Weekly Issue: 2025-48

Chromebooks have changed a lot since the early days. They started as light machines built mainly for web browsing and school tasks. They now sit in a space where cloud tools and browser tech blend together.

The ChromeOS Beta channel is being updated to OS version 16463.28.0 (Browser version 143.0.7499.46) for most ChromeOS devices.

We talk a lot about high-end streaming gear here, but sometimes a deal comes along that is just too good to ignore. Right now, Walmart has dropped the price of their Onn Google TV Streaming Stick (Full HD) to a ridiculous $9.

Join WasmAssembly host Thomas Steiner for a deep dive into the world of Kotlin/Wasm with Zalim Bashorov from JetBrains! This episode of WasmAssembly explores how Kotlin, known for being concise, multiplatform, and fun, became the recommended language for Android, and why JetBrains decided to expand its reach to WebAssembly.

In an echo from this time last year, smartphone users are again being warned against sending unencrypted text messages by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Warning in particular against nation-state attacks via messaging services aimed at high-value individuals, the latest updated CISA bulletin should be seen as a warning to us all.

In an echo from this time last year, smartphone users are again being warned against sending unencrypted text messages by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Warning in particular against nation-state attacks via messaging services aimed at high-value individuals, the latest updated CISA bulletin should be seen as a warning to us all.

I recently had a situation that maybe you can relate to. You get a new appliance or system installed, and the professional recommends a specific accessory because it’s “better for service” or “more reliable.” That’s exactly what happened when we updated our HVAC unit a few years ago.

If you are anything like me, your mobile browser is a chaotic graveyard of open tabs. Amidst the clutter of random Google searches and half-read articles, there are usually one or two tabs you actually need to keep open with the rest being questionable at best.

I’ve realized something about my daily carry of late – I only seem to gravitate to one of two MediaTek Kompanio Ultra devices.

We know a little more about Google’s long-gestating plans to combine the best parts of Android and ChromeOS into a single OS thanks to a job listing for a product manager to work on “Aluminium OS.

Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 4.5 with a 67% price cut that repositions its flagship model from a boutique offering to a production-ready enterprise tool.

Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 4.5 with a 67% price cut that repositions its flagship model from a boutique offering to a production-ready enterprise tool.

Apple FaceTime remains one of the most popular video calling apps worldwide. Many Chromebook users want to access this convenient communication tool on their devices. Here is the reality you need to know. FaceTime does not work on Chromebooks. Apple designed this app exclusively for iOS and macOS devices.

Google is testing a new home for Nano Banana, its viral AI image generator, in Chrome for Android.

Microsoft is pushing agentic AI deeper into the PC with Fara-7B, a compact computer-use agent (CUA) model that can automate complex tasks entirely on a local device.

Microsoft is pushing agentic AI deeper into the PC with Fara-7B, a compact computer-use agent (CUA) model that can automate complex tasks entirely on a local device.

The email landed like a gut punch for the few brave souls who’d been running Elden Ring on a $299 Chromebook: “Steam for ChromeOS Beta will end on January 1, 2026.

The Crucial Outsourcing Decision: Beyond the Price Tag So, you’re ready to build that breakout app in 2025. You know success hinges on crafting a gorgeous user interface (UI) and an addictive user experience (UX).

Chrome for Android is testing a new setting that lets you give websites only the location details you want.

For months, we’ve known that a massive shift was coming as Google has been somewhat-openly discussing its plans to merge the foundations of ChromeOS and Android to create a unified platform that leverages the best of both worlds. But until now, we didn’t have a name for sure.

As Google prepares to introduce its new Android experience for PCs next year, a new job listing is revealing some details around Google’s efforts and how that ties back to ChromeOS.

Chrome for Android is now testing maybe its most useful tool for tabs ever.

If you’ve been on social media lately, you might have seen a viral warning claiming that Google quietly updated its settings to start harvesting your personal emails to train its Gemini AI models. It sounded troubling, plausible, and—according to Google—it is completely false.

We’ve seen the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus dip to $599 a few times, and we thought that was a steal. But just ahead of the holiday shopping rush, the price has dropped even further, hitting a new all-time low of just $549.99.

Google wants to replace ChromeOS with Aluminium OS, its new, Android-based operating system for PCs.

Today, we’re excited to announce that Anthropic’s newest model, Claude Opus 4.5, is generally available on Vertex AI. As Anthropic’s most advanced model to date, it excels in coding, agents, vision, computer use and office tasks — at one-third the cost of its predecessor, Opus 4.1.

By far the most common question developers have about building Chrome Extensions is how to find an audience in the Chrome Web Store. In this episode, Oliver answers some of your questions from Reddit. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 01:07 – What are users searching for?

Understanding how to overheat a Chromebook helps you avoid the common mistakes that damage these devices. Chromebooks overheat when their cooling systems fail to work properly, leading to performance issues and potential hardware failure. Many users unknowingly create conditions that cause excessive heat buildup.

ChromeOS proves itself a reliable system with only about 55 security flaws since 2010. Windows 10 cannot match these numbers, since from 2021 to 2023, it has accumulated almost 1200 vulnerabilities.

With the dynamism of software development, Chrome OS has rapidly replaced a mere browser operating system with a powerful cloud development platform. This innovation is offering formidable competition to rival software as more developers start using Chromebooks to do their programming.

This guide explains how to use Split View in Google Chrome. Split View places two tabs side by side in one window. It helps you compare pages, watch a video while reading, or take notes without switching tabs.