• Early Stable Update for Desktop

    The Stable channel has been updated to 127.0.6533.57 for Windows and Mac as part of our early stable release to a small percentage of users. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log.You can find more details about early Stable releases here.


  • Chrome Beta for Desktop Update

    The Beta channel has been updated to 127.0.6533.57 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.


  • This Chromebook Plus deal is an absolute hidden gem

    With Prime Day in full swing, it’s pretty easy to be completely and utterly overwhelmed by deals, discounts, and a dizzying array of marked-down items. Not only are there price reductions over at Amazon this week, all competitor sites have crazy deals in place as well.


  • We asked, you answered: nearly 50% of you never use AI at all

    AI as a general technology seems to be here to stay.


  • Chrome Beta for Android Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 127 (127.0.6533.51) 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.


  • No, Google is not abandoning ChromeOS Flex

    No, Google is not abandoning ChromeOS Flex

    A couple weeks back, in light of the news that Google was planning a transition for ChromeOS over to the Android Linux Kernel, an article surfaced that called the future of ChromeOS Flex into question.


  • iGoogle reinvented: Meet the perfect Chrome productivity power-up

    I don’t mean to brag, but — well, my browser’s new tab page is much better than yours. All right, so that didn’t come across quite as humble as I’d hoped. But it’s true, all right.


  • Is AI the secret sauce for the four-day workweek?

    Is AI the secret sauce for the four-day workweek?

    Despite the well-publicized success of four-day workweek pilots around the globe, it’s still a relatively uncommon way of working. “There is a lot of traditional thinking and managerial resistance in most organizations against four-day workweeks,” says Leslie Joseph, principal analyst at Forrester.


  • 10 PowerToys you should use on Windows

    10 PowerToys you should use on Windows

    Microsoft is talking a lot about Copilot+ PCs with exclusive AI features. Those features aren’t very useful yet, but there is a compelling package of extra features for Windows you can get on any Windows PC — for free. It’s called Microsoft PowerToys.


  • Long Term Support Channel Update for ChromeOS

    A new LTC-126 version 126.0.6478.178 (Platform Version: 15886.62.0), is being rolled out for most ChromeOS devices. If you have devices in the LTC channel, they will be updated to this version. The LTS channel remains on LTS-120 until October 1st, 2024.


  • The Chrome Cast 272: Amazon Prime Day effect

    The Chrome Cast 272: Amazon Prime Day effect

    This week on The Chrome Cast podcast, we talk through Amazon Prime Day, the cancellation of the LaCros browser, and if we think ChromeOS Flex is going away now that ChromeOS is moving to the Android kernel.


  • Chrome for Android Update

       Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 126 (126.0.6478.186) 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.


  • Stable Channel Update for Desktop

    The Stable channel has been updated to 126.0.6478.182/183 for Windows, Mac and 126.0.6478.182 for Linux 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 124.0.6367.


  • Chrome Stable for iOS Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 126 (126.0.6478.190) 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.


  • Professional text wrapping with one line of CSS

    Learn about text wrap, a great modern improvement to typography on the web platform. Check out the latest episode to learn about logical layout rules for your headings and other copy with just one line of code. Watch more The CSS Podcast → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.


  • Cross-Cloud Network: Design global distributed applications at scale

    Interested in learning how to simplify your distributed application architecture with Cross-Cloud Network, for connecting, securing, and delivering applications across on-premises, Google Cloud, and third-party cloud environments?


  • Huge Prime Day savings on Google Pixel hardware

    Huge Prime Day savings on Google Pixel hardware

    The Prime Day deals are here, and there are some surprisingly great deals on Google Pixel hardware over on Amazon today! With the Made By Google Pixel 9 event happening next month, it seems Google is eager to clear out its inventory – and that means big savings for you.


  • Prime Day means great Chromebook deals everywhere but Amazon

    Well folks, it’s Prime Day once again. And in a way that only a monolith of online retail like Amazon can truly manage to do, a 2-day fire sale ends up affecting the entire retail industry.


  • EIP launches Magnetix keyboard/trackpad case for the Pixel Tablet

    If you are a Pixel Tablet owner or maybe you’ve been eyeing one now that Google sells just the tablet, this new keyboard case could vastly improve your productivity.


