Google’s new Chrome OS 81 update for Chromebooks is set with new navigation gestures for easier use in tablet mode. With more Chromebooks featuring touchscreens and keyboardless options such as Lenovo’s Chromebook Duet, the update introduces Android 10 and iPadOS-like gestures when they’re used as tablets. Read more: Best Chromebooks for 2020 With the new set of …
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Samsung has a new Chromebook hitting store shelves in April. Not only will it be extra thin, but it will also have a high-resolution display. The specs for the Galaxy Chromebook. Samsung The Galaxy Chromebook will go on sale April 6 for $999. At just 9.9mm thick, it’s the thinnest Chromebook the company has ever made, according to a release …
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Microsoft on Monday released a new version of its recently overhauled Edge browser designed to excite ordinary consumers, not just IT administrators. A collection of new browser features — some only in test versions of the browser for now — is designed to make Edge more useful, less frustrating and maybe even a better alternative to Google Chrome. The new …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Google will delay updates to its Chrome web browser because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the company said Wednesday, and Microsoft said Friday it’ll do the same. “Due to adjusted work schedules at this time, we are pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS …
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If you’re one of the millions of people now working solely from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, you might be spending more time in your home office than usual. I do this daily, and for me, work means Google Docs. There’s one invaluable tool I urge every remote worker to make sure they have turned on, regardless of …
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Google wants to make it a little easier to know that the charging cord, cable or mouse you’re buying will work with your Chromebook. The company on Tuesday debuted a new “Works With Chromebook” badge for certified accessories. Google says that accessories with the badge have been tested to ensure they comply with Chromebook’s compatibility standards. Chromebooks are laptops and …
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Wait! Stop! Before you order that copy of David Benioff’s City of Thieves from Amazon (a book I highly recommend), check to see if it’s available at your local library. Because free! Oh, I know what you’re saying: You don’t have time to visit your library’s website or check various ebook-borrowing apps (as described in how to get free ebooks from …
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Google Chrome is the world’s most popular browser, and for good reason. It’s packed with useful tools that connect you to the internet every day, like dark mode, toolbar playback controls and a “privacy sandbox” coming later this year. But it’s also hard to keep up with all the browser changes. After all, you can’t very well store your login credentials in Chrome’s password …
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Years after Mozilla canceled its own Firefox OS project, the nonprofit is again involved in work to make its browser technology a core foundation for mobile phone software. This time it’s helping out KaiOS Technologies, the company that picked up the Firefox OS pieces and now offers them for use in feature phones as a rival to Apple’s iOS and …
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When you buy a new iMac from Apple, it can be costly to upgrade the RAM. For example, upgrading a new iMac from 8GB of RAM to 32GB will cost you an extra $600 through Apple’s website. However, you have a much more wallet-friendly way to add RAM to an iMac: Do it yourself. Third-party sites like Other World Computing, aka …
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