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Google: Chrome OS Isn’t Being Phased Out, $85 Chromebit Launching in Couple Weeks

Kellen November 2, 2015 46

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Google would soon fold Chrome OS into Android and unveil a single operating system to rule them all within the next two years. Google, since the report first stole headlines, has come out to deny such claims....

Report: Google Will Fold Chrome OS Into Android, Make Single Operating System by 2017

Kellen October 29, 2015 76

According to a report out of the Wall Street Journal, Google is taking Chrome OS and folding it into Android to create one operating system to rule them all. For at least the past two years, according to WSJ sources, engineers have been working to combine the...

Chrome Beta 47 Adds Splash Screens, Auto Dismissing Notifications

Kellen October 22, 2015 8

Chrome Beta 47 arrived last night for all with a changelog posted to the Chromium blog not far behind it. The update introduces splash screens, better desktop notification management support, and a bunch of security fixes. Splash screens are a new feature that...

Chrome 45 Will Finally Address the Browser’s Notorious Battery Draining Issues

Kellen September 3, 2015 38

Chrome is the most popular desktop browser, at least here in the US. But while it's popular and powerful and fast (mostly) and has apps and extensions and syncs between devices and all that, it's not exactly efficient or good when it comes to your battery life...

Koush’s New Vysor Chrome App Gives You Device Control Via Computer (Updated)

Kellen August 25, 2015 52

Koush, a man of yachts, re-emerged on the dev scene this week with the release of a new Chrome app called Vysor (in beta still) that lets you control Android devices via computer. But not only does it let you mirror and control your Android devices, you can...

Chrome Beta for Android Updates to V45 With Custom Tabs, Updated Media Controls and Bookmarks

Kellen August 3, 2015 18

Google is pushing an update to Chrome Beta (v45.0.2454.21) this afternoon that introduces a couple of tweaks, along with a feature called "Chrome Custom Tabs." Chrome Custom Tabs are better explained by Google here, but basically they allow customization in...

Chrome for iOS Gets Another Cool Gesture Not in the Android Version

Kellen July 22, 2015 121

A couple of weeks ago, we highlighted this really cool swiping gesture in the iOS version of Chrome that allowed you to swipe down to refresh (like in Android), but also close or open a new tab. It's super neat and we weren't able to hide our jealousy at the...

Tip: You Can Now Drag & Drop Photos Into Hangouts in Gmail and the Chrome Extension

Kellen July 9, 2015 9

Mayur Kamat, the product manager of Hangouts and Google Voice, shared some non-Hangouts 4.0 news with us this morning that still should bring some of you some pleasure. You can now drag and drop photos in Hangouts conversations in Gmail and the Chrome...