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Chromebooks with Mobile Data to Act as Wi-Fi Hotspots Soon

July 22, 2022 by Anandi Leave a Comment

In an upcoming update, Chromebooks equipped with mobile data will be able to serve as a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices, just like Android and iOS devices can today.

ChromeOS Flex by Google Turns Old Mac and PCs into Chromebook

July 14, 2022 by Anandi Leave a Comment

Google officially releases ChromeOS Flex, a method of replacing the operating system on older PCs and Macs that essentially turns them into Chromebooks.

Play Store for Tablets and Chromebooks Receive Material You

July 7, 2022 by Anandi Leave a Comment

Play Store for tablets and Chromebooks gets Material You ahead of bigger redesign

At the Google I/O 2022, the company flaunted a major Play Store redesign for large screen devices. Until this redesign is ready for a larger rollout, it appears that the Play Store on Android tablets and Chromebooks will be receiving some Material You upgraded.

Google’s “Wireless Device” Arrives at FCC, Might Be Chromecast HD

June 8, 2022 by Anandi Leave a Comment

Since the start of 2022, there have been rumors about a “Chromecast HD with Google TV”. Now, a mysterious “wireless device” that matches the description has arrived at the FCC to receive certification.

Google Ditches Bandwidth-Saving Measures on Chromecast

May 27, 2022 by Anandi Leave a Comment

In April of 2020, in response to the work from home surge brought on by COVID-19, US tech giant Google had lowered the quality of Ambient mode on Chromecast and Assistant Smart Displays. This was an attempt by the company to help save bandwidth. Now, Google is reportedly reverting these changes.

Google Assistant in Chrome for Android Offers to Automatically Change Compromised Passwords

May 6, 2022 by Anandi Leave a Comment

At the Google I/O developer conference held in 2021, the tech giant had announced a new Google Assistant-powered feature for Chrome that would help users easily change compromised passwords. Now, this feature is finally rolling out to users of Chrome for Android. This new Assistant-powered feature will display a pop-up notification as soon as a user logs in with a password that has been found in a data breach. The pop-up notification states, “Chrome found the password you just used in a data breach. Your Google Assistant can change your password automatically.”

Emergency Zero-Day Fix Issued for Google Chrome for macOS

April 18, 2022 by Anandi Leave a Comment

Tech giant Google has issued its third urgent update for Chrome, one that patches another zero-day vulnerability in the highly-used desktop web browser. The Stable Channel Update for Google Chrome’s desktop variant was released on Thursday. It brings the browser to version 100.0.4898.127, on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Google has stated that the update will roll out over the coming days and weeks. However, users may want to force the update earlier.

Google Lens in Desktop Chrome to Copy Text, Translate, More

April 14, 2022 by Anandi Leave a Comment

Google Lens icon on left, text reading "Google Lens for desktop" on right

Google had introduced Lens multi-search last week. This allowed users to ask questions about pictures on Android and iOS. Now, the desktop Google Lens available on Google Chrome has been updated with several more new, useful features. Google Lens on Chrome desktop will now be able to copy text, translate, as well as open Image Search.

CERT-In Tells Google Chrome Users to Update Their Browser Immediately

February 8, 2022 by Aadrita Bandyopadhyay Leave a Comment

The Indian government’s cybersecurity organization, CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) has issued a warning for Google Chrome users, asking them to update the browser to its latest version, Google Chrome 98. The warning issued is of ‘high severity’, and informs users that not updating their browser could leave their device vulnerable to hackers, who would be able to steal their data or track their location through it.