Weekly Issue: 2024-21

Google has finally brought an anticipated new feature to their Password Manager that allows users to securely share passwords with their family members. This simple, yet helpful feature aims to simplify password management for shared services like streaming apps, school homework accounts, or financial accounts.

The Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 remains on top of the (admittedly small) Chromebook tablet heap as we round the corner into mid 2024. With it’s super-slim build, 13.

Google’s Pixel lineup has earned a dedicated following over the years thanks to its generally-helpful software and camera capabilities. However, one area where Pixel phones have fallen a bit short in the past few years is in their custom Tensor processors, co-developed with Samsung.

This week, we were lucky enough to fly up to New York City and attend a very cool event hosted by the ChromeOS team to highlight a lot of amazing stuff that is coming very, very soon.

The new Chromebook Plus models are coming in hot and heavy, and this week’s addition is a new, updated Spin 714 from Acer that has the Chromebook Plus branding right on the lid.

If you’ve been eyeing Samsung’s top-of-the-line Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, now might be the perfect time to make a move. Samsung is currently offering a $250 discount as part of the Discover Samsung Summer Sale but you can slash the price down to a jaw-dropping $149.

Ever wondered what happens when you submit your extension to the Chrome Web Store? We sat down with the Trust & Safety team that leads review in the Chrome Web Store to ask your questions. Chapters: 00:00 – Introductions 01:38 – What is your team responsible for? 04:00 – Why is review important?

Enterprises of all sizes recognize the value of having accurate, complete, and up-to-date views of their business and as a result have invested heavily in their data strategy and infrastructure. With the recent advances in generative AI, the urgency for high-quality data is only increasing.

Google Tasks is a free todolist app from Google. It is available on iOS and Android. Google Tasks is available for you on the web as well. You can use it wihtin Gmail, Google Calendar or as an independent web app.

The new, improved Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE is out and available for purchase as of last week, and that means discounts should be expected on the outgoing model.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 127 (127.0.6493.0) 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.

Old PC, new PC. It’s great to get a new computer, but it’s not so great to realize that all your stuff is on the old one. There are several ways to transfer your old computer’s data to your new PC.

It may or may not have hit you yet, but brace yourself: It’s coming. As we speak, Google’s in the midst of bringing its Gemini-powered generative-AI obsession into its most prominent and powerful product — and that’s search.

Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Jim Buck, Vice President of Technology Enablement, and Samuel Kidder, IT Systems Engineer, both of Nerdery.

 Hello, Everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 125 (125.0.6422.112/.113) 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.

 The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 124.0.6367.233 for Windows and Mac which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how here.

 The Stable channel has been updated to 125.0.6422.112/.113 for Windows, Mac and 125.0.6422.112 for Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the Log.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is now letting users securely share passwords with members of their own family group over the internet, making it easier for everyone in the household to access passwords for shared services like Netflix.

LTS-120 is being updated in the LTS (Long Term Support) channel, version 120.0.6099.312 (Platform Version: 15662.109.0), for most ChromeOS devices. Release notes for LTS-120 can be found here Want to know more about Long-term Support?

YouTube TV looks to be taking another angle towards enhancing its video quality for subscribers. After the introduction of “1080p Enhanced” earlier this year – which has had limited availability thus far – the platform is now experimenting with a new “720p Enhanced” to go along with it.

Learn about the Speculation Rules API which can be used to prefetch and prerender future page navigations to greatly improve page load speed! Discover how DevTools can help you debug your speculation rules, switch renderer, and live trace prerender statuses. Speaker: Jecelyn Yeen, Barry Pollard Products Mentioned: Chrome

This is a feature we’ve been waiting on for quite some time, and in the What’s New in ChromeOS session at Google I/O, we got a good look at what the final version of the new Game Dashboard will finally deliver for Chromebook users.

Updates now optional, but Azure security is not Microsoft has given administrators additional flexibility in managing Windows updates and clarified what it meant by stating: “Microsoft will require MFA for all Azure users.”…

Tired of searching for your Google TV remote in the couch cushions? Google might finally have a solution for you with a new feature called “Find my remote.” While this feature has actually already made its debut on Walmart’s new Onn.

As an extension of the ChromeOS Files app, you may not think too much about the Media Gallery on your Chromebook.

In this episode, Tom interviews Deepti Gandluri, the Chair of the WebAssembly Community Group at the W3C.

Editor’s note: Today’s post is authored by Jeff Nichols, Chief Technology Officer at Alden Network, a senior care provider with nearly 50 locations in Illinois and Wisconsin. Alden Network chose ChromeOS devices for their 1,000 clinicians who need secure access to patient records on the go.

In an increasingly digital economy, ransomware might seem unstoppable without security measures in place to proactively detect and prevent it—especially with the relentless cycle of new phishing scams, malware attacks, and cybersecurity threats.

As the artificial intelligence symphony nears its crescendo, it’s clear that companies must effectively combine storage, networking and compute to be effective, efficient and scalable. Dell Technologies Inc.

Google’s latest Android 15 Beta 2 release brought a slew of anticipated features, but the real surprise was the quiet return of the cast volume controls for speaker groups for Pixel users.

Not all origin trials are for testing new features. Some trials allow a deprecated feature to be temporarily re-enabled. These trials are known as deprecation trials. 0:00 – Origin trials 0:55 – Depreciation trials 1:59 – Take part in a deprecation trial 3:10 – Find out more Resources: Chrome deprecation trials → https://goo.

The Beta channel has been updated to 126.0.6478.17 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.

At Google I/O this month, the ChromeOS team shared some cool stuff on the way for Chromebooks, and this particular feature is definitely one to keep an eye on.

Hmm, should I get cash back or more travel points? | Image: Google Google is adding the ability to see what shopping rewards and savings options you have on your saved credit cards as you check out using Google Pay.

The Pile is a CSS and HTML mini web machine that enables easy and powerful element layering, like how a discard pile or dog pile work, last in is on top. To learn more, check out the related video “The Pile Mini Web Machine.” Watch more Mini Web Machines → https://goo.