• Chromebook’s Focus Mode to Get YouTube Music Integration

    Do you remember reading about”Focus Mode” coming to Chrome OS? Google is planning to integrate YouTube Music and Tasks to Focus Mode. Focus Mode with Ambient Music If you are into productivity and self improvement, Focus Mode and ambient music won’t be a new thing for you.


  • Mobile Guardian attacked, leading to remote wiping of 13,000 devices

    Singapore Ministry of Education orders software removed after string of snafus UK-based mobile device management vendor Mobile Guardian has admitted that on August 4 it suffered a security incident that involved unauthorized access to iOS and ChromeOS devices managed by its tools.


  • Save big on the Pixel 8 Pro ahead of Google’s hardware event

    The Made by Google event is right around the corner which means there is a lot of new Pixel hardware coming very soon, including the Pixel 9 series.


  • Pixel Watch 3 promo video leak shows larger 45mm size and new features

    Hot on the heels of the Pixel 9 series promo videos, we’ve now got our hands on the leaked Pixel Watch 3 promo video posted by Android Headlines that shows off Google’s next-gen smartwatch that is set to debut next week at the Made By Google event on August 13th.


  • How to Customize Mouse Buttons on Chromebook

    How to Customize Mouse Buttons on Chromebook

    Do you use an external mouse with your Chromebook? This article explains how to customize any additional buttons you have on your mouse. My current mouse, a Logi Pebble, does not have any additional buttons save for the middle button.


  • String built-ins with Mozilla’s Ryan Hunt – WasmAssembly

    In this episode, Thomas Steiner interviews Mozilla’s Ryan Hunt, who’s the champion of the string built-ins proposal. They first discuss Ryan’s way into Mozilla and his role in the SpiderMonkey team, and then dive deep into the string built-ins proposal and some challenges and rabbit holes with it.


  • Both Google and Apple’s best ANC earbuds are on sale right now

    While the last set of earbuds I’ve ordered are still on their way to me (the latest CMF Buds Pro 2), I can without a doubt name my favorite earbuds that I’ve used to date: the AirPods Pro (1st/2nd gen) and the Pixel Buds Pro.


  • How to Invert Colors on a Chromebook

    How to Invert Colors on a Chromebook

    If your accessibility needs include inverting colors on the screen, here is how to do this on a Chromebook. To invert colors on your Chromebook screen: Open the Settings app. From the left pane, select Accessibility. In the Accessibility section, select Display and Magnification. Switch on the Color inversion toggle.


  • How to Check Which Version of Chrome OS You Are Running

    Wondering which version of Chrome OS you have on your Chromebook? In this article, I’ll show you how to find your Chrome version. Finding Chrome OS Version To get started, click the battery and wifi icons on the bottom right corner of your screen. This opens your quick settings panel.


  • How to Customize Chrome Menu on Your iPhone

    How to Customize Chrome Menu on Your iPhone

    Google Chrome on iOS now lets you customize options in your settings the menu bar and the carousel. Here is how to customize Chrome on your iPhone. Customizing the Menu Bar and Carousel To customize your menu bar: When you are done, go back to your settings menu.


  • Why the ASUS CX54 Chromebook Plus being on Best Buy shelves is a big deal

    For years and years I’ve talked about the concept of a halo device for the Chromebook ecosystem: a device that shines the way for all the rest, showcasing the best of the best. While it may not be the top seller, it inspires buyers to purchase something similar.


  • Dotted Cricle Around Chrome Site Icons? Here Is What That Means

    Do you see dotted circles around Chrome tabs you left open for a long time? Here is what that means how to disable them. Dotted Circle = Inactive Tabs If you see a dotted circle around the site icon on a Chrome tab, that means the tab is “inactive”.


  • How to Use Voice Search on iOS Chrome

    How to Use Voice Search on iOS Chrome

    Google Chrome for iOS has a built-in voice search feature. You can use voice search to quickly dictate search terms and navigate to websites. This article explains how to access Chrome’s voice search and use it for your various browsing needs.


  • Disable or Enable Extensions on Specific Websites

    We already know how to enable or disable Chrome extensions. Disabling an extension removes it from all websites. What if you want to keep the extension and enable or disable it only one a specific website or two? Let me show you how.


  • Two Acer Chromebook Plus models drop to even lower prices

    This week – like many weeks – started off with some really great deals. Most of those deals have hung on strong through today, with only a couple of them expiring mid-week.


  • Build large-scale AI/ML and HPC clusters with Cluster Toolkit (formerly HPC Toolkit)

    The Cloud HPC Toolkit, now rebranded as Cluster Toolkit, simplifies the creation and management of high performance computing environments on Google Cloud. Initially focused on scientific and technical computing workloads, it has expanded to encompass AI/ML applications, reflecting its widespread adoption across various domains.


