both bypass Apple’s store with web apps
Having been restricted from launching their apps on Apple's store and being cited for breaking the rules of the platform, Stadia and GeForce NOW are both circumventing the tech giant by launching their services on iOS devices via web applications instead! In their recent talk with Business … [Read more...] about A testament of change – Stadia and GeForce NOW both bypass Apple’s store with web apps
Fact Check: Sorry, ‘Zork’ is likely not a new Google Pixelbook
Here we are again. It seems like only yesterday that Robby took to his keyboard to clear up some relatively common misconceptions about how Chromebook motherboards are developed and more importantly how they are named. It all started when rumors started making their way around the web about a … [Read more...] about Fact Check: Sorry, ‘Zork’ is likely not a new Google Pixelbook
[Update: Available] Destiny 2 will be Stadia’s very first absolutely free to play game!
Update: Destiny 2 is officially available to all Stadia gamers! Perfectly timed to Stadia's first birthday. In just two days, on November 19 at 9 am PST or 12 pm EST, you can begin playing Destiny 2 absolutely free - a Stadia Pro subscription will not be needed! As a reminder, Stadia is a free to … [Read more...] about [Update: Available] Destiny 2 will be Stadia’s very first absolutely free to play game!
Google makes RCS messaging available globally, end-to-end encryption begins beta testing this month
After several years of failing to make RCS widely available, due primarily to pushback by phone carriers, Google has now officially made their Rich Communication Services or RCS available globally via their Messages app. Now, anyone who downloads it on Android will experience modern chat … [Read more...] about Google makes RCS messaging available globally, end-to-end encryption begins beta testing this month
Get a brand new Samsung Galaxy Chromebook for as little as $720
When Best Buy recently dropped the price of Samsung's ultra-premium Galaxy Chromebook to $799, I was confident that it was just a matter of time before Samsung rolled out a deal of its own. I'm happy to say that my gut feeling was spot on. It only took a couple of days for Samsung to match the $799 … [Read more...] about Get a brand new Samsung Galaxy Chromebook for as little as $720
New collaboration to bring NFC wireless charging to USI pens for mobile devices
Today, a press release went out highlighting a new collaboration between the NFC Forum and the Universal Stylus Initiative (USI) that should help to bring wireless charging to USI pens via WLC (Wireless Charging Specification). With these universal specifications working together, we should begin … [Read more...] about New collaboration to bring NFC wireless charging to USI pens for mobile devices
