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We’ve partnered with the Mongolian government to help provide Chromebooks, ChromeOS Flex and teacher training.
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Dealing with a broken smartphone is never a pleasant experience. For many Google Pixel users, that experience has felt a bit like a nightmare with Google’s fairly poor track record of correcting issues and problems that arise with their own Pixel-branded hardware.
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Thanks to a heads-up from one of our Patrons (you can see more about becoming a part of our Patreon community here), we’ve been made aware of a pretty awesome deal that’s likely of interest to some of you out there shopping not only for a new Chromebook, but a better connectivity solution for your…
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The Dev channel has been updated to 117.0.5927.0 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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Chrome’s Reading Mode settings condensed to a cogwheel, looks terrible to use [Canary]
Issue 2023-31Google’s been working on its side panel Reading Mode for quite some time, and as you probably already know by now, it condenses a web article or page into a readable format with no ads, images or videos – just text.
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Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 117 (117.0.5926.2) 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 beefs up its privacy tools to empower you to better control your online footprint
Issue 2023-31Google announced today in a Keyword blog post that it’s beefing up the ‘Results about you’ tool that we covered last year.
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Since its launch, Cloud Spanner change streams has seen broad adoption by Spanner customers in healthcare, retail, financial services, and other industries. This blog post provides an overview of the latest updates to Cloud Spanner change streams and how they can be used to build event-driven applications.
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You can use Proton VPN on a Chromebook through either Android or Linux, but these use up your hardware resources. The Proton VPN extension solves that problem.
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We’ve been keeping an eye on the ASUS Chromebook CM14 Flip ever since its surprise unveiling at CES 2023. It’s one of those quiet Chromebooks that captured our attention thanks to an interesting combo of features, battery life and price.
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Microsoft is moving Windows to the cloud and Apple will be happy to have you run macOS on the cloud Opinion If you count Android and Chrome OS as Linux, which I do, the Linux desktop accounts for 44.98 percent of the end user market.
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Google is rolling out redesigned download experience called “Download Tray” in the Chrome browser. Downloads now appear at the top right of the screen via an icon on the toolbar, rather than in a bottom bar. Here is how to restore Chrome’s classic or old downloads UI at the bottom.
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Google is rolling out redesigned download experience called “Download Tray” in the Chrome browser. Downloads now appear at the top right of the screen via an icon on the toolbar, rather than in a bottom bar. Here is how to restore Chrome’s classic or old downloads UI at the bottom.
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Not long ago, Google introduced a new Perk, allowing certain Chromebook models to obtain the new Chromebook-ready Minecraft Android app for free.
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Face colleagues five days a week, Jeff Bezos’ space firm says Blue Origin, the off-planet enterprise owned by Jeff Bezos, has told staff to get back to the office for a five-day week – a move which sees the twilight of flexible WFH arrangements at the company.…
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Back to School season is in full swing – as evidenced by my trip out to the store during lunch that took twice as long as normal – and that means Chromebook deals are popping up left and right.
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‘Play sports and live longer’ apparently now applies to ChromeOS as well as sedentary geeks The Lacros project – a contrived acronym for Linux and Chrome OS* – is an internal Google development project with a goal that may sound bizarre: to run the standalone Linux version of the Chrome web browser on top of…
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LTS-108 is updated in the LTS channel to 108.0.5359.239 (Platform Version: 15183.102.0) for most ChromeOS devices. Want to know more about Long Term Support? Click here.
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Gboard is set to roll out a new “Resize” customization feature for tablets and foldables
Issue 2023-31Currently in the Beta version, Google’s Gboard is introducing a new feature called “Resize.
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In our previous blog post, we discussed the foundational need to measure the progress of your sustainability program with verifiable data, and we introduced you to a number of Google Cloud Ready – Sustainability partners that can help you make it happen.
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Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 116 (116.0.5845.61) 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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The Beta channel has been updated to 116.0.5845.62 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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For years, the Chrome browser has used a tray at the bottom of the screen to handle active and completed downloads: a unique quirk that has begun to age a bit in light of other browsers simply tucking them behind a button or another menu.
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PSA: Android Nearby Share lets you transfer entire folders full of content over the air
Issue 2023-31There’s an interesting feature in Android’s Nearby Share that was first pointed out by Nail Sadykov and later mentioned by Mishaal Rahman. It turns out that you can share more than just individual files over the air, you can share entire folders full of content!
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Security optimization platform company AttackIQ Inc. today announced AttackIQ Flex, AttackIQ Ready! and AttackIQ Enterprise, a range of new products that are designed to democratize testing for everyone.
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Google Search adds images and video as well as source links in its generative AI snapshots
Issue 2023-31Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE), which is a part of the company’s Labs experiment right now and introduces AI-based “snapshots” as results for your search query, is introducing some nice little upgrades. First up is the inclusion of photos and videos in said snapshots.
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Chrome for Android and iOS adds a few useful Search features and one I could live without
Issue 2023-31Per a new Google Keyword blog post, Chrome Mobile is enhancing its user experience with the introduction of four new Search-centric features on both Android and iOS. First, new search suggestions will appear when you tap on the address bar.
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Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 115 (115.0.5790.166) 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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The Dev channel is being updated to OS version: 15563.0.0 Browser version: 117.0.5920.0 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.
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The Stable channel has been updated to 115.0.5790.170 for Mac and Linux and 115.0.5790.170/.171 for Windows, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log.
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The foldable phone market here in the US is busier than it has ever been.
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Scope out a YouTube video before even clicking on it with this AI-generated summary experiment
Issue 2023-31If you’ve ever been lured into clicking a video with a “captivating” thumbnail only to be disappointed by the actual content, YouTube’s latest feature may be of interest to you. Team YouTube officially dropped a new experiment today – video summaries automatically generated by artificial intelligence.
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Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 116 (116.0.5845.60) 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.Erhu AkpobaroGoogle Chrome
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Google is curiously adding a “Read aloud” feature to Chrome that doesn’t require the Assistant
Issue 2023-31Remember the Google Assistant’s “Read It” feature that basically turned the internet into an audio book? Maybe you do, maybe you don’t, but the concept is not only solid; it actually works extremely well.
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Check out four new mobile Chrome features to help you easily look up the information you need.
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