Chromebooks first appeared in 2011 but have changed a lot since then. They are no longer essential devices with low resolution and limited power. Today, some models not only meet the needs of casual users but can also handle gaming, which once seemed impossible.

Are you considering a Chromebook? Or do you already own one and think another laptop might work better? Chromebooks often have a reputation for being less capable than other computers.  However, they do have some benefits.

Gaming usually isn’t linked with Chromebooks, but Google and its partners have worked to change that by launching a few cloud gaming laptops in recent years. The Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE is one of the popular choices.

The rumor mill is churning as we approach next week’s Samsung event, and the latest leak offers a glimpse into what might be in store for the Galaxy S25 and its integration with Google’s Gemini AI. Marketing material shared by Tecnoblog reveals a redesigned Gemini overlay with some intriguing changes.

Developers can now prerender pages in Chrome for instant page navigations using the Speculation Rules API. Learn more → goo.gle/instant-page-navigations Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs #ChromeForDevelopers #Chrome Products Mentioned: CSS

The last few weeks of 2024 were exhilarating as we worked to bring you multiple advancements in AI infrastructure, including the general availability of Trillium, our sixth-generation TPU, A3 Ultra VMs powered by NVIDIA H200 GPUs, support for up to 65,000 nodes in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and Parallelstore, our distributed file system service that…

Today, we are thrilled to announce the general availability of C4A virtual machines with Titanium SSDs custom designed by Google for cloud workloads that require real-time data processing, with low-latency and high-throughput storage performance. Titanium SSDs on C4A VMs deliver storage performance of up to 2.

The Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE, a follow-up to one of my all-time favorite Chromebooks, is once again on sale for $100 off. This brings the price down to $549, making it an even more attractive option for those seeking a powerful and spacious Chromebook.

The Dev channel has been updated to 134.0.6958.2 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.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 134 (134.0.6958.0) 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.

File management may not be the most exciting subject surrounding smartphone ownership — but if you use your device for productivity, my goodness, is it ever worth your while to chew over. Your phone, after all, is your on-the-go connection to the world.

When you think about your smartphone, apps and interfaces are probably the first things that come to mind. Beneath all that surface-level stuff, though, our modern mobile devices are filled with files — folders upon folders of ’em! — just like the clunky ol’ computers we’ve relied upon for ages.

NetApp Inc. is selling a portfolio of its software assets to the cloud cost management specialist Flexera Software LLC. Today’s announcement revealed that Flexera will acquire parts of NetApp’s Spot by NetApp and CloudCheckr products in a deal.

The next improvement to CSS and UI in 2024 is the addition of cross-document view transitions. Before the update, you had to build a single page application. That’s no longer the case! Now you can run a view transition as you navigate from one page to another!

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 133 (133.0.6943.13) 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.

Google is preparing to make split-screen mode more flexible in Android 16.

Samsung quietly announced a significant advancement in wireless charging technology during CES 2025: the S2MIW06 power management integrated circuit (PMIC). This new chip is designed to optimize wireless charging capabilities in smartphones and other devices, boasting support for impressive 50W speeds and the forthcoming Qi 2.2 standard.

The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 133 to the Beta channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 133.0.6943.

Google has just made a significant announcement that will redefine how users approach work in the Google Workspace environment.

The Chrome Web Store just made ad blocking faster and more effective for extensions using the declarative net request API. Learn more → https://goo.gle/dnr-fasttrack Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs #ChromeForDevelopers #Chrome Products Mentioned: CSS

From the beginning of the Chromebook Plus era that started in the fall of 2023, there’s one model that I compared everything else to for at least a solid year: the Lenovo Slim 3i Chromebook Plus.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 133 (133.0.6943.14) 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.

Threat to quit still preferred to commuting on packed public transport Years after the pandemic reshaped working practices across the world, many staff are still resisting corporate efforts to get them to return to the office preferring instead to quit in favor of a more flexible employer.…

Threat to quit still preferred to commuting on packed public transport Years after the pandemic reshaped working practices across the world, many staff are still resisting corporate efforts to get them to return to the office preferring instead to quit in favor of a more flexible employer.…

Generative AI (genAI) is seemingly everywhere these days — and Windows is certainly no exception. The OS itself now has Copilot on its taskbar, and new PCs ship with a dedicated Copilot AI key on their keyboards.

One of the most prickly misconceptions around Android is that it’s completely incompatible with privacy. If you use Android, the wonky thinking goes, you’re giving into a lifetime of unavoidable surveillance (gasp!) and the big, bad Google monster monitoring and monetizing everything you do (egads!).

Azure Local is about hybrid management, not hybrid resource pools, and is catching up with virtual rivals Microsoft’s latest on-prem Azure offering is more about unified management than hybrid cloud as an enabler of elasticity or flexible resource pools.…

Azure Local is about hybrid management, not hybrid resource pools, and is catching up with virtual rivals Microsoft’s latest on-prem Azure offering is more about unified management than hybrid cloud as an enabler of elasticity or flexible resource pools.…

Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 132 (132.0.6834.79) 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 132 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. This will roll out over the coming days/weeks.Chrome 132.0.6834.83 (Linux)  132.0.6834.83/84( Windows, Mac) contains a number of fixes and improvements — a list of changes is available in the log.

Elon Musk’s xAI has been making waves with its Grok chatbot, and now it’s even easier to take it for a spin. While a dedicated iOS app recently launched in the US, it seems xAI has quietly rolled out a web version of Grok as well.

Late last year, Google rolled out “profile sharing” in Messages. This well-meaning feature was supposed to make things easier for everyone by automatically using people’s Google Account pictures in the app instead of using the contact photo you may have chosen for that contact prior.

Breadcrumbs, a new customizable performance feature, make jumping between zoom levels effortless. This feature is useful if you’re trying to debug responsiveness issues. Learn more → goo.gle/navigate-performance-traces Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs #ChromeForDevelopers #Chrome Products Mentioned: CSS

Earlier this year, Deutsche Börse Group began developing a new cloud-native, purpose-built trading platform. It was built with a focus on digital assets, such as stablecoins, cryptocurrencies, and other tokenized assets. However, the new platform is instrument-agnostic and can trade in all types of assets, from equities to ETFs.

The way users search is evolving. When searching for a product, users might type in natural-sounding language or search with images. In return, they want tailored results that are specific to their query. To meet these demands, developers need robust multimodal search systems.