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Tag: Google Chrome
What would you do with NFC on your Chromebook?
Google is working on bringing NFC to Chromebooks! In fact, the first app is already being worked on. What would you do with NFC on a Chromebook?
Why can’t we gift apps and media from the Google Play Store yet?
You would think the “Internet Giant” has all its services set up for the digital age. Is Google too busy looking at the big picture and missing all the details?
Google working on auto-update for Android’s WebView (UPDATE: Google’s statement)
If WebView is now based on Chrome, it is only logical that it will get its updates the same way, right? This is hard to accomplish, but Google is working on it!
Chrome Beta update brings notifications for tabs playing sound, using your webcam or Casting
Don’t you hate when one of your many open tabs starts playing a song and you can’t find where it is coming from? Google has a solution for you!
Would you like your school to use Chromebooks?
Do you think schools are ready to work on the cloud? CCSD is deploying 18,000 Chromebooks to 60+ schools!
Chrome OS Dev now let’s you chat with friends by searching their name
Need an easier way to find and chat with your friends? Google is buttering up a real nice feature for you!
Chrome for Windows will no longer support non-Web Store extensions
Google has found Chrome for Windows is less secure than they wish, so they are taking some drastic measures to keep you safe. Support for non-Web Store extensions is being axed!
Chrome Beta for Android gets a new, simpler tab switcher
Google is getting ready to give the Chrome browser a simpler, more efficient tab switcher. Who will benefit from it? Mostly lower-end KitKat devices, but I happen to love it!
Chrome Beta updated with new Android 4.4 KitKat features
What is better than a new Android version? To see applications taking advantage of the update’s capabilities! This is exactly what Google is doing with Chrome Beta.
Android 4.4 KitKAt makes Chrome use 16% less memory
Android 4.4 KitKat is all about making Android universal. The software now only needs 512 MB of RAM to run the system. Part of this is because of Chrome’s improvements!
Android WebView now based on Chromium – all for the best
Android 4.4 KitKat has everyone going crazy! There are many reasons to be excited, but we like to see Google making its current features better. That is exactly what they did with WebView!
Cloud to Butt – the funniest Chrome extension you will ever find!
We all need our spontaneous bursts of laughter and this Chrome extension will do a great job at keeping your days randomly funny! Cloud to Butt has to be the funniest extension I have ever used!
How to control your Android smartphone with Chrome
Reaching out for your phone is so last year! We need to be able to control smartphones from our computers and Google has taken the first steps. Here is how you can do it….
Chrome Beta 31 for Android brings website shortcuts and New Tab search bar
Chrome Beta 31 for Android gives us a couple awesome features. One of them comes with no good reputation thanks to its desktop equivalent, though. Is it as bad?
Google’s conversational Voice Search may be coming very soon!
Conversational Voice Search is almost here. Google’s very own François Beaufort has discovered the extension is almost ready. Are you waiting for this feature?
Chrome updates: search by image and Android gestures
Ever wanted to learn more information about specific images? Now you can search by image with Chrome! Learn about this and other features here….
Chrome update puts search bar front and center
I am loving the Search Bar in the New Tab page, but I am also hating other “features” that come with this update! What do you think?
Google to block Netscape Plug-In APIs from Chrome starting 2014
Google’s Chrome browser is in constant evolution. This is why sometimes they have to kill certain features. This time it’s NPAPIs that will be killed, but how will it affect you?
Google testing awesome search tool for new tab on Chrome
Searching efficiently is what Google is all about, and the New Tab in Chrome lacks it! Until now, that is! Sadly, though, it’s not for everyone… yet.
Chrome becomes more touch-friendly with Windows 8
Tired of Chrome not playing well with Windows 8? Google is hard at work to make your experience better. Here are the latest improvements….
Chromoting Android app to let us control Chrome desktop from your phone
Chrome Remote Desktop is an awesome Chrome app for controlling your desktop computer from our Chromebooks, but there is no (official) way to do it from our smartphones yet. This will change soon – Google is working on a smartphone solution named Chromoting. If you haven’t used Chrome Remote Desktop you have to check it […]
Google event scheduled for July 24 – what will we see?
Google is ready to unveil something July 24, 2013. Could it be a hot new Android device? A new Android version? A Chromebook?
Chrome 29 Beta brings browser video chats and audio production
Chrome Beta users are getting a nice treat today. The beta channel is getting updated to version 29, which comes with a good list of upgrades that will improve your experience and push the web further. Web Audio and WebRTC The biggest additions include Web Audio and WebRTC for Android. Web Audio allows for developers […]
Why don’t they make dual-booting Chromebooks?
Ever wanted to have a Chromebook that has both Windows/Linux and Chrome OS? The idea is very enticing, and manufacturers are doing it with other operating systems.