  • Bigtable transforms the developer experience with SQL support

    Bigtable is a fast, flexible, NoSQL database that powers core Google services such as Search, Ads, and YouTube, as well as critical applications for customers such as PLAID and Mercari. Today, we’re announcing Bigtable support for GoogleSQL, an ANSI-compliant SQL dialect used by Google products such as Spanner and BigQuery.


  • The ASUS ExpertBook CX54 Chromebook Plus has an awesome screen upgrade

    In order to talk today about this feature I only realized was a thing on the ASUS ExpertBook CX54 Chromebook Plus a couple days ago, I first have to eat a little humble pie.


  • Cloud SQL Enterprise Plus delivers enhanced performance, availability and disaster recovery for SQL Server

    Organizations running business-critical SQL Server workloads need a managed database service that is performant, highly available, flexible, and reliable. Today, we’re pleased to announce the general availability of Cloud SQL Enterprise Plus edition for SQL Server.


  • 085: Linear easing function fun

    In this episode Una and Adam cover the linear() CSS easing function that can create bounce and spring effects. Resources: Ep 22 on Animation → https://goo.gle/4frnp8y linear() generator → https://goo.gle/46xs2JZ Complex animation curves in CSS with linear() → https://goo.gle/4ftm0Oz Open Props premade spring and bounce variables → https://goo.


  • Chrome Beta for iOS Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 128 (128.0.6613.16) 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.Harry SoudersGoogle Chrome


  • Chrome Dev for Desktop Update

    The Dev channel has been updated to 129.0.6628.3 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.


  • Google debuts new AI-powered Chrome features to make browsing easier

    Google LLC’s Chrome browser team today debuted three new features powered by the company’s latest generative artificial intelligence and Gemini models that will make it easier for users to take advantage of in the desktop browser.


  • Chrome Dev for Android Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 129 (129.0.6628.0) 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.


  • Useful new AI features are coming to Google’s Chrome browser

    Over the last few years, Google has been using AI to enhance the browsing experience in Chrome, making it faster, safer, and more helpful. Now, three new AI features are being introduced to make searching, comparing products, and rediscovering sites easier than ever before.


  • 3 new Chrome AI features for even more helpful browsing

    With the help of Google’s latest AI models, you can now more easily search an image or video, find a website and compare different products when shopping in Chrome deskt…


  • Desktop Chrome is getting a feature that’s a lot like Circle to Search

    Illustration: The Verge Google Lens in desktop Chrome is getting an AI-powered upgrade that could make it feel like a desktop version of Circle to Search.


  • Chrome is going to use AI to help you compare products from across your tabs

    Image: Google Google wants to help ease the pain of comparison shopping across multiple tabs in Chrome with a new AI-powered tool that can summarize your tabs into one page.


  • How to inspect disappearing elements

    Trying to inspect an element, and “poof” it’s gone? It’s like your code is playing hide-and-seek with you! Discover how you can use the debugger statement to delay for a certain amount of time to inspect disappearing elements! Watch more DevTools Tips → https://goo.gle/DevToolsTips Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.


  • Can’t stop, won’t stop: More innovations from the Google Cloud database portfolio

    As AI adoption continues to accelerate, operational databases provide the foundation for building enterprise AI apps that are accurate, relevant, and grounded in enterprise truth. Our goal at Google Cloud is to deliver the best databases for building and running AI apps.


  • Introducing Spanner Graph: Graph databases reimagined

    Introducing Spanner Graph: Graph databases reimagined

    Enterprises are looking for better ways to extract insights from their connected data, so they can build more intelligent applications, and using a graph database can be a powerful — albeit complex — way to do that.


  • Google Cloud announces new data analytics innovations to help fuel customers’ AI use cases

    As the fuel for AI, data’s role in driving innovation is of the utmost importance.


  • The ASUS EliteBook CX54 Chromebook Plus finally lands at Best Buy

    Well folks, the day is finally here. The vaunted ASUS EliteBook CX54 Chromebook Plus is finally in a standard retail setting, and you can purchase it directly from Best Buy right now.


  • New Flex 2.0 from AttackIQ gives organizations rapid assessment of their security posture

    Security optimization platform company AttackIQ Inc. today announced the launch of Flex 2.0, an updated version of its breach and attack simulation platform that allows organizations to assess their security posture rapidly. The first version of Flex was launched in August 2023 as an on-demand, pay-as-you-go, agentless test-as-a-service solution.


  • Mozilla follows Google in losing trust in Entrust’s TLS certificates

    Compliance failures and unsatisfactory responses mount from the long-time certificate authority Mozilla is following in Google Chrome’s footsteps in officially distrusting Entrust as a root certificate authority (CA) following what it says was a protracted period of compliance failures.…


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