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This week on The Chrome Cast, our conversation is as varied as the week’s content has been. From a new version of Chrome OS arriving, rolling out slowly, being not-really-delayed, and finally landing for nearly everyone, it has been an odd release cycle to be sure. Additionally, we’ve seen the confident return of Chromebook inventory in stores, leading to pre-Black Friday sales on all sorts of devices that we’ve simply not seen for quite some time.
NOTABLE LINKS
- Check out all the latest deals on Chromebooks and Google Assistant hardware
- Google confirms Chrome OS 86 is on the way for the rest of us by week’s end
- Google is testing “Side Panels” for Chrome’s upcoming Reading List feature
- The Chromebook launcher key is now officially called the ‘Everything button’
- Hands-on with the new Chrome OS Dark/Light Mode [Video]
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