Yesterday, developers gave us a sneak peak at Chrome's new ad blocking policies that will take effect less than 24 hours from now. Accordingly, sites that do not meet the standards of the Coalition for Better Ads will have their advertising blocked completely in the Chrome browser. Today, we … [Read more...] about A Deeper Dive Into Chrome’s New Ad Blocking Policies
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Split Screen Tablet Mode In Stable Channel For Chromebooks
We have a few articles now talking about this much-anticipated feature finally making it to Chromebooks. We've tracked it from a commit to the Dev Channel to the Beta Channel and now on the Stable Channel. There's nothing really new going on here, but it is notable that the feature works … [Read more...] about Split Screen Tablet Mode In Stable Channel For Chromebooks
Google Chrome Drops The Hammer On Intrusive Ads
Google and the Chromium developers have been very forward about making their cherished Chrome browser safer, more secure and as unintrusive as possible. Just last week, they announced that July would mark the month that Chrome will label all HTTP sites as "not secure." … [Read more...] about Google Chrome Drops The Hammer On Intrusive Ads
Google Is Quietly Shipping The Pixelbook Pen Loop
Back in mid-January, Google decided to gift all Pixelbook owners with a free accessory to hold the not-included Pixelbook Pen when not in use. As I said in the article about this fun freeby back then, part of the user experience with pens like this is the availablity of the writing utensil at any … [Read more...] about Google Is Quietly Shipping The Pixelbook Pen Loop
Deal Alert: $150 Off The 256GB Pixelbook
I'll keep this one short and sweet because there are only a few left to buy. You can pick up the Core i5, 256GB Pixelbook by Google on Amazon right now for only $1049! That's $150 off the current retail price. … [Read more...] about Deal Alert: $150 Off The 256GB Pixelbook
Chrome Dino Easter Egg Getting Touch Screen Support
The dinosaur easter egg in Chrome is about to get a little more user-friendly. If you're unfamiliar with the Dino game, do yourself a favor and head to chrome://dino. You can thank me later. … [Read more...] about Chrome Dino Easter Egg Getting Touch Screen Support
Detachable Chromebook ‘Nautilus’ Testing Battery-Saving Display Tech
We've talked quite a bit about the upcoming device known as 'Nautilus' around here recently. We're inclined to think this device could see a release date later in 2018, so it makes sense that we'll keep seeing small hints about what 'Nautilus' will bring to the table before that time gets … [Read more...] about Detachable Chromebook ‘Nautilus’ Testing Battery-Saving Display Tech
TPM Update For Chrome OS: Why And How
For many of you who are like us, you're constantly tinkering with your Chrome OS devices, moving channels and changing Chromebooks more frequently than you do the oil in your car. Likely, you Powerwash your machine regularly if not out of habit, perhaps out of necessity. … [Read more...] about TPM Update For Chrome OS: Why And How
Google Assistant For Chromebooks Draws Near
Last October, Google's Pixelbook launched as harbinger for what will be the next evolution of Chrome OS devices. With it, we witnessed the first Chromebook with the Google Assistant built in and a physical Assistant key to boot. … [Read more...] about Google Assistant For Chromebooks Draws Near
Vortex: High Quality Chromebook Cloud Gaming Without Apps Or Plugins
Just yesterday, we talked about Google prepping a streaming, cloud-based gaming platform. This new service, codenamed Yeti, is nothing more than a pile of rumors at this point. Signs are certainly pointing to this whole initiative being real and hopefully coming soon, but for the time being it is … [Read more...] about Vortex: High Quality Chromebook Cloud Gaming Without Apps Or Plugins
Google Possibly Prepping a Streaming Game Service For Chromecast
Even as I typed that title, I have a hard time buying into it. At the same time, the idea of it has me incredibly excited! According to a site called The Information (which is subscriber-only), news has spread pretty quickly across the internet of a project codenamed Yeti that Google is working … [Read more...] about Google Possibly Prepping a Streaming Game Service For Chromecast
Chrome Adding Shorter Shortcut For Bookmarks: Windows and Linux Only.
Improvements to accessibility are always welcome additions to any software and web browsers are no exception. Clearly, we are fans of Chrome and that includes Google's browser in all its forms across every available platform. So, we celebrate with all the non-Chrome OS users when developers bring … [Read more...] about Chrome Adding Shorter Shortcut For Bookmarks: Windows and Linux Only.
