This afternoon, Google made the official announcement that the Google Home Max is now available for purchase both from the Google Store and participating retailers like Best Buy, Verizon and Walmart. Not surprisingly, Amazon isn't on this list and likely won't be anytime soon. Still, the fact … [Read more...] about Google Home Max Officially Made Available
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Google Home Max Available December 13th According to Best Buy
Right off the bat, let's all take this one with a heavy dose of salt. Retailer listings are pretty hit-or-miss when it comes to predicting actual product availability. That being said, Best Buy has a listing up for both colors of the Google Home Max that declares quite confidently that the … [Read more...] about Google Home Max Available December 13th According to Best Buy
Get $100 Off The New Acer Chromebook 15 And Score A Free Google Home
Acer's latest spin on their popular Chromebook 15 offers up a resume of features that make it worthy of its $399 price tag. The Acer Chromebook 15 is a bit of a unicorn as it offers the only 15.6" display in the world of Chrome OS. The latest iteration has stepped up the game with a partial-aluminum … [Read more...] about Get $100 Off The New Acer Chromebook 15 And Score A Free Google Home
Hangouts Meet Now Supports Up To 50 Users
Google continues to ramp up support for the Enterprise market with deeper cloud integration, Virtual Machine options and hardware for the corporate playground. … [Read more...] about Hangouts Meet Now Supports Up To 50 Users
Chrome 63 Brings Site Isolation And Extension Blocking
It's that time again! Sometime in the next week or so, Chrome OS will receive the latest milestone update and version 63 will begin rolling out to Chromebooks and Chrome devices everywhere. Per the natural order of things, the desktop version of Chrome updated this week and brought with is some … [Read more...] about Chrome 63 Brings Site Isolation And Extension Blocking
Google Fixes The Biggest Problem With The Home Mini
We reported not too long ago about a pretty severe issue with the Google Home Mini that cropped up only a few weeks after the device was made available. In a nutshell, that issue was really a symptom fix for a larger underlying problem. Some Google Home Mini devices were found to be listening to … [Read more...] about Google Fixes The Biggest Problem With The Home Mini
Chrome Remote Desktop Hits The Web, Allows Remoting To A Chromebook For Support
One of the best-kept secrets in the Chrome world has long-been Chrome Remote Desktop. I've personally used it for years and it was a vital tool that helped me make the transition to Chrome OS back before it was ready for me as a daily driver. The best part of Chrome Remote Desktop was always the … [Read more...] about Chrome Remote Desktop Hits The Web, Allows Remoting To A Chromebook For Support
Chrome For Windows Will Soon Block Third Party Code Injection
The Chrome browser continues its battle to remain the champion of web security and stability with clockwork-like updates, security patches and bug fixes. While many unsavory internet attacks may come from malicious software, often times browser instability is the result of user-installed, … [Read more...] about Chrome For Windows Will Soon Block Third Party Code Injection
Google Pixelbook vs. ASUS Chromebook Flip C302
In a Chromebook landscape that now holds the Pixelbook, Samsung Chromebook Pro and the ASUS Flip C302, comparison videos are not only helpful, they are insanely intruiging. Look, we get it! Devices that share the flagship-type status need to be measured, compared, and put against one another. … [Read more...] about Google Pixelbook vs. ASUS Chromebook Flip C302
Chromebooks, SD Cards & Android Do Work Together: But It Needs Work
One of the ongoing pain points of the entire Android apps on Chromebooks venture has long-been SD card support and access. Early on, there simply wasn't any support for this. Your favorite app that you wanted to save and load files with via the SD card slot on your Chromebook simply wouldn't … [Read more...] about Chromebooks, SD Cards & Android Do Work Together: But It Needs Work
Developers Update Fingerprint Sensor On ‘Eve’: Another Pixelbook In The Works?
It's been well over a year since we discovered the Chromebook known then only as 'Eve'. Fast-forward a year and we now have, in the flesh, Google's Pixelbook which is the realization of 'Eve' in all its beauty. All-in-all, we were spot on with our speculations about what features Google's … [Read more...] about Developers Update Fingerprint Sensor On ‘Eve’: Another Pixelbook In The Works?
Allo May Soon Enable Multi-Device, Google Account Linking
The fine folks over at 9to5Google have unearthed a very interesting tidbit in their latest APK teardown that hints at Google's Allo messaging service receiving a few updates that could really help adoption of Allo by many more users. … [Read more...] about Allo May Soon Enable Multi-Device, Google Account Linking
