• 9 Chrome extensions that upgrade Google Meet

    9 Chrome extensions that upgrade Google Meet

    If your company uses Google’s suite of office apps, you’re probably familiar with Google Meet, the vendor’s web-based videoconferencing app. Meet is included with paid Google Workspace plans, and a free version with fewer features is available to anyone with a Google account, such as a Gmail address.


  • Chrome for Android Update

     Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 123 (123.0.6312.40) for Android to a small percentage of users. It’ll become available on Google Play over the next few days. You can find more details about early Stable releases here.This release includes stability and performance improvements.


  • Google named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: AI Infrastructure Solutions, Q1 2024

    Today, we are excited to announce that Forrester Research has recognized Google as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Infrastructure Solutions, Q1 2024. We believe this is a testament to our vision and strong track record of delivering continuous innovation and leading AI infrastructure products for our customers.


  • YouTube setting new guidelines for videos that contain AI-generated content

    Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how content is being made. AI models can now write text, generate images, produce videos, and even create synthetic voices that sound shockingly real.


  • Writer.com pens its gen AI success story with Google Cloud databases

    Editor’s Note: As Writer, a full-stack generative AI platform, started to experience increased demand, its database requirements for capacity and capability grew dramatically.


  • Why GKE for your Ray AI workloads? Portability, scalability, manageability, cost

    The revolution in generative AI (gen AI) and large language models (LLMs) is leading to larger model sizes and increased demands on the compute infrastructure. Organizations looking to integrate these advancements into their applications increasingly require distributed computing solutions that offer minimal scheduling overhead.


  • Call of Duty Warzone Mobile arrives this week: but will it play on a Chromebook?

    Over the years, there are a few games I’ve used to test the overall viability of Android gaming on a Chromebook. There are really three levels of gaming activity when I sit and think about it. First, you have simple puzzle games like 2-Dots, Sudoku, Wordle, or Fruit Ninja.


  • Apple’s eventual AI may end up getting assistance from Google’s Gemini

    Apple is clearly now full steam ahead on its attempt to integrate some form of AI into its devices moving forward.


  • Now’s the time to level up your home security with Nest Cams

    If you’ve been eyeing Google Nest cameras to level up your home surveillance, now’s the perfect time to take the plunge. Nest cameras are currently discounted at Best Buy, with prices that haven’t been this sweet since Black Friday.


  • Logitech’s Casa Pop-Up Desk arrives at Best Buy March 21st

    We’ve been talking about the new-ish Logitech Casa Pop-Up Desk quite a bit lately, and that’s for good reason.


  • Microsoft defends barging in on Chrome with pop-ups pushing Bing, GPT-4

    We thought you people wanted choice, IT colossus sniffs Microsoft is cheerily popping up ads over Chrome on Windows PCs to push its search engine and AI assistant.…


  • Chrome Dev for Desktop Update

    The Dev channel has been updated to 124.0.6356.6 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.


  • Logitech’s Casa Pop-Up Desk is confirmed ‘Works with Chromebook’

    If you have been looking for a wireless trackpad and keyboard combo that works perfectly with your Chromebook, the Logitech Casa Pop-Up Desk might be the answer.


  • Google I/O 2024 dates and small live crowd confirmed

    Each year around this time, we generally get a head-scratcher of a game from Google followed by an official unveiling for the dates of Google I/O.


  • Generative AI in insurance: How Cytora helps insurers prioritize underwriting risks

    Speed, convenience, and consistent control over risk selection and decision-making matter in the insurance industry. This is why forward-thinking insurers are investing considerably in AI and digital risk processing technologies that streamline large parts of their risk workflows.


  • Google Chrome enhances user security with real-time Safe Browsing update

    Google LLC today announced enhancements to its popular Chrome browser that bring new real-time protection to users through the browser’s Safe Browsing feature.


  • Chrome Dev for Android Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 124 (124.0.6355.0) 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.


