Basically by accident today, I found a new Pixel Buds PWA in the Google Play Store that looks to be meant for Chromebooks. It all started as I was sitting down to write while on this cruise ship (fall break vacation) and wanted to adjust my earbuds a bit.

Back when I was a Chromebook Expert in Best Buy, I can’t tell you how many customers came to me and told me that their Chromebook had a virus.

As I said in a prior post, the devices included in the group of 8 new Chromebook Plus models that were already technically on the market (the HP Chromebook x360 14c, HP Chromebook 15.

Here’s the brutal truth: Chromebooks have suffered from the beginning from pretty poor overall marketing. Unlike tablets or smartphones, Chromebooks simply don’t get the same face time with potential buyers by way of more-standard marketing techniques. TV commercials, YouTube commercials, etc.

The Beta channel has been updated to 119.0.6045.21 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.

Trends in the data space such as generative AI, distributed storage systems, unstructured data formats, MLOps, and the sheer size of datasets are making it necessary to expand beyond the SQL language to truly analyze and understand your data.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i Chromebook is the best $499 ChromeOS laptop I’ve used. It’s capable enough for even a power user like me. Read why in my full review

In a recent Keyword blog post, Google just announced that Meet will prioritize 1080p Full HD for group call resolution going forward. Of course, this will only occur if your camera supports 1080p, which most do. Before today, this was only automatically toggled for those in one-to-one calls.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 120 (120.0.6057.2) 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.

And in full swing by next October Google has decided to kick third-party cookies out of its Chrome browser for one percent of users in early 2024, and to banish the web trackers entirely by Q3 of the same year.…

While you can run an older version of iTunes on a Chromebook, it’s not suggested since you’ll run into compatibility issues.

The Dev channel is being updated to OS version: 15633.10.0 Browser version: 119.0.6045.16 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.

One of Acer’s latest Chromebook releases is a higher-end version of their quite-excellent Spin 714.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 119 (119.0.6045.17) 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’s Pixel Watch 2 might bear an uncanny resemblance to its predecessor, but there’s more to it than meets the eye.

I was browsing Google Shopping on the web from my phone yesterday when I realized a new banner was showing at the top of the page. It read, “We’re making changes to saves and price tracking. Learn how you can still access these features.

After a rather tangled affair in court due to Sonos’ patent infringement allegations, which led to Google forcing your Nest speakers, displays, or Chromecasts to pair only to one speaker group at a time, I have some good news for you.

A Zero Trust approach to security can help you safeguard your users, devices, and apps as well as protect your data against unauthorized access or exfiltration.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 119 (119.0.6045.18) 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

Extensions are built on web technologies like HTML, CSS and JavaScript and let you extend Chrome to make it your own. #DevToolsTips

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, data-driven decision-making has become paramount for organizations aiming to stay ahead of the competition. With the emergence of generative AI (gen AI) technology, it’s now possible to provide a business user with a conversational interface to data that enables new engagement styles.

With the launch of AlloyDB for PostgreSQL in Google Cloud, customers are increasingly interested in eliminating their dependency on high-cost, legacy databases with unfriendly licensing and moving to cost effective, open, fully supported, high-performance databases.

Today, we announced significant price-performance improvements for Cloud Spanner, now providing up to 50% increase in throughput and 2.5 times the storage per node than before, with no change in price.

 Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 118 (118.0.5993.65) 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.

In this episode we tackle one of the most asked questions of all CSS history.. how do I center this div? We’ll cover multiple strategies that each have tradeoffs and super powers over each other. Centering in CSS → https://goo.gle/3RRki02 Comparing grid and flex place-items and place-content → https://goo.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 118 (118.0.5993.69) 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.

As the holiday season looms closer and closer, retailers are getting a jumpstart on sales to draw consumers’ attention, and the shoppers’ wallets.

The Stable channel has been updated to 118.0.5993.70 for Mac and Linux and 118.0.5993.70/.71 for Windows, 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 118.0.5993.71 for Windows and 118.0.5993.

Right now, Best Buy is running a Flash Sale for today and tomorrow where they are slashing prices across the board on everything from laptops to watches to washers and dryers. The savings are pretty awesome, and of course there are a few Chromebooks thrown into the mix as well.

On October 4th, Google unveiled the much-anticipated Pixel 8 series with a boatload of new features and advancements that have a lot of us pretty excited about Google’s latest hardware.

Though Google has sold off its Domains service to Squarespace, and users will be automatically transitioned over to the competition in due time, I wanted to cover something important – transferring your domain from one Google Account to the other.

Yesterday we covered the fact that Chromebook Plus was arriving for all certified devices in the Beta Channel of ChromeOS 118.

Go ahead and call me officially bummed out.

At Google Cloud, we believe you should have full control over your log data.

Chrome 118 is rolling out now! Declare specific styles within a component with the @scope css rule. We have two new media queries: scripting and prefers-reduced-transparency. Devtools improved the sources panel and there’s plenty more. Adriana Jara has all the details about what’s new for developers in Chrome 118.