Weekly Issue: 2024-02

Hold onto your popcorn, cord-cutters, because Google announced some exciting Chromecast news at CES 2024! Most exciting, the magic of Fast Pair is coming to Chromecast with Google TV!

ChromeOS still has a few holdout areas where the latest Material You look and feel hasn’t quite made its mark.

This week on The Chrome Cast, we take a look at CES 2024 and explain a bit about why we weren’t in attendance, why not many Chromebook announcements were made there, and what about the show stood out this week as coverage from other outlets flooded our news feeds.

Using Cloud SQL, our fully managed relational database service is a powerful way to streamline your database operations and focus on innovation.

Neo4j provides a graph database that offers capabilities for handling complex relationships and traversing vast amounts of interconnected data. Google Cloud complements this with robust infrastructure for hosting and managing data-intensive workloads.

There’s no denying the goodness that is Pixel Watch. While I don’t think the Pixel Watch 2 is a massive move up from the first version, it brings a few things to the table that are helpful for everyone: better performance and better battery.

The new LTS Candidate, LTC-120 version 120.0.6099.203 (Platform Version: 15662.64.3), is being rolled out for most ChromeOS devices. If you have devices in the LTC channel, they will be updated to this version. The LTS channel remains on LTS-114 until April 2nd, 2024.

Last night, I needed to help a friend set up his Pixel Watch on his new Pixel 8.

 The Dev channel is being updated to 122.0.6226.0 (Platform version: 15739.0.0) for most ChromeOS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and security updates.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 122 (122.0.6238.3) 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.

Vanished. Poof. Gone. Just like that, the method for testing and trying out the new, split-from-ChromeOS version of Chrome that has been available for users to try on their Chromebooks is simply no more.

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The Dev channel has been updated to 122.0.6238.2 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.

The open road just got a whole lot smarter thanks to Google’s latest announcements at CES 2024. Google is revving up both Android Auto and their “Google built-in” platform for cars, bringing new features that make driving easier, navigation smoother, and entertainment more diverse.

At Google Cloud, we work to support a thriving cloud ecosystem that is open, secure, and interoperable. When customers’ business needs evolve, the cloud should be flexible enough to accommodate those changes.

Separate from HP’s main CES announcements, the company has also launched new Chromebooks for the education and enterprise markets

Casper Labs, a flexible blockchain solutions company, today announced that it’s working with IBM Corp. to build an artificial intelligence governance tool that uses decentralized ledger technology to introduce version control, monitoring and access controls for AI models.

Essential tool for PC troubleshooting, even if you never run anything but Windows The revival in development of open source RAM-testing tool Memtest86+ continues with version 7.0 – and it’s not just for Linuxy types.…

 LTS-114 is being updated in the LTS channel to 114.0.5735.346 (Platform Version: 15437.84.0) for most ChromeOS devices. Want to know more about Long Term Support? Click here.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 121 (121.0.6167.57) 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.

The Beta channel is being updated to OS version: 15699.29.0, Browser version: 121.0.6167.49 for most ChromeOS devices.If you find new issues, please let us know one of the following waysFile a bugVisit our ChromeOS communitiesGeneral: Chromebook Help CommunityBeta Specific: ChromeOS Beta Help CommunityReport an issue or send feedback on ChromeInterested in switching channels? Find out how.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 121 (121.0.6167.56) 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

The need for innovative storage solutions has never been more critical than in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape. As the demand for storage capacity continues to surge, companies are seeking ways to manage data efficiently while staying ahead of the curve.

The Beta channel has been updated to 121.0.6167.57 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.

Just before Christmas, a new feature that’s been in the works for a little while made its way down to the ChromeOS 120 Beta Channel. I had moved to Beta to try a few other things and was curious about this new productivity feature.

CES 2024 is in full swing and this time around, there isn’t much news coming from the ChromeOS world. One device that did make a showing, however, is the new ASUS Chromebook Detachable CM30.

 Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 120 (120.0.6099.210) 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. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Nothing under exploit… Is this the calm before the storm? Patch Tuesday  Microsoft rang in the New Year with a relatively calm Patch Tuesday: Just 49 Windows security updates including fixes for two critical-rated bugs, plus four high-severity Chrome flaws in Microsoft Edge.…

Sharing content across devices hasn’t always been the most seamless experience. Back in 2020, Google introduced Nearby Share to make file sharing across devices easier but if you were a Samsung user, you had similar capabilities with a feature called Quick Share.

CES 2024 is here in full force, but we’re clearly not out in Vegas this year for the festivities. Thanks to Asus, however, we got our hands on their latest Chromebook tablet – the Chromebook CM30 Detachable – well before its official release.

The Stable channel has been updated to 120.0.6099.216 for Mac,Linux and 120.0.6099.216/217 to Windows which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the Log.The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 120.0.6099.216 for Mac and 120.0.6099.

The recent growth in distributed, compute-intensive ML applications has prompted data scientists and ML practitioners to find easy ways to prototype and develop their ML models.

As Kubernetes adoption grows, so do the challenges of managing costs for medium and large-scale environments. The State of Kubernetes Cost Optimization report highlights a compelling trend: “Elite performers take advantage of cloud discounts 16.2x more than Low performers.

About a month ago, ASUS shocked us a bit with a surprise announcement of not just a new Chromebook, but a new Chromebook Plus that looks pretty awesome in every way possible.

Imagine a ChromeOS laptop but with a removable Chromebook display doubling as an Android tablet. Lenovo has a Windows version. Will ChromeOS will follow?