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Google Expands the Lifespan of Chromebooks With Promise of 10 Years of Software Updates
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 also pushing for more repairability for its cloud-based laptops and more…
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11 Cool Tricks You Can Do With the Google Search Box
There’s a lot of fun and useful functions hidden away in that empty white bar.
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You Can’t Trust Your Browser’s ‘Lock’ to Tell You a Website Is Safe
When you browse the internet, you probably notice a small lock icon that appears in the URL bar. It’s common internet security advice to look for this lock whenever visiting a new site, to make sure your connection is actually secure. Google, however, announced it will retire the lock, since it doesn’t think it serves…
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Google Stock Drops as Samsung Considers Switching Its Devices to Bing
Bing could be taking over as the default search engine on Samsung devices thanks to its integration of ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence features. The shift would mark the first time in 12 years that Samsung has strayed away from Google, which has historically dominated the search engine market.