Weekly Issue: 2023-25
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Chrome adds setting to Turn off/on Tab Hover Card Preview Images
Finally, after a long time, since the launch of Tab Hover Cards, Google has added an option in the Appearance settings of Chrome browser to control image visibility on Tab Hover Preview cards.
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Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS/ChromeOS Flex
The Stable channel is being updated to 114.0.5735.143 (Platform version: 15437.57.0) for most ChromeOS devices and will be rolled out over the next few days. This build contains a number of bug fixes and security updates.
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Google looks to be prepping a new standard for Chromebook excellence with ‘Chromebook X’
In a report from 9to5 Google yesterday, it seems Google could be right on the cusp of delivering a new way for consumers to make sense of the growing – and sometimes confusing – Chromebook market.
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Chrome Beta for Android Update
Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 115 (115.0.5790.40) for Android. It’s now available on Google Play.You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. For details on new features, check out the Chromium blog, and for details on web platform updates, check here.
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Beta Channel Update for Desktop
The Beta channel has been updated to 115.0.5790.40 for Windows,Linux and MacA full list of changes in this build is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how here. If you find a new issues, please let us know by filing a bug.
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Chrome Beta for iOS Update
Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 115 (115.0.5790.40) for iOS; it’ll become available on App Store in the next few days.You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.Krishna GovindGoogle Chrome
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Google may launch Chromebook X program to distinguish premium ChromeOS devices
A new program could launch this year to highlight and distinguish premium ChromeOS devices.
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4 new features coming to Chrome for iPhone and iPad users
The Chrome team at Google does a very solid job of keeping the browser on parity across all the platforms on which it lives. As with most software, Chrome does vary a bit from OS to OS but most features usually make it to all platforms sooner or later.
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Long Term Support Channel Update for ChromeOS
LTS-108 is being updated in the LTS channel to 108.0.5359.235 (Platform Version: 15183.98.0) for most ChromeOS devices. Want to know more about Long Term Support? Click here.
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Full OnePlus V Fold renders leak out ahead of Pixel Fold availability
I’m not going to lie: I’m getting pretty excited about what OnePlus is set to officially unveil in the V Fold, supposedly coming in August.
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Arpeely disrupts digital advertising with ML-based demand generation platform on Google Cloud
AtArpeely, we’ve developed some of the world’s most advanced advertising technology. Our machine learning (ML) media acquisition platform and “win-win” business model enables customers to bring highly intentful users to their offerings with precision, peace of mind and minimal overhead.
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The best ChromeOS tablet available is $130 off today
Once again, our favorite ChromeOS tablet of all time is back on sale and yes, it is still an exceptional value at this steeply discounted price. Of course, I’m talking about the sleek and versatile Lenovo Duet 5 Chromebook.
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The Google Pixel Fold is available at AT&T for only $900 on pre-order
I’m pretty shocked by this right now. The Pixel Fold – due to ship out to early buyers from the Google Store by the end of the month – is now available for pre-order from AT&T and Verizon.
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Chromebook X leaks: Google’s new badge of excellence for laptops
Expect hardware branding, a special boot screen, and extra features for these laptops.
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This is ‘Chromebook X’: Google’s new standard for ChromeOS
When does a Chromebook become more than “just a Chromebook?” That’s the question that Google has set out to answer with its upcoming “Chromebook X” program for high-quality laptops and tablets.
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Deal Alert: Grab this massive Acer Chromebook 317 and save $200
When it comes to larger laptops, 15.6″ is about the max for my personal preference. I’m actually most at home with something around the 14-inch display size but I’m not everyone and there’s clearly a market for the over sized laptop or OEMs wouldn’t keep making them.
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Opera rolls out AI-infused browser
Opera went live today with Opera One, an extensive makeover of its namesake Chrome-based web browser that includes a native generative AI feature that allows users to ask it to create text or computer code and get questions answered with greater detail.
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How to invert colors on a Chromebook
Have you ever picked up your phone or opened your laptop just to find that the screen looks like something out of a Predator movie? You know what I mean. All the colors are jacked up and it looks like you’re seeing things through infrared goggles.
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Innovating Japanese Customer Service at TEPCO Energy Partner with Google Maps Platform
Editor’s note: Today’s article comes from Mr. Yoshitaka Iizuka, Team Leader of the DX Promotion Office at TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc., a group company of Tokyo Electric Power Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO). Iizuka is leading a comprehensive digital transformation (DX) initiative based on Google Maps Platform.
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Transform your Apache Iceberg lakehouse with BigLake
When your data is siloed data across lakes and warehouses, it can be hard to transform outcomes with your data.
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Google Chrome on iOS will let you search with just your camera soon
Image: Google Google is adding some more features to its Chrome iOS browser to tempt iPhone users away from Safari. Chrome on iOS is getting built-in Google Lens support soon, which will allow Chrome users to search for anything they see using just their camera.
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From B2C to B2B: Picsart's Apigee-powered pivot
With 150 million users and counting, Picsart was originally founded as a photo and video editing app we use to enhance our everyday life before uploading them to various social media platforms.
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4 new ways to use Chrome on iOS
Check out four new and favorite Chrome features coming to your iOS device.
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Google’s Pixel Tablet is officially available
Today is the day! Google’s long-awaited Pixel Tablet with its included charging speaker dock is officially available. Those that pre-ordered may already have theirs in-hand or are anxiously waiting for the delivery driver to arrive on their doorsteps.
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Two Chromebooks under $200 that are actually worth buying
As much as I’d love to recommend that everyone go out and buy an ultra-premium device like the HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook, I fully understand that the average consumer isn’t ready or even able to drop a thousand dollars on a new laptop. Especially a Chromebook.
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How to activate your Chromebook's crafty new shortcut system
If you’ve spent any time using a Chromebook lately, you’re in on the secret: Google’s ChromeOS platform has gotten almost shockingly good over these past several years.
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Lenovo’s Yoga 9 is flexible at home, but stretches the friendship at work
Rotating sound bar sounds better in theory than in practice Desktop Tourism With working from home and bring your own device both now established practices in many workplaces, The Register’s Desktop Tourism series decided it was time to take a consumer machine for a trip.…
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Chromebooks are set to get stylus preference settings in an upcoming update
Stylus pens and Chromebooks have been partnered up for quite some time now. Since all the way back in 2017 with the first pen-equipped Chromebooks – the Samsung Chromebook Plus and Pro – we’ve seen an explosion of devices that now come with pen support.
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Deal Alert: The latest HP Chromebook x360 14c is down to $499
Father’s Day is now behind us but it’s not too late to score a killer deal on a formidable Chromebook and put a big smile on dad’s face in the process. Or, perhaps you’re in the market for a new laptop for yourself or someone else in your family.
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The big, budget ASUS Chromebook CX1 is discounted to $249
The Asus Chromebook CX1 C1700 a new, large Chromebook with 17-inch, full HD display and 8 GB of memory. Normally priced $299, you can nab one for $50 off.
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