Update: After a bit of confusion, Google's Chromebook Community manager Alisha has dropped an announcement in the Chromebook Forum. Here's what we have thus far: As you may have already heard, our team is working with Valve to bring Steam to Chrome OS. We are very excited to share that we’ll be … [Read more...] about [Update: Coming Soon] And just like that, Google announces Steam Alpha for Chromebooks
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Successful Failures: From Q(ueue) to Cast
When I told my daughter that Google began as a search engine - and only a search engine - her jaw dropped. After all, the Google she knows in 2022 lives on a small white screen or donut-shaped puck in almost every room, on her phone and tablet, and on my car dash. It powers her email, calendar, … [Read more...] about Successful Failures: From Q(ueue) to Cast
The Chrome Cast 154: Lenovo announces new Chromebooks at MWC 2022
On this latest episode of The Chrome Cast, we spend the bulk of the show discussing Lenovo's new Chromebook lineup that was announced at MWC 2022. With meaningful updates to beloved Chromebooks like the Duet and Flex 5, Lenovo has put together a strong showing as we move into the second quarter of … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 154: Lenovo announces new Chromebooks at MWC 2022
Google, Microsoft, Apple, Mozilla join forces to solve browsers compatibility issues
The major tech companies that develop the top web browsers (Google, Microsoft, Apple, Mozilla, Bocoup, and Igalia) along with other supporters have announced that they have - for the first time ever - banded together in order to improve interoperability and thus make things much easier on Web … [Read more...] about Google, Microsoft, Apple, Mozilla join forces to solve browsers compatibility issues
Google Spaces will now let you set descriptions and guidelines and assign manager roles
Google Chat has continued to improve as it prepares to accept more users from the Hangouts migration, and with it, the Spaces feature is now adding new features to help users organize people, topics, and projects. Included in this update is a new "Manager" role, which will let you give additional … [Read more...] about Google Spaces will now let you set descriptions and guidelines and assign manager roles
Google Play Games adds an option to make it easier to share devices but not account progress
As Google Play Games ramps up its beta for PC in three countries, with more likely to come down the line, the mobile gaming service looks to be adding new features that seek to make it easier to share devices with your friends and family. First spotted by @Doraeigaah on Twitter and reported by … [Read more...] about Google Play Games adds an option to make it easier to share devices but not account progress
Google Photos tests importing from other services, digitizing your physical media
Google Photos is the go-to photo storage management tool for many, especially those of us who own a Pixel phone. It lets you store, share, view, and edit photos and videos on both Android and iOS, while also including powerful AI features to optimize your photos and your storage space. All this for … [Read more...] about Google Photos tests importing from other services, digitizing your physical media
Chrome for Android’s ‘Data Saver’ feature is being removed because it’s no longer necessary
As soon as Chrome 100 releases, Google will be sunsetting a feature on Android known as "Lite Mode". This feature was rebranded and originally called "Data Saver" (Datally), but its functionality and goal remained the same - to help people browsing the web save on their mobile data and load web … [Read more...] about Chrome for Android’s ‘Data Saver’ feature is being removed because it’s no longer necessary
Google celebrates the adoption of Smart Canvas features, announces more to come
Building off of their announcement back in May of last year which introduced Smart Canvas - a new product experience that delivers the next evolution of collaboration for Google Workspace - Google posted today on The Keyword a summary of all the Smart Canvas features released to … [Read more...] about Google celebrates the adoption of Smart Canvas features, announces more to come
How to sync Chrome on Android and across all your devices
There are many reasons why I prefer to use Chrome as my main browser. One of the main reasons is the fact that it is multi-platform, which comes in really handy when you are someone that moves between operating systems. As long as you have a Google account, you can switch seamlessly from one device … [Read more...] about How to sync Chrome on Android and across all your devices
Chrome OS Flex versus CloudReady: here are the main differences
This week, Google made a pretty monumental announcement in the form of Chrome OS Flex, but as most users will likely note, Chrome OS Flex bears some pretty striking resemblance to a product that has been in circulation for years at this point: Neverware's CloudReady. Those same users will also … [Read more...] about Chrome OS Flex versus CloudReady: here are the main differences
Chrome OS has a strange relationship with letting users listen to multiple simultaneous audio sources
It's fairly common for anyone using a computer to run two audio sources at the same time. Maybe it's our short attention spans or perhaps it's my generation's fault - the millennials. It's still cool to blame everything on the millennials, right? Either way, on Windows, I often have music playing … [Read more...] about Chrome OS has a strange relationship with letting users listen to multiple simultaneous audio sources
