Weekly Issue: 2023-44

Contents Google Chrome’s latest update for iOS introduces a flexible feature that might seem small at first, but is a significant nod to user preference: the option to move the address bar to the top of your iPhone screen.

We’re in the thick of the review process for Chromebook Plus devices right now (we have one nearing completion right now) and as they continue to go on sale left and right, I’ve been eyeing the best deals to consider, picking up that exact device, using it for a little bit, and then getting back…

Amazon Web Services Inc. said today it’s launching a brand new consumption model for enterprises looking to reserve access to cloud-hosted graphics processing units for short duration artificial intelligence workloads.

  Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 119 (119.0.6045.66) for Android: it’ll become available on Google Play over the next few days.This release includes stability and performance improvements. You can see a full list of the changes in the Git log.

The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 119 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. This will roll out over the coming days/weeks.Chrome 119.0.6045.105 (Linux and Mac), 119.0.6045.105/.

The Beta channel has been updated to 119.0.6045.105 for Windows, Mac and Linux.A partial list of changes is available in the Git log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 119 (119.0.6045.109) for iOS; it’ll become available on App Store in the next few hours.This release includes stability and performance improvements. You can see a full list of the changes in the Git log.

Contents Are you trying to prevent anyone from signing into your Chromebook with their Google Account? Do you want to make sure only one account can be signed into each device you’re managing? Today, I’m going to show you how to do just that.

Chrome 119 is rolling out now! with an update to the expiration date upper limit for cookies already in storage. CSS has new pseudo classes, relative color syntax and more fenced frames added improvements like ad size macros and others and there’s plenty more.

The ChromeOS Reading Mode is getting a companion feature that will read aloud the pure, distilled content of any website shown on a Chromebook.

Since the advent of Chromebook Plus – and actually a bit before – I’ve been pretty bullish on the excellence of the new Lenovo Chromebook Slim 3i.

Get to popular sites like example.com without having to stretch your thumbs. | Image: Google Google’s Chrome browser on iOS is officially getting the option to move the address bar from the top of the screen to the bottom, the search giant has announced.

You can now place the Chrome address bar at the top or bottom of your iPhone screen.

Data disk migration is the process of transferring data from one storage device to another. This can involve moving data between physical devices, virtual machines, or even transitioning from on-premises solutions to cloud-based platforms.

Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for October 2023. This month, David Stone and Anton Chuvakin, colleagues from our Office of the CISO, are talking about what security and business leaders need to know about securing our multicloud present and future.

Halloween’s spirit isn’t just about costumes and candies; sometimes, it’s about real spirits! Well, digital ones, at least. More than anything, it’s about sharing fun moments with your family.

Contents The update to ChromeOS 118 has been a strange, staggered affair. On October 17th, we knew the update to Chromebook Plus via ChromeOS 118 was set to begin, and it arrived roughly on time.

As Uncle Sam releases more internal docs on Chrome strategy, MSN, more Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai testified on Monday at the US government’s Google antitrust trial – and acknowledged that, yes, default settings are valuable.…

The Stable channel is being updated to 118.0.5993.123/124 (Platform version: 15604.56/57.0) 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.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 119 (119.0.6045.66) 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.

Not to be outdone by the likes of Best Buy, even stores that stock just one Chromebook Plus model – like Target – are getting in on the discount action.

The future of computing is moving toward a ubiquitous model, where workloads and data can be run and leveraged everywhere, including in the cloud, on-premises and at the edge. Most companies have adopted the cloud due to factors such as cost, agility, flexibility and scalability.

Contents Last month, I wrote about a reader who wrote in stating that Google Collections – now known as “Saved on Google” or “Google Save” – slapped them on the wrist for violating the terms of service for what web items you can save in a Collection.

Is this Google’s gateway to increased AI on Chromebooks?

Now that Chromebook Plus is fully rolled out and devices are available across retailers, we’re beginning to see the marketing side of things take shape in Best Buy stores already embracing the new Chromebook Plus terminology.

Want to make ultra-fast ML predictions without writing and maintaining siloed applications, or having to move your data? How about doing it all with just SQL queries, and without worrying about scaling, security, or performance?

Today’s post is the first in a series that will provide the reasons for why administrators and architects should build batch processing platforms on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).Kubernetes has emerged as a leading container orchestration platform for deploying and managing containerized applications, speeding up the pace of innovation.

Contents For years now, I’ve wanted Google to implement a side-by-side two page view for PDFs in Drive. It’s probably not for everyone, and one page at a time with a vertical scrolling behavior likely helps some users focus on the content more.

As Chromebook Plus launched earlier in October, I was a bit concerned how it would affect the regular cycle of Chromebook deals we’ve become used to. In general, when new products hit the market, they don’t immediatley go on sale.