  • Flexible committed-use discounts are now even more flexible

    Google Cloud offers many great ways to run your workloads: low-level VMs in Google Compute Engine, container orchestration with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) — including via fully-managed Autopilot mode — and Cloud Run.


  • The new ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 hits an all-time low price of $349

    It feels a bit surreal that we’ve now had nearly 2 months separating us from the last Chromebook event in New York City, but here we are.


  • AI chip battleground shifts as software takes centerstage

    AI chip battleground shifts as software takes centerstage

    The AI landscape is undergoing a transformative shift as chipmakers, traditionally focused on hardware innovation, are increasingly recognizing the pivotal role of software. This strategic shift is redefining the AI race, where software expertise is becoming as crucial as hardware prowess.


  • For July, Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday update fixes four zero-day flaws

    Microsoft released 132 updates in its July Patch Tuesday update while addressing four zero-days (CVE-2024-35264, CVE-2024-37985, CVE-2024-38080 and CVE-2024-38112) affecting Windows desktop, Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio.


  • Google is shutting down LaCros – the standalone browser for Chromebooks

    Well, it’s been a wild ride. Dating back almost 4 years ago now, LaCros has been a topic of discussion for us here at Chrome Unboxed on a rotating schedule.


  • ChromeOS ending independent ‘Lacros’ browser effort in light of Android future

    Last month, Google announced that ChromeOS would use “large portions of the Android stack” going forward. This is a long-term effort that will take “quite some time,” but one immediate change is Google ending development on Lacros, an experiment to update the Chrome browser independently of ChromeOS.


  • Score the capable, thin and light ASUS Chromebook CM14 for $181

    On a normal day, I don’t know that the ASUS Chromebook CM14 would really stand out.


  • Zoom adds workflow automation to save time on routine tasks

    Zoom adds workflow automation to save time on routine tasks

    Zoom has added a workflow automation tool to its collaboration app designed to save users time spent on repetitive tasks, the company announced this week.  Available in Zoom’s Workplace app, the Workflow Automation feature (currently in beta) lets users set up automations using a drag-and-drop, no-code interface.


  • Google can totally explain why Chromium browsers quietly tell only its websites about your CPU, GPU usage

    OK, now tell us why this isn’t an EU DMA violation – asking for a friend in Brussels Running a Chromium-based browser, such as Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge?


  • At Devoted Health, ChromeOS works side by side with employees

    Editor’s note: Today’s post is by David Gallant, Head of Enterprise Technology and Support at Devoted Health, an all-in-one healthcare company on a mission to dramatically improve the health and well-being of older Americans. At Devoted Health, we believe healthcare should be a better experience for patients and clinicians.


  • 084: Text Wrap

    In this episode Una and Adam talk about text wrap, a great modern improvement to typography on the web platform. Learn how you can create logical layout rules for your headings and other copy with just one line of code. Resources: text-wrap on MDN → https://goo.gle/3zvwixd soft breaks → https://goo.


  • The Chrome Cast 271: ASUS may have built the new King of Chromebooks

    This week on The Chrome Cast podcast, we discuss some new hardware – including a monster new Chromebook – that just showed up at the office and some exciting new budget-friendly gadgets that should be arriving soon.


  • What is UEM? Unified endpoint management explained

    What is UEM? Unified endpoint management explained

    Unified endpoint management (UEM) describes a set of technologies used to secure and manage a wide range of employee devices and operating systems — all from a single console.


  • Unlocking Medical Insights: Secure AI Analyzes Data

    Unlocking Medical Insights: Secure AI Analyzes Data

    With the widespread adoption of wearable fitness devices and health trackers, biomedical researchers face the challenge of how to glean insights from all this information and translate them efficiently into clinical practice.


  • Digital Manager Guru processes over 24M transactions with Cloud SQL Enterprise Plus

    Editor’s note: Digital Manager Guru provides an online sales platform for small- and medium-sized businesses, integrating all the tools they need to create seamless sales experiences. The company chose Google Cloud managed databases for their reliability, along with other powerful Google Cloud products and services, to help build its architecture.


  • Chrome Dev for Desktop Update

    The Dev channel has been updated to 128.0.6585.0 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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