• Don’t miss this unreal deal on Hulu for 99¢/month that ends soon

    As they’ve done over the past few years, Hulu is once again offering up a silly deal on a year’s worth of subscription service to their vastly-popular streaming content library. Usually sitting at $7.99/month for the “ad supported” plan and $17.


  • A US state gave out 133,000 Chromebooks to people for free

    A US state gave out 133,000 Chromebooks to people for free

    The initiative aims to bridge the digital divide by making it easier for underserved households to access online resources.


  • The best Chromebook deals today: November 22, 2023 edition

    For at least the foreseeable future, there are going to be great Chromebook deals available. But those deals shift, move and change frequently. In response to this, we try our best to highlight individual deals that are not just a great savings, but a great value as well.


  • Chrome Beta for Desktop Update

    The Beta channel has been updated to 120.0.6099.35 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.


  • The Chromecast with Google TV is only $20 but I still wouldn’t buy it

    It’s that time of year when you can get great deals on all sorts of tech, from the newly released Chromebook Plus models to smart home speakers and now, the Chromecast with Google TV.


  • How to be a smart Black Friday Chromebook deal shopper

    How to be a smart Black Friday Chromebook deal shopper

    There’s no denying the season at this point. There are sales and deals and closeouts and clearances everywhere you look.


  • Cookies expiration limit updated – New in Chrome 119

    Cookies expiration limit updated – New in Chrome 119

    New and updated cookies already capped at 400 days since Chrome 104. Same limit will be applied retroactively to cookies in storage. #NewInChrome #ChromeForDevelopers


  • YouTube says it’s not slowing down Firefox — just ad blockers

    Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Users on Reddit and Hacker News are complaining that YouTube seems to have inserted an intentional five-second delay before video pages will load in Mozilla’s Firefox and occasionally some other browsers.


  • Maryland set to give away 133,000 Chromebooks to citizens in need

    Maryland Governor Wes Moore just made a pretty substantial announcement: a whopping $27.2 million is being injected into an effort to get free Chromebooks to those who need them all over the state.


  • Google launches the new Chrome Web Store, and I have some high hopes

    After testing it in a preview capacity for nearly 3 months, the new, redesigned Chrome Web Store is now officially rolling out across the web. And with it comes a new Material You facelift, new Chrome Extension categories, a simplified navigation and improved search.


  • Black Friday sale on all Chromebook Plus laptops is here

    Black Friday sale on all Chromebook Plus laptops is here

    An early Black Friday sale on all Chromebook Plus laptops gets you your choice of device for under $379. Here are thoughts on each model and the one I’d buy.


  • The two best Chromebook Tablets you can buy are both on sale

    There’s no question about it: until another challenger comes (likely in the first half of 2024), the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 and Duet 3 are the absolute best tablets you can buy that run ChromeOS. And that is an important distinction.


  • GeForce NOW is offering 3-months of free XBOX PC Game Pass

    We haven’t talked too much about GeForce NOW lately, but that’s not due to any slowdown on their part.


  • Better Wi-Fi, Better Chromebooks: MediaTek announces new Wi-Fi 7 chips

    Given the always-connected nature of Chromebooks, when you have a great Wi-Fi connection, your user experience is naturally going to be better. MediaTek is trying to help make it even better with its latest Filogic chips, setting the stage for a new range of Wi-Fi 7 enabled devices.


  • I’m shocked that these two sub-$200 Chromebook deals are still going

    It truly is the shopping season, ladies and gentlemen. Two absurd Chromebook deals from last week that I was convinced wouldn’t make it through the weekend are both still in play and still absolutely unreal.


  • The easiest mistake to make in sticky elements #shorts

    The easiest mistake to make in sticky elements #shorts

    Link to podcast → https://goo.gle/3G1yzAn Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs #CSSpodcast #ChromeForDevelopers


  • Visit the new Chrome Web Store

    Visit the new Chrome Web Store

    Check out the redesigned Chrome Web Store with new categories and improved navigation to help you easily personalize your browser.


  • Samsung’s potential Chromebook Plus looks to be a convertible

    We talked not long ago about a new Chromebook in development that clearly looks to be a Samsung device with some variation of the Intel Alder Lake-N processor on board.


