With Chrome's overwhelming dominance, accounting for 63% of web usage according to analytics firm StatCounter, there's a strong disincentive for Google to make big changes. The company started making the change in its Canary test version of Chrome, but it'll spread to developer, beta and mainstream releases in coming weeks.

On top of irritating customers, it can make apps just plain hard to find on your phone's home screen until you learn the new look.Ĭhrome's modest change probably won't be confusing, though. Icon revamps can be controversial, as in 2016 when Uber dropped its U logo and Instagram adopted a stylized 2D icon, dropping its skeuomorphic camera.

The new logo has brighter colors, a larger blue circle in the center and no more shadows. But subtler changes are now on the way to your screens. It's got the same general scheme as the circular, four-color basic design that arrived in 2009 with the very first Chrome and that Google flattened in a 2011 revamp. Lenovo's IdeaPad Gaming Chromebook will be available sometime this month with a starting MSRP of $599.For the first time in eight years, Google is changing its Chrome browser logo, adopting a simpler look intended to better match Google's current brand, a company designer said Friday. The laptop offers an option to receive either an Intel Core i3 or i5 CPU (both 12th Gen) and includes a few storage options: 128GB of eMMC SSD or M.2 PCIe 2242 in either 256GB or 512GB. Lenovo's IdeaPad Chromebook offers a 120Hz WQXGA display, an RGB anti-ghosting keyboard, 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM, Wi-Fi 6E connectivity, and a four-speaker system with Wave audio tuning. Asus notes that you can configure the laptop with up to an Intel Core i7 (11th Gen) CPU, 16GB of LPDDR4X RAM, and 512GB of SSD storage. The Asus Chromebook Vibe CX55 Flip features a 144Hz FHD display, an anti-ghosting keyboard, Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, a 720p camera, and Harmon Kardon-certified dual speakers. Acer's Chromebook 516 GE starts at $649.99 and will be available at Best Buy. The laptop offers a few configuration options for the RAM (up to 16GB of LPDDR4X), storage (up to 256GB of NVMe SSD), along with two CPU options (Intel Core i5-1240P or i7-1260P). Acer's Chromebook 516 GE features a 120Hz WQXGA display with an anti-ghosting RGB keyboard, WI-Fi 6E connectivity, and force-canceling and DTS speakers.

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