I always get confused between those article recommendations on the new tab page of Chrome and those from my phone’s launcher. I tend to engage more with my launcher feed, or Google Now feed. I open Chrome to do something and may not spend much time scrolling through those suggestions. However, I open my feed […]
Traffic from Chrome’s New Tab Page Article Recommendations Increased 2,100% in 2017
Google Removes Cryptocurrency Mining in Extensions from Web Store
Google has updated their Chrome Web Store policy to stop accepting Cryptocurrency mining extensions and remove existing ones from the store. Google will no longer accept cryptocurrency extensions and will remove existing extensions from the store by end of June 2018. Google allowed cryptocurrency extensions on the Chrome Web Store as long as it is the […]
Free WiFi and Chromebooks in School Buses Across the USA, Courtesy, Google
One of the cool things that I remember about Google Employee perks is WiFi equipped buses. For most of the corporates, especially in Silicon Valley, this is now a normal thing. However, wouldn’t it be cool to have WiFi in school buses? To help kids in rural America, Google has been testing a program called […]
Android Apps on Chromebooks Can Soon Use USB Storage
If you have a Chromebook that supports Android apps, there is one important thing that you cannot do at the moment. Android apps on Chrome OS cannot use USB storage. This means you cannot connect a USB drive and play media from that using the VLC Media Player Android app, among other things. I am […]
Chrome Tab Switcher on Android Might Become Horizontal Only
If you switch tabs on Google Chrome for Android, the tab switcher is displayed in the horizontal or vertical mode based on your phone's orientation. This might change. According to a code change request that I found today, Google is getting ready with an experimental flag to make the Android tab switcher always use horizontal […]
Native SMB File System Support Coming to Chrome OS
Chrome OS Files app is getting a new feature that will get a lot of fans. The Canary channel of Chrome OS currently has this flag: Native Smb Client If enabled, allows connections to an smb filesystem via Files app – Chrome OS #native-smb This feature adds native SMB file system support to Chrome OS' file manager, […]
The New Chrome OS Systems Menu Reminds us of Android P
The systems menu, or tray that comes up when you click your profile icon in the bottom right corner of your Chromebook screen, has a new look. A new Androidfied look that is. Here is a screenshot shared by lucasban on Reddit: Now, here is a screenshot of Android P Quick Settings menu; courtesy of The Verge: […]
Acer Announces “Chromebook Tab 10”
As expected (and leaked), Acer has launched world's first Chrome OS tablet, the Chromebook Tab 10. This tablet, like many popular Chromebooks, is made for school students. The new Acer Chromebook Tab 10 is designed for Acer’s education customers and will be used in K-12 classrooms to expand and enhance student learning by bringing the […]
“Cast File” Coming to Chrome to Cast Local Files
Google Chrome is making it easy to cast local files. A new option called "Cast file" is coming to Chrome. This is currently available in Beta channel. Here is how it works: Click "Cast…" (or the Cast icon) in the browser menu, click down arrow ▼ next to "Cast to", and "Cast file" to select […]
Google is Testing Android P for Chromebooks
Android updates for Chrome OS are not predictable yet. There are no promised released cycles. The difference between Chrome OS and Android is also shrinking with new Android features and design tweaks landing in Chrome OS. We do not know if there will be a time when Google comes up and says that they will […]
