Our biggest questions about ChromeOS and Android merging
Our biggest questions about ChromeOS and Android merging The new Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 shows that Arm chips may be the future for ChromeOS and this potential merged platform with Android. Samit Sarkar, Google’s head of Android ecosystems, recently confirmed that Android and ChromeOS will be merged into a single platform, reigniting a slew of […]
Google finally lets Android users put Chrome’s address bar on the bottom
Google finally lets Android users put Chrome's address bar on the bottom Google finally lets Android users put Chrome’s address bar on the bottom Google is starting to roll out a feature for Chrome on Android that lets users move the address bar to the bottom of the screen. It’s something that iOS Chrome users […]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the future of search, AI agents, and selling Chrome
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the future of search, AI agents, and selling Chrome Today, I’m talking with Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. We recorded this conversation in person after the Google I/O developer conference last week in what’s becoming a bit of a Decoder tradition. This is the third year that we’ve done […]
How to manage your bookmarks in Google Chrome
How to manage your bookmarks in Google Chrome There’s a lot to look at, watch, and listen to on the web. Fully utilizing the bookmarks feature in Google Chrome can be a real help in staying on top of everything. Chrome is the browser I use most often, and I’ve got a huge number of […]
Why are companies lining up to buy Chrome?
Why are companies lining up to buy Chrome? Chrome could eventually be up for sale, if the US Department of Justice gets its way in the remedies trial for US v. Google. And there are already buyers lining up at Google’s door. Any potential sale might not happen for a very long time. The remedies […]
OpenAI tells judge it would buy Chrome from Google
OpenAI tells judge it would buy Chrome from Google If Google is forced to sell off Chrome, ChatGPT’s head of product told a judge today that OpenAI would be interested in buying the browser, Reuters reports. Google breaking off Chrome is a proposed remedy by the US Department of Justice in US v. Google, in […]
Apple blocked from presenting at Google antitrust hearing where $20 billion search deal is at stake
Apple blocked from presenting at Google antitrust hearing where $20 billion search deal is at stake The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked Apple’s efforts to intervene in the federal antitrust trial against Google that jeopardizes Apple’s lucrative search exclusivity deal, Ars Technica reports. In February, US District Court Judge Amit Mehta had already […]
UK investigation says Apple and Google are ‘holding back’ mobile browsers
UK investigation says Apple and Google are 'holding back' mobile browsers UK investigation says Apple and Google are ‘holding back’ mobile browsers The United Kingdom’s mobile browser market is “not working well for consumers and businesses” according to a final report from Britain’s competition watchdog, which says that Apple and Google are largely to blame. […]