Allo, Google's consumer-facing messaging solution, has been an exercise in patience for most users who have adopted it over the past couple years. Yeah, Google announced their latest messaging platform almost 2 years ago at I/O, and it has continued to iterate and fix it as time has gone … [Read more...] about Google’s Allo For Web Will Soon Work Without Your Phone
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Acer Chromebook 15 Review: Greater Than The Sum of its Parts
The title up there was written on purpose. The Acer Chromebook 15 is nothing if not underwhelming on the spec sheet. As we go through the specifics of this device, it would be easy to consider writing off this machine based individual stats. Other than one area, this Chromebook isn't the best at … [Read more...] about Acer Chromebook 15 Review: Greater Than The Sum of its Parts
Chrome OS Adds More Android-like Features
Robby stumbled upon this UI change on the Samsung Chromebook Pro last week before we took it out of the Canary channel and from the looks of it, developers are putting a lot of work into polishing it up to get it moved into the more stable versions of Chrome OS. Last week, we noticed that long … [Read more...] about Chrome OS Adds More Android-like Features
Do You Hoard Tabs? Do You Long To See Your Fav Icons? Chrome Is Here To Help.
For some, hoarding is a way of life. When it comes to your browser, hoarding tabs can be a mind-numbing frustration that leads to colorful language and worn out mice as you hunt for the one page you're looking for amongst the dozens you have open. … [Read more...] about Do You Hoard Tabs? Do You Long To See Your Fav Icons? Chrome Is Here To Help.
Exciting Feature Coming To Chromebook Extended Displays
In the past few months, the name of the game in the Chrome OS universe is new features. In the absence of new flagship hardware for the Chrome OS ecosystem (we've seen quite a few new education-focused Chromebooks, but no real flagship devices announced since the Pixelbook back in early … [Read more...] about Exciting Feature Coming To Chromebook Extended Displays
Chrome OS 64 Arrives For Those Left Out [Pixelbook, Samsung Chromebook Pro]
Chrome OS 64 isn't a new revelation in any way, shape or form. As a matter of fact, it came out just over 5 weeks ago at this point. Those of you doing the math have calculated correctly if you've deduced that we likely only have a week left before Chrome OS 65 rolls out. … [Read more...] about Chrome OS 64 Arrives For Those Left Out [Pixelbook, Samsung Chromebook Pro]
CTL Launches Affordable Kaby Lake Chromebox
Seems like only yesterday we were sitting around pontificating as to why we were in the midst of a massive Chromebox drought. Well, the dry spell has certainly passed. With 8th Gen Kaby Lake boxes on the way from Acer, ASUS and HP, a new device was just announced from a less-likely OEM and this one … [Read more...] about CTL Launches Affordable Kaby Lake Chromebox
Google Home Calling Arrives In The U.K.
Better late than never, right? Slated for the end of 2017, making phone calls from Google Home was a feature delayed for users in the United Kingdom. Yesterday, the community manager of the Google Home product forum officially announced that the feature has now been turned on. … [Read more...] about Google Home Calling Arrives In The U.K.
Use Google Lens On Your Chromebook To Grab Text From Images
Google has, in various ways through the years, attempted to allow users to pull text from images. Be it Google Drive, Google Docs, Translate or some other service, there have been some pretty solid tries to convert images to text by Google. To this point, none of them have been viable, useful … [Read more...] about Use Google Lens On Your Chromebook To Grab Text From Images
You Can Now Use Google Lens On A Chromebook
Each year, Google uses its flagship phone to deliver new and interesting features to Android. The past couple years, these features have become even more exclusive with the introduction of the Pixel line. Just like any other phone maker, Google wants to launch handsets with interesting new … [Read more...] about You Can Now Use Google Lens On A Chromebook
Chromebooks Getting Some New Overview Mode UI Updates [VIDEO]
Another day, another Chrome OS UI tweak. If I'm being honest, the frequency of these UI changes probably excites me more than anything at the moment when it comes to being a Chromebook user. I love the idea that our OS is evolving and changing right under our feet. I also love that Google is … [Read more...] about Chromebooks Getting Some New Overview Mode UI Updates [VIDEO]
CloudReady Maker Neverware Acquires Flint OS
Neverware, makers of the Chromium OS-based platform CloudReady, has been burning the candle at both ends as of late. On the heels of their Series B round of funding which included major investments from the likes of General Catalyst, Rethink Education and even Google, Neverware descended in force on … [Read more...] about CloudReady Maker Neverware Acquires Flint OS
