Weekly Issue: 2024-11
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Now’s the time to level up your home security with Nest Cams
If you’ve been eyeing Google Nest cameras to level up your home surveillance, now’s the perfect time to take the plunge. Nest cameras are currently discounted at Best Buy, with prices that haven’t been this sweet since Black Friday.
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Logitech’s Casa Pop-Up Desk arrives at Best Buy March 21st
We’ve been talking about the new-ish Logitech Casa Pop-Up Desk quite a bit lately, and that’s for good reason.
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Microsoft defends barging in on Chrome with pop-ups pushing Bing, GPT-4
We thought you people wanted choice, IT colossus sniffs Microsoft is cheerily popping up ads over Chrome on Windows PCs to push its search engine and AI assistant.…
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Chrome Dev for Desktop Update
The Dev channel has been updated to 124.0.6356.6 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.
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Logitech’s Casa Pop-Up Desk is confirmed ‘Works with Chromebook’
If you have been looking for a wireless trackpad and keyboard combo that works perfectly with your Chromebook, the Logitech Casa Pop-Up Desk might be the answer.
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Google I/O 2024 dates and small live crowd confirmed
Each year around this time, we generally get a head-scratcher of a game from Google followed by an official unveiling for the dates of Google I/O.
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Generative AI in insurance: How Cytora helps insurers prioritize underwriting risks
Speed, convenience, and consistent control over risk selection and decision-making matter in the insurance industry. This is why forward-thinking insurers are investing considerably in AI and digital risk processing technologies that streamline large parts of their risk workflows.
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Google Chrome enhances user security with real-time Safe Browsing update
Google LLC today announced enhancements to its popular Chrome browser that bring new real-time protection to users through the browser’s Safe Browsing feature.
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Chrome Dev for Android Update
Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 124 (124.0.6355.0) 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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Google is finally rolling out a full-featured Nest Cam experience on the web
I’ve got exciting news for all you Nest Cam users out there! Google has announced in a Nest Community blog post that in the next few days you’ll be able to view recorded clips and navigate your footage directly on the home.google.com web portal.
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YouTube on Google TV is getting some desktop features I’ve been missing
Since the introduction of YouTube apps on smart TVs, I’ve found myself using this method of consuming videos possibly more than any other way.
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The Chrome Cast 258: We’ve reviewed all but one of the Chromebook Plus models
This week on The Chrome Cast podcast, we focus most of our discussion around two main topics: the full review of the HP 15.6″ Chromebook Plus and the new Casa Pop-Up Desk that includes a wireless trackpad that works with ChromeOS. The HP 15.
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Google gooses Safe Browsing with real-time protection that doesn’t leak to ad giant
Rare occasion when you do want Big Tech to make a hash of it Google has enhanced its Safe Browsing service to enable real-time protection in Chrome for desktop, iOS, and soon Android against risky websites, without sending browsing history data to the ad biz.…
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Google Public Sector and WWT Team Up to Enhance Cloud Sovereignty
Google Public Sector and World Wide Technology (WWT), a leading global technology solutions provider, have announced a joint effort to advance the adoption of Google Distributed Cloud Hosted (GDC Hosted), a sovereign cloud solution that provides a consistent, secure, and scalable platform for hosting applications in any location.
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Digital bank N26 strengthens security and simplifies compliance with Chrome Enterprise
Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Carlos Rodriguez, Internal IT Tech Lead, and Jamie Sayers, IT Manager, IT Support and Endpoints Management, for N26, a digital bank with headquarters in Berlin.
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Browse safely with real-time protection on Chrome
We’re bringing real-time security capabilities to Safe Browsing’s Standard protection mode and sharing updates to Password Checkup on iOS.
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Announcing SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) in Google Cloud SQL
SQL Server comes with built-in business intelligence reporting capabilities provided by SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) to build and run well formatted, paginated style reports.
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Why the Lacros Chrome browser may arrive on Chromebooks very soon
In running a few tests the other day, I ended up putting one of our office-dwelling Chromebooks in the Canary Channel of ChromeOS 124. Full disclosure, I was seeing if I could get the new ChromeOS App Mall to appear.
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Chrome Stable for iOS Update
Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 123 (123.0.6312.52) 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.
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Chrome Beta for iOS Update
Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 123 (123.0.6312.51) 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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The Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 is back to $349 and worth a look
It’s oddly been a little while since we highlighted a deal on the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5. And you’d be forgiven for overlooking it in our daily deals post (that gets updated regularly) thanks to the solid list of Chromebooks currently available at discounted prices.
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Early Stable Update for Desktop
The Stable channel has been updated to 123.0.6132.46 for Windows and Mac as part of our early stable release to a small percentage of users. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log.You can find more details about early Stable releases here.
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Chrome Beta for Desktop Update
The Beta channel has been updated to 123.0.6312.46 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.
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Save up to 40 percent with Dataflow streaming committed use discounts
Dataflow is an industry-leading data processing platform that provides unified batch and streaming capabilities for a wide variety of analytics and machine learning use cases: real-time patient monitoring, fraud prevention and real-time inventory management.
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AlloyDB fuels 50% faster margin calculations for Apex FinTech
Editor’s note: Apex FinTech Solutions Inc. (“Apex”) enables modern investing and wealth management tools through an ecosystem of frictionless platforms, APIs, and services. As part of its clearing and custody services (provided through Apex Clearing Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Apex Fintech Solutions Inc.
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TPG Telecom reduces API delivery time by 50% with Apigee
TPG Telecom is a rising star in Australian telecommunications with a strategy based on extensive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and organic growth. Our brands, including Vodafone, TPG, iiNet and AAPT, service five million mobile customers and 2.2 million fixed broadband customers through extensive mobile and fiber networks.
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Chrome Beta for Android Update
Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 123 (123.0.6312.40) 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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HP 15.6-inch Chromebook Plus review [VIDEO]
HP 15.6-inch Chromebook Plus MSRP – $499.00 “Chromebook Plus makes for a very enjoyable, solid Chromebook experience. This is just as true with HP’s 15.6-inch Chromebook as it is with all the rest of them.
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If the Slim 3i Chromebook Plus stays at $339.99, it’s the one to beat
For a Chromebook that refused to go on sale for a long time after it launched last fall, the Lenovo Slim 3i Chromebook Plus has now enjoyed one of the longest continued sale prices we’ve ever seen on any Chromebook at this point.
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Beta Channel Update for ChromeOS/ChromeOS Flex
The Beta channel is being updated to 123.0.6312.36 (Platform version: 15786.22.0) for most ChromeOS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and security updates.
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Chrome for Android Update
Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 122 (122.0.6261.119) 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.
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Stable Channel Update for Desktop
The Stable channel has been updated to 122.0.6261.128/.129 for Windows and Mac and 122.0.6261.128 to Linux 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 122.0.6261.
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Chrome Beta for iOS Update
Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 123 (123.0.6312.38) 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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Chrome 124 is prepping a feature that easily turns any site into a free-standing web app
It was only a few years ago that Google opted to end support for Chrome Apps in favor of the far more universal PWAs – progressive web apps.
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Big savings return for my favorite Chromebook: the Acer 516 GE
You know, I beat around the bush a lot when talking about which of the current crop of Chromebooks is my favorite, but deep down I’ve known which one holds that title.
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