For years, the narrative surrounding Google’s laptops has been firmly rooted in the budget-heavy language. When most people hear the word Chromebook, their minds immediately drift to affordable, rugged plastic devices built for school classrooms or lightweight web browsing on a budget. Google and its hardware partners have certainly made plenty of excellent attempts to […]

While we are still a couple of months away from Google’s traditional hardware showcase window, the regulatory filings that always precede a major device launch are starting to lift the veil on what’s coming next for the wrists of those in the Google Pixel ecosystem. According to initial documentation spotted by Droid Life, the upcoming […]

Google is fundamentally shifting its approach to classroom AI by moving past standalone chat boxes and launching a deeply integrated, ecosystem-wide education update. Dropping in tandem with the annual ISTE conference, Google has unveiled a massive suite of features across Google Classroom, the native Gemini app, and Chromebooks designed to create a unified, secure learning […]

YouTube just announced a pretty significant overhaul to the Shorts player. The biggest news here is that YouTube is officially retiring the “Dislike” button on Shorts. Going forward, the traditional thumbs-up is being replaced by a TikTok-style heart icon, while the thumbs-down is vanishing from the player entirely. And to be clear, this isn’t just […]

Technology in the classroom shouldn’t be a flashy, expensive novelty. Instead, it should serve as a deliberate tool that closes achievement gaps, supports teachers, and enriches human interaction. That is exactly the approach being taken right here in our own backyard by a mid-sized rural school district in Kentucky. According to a new feature spotlight […]

Tracking the stock market can often feel like trying to drink from a firehose. Between parsing complex corporate earnings reports, keeping tabs on shifting asset allocations, and monitoring macro economic indicators, managing a personal investment portfolio requires a lot of heavy lifting. Google has been working to take the friction out of that process, and […]

For years, I’ve had an ongoing hope that eventually I’d get to test an amazing detachable Chromebook device that could successfully replicate the mobile gaming I do on my phone. And for years, I’ve been let down over and over again due to two very significant issues with running Android games well on a Chromebook. […]

Google Vids is quickly evolving from a basic storyboard builder into a fully featured, AI-driven video studio for Workspace users. When the application initially launched, it gave creators a clever way to drop preset stock footage and generate baseline video tracks using simple text prompts. But if you wanted your presentations to feature a dynamic, […]

In conjunction with the newly-announced Google Home Speaker, Google’s smart home ecosystem is getting a massive mid-year intelligence boost. While Gemini has been steadily advancing across Google’s broader software landscape, the latest server-side update hitting the Google Home ecosystem proves the company is deeply focused on making the actual hardware around your house noticeably faster, […]

Google is officially stripping away one of the biggest mobile friction points for Apple users trying to jump into a quick video call. For years, if you received a Google Meet link on an iPhone or iPad and didn’t have the dedicated Google Meet or Gmail apps installed, you were essentially locked out of the […]

The stable channel update for ChromeOS 149 is officially rolling out for most eligible Chromebooks. Like we’ve seen for quite some time with Googlebook on the horizon, this isn’t a massive, feature packed update; but it does bring some incredibly handy utility upgrades to the desktop alongside what is the single largest security hardening patch […]

If you are a power user who balances multiple calendars with specific colors to help you navigate your schedule, you know that keeping things organized requires some serious color-coding. Whether you use different shades to separate internal team syncs from client pitches, or just want your personal travel itineraries to pop out on your screen, […]

Google Vids is getting a serious productivity boost. When it first launched, it gave users a clever way to generate storyboard scripts, insert stock footage, and spin up localized video drafts using simple text prompts. But if you wanted to build an intricate, highly customized video, the creation loop could still feel a bit bottlenecked […]

Filling out online forms on a smartphone is easily one of the most tedious parts of the mobile web experience. Whether you are trying to check in for a flight on a cramped digital layout or rushing to secure a parking reservation, manually typing out passport numbers, vehicle identification numbers (VINs), or credit card details […]

I recently covered Google’s partnership with Back Market to produce $3 ChromeOS Flex USB kits that sold out instantly and then just came back in stock. On the surface, these simple physical drives just provide a straightforward path to install ChromeOS Flex on aging hardware, particularly for users with machines left vulnerable by the end […]

