Weekly Issue: 2022-04
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Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge Scrollbars to get Fluent design
Microsoft believes the current default Chromium Scrollbars still use the traditional win32 scrollbars while Windows OS has been received WinUI and native fluent controls. The company is now proposing default scrollbars should be updated with a Fluent design and be like overlay scrollbars always thinner, have insets and rounded edges.
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Google will let legacy G Suite users migrate to free Google accounts
Earlier this month, Google announced that it would kill free Google Workspace accounts that were using the G Suite legacy free edition. As spotted by Ars Technica and following customer backlash, Google has updated its support page and says that it plans to offer more options to existing users. Google Workspace as it exists today…
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Chrome for Android to warn when you close all tabs to Prevent data loss
How many times you have lost tabs when you accidentally close them in the browser? That can be annoying for sure, on any platform. Unlike Firefox, Google Chrome, the most used browser lacks this basic warning.
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Chrome OS vs Windows Series: Desktop fight; Who Wins?
The title of this post series is inspired by the David and Goliath dynamic … The new kid on the block and the bully, or they reflect the generational shift in approach to “operating systems” … A necessary evolution many would argue. From the days of MS-DOS and variants within […]
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G Suite legacy free edition users will get ‘no-cost’ transfer option, presumably to Gmail address
The migration from “G Suite legacy free edition” continues today with Google quietly noting that it will offer the ability to transfer “your non-Google Workspace paid content and most of your data to a no-cost option.”
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Google Chrome tests Tab Muting feature again
Who would have thought Google revisits the changes they made to Chrome years back and restores them, especially if it was a flag? That’s a surprise, happened this time about the Tab Muting flag which the company removed 3 years back.
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Gaming Chromebooks with RGB keyboards are reportedly in the works
OEMs and chipmakers are reportedly gearing up to bring a new class of Chromebooks aimed specifically at gamers.
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Google might offer an alternative for personal, non-business users of G Suite legacy free edition
Last week, Google announced that all G Suite legacy free edition users will have to transition and start paying for Workspace starting in July. This has upset non-business users that signed up for G Suite 16 years ago with their domain, and Google is now reaching out to these legacy personal users.
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Chrome OS set to get a new "Adaptive Charging" feature
Chrome OS is set to gain a new Adaptive Charging feature that will help Chromebook owners extend their laptop’s battery life.
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