Not going to lie to you; I don’t like this at all. Earlier today, I wrote about Google and Samsung needing to join forces to fight off Apple’s continuing advance as the largest smartphone maker in the world.

Google LLC is enhancing its Google for Education service with more than 30 new features, including several artificial intelligence and accessibility tools. The search giant detailed the update today at Bett 2024, a major education technology event taking place in London. During the conference, Google also introduced 15 new Chromebooks.

Samsung’s recent Galaxy S24 launch was a pretty bold shift in the Android smartphone world, seeing the world’s former #1 smartphone brand drawing some pretty striking parallels to Google’s own approach with its Pixel phones.

At Bett 2024, Google today announced the latest Workspace education features, including a new student-facing Classroom integration on Chromebooks.

We’re announcing new Chromebook models and features coming this year.

 Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 121 (121.0.6167.101) 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.

he CSS color-mix() function lets you mix colors, in any of the supported color spaces, right from your CSS. #ChromeForDevelopers #Chrome Speaker: Una Kravets; Products Mentioned: Chrome;

Google LLC is further enhancing its artificial intelligence offerings, today announcing updates to two of its flagship products, Chrome Chrome and Google Ads, aimed at streamlining user experiences in web browsing and digital advertising.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 121 (121.0.6167.101) 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.

 The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 120.0.6099.268 for Windows and Mac which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how here.

At CES 2024, NVIDIA added a few extras to the overall GeForce NOW experience to make online, cloud-streamed gaming that much better, and the results continue to be fantastic.

The Stable channel has been updated to 121.0.6167.85 for Mac and Linux and 121.0.6167.85/.86 to Windows which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log.

Chrome 121 is rolling out now! With CSS updates, improvements to the Speculation Rules API, an origin trial for Element Capture API and there’s plenty more. Adriana Jara has all the details about what’s new for developers in Chrome 121. Check out https://goo.

Chrome’s AI features are simple for now — but bigger things are coming. | Image: Google Google’s Chrome browser is leaning into AI in a big way.

The Stable channel has been updated to 121.0.6167.85 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.

Want to install Firefox on a Chromebook the easy way? Mozilla is now building Firefox packages for Debian, which is the Linux version available in ChromeOS.

Three experimental generative AI features are coming to Chrome on Macs and Windows PCs to make browsing easier and more personalized.

It’s a strange thing having all sorts of Chromebooks around the office. Given their nature, I could use a different Chromebook every single day without too much effort. Just sign in to the one that I want to use, wait a few minutes for everything to sync, and get going.

Google Chrome allows you to preview links before opening them. In this article, I’ll show you how to use link previews on your browser. The Flag Link Previews is an experimental feature at the moment. Enable the following flag from chrome://flags and restart Chrome to get started.

Now that the hype of CES 2024 is past us, we’re still thinking quite a bit about the very interesting new ASUS ExpertBook CX54 Chromebook Plus. And I’m sure many of you are, too.

Sometimes, bigger isn’t always better, and right now is one of those times when it comes to the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3.

Pop goes the test article. As planned Sierra Space has inflated a full-sized test article of its Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) habitat beyond bursting point to demonstrate how the module might behave in the harsh environment of space.…

Regardless of whether your application runs on virtual machines, Kubernetes, or a serverless runtime, you need to be able to monitor critical business and application metrics. In recent years Prometheus has emerged as a popular choice for monitoring and metrics, although running it at scale is challenging.

Editor’s Note: Regnologyis a global leader in financial and tax regulatory reporting software solutions, servicing regulators and regulated firms whose work involves massive amounts of data and calculations. Keeping pace with that data was a struggle because of their mixed technology stack.

The Beta channel has been updated to 121.0.6167.85 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.

A built in Pomodoro timer is coming to Chromebooks. Here’s an early look at Focus Mode, now available as an experimental feature in ChromeOS 122.

Both Chrome and the Microsoft Edge browsers are set to get a pretty significant performance boost. This improvement stems from a recent contribution to the Chromium Project, where the /prefetch parameter’s range has been expanded from 1-8 to 1-16. What does that mean in simpler language?

While I’ve made the jump largely to Samsung phones over the last year (9 months or so with the Galaxy S23 Ultra and the past month with the Galaxy Z Fold 5), my feelings for both their watch and their earbuds are quite a bit more tepid.

The Beta channel is being updated to OS version: 15699.40.0, Browser version: 121.0.6167.82 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.

The has() selector is one of the most powerful new CSS capabilities landing in modern browsers. #ChromeForDevelopers Speaker: Una Kravets; Products Mentioned: Chrome;

In the Stable Channel of ChromeOS 120 right now, there’s a setting hiding behind a single flag that – when enabled – gives you a battery life super power on demand that can drastically increase your Chromebooks longevity.

The Pixel 8 series, already quite popular among the Android smartphone crowd, is getting what looks to be a fresh, new paint job for the early parts of 2024.

The 15.6-inch HP Chromebook Plus is 40% off for the next three days. Normally priced at $499, you can one for just $299.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 122 (122.0.6250.2) 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.

Last week, one of the most popular Chromebook deals for the past year or so showed up once again, bringing the crowd-favorite Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 down to a fantastic $349 price point.