  • How to set your Chromebook wallpaper to a Google Photos album

    Prefer to set your Chromebook wallpaper rotate through a Google Photos album? It’s easy to do and even picks accent colors for the ChromeOS interface.


  • Best VPN for Chromebook

    Best VPN for Chromebook

    Keep your Chromebook protected from snoopers and unblock geo-restricted content with these leading VPNs.


  • Net privacy wars will be with us always. Let’s set some rules

    Size matters, and what you do with it. But keep it safe Opinion  Quick question number 1. Do you trust Google? The Movement for an Open Web (MOW) doesn’t.


  • One of my absolute favorite Chromebooks is $200 off right now in the Acer 516 GE

    For someone like me who handles different Chromebooks every time I turn around, the mark of what makes my favorite device is pretty clear: it’s what’s in my bag. You see, I swap through all sorts of Chromebooks on my desk on a revolving basis for reviews, testing, and research.


  • Save up to $320 on 7 of 8 Chromebook Plus models right now

    As I predicted, the wait for new Chromebook Plus deals didn’t take too long.


  • What’s really going on with Chrome’s June crackdown on extensions – and why your ad blocker may or may not work

    Manifest V3 transition deemed ‘far from terrible’ and yet not great for content filters Special report  Web advert blockers and other Chrome extensions will stop working by June 2024 unless they’ve been revamped to keep up with Google’s changes to its ubiquitous browser.…


  • Chrome Extensions: WebExtensions and working together with Simeon Vincent

    Join us as Simeon Vincent, co-chair of the Web Extensions Community Group alongside Developer Relations Engineers Oliver Dunk and Patrick Kettner chats about evolving the platform as a community.


  • I love how ChromeOS 119 expands Material You colors for the Chrome browser

    With ChromeOS 119 just rolling out in the past few days, I knew there would be small differences here and there that I’d pick up on, and one that is making a big color splash is the way Material You color themes are handled in the Chrome browser.


  • Noise Lab: Epsilon

    Noise Lab: Epsilon

    In this video series, Akash and Maud will introduce us to Summary Reports, one of the two reporting modes supported by the Attribution Reporting API, a Privacy Sandbox API to measure ad conversions.


  • Noise Lab: Key strategies

    Noise Lab: Key strategies

    In this video series, Akash and Maud will introduce us to Summary Reports, one of the two reporting modes supported by the Attribution Reporting API, a Privacy Sandbox API to measure ad conversions.


  • Noise Lab: Empty buckets

    Noise Lab: Empty buckets

    In this video series, Akash and Maud will introduce us to Summary Reports, one of the two reporting modes supported by the Attribution Reporting API, a Privacy Sandbox API to measure ad conversions.


  • Noise Lab: Budget split

    Noise Lab: Budget split

    In this video series, Akash and Maud will introduce us to Summary Reports, one of the two reporting modes supported by the Attribution Reporting API, a Privacy Sandbox API to measure ad conversions.


  • Noise Lab: Dimensions

    Noise Lab: Dimensions

    In this video series, Akash and Maud will introduce us to Summary Reports, one of the two reporting modes supported by the Attribution Reporting API, a Privacy Sandbox API to measure ad conversions.


  • Noise Lab: Default setup, advanced mode

    Noise Lab: Default setup, advanced mode

    In this video series, Akash and Maud will introduce us to Summary Reports, one of the two reporting modes supported by the Attribution Reporting API, a Privacy Sandbox API to measure ad conversions.


  • Noise Lab: Scaling

    Noise Lab: Scaling

    In this video series, Akash and Maud will introduce us to Summary Reports, one of the two reporting modes supported by the Attribution Reporting API, a Privacy Sandbox API to measure ad conversions.


  • Noise Lab: Batching frequency

    Noise Lab: Batching frequency

    In this video series, Akash and Maud will introduce us to Summary Reports, one of the two reporting modes supported by the Attribution Reporting API, a Privacy Sandbox API to measure ad conversions.


  • Noise Lab: Bucket size

    Noise Lab: Bucket size

    In this video series, Akash and Maud will introduce us to Summary Reports, one of the two reporting modes supported by the Attribution Reporting API, a Privacy Sandbox API to measure ad conversions.


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