New Chromebooks Announced last Week Does NOT Mean the Pixel Won't Get Updated

When Google introduced us to the Chromebook Pixel earlier this year, we were in love. That was until we saw the price of it. We had all gotten used to Google pushing out great devices at dirt-cheap prices. Like the Samsung and Acer Chromebooks, not to mention the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. Last week, Intel announced that there are four new Chrome devices from ASUS, Acer, Toshiba and HP that will be running on their new Haswell chips. Many people took that as meaning that we will not see a Pixel 2.

This idea surfaced from a PC World report last Thursday:

“While the new Chromebooks are expected to be flagship products for their respective brands, don’t expect a repeat of the Chromebook Pixel that product, which paired an Intel “Ivy Bridge” Core processor with an incredible 2560-by-1700 pixel touch display, was a “prototype” to show off the power of the Chromebook platform and will not be repeated, Caesar Sengupta, director of product management at Google, told a small roundtable of reporters on Wednesday.”

This would have really made a few people upset, not to mention everyone who attended Google I/O this year and got a Chromebook Pixel. The Pixel is a great device which we'd hate to see be a one-and-done device. The folks at GigaOm reached out to Google for a comment on this matter:

"We did not say that Pixel will not be repeated; we don't comment on the future or unannounced products. At launch we said Pixel was designed to bring together the best in hardware, software and design to inspire the next generation of Chromebooks, and to work with the ecosystem to continue  to push the experience forward for touch and high-DPI web. We see that playing out."

So while Google didn't say the Pixel was done, they also didn't say if we'd see a new Pixel. Although it sounds pretty promising that we will see another one probably sometime in 2014. Hopefully they will release two versions, one that's a bit cheaper would be nice to see.

Hangouts Extension Available on the Chrome Web Store

Yesterday at Google I/O, during the Keynote Vic Gundotra introduced us to Hangouts. Hangouts is their attempt to consolidate all of their messaging services into one service. Currently it only takes the place of Google Talk and Google+ Messenger.

Send Money To Friends Via Gmail [Google I/O 2013]

Today at Google I/O at the Moscone Center, Google introduced a ton of new features and products. One thing that was in the sandbox was being able to send money to your friends via Gmail, thanks to Google Wallet.

Basically, you'll be able to send money like an attachment in your Gmail account. It'll be rolling out over the next few months. To add money, just hover over the paperclip icon in your compose screen, and tap or click on the $ icon and send the amount you wish to send.

How many of you are getting excited for this new feature to rollout to your Gmail? Let us know in the comments down below how you feel about it.

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?

Google I/O 2013 Preview

We are just days away from Google's 2013 developer conference. Lately rumors have been running rampant about everything under the sun being announced at Google I/O this year. From new Android hardware and software, to Project Glass, to even new Chrome OS hardware and software. We're going to preview what we think we'll see in terms of Chrome OS come Google I/O which kicks off this Wednesday, at 12 noon EDT, 9am PDT.