  • Google is finally rolling out a full-featured Nest Cam experience on the web

    I’ve got exciting news for all you Nest Cam users out there! Google has announced in a Nest Community blog post that in the next few days you’ll be able to view recorded clips and navigate your footage directly on the home.google.com web portal.


  • YouTube on Google TV is getting some desktop features I’ve been missing

    Since the introduction of YouTube apps on smart TVs, I’ve found myself using this method of consuming videos possibly more than any other way.


  • The Chrome Cast 258: We’ve reviewed all but one of the Chromebook Plus models

    This week on The Chrome Cast podcast, we focus most of our discussion around two main topics: the full review of the HP 15.6″ Chromebook Plus and the new Casa Pop-Up Desk that includes a wireless trackpad that works with ChromeOS. The HP 15.


  • Google gooses Safe Browsing with real-time protection that doesn’t leak to ad giant

    Rare occasion when you do want Big Tech to make a hash of it Google has enhanced its Safe Browsing service to enable real-time protection in Chrome for desktop, iOS, and soon Android against risky websites, without sending browsing history data to the ad biz.…


  • Google Public Sector and WWT Team Up to Enhance Cloud Sovereignty

    Google Public Sector and World Wide Technology (WWT), a leading global technology solutions provider, have announced a joint effort to advance the adoption of Google Distributed Cloud Hosted (GDC Hosted), a sovereign cloud solution that provides a consistent, secure, and scalable platform for hosting applications in any location.


  • Announcing SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) in Google Cloud SQL

    SQL Server comes with built-in business intelligence reporting capabilities provided by SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) to build and run well formatted, paginated style reports.


  • Browse safely with real-time protection on Chrome

    We’re bringing real-time security capabilities to Safe Browsing’s Standard protection mode and sharing updates to Password Checkup on iOS.


  • Digital bank N26 strengthens security and simplifies compliance with Chrome Enterprise

    Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Carlos Rodriguez, Internal IT Tech Lead, and Jamie Sayers, IT Manager, IT Support and Endpoints Management, for N26, a digital bank with headquarters in Berlin.


  • Why the Lacros Chrome browser may arrive on Chromebooks very soon

    In running a few tests the other day, I ended up putting one of our office-dwelling Chromebooks in the Canary Channel of ChromeOS 124. Full disclosure, I was seeing if I could get the new ChromeOS App Mall to appear.


  • Chrome Beta for iOS Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 123 (123.0.6312.51) 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.Krishna GovindGoogle Chrome


  • Chrome Stable for iOS Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 123 (123.0.6312.52) 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.


  • The Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 is back to $349 and worth a look

    It’s oddly been a little while since we highlighted a deal on the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5. And you’d be forgiven for overlooking it in our daily deals post (that gets updated regularly) thanks to the solid list of Chromebooks currently available at discounted prices.


  • Early Stable Update for Desktop

    The Stable channel has been updated to 123.0.6132.46 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 123.0.6312.46 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.


  • Save up to 40 percent with Dataflow streaming committed use discounts

    Dataflow is an industry-leading data processing platform that provides unified batch and streaming capabilities for a wide variety of analytics and machine learning use cases: real-time patient monitoring, fraud prevention and real-time inventory management.


  • AlloyDB fuels 50% faster margin calculations for Apex FinTech

    Editor’s note: Apex FinTech Solutions Inc. (“Apex”) enables modern investing and wealth management tools through an ecosystem of frictionless platforms, APIs, and services. As part of its clearing and custody services (provided through Apex Clearing Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Apex Fintech Solutions Inc.


  • TPG Telecom reduces API delivery time by 50% with Apigee

    TPG Telecom is a rising star in Australian telecommunications with a strategy based on extensive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and organic growth. Our brands, including Vodafone, TPG, iiNet and AAPT, service five million mobile customers and 2.2 million fixed broadband customers through extensive mobile and fiber networks.


  • Chrome Beta for Android Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 123 (123.0.6312.40) 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.


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