Android-powered HP Slatebook 14 Announced!

As well as the new HP Chromebook 11 that was announced today, HP also announced the Slatebook 14 which is powered by Android, and obviously runs on a 14-inch display. So what other kind of specs do we expect from the HP Slatebook 14? We'll find out after the break.

New HP Chromebook 11 Now Official

Today, HP took the wraps off of a brand new Chromebook 11 as well as the HP Slatebook 14 which features a 14-inch display and Android as the OS. Surprisingly.

Don't Like the New 'New Tab' Page in Chrome? Here's How To Convert to the Old Version

A new version of Google Chrome began rolling out this week. It brings plenty of changes, but the most noticeable one is the fact that the new tab page is completely different. It has all your most popular web pages along with a search bar. Instead of apps and websites, along with the "recently closed" section at the bottom. Which is what I'm particularly missing. It's actually pretty easy to get it back and here's how:

Google Gives Us a New Logo and App Launcher on their Homepage

One has to admit that over the past few years, Google's design has really gotten much better. Late last week, Google began rolling out an update to their homepage, google.com that brings a new logo and a new app launcher.

QuickOffice Goes Free and Offers Up 10GB of Google Drive Storage

It seems like lately Google has really been trying to push Google Drive and get more people using it. With the Chromebooks last year they offered 100GB of space, and the Chromebook Pixel offered 1TB. While the Moto X actually offers 50GB of space, which isn't bad.

Why Would Google make an Android-Powered Laptop?

Lately, we've heard all kinds of rumors regarding Google working on an Android-powered laptop. Now this makes little sense to most Google fans because Google already has a desktop Operating System. That is Chrome OS. While it's not all that productive, it is what it was meant to be. A simple, light-weight, cloud-based operating system. So why do we need Android laptops?

Chrome Beta for Android Hits v 27.0.1453.85

On Friday, the Google Chrome team posted a new build of Chrome Beta for Android, which is now available in the Play Store. It brings the following changes:

• 222030 : White bar appears above the on-screen keyboard

• 236667 : For long search queries, omnibox is displaying the end of the query instead of the beginning

• 239602 : When there is a yellow padlock, query in the omnibox should show padlock, google: query

• 232926: Facebook entire page is highlighted when menu is selected

• Fixes for a few top crashes

Known Issue:

• 237115: Dark overlay observed when switching tabs

As always you can report bugs for new issues if you do in fact find them in this new update. Let us know in the comments down below what you find.

Google Keep for Chrome Launches - Brings Offline Access Along for the Ride

The Google Drive/Keep team has launched a Chrome app for Google Keep. We've mentioned before that this is Google's attempt at going after Evernote, even though Keep is still quite young. The Chrome app is quite simple, but it does include offline availability. You can easily create notes, to-do lists, and attach pictures to your tasks while working on other productive things.

If you're using Google Keep, you'll definitely want to check out this app. You can grab it from the Chrome Web Store