• One of the best deals on the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 returns

    Believe it or not, it’s been over a month since we’ve seen a real price reduction on the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5.


  • Chrome for Android Update

      Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 122 (122.0.6261.43) 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.


  • Chrome Beta for iOS Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 122 (122.0.6261.47) 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.Erhu AkpobaroGoogle Chrome


  • Chrome Stable for iOS Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 122 (122.0.6261.48) 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.


  • Pixel Tablet 2 codenames leak: why I’m hopeful for a Gemini fix

    It looks like Google might be cooking up a successor to the Pixel Tablet, based on codenames that have popped up in the first beta of Android 14 QPR3 for its Pixel phones.


  • Early Stable Update for Desktop

    The Stable channel has been updated to 122.0.6261.39 for Windows and 122.0.6261.49 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 122.0.6261.39 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.


  • Chromebooks added a charging sound, but you have to manually enable

    We spotted that Google was adding charging sounds to ChromeOS at the end of 2022, and they’re now live on Chromebooks. 


  • My favorite Chromebook deal gets even sweeter for Valentine’s Day

    As many of you already know, one of my favorite Chromebooks has been on sale all week. The large, fun-to-use, and wildly-capable Acer Chromebook 516 GE has been price-reduced by $150 since the beginning of the week.


  • Looker Hackathon 2023 results: Best hacks and more

    Looker Hackathon 2023 results: Best hacks and more

    In December, the Looker team invited our developer and data community to collaborate, learn, and inspire each other at our annual Looker Hackathon. More than 400 participants from 93 countries joined together, hacked away for 48 hours and created 52 applications, tools, and data experiences.


  • Hear that? How we developed the charging sound for ChromeOS

    Learn how Google teams worked together to create a new charging sound for ChromeOS.


  • It’s past time for Google to deliver on the promised Chromebook Plus AI

    It’s a bit tough to believe, but it has been a solid four and a half months since the debut and launch of Chromebook Plus.


  • Chrome Beta for Android Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 122 (122.0.6261.43) 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.


  • 11 Ways You Win with ChromeOS Flex

    11 Ways You Win with ChromeOS Flex

    It’s estimated that cyber crimes will cost $10.5 trillion annually by 2025.1 How are you planning to protect your business from this growing threat?


  • 6 things you can do with Chrome on iOS

    6 things you can do with Chrome on iOS

    Chrome is easy to set up on your iPhone or iPad, and helps make browsing the web easier and safer.


  • Big Chromebook Plus, even bigger savings

    Big Chromebook Plus, even bigger savings

    The Chromebook Plus deals space is a shifty one these days. It almost has the feel of watching a basketball game where players are brought on and off of the bench as the game goes on. One week we’ll have one lineup, and the next we’ll see it all change.


  • There’s a good chance that Google’s recent AI rebranding might have left you feeling a little confused.


  • Chrome for Android Update

       Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 121 (121.0.6167.178) 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 121.0.6167.184 for Mac and Linux and 121.0.6167.184/185 to Windows which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log.


  • Extended Stable Channel Update for Desktop

    The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 120.0.6099.291 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.


  • Your RAGs powered by Google Search technology, part 2

    Your RAGs powered by Google Search technology, part 2

    In the first post of this series, we explored the concept of retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and how the same technologies that power Google Search can greatly enhance the effectiveness of the information retrieval capabilities of a RAG system.


  • Announcing the general availability of Network Function Optimizer for GKE Enterprise

    Traditionally, customers have relied on VMs to run their network-intensive applications.


  • New Chromebook ‘Xol’ emerges with an Assistant Key built in

    I know, I know: it’s basically impossible not to draw a few conclusions from that headline. I’m fighting the same instincts as I write these words, but I can’t deny what I’ve stumbled upon this morning, and I can’t 100% tell you that what we’re all thinking isn’t true.


  • NHS in Wales bets big on Microsoft with deal worth nearly half a billion

    Forget historic cloud downtime, latest contract with reseller to offer ‘agile and flexible’ approach The NHS in Wales has decided to send up to £450 million ($568 million) of taxpayers’ hard-earned cash into the bank account of Microsoft via one of its resellers, the public sector organization has confirmed.…


  • Oracle adds logistics modeling and trade incentive optimization to its supply chain suite

    Oracle Corp. today added new features to the Transportation Management and Global Trade Management, components of its Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing suite that are aimed at improving logistics operations, reducing costs and automating regulatory compliance.


  • Chrome engine devs experiment with automatic browser micropayments

    I’d buy that for a $0.00000001 The team behind Chromium – the open source engine of Google Chrome and other browsers – has begun working on a way to enable those surfing the web to pay for the stuff they read or watch without any interaction.…


  • The best Chromebook tablet deal around is back and better than ever

    Deals are simply crazy in the Chromebook space, aren’t they? One week we see hundreds of dollars off new Chromebook Plus models and the next week its all about tablets or big-screen devices.


  • Cloud Monitoring now offers PromQL alerting and importing dashboards from Grafana

    The Cloud Monitoring team believes in the power of the open source community and open source interfaces.


  • Your RAGs powered by Google Search technology, part 1

    Your RAGs powered by Google Search technology, part 1

    When a large language model (LLM) doesn’t have enough information or has no contextual knowledge of a topic, it is more likely to hallucinate and provide inaccurate or false responses.


  • Tiny, fanless Chromeboxes make me wish for a new Intel-powered ChromeOS tablet

    I’ve sat on this post for quite some time, but with the news coming out over the weekend that Acer is now in the mini-Chromebox game with a device of their own, my mind couldn’t help but wander to something I’ve thought about for a very long time: why do we not have small-core Intel-powered…


  • Looks like Acer is making a mini Chromebox, too

    Looks like Acer is making a mini Chromebox, too

    It looks like Acer is getting into the mini Chromebox game, too! At the Integrated Systems Europe 2024 event, Acer unveiled the Chromebox Mini, targeting it as a digital signage solution according to posts from Liliputing and Chromebook Live.


  • Goodbye Bard, Google’s AI is now Gemini

    Goodbye Bard, Google’s AI is now Gemini

    If you’ve been following Google for any amount of time, you know they are prone to having a myriad of products and confusing nomenclature. The company’s efforts in AI are the most recent example of this.


  • ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 Review [VIDEO]

    ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 Review [VIDEO]

    ASUS Chromebook Vibe CX34 MSRP – $399.00 “If you are looking for a great Chromebook experience, Chromebook Plus basically guarantees that. And the ASUS CX34 goes the extra mile to deliver that great experience with a bit more flare than the rest.


  • Review: Acer Chromebook Plus 515 takes the new standard and runs with it

    Towards the end of last year Google unveiled “Chromebook Plus,” a new standard to help customers get better Chromebooks. Acer is among the first to adopt it, and after spending a fair bit of time with the Acer Chromebook Plus 515, there’s definitely something here.


  • Beginning a new test on an old fan favorite: Pixelbook in 2024

    I’m typing this post right now on arguably the most popular, most notable, most well-made Chromebook ever: the venerable Pixelbook.


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