Google is toying around with some nice quality-of-life tweaks on ChromeOS, including some launcher updates and the overdue ability to hide profile pictures on the lockscreen.

Google is axing the Play Movies & TV app on Android TV come October 5, 2023. You’ve got about a month left to get your last binge-watches in. But don’t freak out—your movie and TV collections aren’t vanishing.

Not too long ago, we repurposed a Surface Laptop SE – the proposed “Chromebook Killer” from Microsoft – and turned it into a functional Chromebook with the assistance of ChromeOS Flex. If you’ve not read up on this effort from Google, let me catch you up.

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When our founders began Mambu in 2011, their goal was to bring the latest digital technologies to the banking and finance world. Banking, in particular, is an industry built on decades of deep legacy technology.

When I was growing up in Thailand, I witnessed the challenges facing farmers including rising food demand, shortage of labor, and uneven crop yields caused by climate change.

The Google Play Store is getting a YouTube Shorts-style video carousel at the top of its homepage. I bet you didn’t wake up expecting to read that, did you?

We’re less than a month away from Google’s next hardware event, scheduled for October 4th. It’s old news by this point that we’re expecting the new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro alongside the new, updated Pixel Watch 2 as well.

In a move that promises to significantly simplify enterprise computing, LG Business Solutions USA and Cameyo have teamed up to offer a bundled ChromeOS solution for businesses.

Ahead of the holiday shopping season, it’s getting even easier to check out on Chrome.

YMMV, based on where you are Google has been gradually rolling out Chrome’s “Enhanced Ad Privacy.” That’s the technology that, unless switched off, allows websites to target the user with adverts tuned to their online activities and interests based on their browser histories.…

 Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 116 (116.0.5845.172) 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.

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge This summer, Google began rolling out its new Topics API, which “allows a browser to share information with third parties about a user’s interests while preserving privacy.

Recently, we reported the the Everything launcher on your Chromebook – yes, that search key on your keyboard – was set to receive widgets for diagnostics like battery, RAM and more.

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The Stable and Extended stable channels has been updated to 116.0.5845.179 for Mac and Linux and 116.0.5845.179/.180 for Windows, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log.The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 116.0.5845.

Could enhancing the developer experience be the key to setting your business apart? Mckinsey research found that nearly 70% of the top economic performers are leveraging software for a competitive edge.

Being a data-driven organization is vital in today’s business landscape. Data-driven insights drive innovation, identify growth opportunities, and ensure competitive advantage. But to realize these advantages, organizations must make sure they’re using high-quality data — data that’s timely and reliable, free of errors, omissions, and duplicates.

The investment management business is more data-driven than ever.

While all 2019 and up Chromebooks run Android apps, some features are specific to Android versions. Here’s how to see the version of Android on a Chromebook.

If you were on the hunt for a great, new Chromebook and missed out on the quite-fantastic Labor Day Chromebook deals in the past couple days, know that I’m empathetic.

According to @cajl_jbmm, who posted a screenshot on X of a new and upcoming feature in Chrome, a side panel wallpaper search tool could be on its way for you to get the most out of personalizing your browser. Currently, it’s being showcased on Chrome Canary 118.0.2986.

A recent report by Digitimes (via 9to5 Mac) has started a new rumor that Apple is developing a new, low-cost MacBook aimed primarily at Chromebooks in the education market.

According to the latest report, Apple is working on a more budget-friendly MacBook device to compete with Google’s Chromebooks.

The lower cost MacBook would be launched as a new lineup, and could arrive in the second half of 2024.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 116 (116.0.5845.177) 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.

If you want to get the latest news on city-sponsored events, apply for a building permit, or pay for a parking ticket in Italy, you will likely interact withGruppo Maggioli. The 100-year-old, family-managed company provides software solutions to more than 5,000 Italian municipalities, as well as other organizations.

If you’ve been around this site for any amount of time, you’ve likely heard me go on and on about the Acer Chromebook 516 GE. From the build quality to the screen to the keyboard/trackpad to the internals, this big Chromebook gets so much right about the overall UI/UX equation.

Of the current Chromebooks on the market, the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 and Duet 5 go on sale as regularly as any. The deals have been so frequent, in fact, that I’d tell most people to never buy either of these devices at full MSRP unless absolutely necessary.

The ASUS Chromebook CM34 Flip arrived in our office at a very, very strange time. Right in the midst of some personnel changes and Joe’s trip oveseas, the CM34 Flip showed up and simply begged to be opened up. After all, that’s what Chrome Unboxed is all about, right?

Importing bookmarks to Microsoft Edge browser makes it easy for you to get started. You can move your bookmarks to the new Edge browser or profile using the Import feature. Here is how to move your bookmarks to Edge. ‘Favorites’ are Bookmarks Edge calls bookmaks ‘Favorites‘.

Did you know you don’t have to give Google all of your Chrromebook user data? Here’s how to create a private replacement for Google services on Chromebooks.

Looking for a Labor Day Chromebook Deal? Best Buy is offering the 15.6-inch Asus Chromebook Vibe CX55 Flip for $399 today, which is a $300 discount.

Nest Aware, Google’s subscription service for your cameras, doorbells, smart displays, and more, is getting a price hike soon. The service gives you 30 days of video history, intelligent alerts for familiar faces, and even notifications for things like smoke or carbon monoxide alarms.

Google Chrome supports parallel downloading. You can enable the parallel downloading flag to use this feature. What is Parallel Downloading? Parallel downloading helps a download manager or web browser to download a file in multiple streams simultaneously. This improves the overall download speed, especially for large files.