If you spend enough time working out of a backpack, you quickly learn to rely heavily on cross-device continuity. Features in Google’s Better Together suite are supposed to really help users when it comes to mobile productivity. In theory, your Chromebook and your Android smartphone should operate like a team: sharing files, streaming notifications, and […]

Just a few weeks ago, I was lamenting a pretty frustrating reality in the Chromebook ecosystem. The Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14, a device I have unapologetically called the best Chromebook ever made, saw a staggering price hike up to $999. At just under a grand, it became a pretty tough sell for the average consumer, […]

Google is officially entering a new era of computing with the announcement of Googlebook, and this transition is reviving a partnership we haven’t seen in the consumer Chromebook space for quite some time. If you’re a long-time reader, you might have been just as excited as we were when the list of Googlebook OEM partners […]

Walmart is expanding their presence in the third-party Google Home ecosystem, yet again. Just a short time after releasing the budget-friendly $35 Onn Outdoor Camera, the retailer has officially launched a more robust option for those who want some extra security. The new Onn Outdoor Floodlight Camera (hardwired) is available right now for just $77. […]

The highly sought-after $3 ChromeOS Flex USB kit from Google and Back Market has officially returned. Back in April, this kit sold out almost immediately, showing that many users wanted a simple path to upgrade their aging hardware. Now, Back Market has restocked the drive, giving consumers another chance to easily revive their older machines […]

If you use a premium Android phone but rely on a MacBook or Windows laptop for your daily workflow, you already know the regular frustration of living outside of one digital ecosystem. While the iPhone enjoys fluid, seamless cross-device communication with MacBook, Android users on MacOS are far from that sort of experience with their […]

After months of waiting and a tease from the Chief Product Officer just last week, the new Google Home Speaker is officially here and available for pre-order now. Priced at $99.99 and hitting shelves on June 25, this device is built from the ground up to be the first audio hub powered entirely by the […]

Google officially opened pre-orders for the long-awaited $99 Google Home Speaker this week, a purpose-built Gemini audio hub for your house. While the upgraded local processing and hardware improvements are notable selling points on their own, the company tucked a promotion into the fine print. Anyone who purchases the new smart speaker before September 30, […]

The wait for Google’s next-generation smart speaker appears to be coming to an end very soon. In an email sent out last week to participants of the Gemini for Home early access program, Google strongly hinted that a Google Home Speaker announcement is just days away. The email, authored by Anish Kattukaran, Chief Product Officer […]

For years, the Chrome browser and ChromeOS have moved lockstep in their version numbering. When Chrome 148 arrived, for instance, ChromeOS 148 followed right behind it. But a major structural change is on the horizon. According to the newly published Chrome Enterprise and Education release notes, Google is officially changing how it numbers future ChromeOS […]

Google’s ongoing push to integrate Gemini into the Google TV ecosystem is moving past basic movie recommendations and into actual hardware management. While we’ve seen generative AI features start to clean up content discovery on premium streaming boxes like the Google TV Streamer, a new update is taking things a massive step further by giving […]

If you’ve been involved in any way with the life cycle of ChromeOS over the last decade, you know that Google’s relationship with Android apps on laptops has been a journey of constant compromise. When the Play Store first arrived on Chromebooks, it felt like magic. Suddenly, a web-first operating system had access to millions […]

Just in time for the World Cup, Lenovo has quietly made the FIFA World Cup 26™ Edition of the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 available for sale on their US website. But based on the retail unboxing videos I’ve reviewed and a rather confusing product page on Lenovo’s own website, it isn’t entirely clear what […]

Google’s push to make its Gemini in Chrome a global utility is taking a big step forward. Over the last several months, we’ve seen Gemini in Chrome roll out in waves, giving desktop and iOS (and soon, Android) users a quick way to summarize long articles, compare specs across chaotic tabs, and leverage Workspace smart […]

The compact Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5 has officially received its first major discount. Launched recently in the US with a steep $849.99 MSRP, the 8.8-inch Android gaming powerhouse is currently available directly from Lenovo’s website for 17% off, bringing the price down to $699.99. While the original asking price was undeniably steep for an […]