20+ hour, 37+ min ago   (430+ words) So far, there are some pretty clear code changes that make me confident that ‘Meru’ will be a tablet. First off, we have the removal of the built-in keyboard. That’s a pretty obvious sign. In this commit, developers stripped out…...

21+ hour, 51+ min ago   (436+ words) When internal leaks confirmed that Qualcomm’s mysterious ‘Calypso’ codename in the Chromium Gerrit was actually the 12-core Snapdragon X2 processor, it was easy to assume that we were looking at a single reference flagship. But a new firmware commit I recently…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (345+ words) Push notifications on the web started with great intentions: letting web apps send you timely, useful updates without needing a dedicated native application. But over the years, bad actors turned that privilege into a chaotic mess of fake virus warnings,…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (428+ words) When Google launched the original Chromebook over a decade ago, it started from the bottom up. Early hardware was cheap, plastic, and low-powered, cementing an entry-level reputation that even years of Chromebook Plus and premium flagship efforts couldn’t fix. With…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (500+ words) While those premium machines make for great headlines and make us here at Chrome Unboxed quite excited, Google’s new desktop ecosystem will eventually need to reach outside the high-end bracket to capture more mainstream buyers. Thanks to some fresh new…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (364+ words) Google just took the wraps off the Pixel Watch 5 yesterday at their annual hardware event in NYC, and rather than completely reinventing the wheel, it looks like a solid, calculated refinement of last year’s model. The new watch leans heavily…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (296+ words) If you like to keep your workspace minimal and distraction-free, ChromeOS 151 introduces a welcome quality-of-life tweak for the browser’s top bar. As Google continues to weave Gemini deeper into the Chrome browser experience, keeping AI-assisted browsing safe against zero-day threats…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (264+ words) Google is rolling out a double-header update for Google Sheets, focusing on two areas where power users often hit friction: converting spreadsheets from Microsoft Excel and analyzing massive datasets in Connected Sheets. Whether you frequently import.xlsx files from colleagues…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (299+ words) Finding a flagship-caliber 2-in-1 convertible under $600 is no easy task, but Best Buy has brought back a fantastic discount on one of our absolute favorite Chromebooks of the year. Right now, you can grab the Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514 for…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (322+ words) For the past few years in August, those of us that follow tech updates tune in to the Made By Google showcase hoping for solid upgrades in Tensor processing power, GPU, and NPU and hopefully some interesting outer hardware updates…...