In the home speaker segment, Google has really found a solid niche that has served to bring the Google Assistant into millions of homes in a simple, affordable way. Starting with the slightly-odd Google Home that began the Google-made smart speaker effort, Google has continued to hone and perfect … [Read more...] about Google Nest Audio review: lots of sound for $99
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HP debuts company’s first MediaTek-powered Chromebook for $259
HP is no stranger to ARM processors in Chromebooks but it has been a while since we've seen a device with that flavor of CPU. As a matter of fact, HP hasn't used an ARM processor since 2014 when the Tegra K1 CPU was still a thing but those things are dinosaurs. Six years later, HP has quietly … [Read more...] about HP debuts company’s first MediaTek-powered Chromebook for $259
[Updated: Calendar, Keep] Google’s bold new icons begin rolling out to Chromebook users
Update: Google Keep on the web has now updated its icon as well. Update: The Google Calendar web app icon has started to roll out. Follow the instructions at the end of this article to update yours! Before anyone was privy to the fact that Google was going on a re-branding frenzy, services … [Read more...] about [Updated: Calendar, Keep] Google’s bold new icons begin rolling out to Chromebook users
How to take and share a screenshot on the new Chromecast with Google TV
I can't be the only person who has wished to be able to send a screenshot of something I'm looking at on TV, right? With standard TV, YouTube, Netflix, and a whole host of video content at our fingertips, the entire setup simply begs for still images from all these sources to be shared at a … [Read more...] about How to take and share a screenshot on the new Chromecast with Google TV
[Update: Sale over]Deal Alert: Grab the versatile Lenovo Chromebook Duet tablet for $204
Update: Shortly after this was published, Walmart returned the price of the Duet to $249. It's still a great price but you can get the 128GB model for only $20 more at Best Buy. Not sure if this was a hiccup or Walmart only had a certain number of devices at this price. Either way, Best Buy is now … [Read more...] about [Update: Sale over]Deal Alert: Grab the versatile Lenovo Chromebook Duet tablet for $204
Are you Sirius? Yup, get a free Nest Mini and 3 months of SiriusXM for $15
Black Friday deals are coming and that means you'll likely be able to pick up a Nest Mini smart speaker for next to nothing at just about every retailer that sells them. Chances are good that many stores will be giving them away as freebies with larger purchases. Even now, you can pick up Google 2nd … [Read more...] about Are you Sirius? Yup, get a free Nest Mini and 3 months of SiriusXM for $15
Google pumps the brakes on Chrome OS 86 for most Chromebooks
Chrome OS 86 has been out in the wild for a couple of weeks now but it appears that our beloved operating system has a hitch in its giddyup. At the time of its initial release, a large section of devices was left off of the update list for reasons that are still unclear. A few days later, more … [Read more...] about Google pumps the brakes on Chrome OS 86 for most Chromebooks
Tips and tricks for Chromebook account management and achieving work-life balance
Managing one's data well can be quite difficult in today's world where every time you turn around, someone else is asking you to sign up for another subscription service or to create another account that requires you to store yet another password. Keeping separate Chrome browser user profiles can be … [Read more...] about Tips and tricks for Chromebook account management and achieving work-life balance
Chrome is readying a new feature that will help you sort prices on multiple websites at once
One of Chrome's newer features on mobile is the addition of the tab grid switcher. Most of the phones I've had lately (yeah, I go through quite a few devices) have all had the newer tab grid view that presents your open tabs in a grid versus the older style card stack that Chrome used to employ. … [Read more...] about Chrome is readying a new feature that will help you sort prices on multiple websites at once
Early Black Friday Preview: HP Chromebook 14 for $179
Thanks to 2020, Black Friday is no longer a shopping event packed into a single day or even week, for that matter. To reduce the number of in-store shoppers, many retailers are already offering "Early Black Friday" deals and will continue to do so over the next few weeks with rolling deals. Walmart … [Read more...] about Early Black Friday Preview: HP Chromebook 14 for $179
Your Chrome browser may soon show a Google Shopping widget on the new tab page
Most people prefer their new tab page to include a Google search bar and nothing more. They like it to be simple and to the point, while others prefer to have an extension show them other things like a relaxing motion wallpaper or a clock widget. Instead, a Google Shopping widget may soon occupy … [Read more...] about Your Chrome browser may soon show a Google Shopping widget on the new tab page
Google Messages for Web gaining Google Fi support, allows texting when phone is off
Now that Google Chat is trying to clean up the mess that Hangouts left, we learned that it would begin by killing off support for Google Fi users to text, call and check voicemail through the Hangouts app itself. Back in May of this year, Android Police did a teardown of the Google Messages app for … [Read more...] about Google Messages for Web gaining Google Fi support, allows texting when phone is off
