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Chromebooks soon in three times as many stores, coming to Walmart, Staples, and more

Source: The Verge

We've heard very little about Chromebooks since Google revealed the high-end Pixel earlier this year — even Google I/O passed by with barely a word on Chromebooks — but it should soon be a bit easier to buy one of the Chrome OS-based machines. Goog ...
Full article at: The Verge More like this 12 hours ago, 2:36pm CDT

Google Stock Split Overcomes Big Hurdle

Source: Wall Street Cheat Sheet

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has settled a shareholder lawsuit and is now in the clear to issue a new class of stock that will allow the founders to maintain control over the company while having stock to sell that will help bring in currency for acq ...
Full article at: Wall Street Cheat Sheet More like this 12 hours ago, 2:31pm CDT

At Apple, Steve Jobs’ Legacy Lives On

Source: Ecoustics

Let’s back up a bit. When Steve Jobs and Apple decided to withdraw support for Adobe Flash in iOS, they got a lot of flak from many corners of the industry. Jobs, of course, had his own ideas as he was pushing for a stable ...
Full article at: Ecoustics More like this 12 hours ago, 2:26pm CDT

Google Will Soon Start Selling Chromebooks At Walmart And Staples, Other Retailers Coming Soon

Source: TechCrunch

Google sure isn’t giving up on its Chromebook initiative, even though it’s not clear that the company’s Chrome OS-based laptops are selling all that well. Today, Google announced that its expanding its brick-and-mortar retail efforts for Chrome ...
Full article at: TechCrunch More like this 13 hours ago, 2:21pm CDT

Google triples the number of stores selling Chromebooks to 6,600, adds Walmart, Staples, and more retailers

Source: The Next Web

Google today announced an expansion of Chromebook availability worldwide, tripling the number of stores to 6,600. In addition to Best Buy, Amazon.com, and Dixons in the UK, the company has added at least 1 ...
Full article at: The Next Web More like this 13 hours ago, 2:16pm CDT

Chrome's Integrated Search Page Experiment Is Getting Some Polish

Source: Softpedia

Slowly but surely, Google is building its search homepage into the Chrome new tab page. At the same time, it's working on building Now into Chrome as well. It's fair to say that the company sees Chrome as an extension of its services ...
Full article at: Softpedia More like this 13 hours ago, 2:11pm CDT

Speed Up Your Mobile Browsing with Dolphin

Source: Small Business Trends

When you browse the Web on a cell phone, you want it to be fast. You may think that all you need is a faster connection to speed up browsing, but it could be something as simple as downloading a better Web browser built ...
Full article at: Small Business Trends More like this 14 hours ago, 1:05pm CDT

Chrome Now Supports Google's Next-Gen VP9 Video Codec by Default

Source: Softpedia

Google hasn't had the greatest success with VP8, its free and open source video codec. It met several big hurdles, bigger than Google had expected or was used to. But the search giant is pushing ahead, and it's now already working on ...
Full article at: Softpedia More like this 14 hours ago, 1:01pm CDT

Google settlement clears way for new Class C stock

Source: Reuters Mobile

(Reuters) - Google Inc has settled a shareholder class action lawsuit that clears the way for the company to issue a new class of nonvoting stock, giving the company a currency for acquisitions that would not dilute the founders' control. The o ...
Full article at: Reuters Mobile More like this 14 hours ago, 12:44pm CDT

East Grand Rapids working out bugs before rolling out 'one student-one computer' program in Middle School

Source: MLive.com

With plans to extend the program to the middle school in the fall, the East Grand Rapids Board of Education took a look at the roll-out of Engage 1:1 program that put a computer in the hands of every high school student last academic year. Par ...
Full article at: MLive.com More like this 14 hours ago, 12:27pm CDT