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You Get Seven Years of OS Updates with the New Pixel 8

October 4, 2023

Dua Rashid

Android users rejoice, you’re finally being treated with the dignity you deserve. Google announced a couple of cool things at their Pixel event today. One of the smaller announcements that stood out was regarding the software policy for the Pixel 8. Go…
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Zoom Is Launching Its Own Google Docs Competitor

October 3, 2023

Nikki Main

Zoom is setting out to compete with Google and Microsoft by introducing Zoom Docs at its annual Zoomtopia 2023 event on Tuesday. Zoom Docs is the company’s own version of an AI-powered workspace that will provide users with AI capabilities to draft, ed…
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First Major Chromebook Update in Years Promises Juiced-Up Specs and a Material You Look

October 2, 2023

Kyle Barr

For the decade that the Chromebook line of ultra-cheap laptops has been around, the company has left the ChromeOS-based design to linger without many major updates. Now the tech giant is here with Chromebook Plus touting a new hardware standard and a f…
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Google Expands the Lifespan of Chromebooks With Promise of 10 Years of Software Updates

September 14, 2023

Florence Ion

If you bought a Chromebook recently, you can now expect to hold on to it for at least a decade. Google announced Thursday that, beginning next year, any Chromebooks released in 2021 and beyond will get ten years of automatic updates. The company is als…
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Chromebooks will get updates for 10 years

September 14, 2023

Ivan Mehta

Google announced today that Chromebooks will now receive automatic software updates for 10 years after the hardware platform’s release date (the platform in that case is a bit like a car platform). This move will help when it comes to increasing …
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Google Celebrates Chrome’s 15th Birthday With a Makeover

September 7, 2023

Florence Ion

Whether you love or hate Google Chrome, you can’t deny its name has become synonymous with “going online” since its debut in 2008. To celebrate the 15th birthday of the world’s most popular browser, Google is showing off a new design of the Chrome brow…
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Apple Could Be Making Its Own Low-Cost Chromebook Lookalike Laptops

September 5, 2023

Kyle Barr

Apple may be thinking up ways to offer laptops that are cheaper and more pared down than its existing MacBook Air line. As reported by DigiTimes (via MacRumors), industry sources are speculating Apple could be working on a lower-cost version of its Mac…
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Google Chrome’s New Tool Lets You Copy and Paste Screenshots From Videos

August 31, 2023

Florence Ion

Students, teachers, and vintage TV screencappers, the Chrome browser has a new feature that makes taking screenshots of scenes easier than before. Google used a blog post about helpful classroom tools to subtly announce the ability to copy a frame from…
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11 Cool Tricks You Can Do With the Google Search Box

August 20, 2023

David Nield

Getting Google to search the web for you is all well and good, but there’s a ton of functionality available through the simple-looking box on the world’s most-visited website. You could call these bonus features, or Easter eggs, or hidden tricks—but th…
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11 Cool Tricks You Can Do With the Google Search Box

August 20, 2023

David Nield

Getting Google to search the web for you is all well and good, but there’s a ton of functionality available through the simple-looking box on the world’s most-visited website. You could call these bonus features, or Easter eggs, or hidden tricks—but th…
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TWiT 1007: All the Hotdogs in the World – China's "Salt Typhoon" Hack, Google on the Chopping Block, Recall AI – This Week in Tech (Audio)

In this episode of This Week in Tech, the panel tackles the "biggest hack in US history," the future of AI, and the role of government in tech. From the Chinese hack's implications to Microsoft's AI-powered Recall, the Supreme Court's tech-related cases, and the push for social media age verification, Leo Laporte, Patrick Beja, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm provide insightful analysis and lively discussion on the most pressing issues facing the industry today. China's "Salt Typhoon" hack, dubbed the "worst hack in our nation's history," which compromised US telecommunications infrastructure and allowed surveillance of high-profile individuals The panel debates the challenges of securing outdated infrastructure and the role of government in regulating tech companies DOJ's push for Google to sell off Chrome to break its search monopoly, and the potential implications for competition and innovation Alex Wilhelm's article "If you like startups, you should love anti-trust" and the importance of fostering competition in the tech industry Microsoft's Windows 365 Link, a $349 mini PC that streams Windows from the cloud, and the potential for thin client computing Microsoft's Recall AI feature, which records and indexes users' screen activity, raising security concerns but offering potential benefits for users The Supreme Court's involvement in cases related to Facebook's Cambridge Analytica data breach and the fate of America's low-income broadband fund The panel also discusses their personal experiences with parenting in the digital age and the challenges of balancing screen time, privacy, and education for children Meta's push for Apple and Google to verify users' ages on social media platforms, and the challenges of implementing effective age verification while protecting user privacy Amazon's talks with Instacart, Uber, Ticketmaster, and others to enhance its AI-powered Alexa assistant Spirit Airlines filing for bankruptcy amidst financial losses and mounting debt payments Alex laments the addition of ads to Amazon Prime Video and the panel debates the tradeoffs of bundled subscription services Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Patrick Beja, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit shopify.com/twit veeam.com lookout.com bitwarden.com/twit

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You Get Seven Years of OS Updates with the New Pixel 8

Zoom Is Launching Its Own Google Docs Competitor

First Major Chromebook Update in Years Promises Juiced-Up Specs and a Material You Look

Google Expands the Lifespan of Chromebooks With Promise of 10 Years of Software Updates

Chromebooks will get updates for 10 years

Google Celebrates Chrome’s 15th Birthday With a Makeover

Apple Could Be Making Its Own Low-Cost Chromebook Lookalike Laptops

Google Chrome’s New Tool Lets You Copy and Paste Screenshots From Videos

11 Cool Tricks You Can Do With the Google Search Box

11 Cool Tricks You Can Do With the Google Search Box

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TWiT 1007: All the Hotdogs in the World – China's "Salt Typhoon" Hack, Google on the Chopping Block, Recall AI – This Week in Tech (Audio)