Google’s browser will be getting a redesign when its Chrome 69 update arrives on Sept. 4. We don’t know the details of visual changes, but they’re likely to be the rounded tabs of Material Design overhaul shown in July. The company’s Enterprise release notes mention some of the new features, which focus on Windows integration, …
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School starts soon. For some, really soon. If you’ve been procrastinating buying a new laptop for your student, I’ve got one that might be a good fit. For a limited time, Walmart has the Acer Chromebook R11 for $239 shipped (plus tax). It normally runs $279, and this configuration was $329 when it was introduced back in 2016. See it …
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Information has been bubbling up within the developer community about “Campfire,” an update to Chromebook firmware that would allow people to securely boot the systems into Windows 10 in addition to Google’s Chrome OS. XDA Developers first noticed it mentioned within references to Google’s own Pixelbook, but has since seen enough code variations to imply that it will probably be …
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You might have seen the news that Outlook.com has a new dark mode and thought, “That’s all well and good, but I use Gmail like everyone else. Where’s my webmail dark mode?” I have good news and bad news for you. The good news? Gmail has not one but two dark mode options. The bad news? Gmail’s dark modes are …
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Google’s Daydream VR platform has YouTube, Google Streetview, and now it has Chrome. A VR-ready version of Google’s Android Chrome app is now available to download to work with Daydream VR-ready phones, or on the standalone Lenovo Mirage Solo headset, Google announced today. It’s an overdue move, since Facebook’s standalone Oculus Go VR headset already has a built-in web browser, …
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Good news: Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome are working to reduce the amount of memory and other resources their browsers use. You might have noticed that browsers impose an increasingly onerous burden on your phone or laptop. Websites are getting bigger and browsers are getting features that make them more like full-fledged operating systems than mere document viewers. One example, …
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If you don’t use Chrome and you feel YouTube loads slower than it used to or should, you’re not crazy. Your internet connection (probably) isn’t the problem. And neither is your browser. Instead, the culprit is YouTube itself. Last year, Google rolled out a brand-new design for YouTube. This redesign not only brought a dark mode but was part of brand consolidation across …
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A Mozilla engineer says Google’s redesign has made YouTube slower on Firefox and Edge. Chris Peterson, the software community’s technical program manager, tweeted on Tuesday that the video sharing site loads at a fifth of the speed on non-Chrome browsers due to its architecture, as first reported by Sofpedia. YouTube page load is 5x slower in Firefox and Edge than …
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Now playing: Watch this: If you’re not using Chrome, Google’s redesign just made… 5:13 On this podcast, we talk about: How if you’re not watching YouTube on Chrome, expect slowdowns. Facebook launching Watch Party. Apple releasing a patch to fix its slowdown issues for the MacBook Pro. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of …
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Now playing: Watch this: Chrome and Firefox try improving your web-browsing experience… 4:57 On this podcast, we talk about: Firefox hunting down autoplay videos Why “Not Secure” is popping up on some websites on Google Chrome Airbnb’s battle against New York government The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by …
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