• Introducing new ways Security Command Center Premium protects identities

    After decades of managing and securing identities in data centers, security and IT operations teams face new challenges when detecting identity compromise in their public cloud environments.


  • This deal on the Acer Chrombook 514 is one you absolutely cannot miss

    It’s been a little while, but I still think back quite fondly on the Acer Chromebook 514. It didn’t show up in a ton of places and wasn’t widely available, but my review of that Chromebook still stands.


  • Here’s what’s in the now available Google Chrome 114 release

    The latest iteration of Google’s Chrome browser is now generally available for macOS, Linux, and Windows. Here’s what’s in the Google Chrome 114 release.


  • Chrome Dev for Android Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 116 (116.0.5803.0) 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.


  • 7 new Android features arriving this month

    7 new Android features arriving this month

    This morning, Google has announced the quarterly Android feature drop and this one includes some very useful features for phones, tablets and even Wear OS devices.


  • Dev Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex

    The Dev channel is being updated to OS version: 15474.5.0 Browser version: 115.0.5790.7 for most ChromeOS devices.


  • Chrome Beta for iOS Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 115 (115.0.5790.13) 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


  • Chrome Beta for Android Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 115 (115.0.5790.13) 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’s Pixel Fold development was a long affair, and that could make it truly special

    I’ve said it a few times before, but there’s never been a phone I’ve waited longer for than the Pixel Fold.


  • How to set a writing timer or stopwatch right inside of Google Docs with Smart Canvas

    Have you ever wanted to gain quick access to a stopwatch or a timer for your writing sessions? Many of you, especially if you’re a novelist or hobbyist writer, will know of the Pomodoro technique.


  • The OG Chromecast has received its last firmware update

    It’s hard to believe that it has been just shy of ten years since Google released the first Chromecast device.


  • Chrome Extensions take too much work to toggle on and off, and it needs to change

    I was installing the Dark Reader Chrome extension for late-night Google Docs work yesterday and I noticed something that hadn’t quite annoyed me until now. You see, most of the time when I install an extension, it stays on indefinitely.


  • Beta Channel Update for Desktop

     The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 115 to the Beta channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 115.0.5790.


  • The economic advantages of Google Cloud Networking

    The economic advantages of Google Cloud Networking

    Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) recently published a 15-page report on the Economic Advantages of Google Cloud’s Advanced Networking Services, detailing how these advantages can help customers realize up to a 28% total cost savings for their cloud networking.


  • Now that I’ve had Material You in ChromeOS Beta, I can’t go back

    For the past several weeks, I’ve been in the Beta Channel of ChromeOS 114 and most of the reason for not heading back to the Stable Channel comes down to one factor: Material You design throughout the OS.


  • Exasol brings SaaS-flex to on-prem and public cloud systems

    In-mem data warehouse unifies approach across environments, beefs up cost optimizer In-memory data warehouse and analytic system Exasol is bringing the separation of storage and compute it introduced in its SaaS offering to hosted public cloud and on-prem installations.…


  • How to View Mobile Version of a Website Using Chrome

    You can view the mobile version of any website on your desktop using Google Chrome. This article explains how to use Chrome’s built-in developer tool to view mobile versions of websites.


  • How to View Mobile Version of a Website Using Chrome

    You can view the mobile version of any website on your desktop using Google Chrome. This article explains how to use Chrome’s built-in developer tool to view mobile versions of websites.


  • First-Gen Chromecast is No Longer Supported (Like, At All)

    That first-gen Chromecast you’re still using on your bedroom TV? It’s no longer supported by Google. “Wait, it wasn’t already unsupported?!” you cry! I know! I too thought Google had stopped supporting the original Chromecast years back.


  • 20 seconds to smarter Chromebook multitasking

    20 seconds to smarter Chromebook multitasking

    If you love finding hidden software treasures as much as I do, Google’s ChromeOS operating system is a productivity playground like no other.


  • 20 seconds to smarter Chromebook multitasking

    20 seconds to smarter Chromebook multitasking

    If you love finding hidden software treasures as much as I do, Google’s ChromeOS operating system is a productivity playground like no other.


  • Google makes Chrome Password Manager as PWA

    Google is upgrading Password Manager in Chrome as Google Password Manager from version 114 on-wards. Here is how you can install Google Password Manager, Progressive Web App (PWA) in Chrome browser on Windows.


  • Chrome for Android Update

    Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 114 (114.0.5735.57/.58) 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.


  • Stable Channel Update for Desktop

     The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 114 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. This will roll out over the coming days/weeks.Chrome 114.0.5735.90 (Linux and Mac), 114.0.5735.


  • Google Messages “Magic Compose” beta brings AI to your RCS chats, but with some limitations

    During Google I/O 2023, Google announced that it would be injecting AI into its Messages app by way of a feature called “Magic Compose”. This is a part of the company’s larger AI integration initiative, which has already begun transforming various aspects of its services.


  • Google Contacts is getting Maps Location Sharing, user weather, local time and a new look

    Google Contacts has undergone some significant changes over the past year. It’s not really a powerful CMS by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s much more capable than it was, and it’s becoming even more so with every update.


  • Chrome Stable for iOS Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 114 (114.0.5735.50) 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.


  • New in Chrome 114: text-wrap:balance, CHIPS, Popover API and more!

    Chrome 114 is rolling out now! With text-wrap: balance to improve text layouts, Cookies Having Independent Partitioned State are here, the new Popover API makes popovers easier than ever and there’s plenty more. Adriana Jara has all the details about what’s new for developers in Chrome 114.


  • Noted Google leaker hints at a possible pen and keyboard for the Pixel Tablet

    A couple weeks back, I posed the question of why Google would release a tablet in 2023 without at least providing a basic keyboard accessory. Even the cost-cutting OnePlus Pad has a simple folio keyboard, and you can buy that tablet with the keyboard included for only $479 right now.


  • Beta Channel Update for ChromeOS/ChromeOS Flex

    The Beta channel is being updated to OS version: 15437.311.0, Browser version: 114.0.5735.84 for most ChromeOS devices.


  • Farlight 84, heir apparent to APEX Legends, has multiple ways to play on Chromebook

    The Apex Legends Mobile era was far too short. While the desktop version continues to see plenty of player support, for some reason or another, the mobile version could not maintain enough of a player base to stick around.


  • Take up to $120 off this 12th Gen Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5i

    For the past three years, Lenovo has quietly made one of the most budget-friendly flagship Chromebook 2-in-1 devices on the market. The Flex 5 or Flex 5i Chromebook started as a 13.


  • Shockingly, one version of the Pixel Fold is already sold out

    We’re about a month out from the arrival of the Google Pixel Fold, and I couldn’t be more excited about it.


  • Memorial Day Chromebook Deals 2023

    Memorial Day Chromebook Deals 2023

    Memorial Day 2023 is here and for many, that means cookouts, opening the pool and of course, holiday shopping. Before we get into that, I just wanted to take a moment to recognize why we here in the U.S. celebrate this day.


  • Chrome Beta for Android Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 114 (114.0.5735.58) 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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