If you are an iOS user with a Chromecast at home, there is a big news for you today. VLC now supports Chromecast on iOS. This means you can cast locally stored videos to Chromecast. VLC 3.1.0 release Version 3.1.0 of VLC for iOS which was released today has a bunch of new features, but […]
Google Chrome Windows with a Single Tab to Get a “Special, Minimal Visual Treatment”
There is a new experimental flag in the latest version of Chrome Canary which looks promising but does not do much at the moment. It is called “Single-tab Mode”. It is in the very early stages of development, but you know that I have this habit of sharing news about things when they are work-in-progress. […]
Newest Chrome OS Design Experiment Moves “Shelf” to the Center
The “newest” redesign of the Shelf moves the pinned apps to the center of the Shelf. At least that’s the only thing that this new flag does at the moment. Since the name of the flag simply says “Newest shelf redesign” we will most likely see changes well beyond a mere change of position. The […]
Google Expands Chromebook “Grab and Go” Program to Enterprises
Google’s “Grab and Go” program for Chromebooks will soon be available to enterprises. This is an internal program that Google has been using for a while now. The idea is to make Chromebooks available for employees to pick up and use, quick and easy. Imagine you run into a hardware issue and your company IT […]
Android’s “Smart Text Selection” is Coming to Chromebooks
Smart Text Selection is a recent addition to Android. Added in version 8.0 Oreo, this feature adds useful actions to context menu (right click / long-press). For example, if you select a phone number, you will see a link to the Phone app. If you copy an address, you’ll see an option to search that […]
Chrome’s “Heavy Page Capping” To Alert Users About Bandwidth Heavy Pages
Is your phone on a bandwidth diet? This upcoming Chrome feature will tell you when you are on a page that uses a lot of data. This is currently available as a flag in the latest Canary channel of Chrome. The Flag Name: Heavy Page Capping Description: Enable showing an InfoBar on data-heavy pages that allow […]
