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Google introduces Chromebooks geared for cloud gaming • TechCrunch

Google introduces Chromebooks geared for cloud gaming • TechCrunch

It’s been barely a few weeks since Google announced that it is shutting down its cloud gaming service Stadia next year. And now, the company has a new cloud gaming announcement: it is launching Chromebooks tuned for cloud gaming made by different manufacturers. The search giant has also partnered with cloud gaming services like Nvidia GeForce Now, Microsoft Xbox Cloud Gaming and Amazon Luna to bring marquee titles to users. What’s more, the company has teamed up with accessory… Source link

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Google’s Trying to Turn Chromebooks Into (Cloud) Gaming Laptops

Google’s Trying to Turn Chromebooks Into (Cloud) Gaming Laptops

These three new laptops from Lenovo (left), Acer (middle), and Asus (right) have been tuned for cloud gaming on ChromeOS. Image: Google Google has big plans for ChromeOS beyond catering to students and those looking for an ultra-affordable computer. The company is priming ChromeOS to help fill the gaping hole that Stadia left behind, and it’s partnering with what used to be its cloud gaming competition to do it. Google’s latest endeavor hopes to spin the Chromebook platform as an… Source link

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Google Photos gets a new movie editor, but only on Chromebooks for now – TechCrunch

Google Photos gets a new movie editor, but only on Chromebooks for now – TechCrunch

Google today announced that it is adding a new movie editor and a few new video editing features to Google Photos, but for now these new features will only be available in the Android app running on Chromebooks. No word on when these features are coming to other platforms or why Google decided to go this way. It’s worth noting that you could obviously already manipulate single videos in Google Photos before, using what is essentially the same set of editing tools as for photos. More… Source link

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Google is making it easier to edit PDFs on Chromebooks

Google is making it easier to edit PDFs on Chromebooks

Starting next week, editing PDFs on a Chromebook is going to be a breeze. Users will be able to highlight text, fill out forms, sign documents, and add text annotations directly within the Gallery app. Gallery is the default photo editing app on Chromebooks. Similar to Photos on Windows, it’s where a batch of photos first appears when you open it. Most Chromebooks don’t come with a PDF editor by default, and while free third-party options exist, their features tend to be limited, and… Source link

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Denmark bans Chromebooks and Google Workspace in schools over data transfer risks – TechCrunch

Denmark bans Chromebooks and Google Workspace in schools over data transfer risks – TechCrunch

Denmark is effectively banning Google’s services in schools, after officials in the municipality of Helsingør were last year ordered to carry out a risk assessment around the processing of personal data by Google. In a verdict published last week, Denmark’s data protection agency, Datatilsynet, revealed that data processing involving students using Google’s cloud-based Workspace software suite — which includes Gmail, Google Docs, Calendar, and Google Drive… Source link

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Google partners with Figma to bring design tools to student Chromebooks

Google partners with Figma to bring design tools to student Chromebooks

Google for Education has announced a new partnership with Figma. The companies will bring Figma’s design and prototyping platform as well as its collaborative whiteboarding app FigJam to education Chromebooks. Schools can apply now to the beta program, which will begin over the summer. Verge reporter Dami Lee described Figma as “Google Docs for design.” Like Google’s software, Figma is primarily web-based and is a lighter load for a computer to run than many industry-standard… Source link

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Google expands roll out of note taking app Cursive to more Chromebooks

Google expands roll out of note taking app Cursive to more Chromebooks

Google has announced the Chrome OS 102 update for Chromebooks with new features. With the latest update, the tech giant is rolling out its note-taking app Cursive to all Chromebooks that work with a stylus. It launched the Cursive app to select devices last year. “The Cursive app makes it easy to capture, edit and organise handwritten notes on your Chromebook,” it said in a blog post. Beyond handwritten notes, users can also sketch out drawings, or paste images within their notes. They… Source link

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Recent Chrome OS updates broke some Chromebooks’ cameras, but Google has released a fix

Recent Chrome OS updates broke some Chromebooks’ cameras, but Google has released a fix

Recent Chrome OS updates have broken the camera on some Chromebooks for some users, as reported by About Chromebooks, but Google said Thursday it released a fix. Some bug reports found by About Chromebooks before the fix was available listed differing issues; one said the camera “simply does not work,” while another said the camera is “unable to focus properly.” People also reported problems across a few different updates, with at least one dating back to Chrome 97. (Chrome OS is… Source link

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Google reportedly plants to use own chips in Chromebooks from 2023

Sundar Pichai, senior vice president for Chrome at Google Inc., holds up a new Chromebook Pixel as he speaks during a launch event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. Google Inc., owner of the world’s most popular search engine, debuted a touchscreen version of the Chromebook laptop, stepping up its challenge to Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. in hardware. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google is edging closer to rolling out its own central processing… Source link

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