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Google Cloud Print Overview

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 17:22

Google Cloud Print Overview
Find out how Google Cloud Print makes it easier to print from wherever you are. Learn more at g.co/cloudprint.

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Add Wireless Printing to Your Android Phone with Cloud Print

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/03/2011 - 10:30

Android/Chrome (Windows): Google's Cloud Print setup is a little rough around the edges right now, but the possibilities are looking nice. An Android app, for example, uses Dropbox and Cloud Print to fling almost anything you see or open on your Android over to your (Windows-connected) printer.More »

Print from Your Phone with Google Cloud Print

Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 15:10

Google recently released Cloud Print, a web feature that allowed you to print documents on your home printer from anywhere. Today, they're going to start rolling out that feature for mobile Gmail, so you can print straight from your smartphone. More »

Cloud printing on the go

Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 12:39

Last month, we opened Google Cloud Print to users in the Chrome notebook pilot program. Google Cloud Print allows printing from any app on any device, OS or browser without the need to install drivers. Today, we are very pleased to announce the beta launch of Google Cloud Print for mobile documents and Gmail for mobile, which we will be rolling out to users throughout the next few days. To read more about how to use Google Cloud Print for these mobile use cases, read more in the Google Mobile blog.

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Google Cloud Print Now Open for Chrome Dev on Windows, Prints to Any Printer from the Web [Chrome]

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 10:30
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Google Cloud Print is now available

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 10:05

With the first Chrome OS release due to be unveiled by Google later today, this really shouldn't come as a surprise: Cloud Print is now fully active. You will need the latest Chrome Developer version installed. Head to your Google Chrome about:flags page and enable the Cloud Print Proxy, and you'll be instantly plugged in.

Your Cloud Print queue manager will display all the printers you've got installed on your computer, along with any active and recently completed print jobs. When you hover over a printer, a drop-down appears which enables you to share or delete the printer from Cloud Print.

We'll have more on Cloud Print, Chrome OS, and the Web Store later on -- Google news will be breaking all day.

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Cloud Print now available in Chromium's about:labs

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/06/2010 - 08:00

It's been a little while since we last heard anything significant about Cloud Print -- Google's effort to modernize and webify print queues. We know that HP has plans to deliver compatible printers and that bits of Cloud Print were visible in Chromium back in August, but there haven't been many visible changes since.

Until last night -- when the Cloud Print Proxy service appeared as an option in Chromium's about:labs page. Once enabled, a new option is added to your wrench menu > options > under the hood. Right near the bottom, you'll see:

 
 
Log in using your Google account, and a second button appears to allow you to manage your Cloud Print settings:

The manage button takes you to a Web dashboard, though that's where the fun ends for now.
Soon enough, you'll be able to actually connect your local printers to the Cloud Print proxy, at which point they'll show up on the print jobs page. You can, of course, install other people's printers as well -- those belonging to co-workers, family, friends -- for easy long-distance printing of photos or documents.

Let the "I can't believe you printed your cat picture on my preprinted check forms!!" hilarity begin!

 

More on Google Cloud Print, and announcing HP's new Web-aware printers

Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 11:00

 

I actually wanted to cover this one a few days ago, when I first heard about HP's new range of 'just email me!' printers -- but we're not a hardware site! However, now that Google's in on the gig and now that we know Chrome OS played a role in HP's printer development... well, now it's software news! (Fast forward to 31:37 in the video above for the Google Cloud Print presentation.)

If you haven't heard about HP's new printers, it's a complete range, from domestic printers priced at $99 through to enterprise-level machines. They have one amazing trait in common: they're all Web-aware. They all have an email address. You can simply send a document or some photos to that email address and... it prints! I'm trying to find you a link to the actual printersso you can check their specs, but it seems like HP hasn't updated their website yet. Darn.

Google Cloud Print is basically the same thing, but without the email step. You simply press 'print', and Google Cloud Print does the rest. If you've tried printing from your smartphone, you'll probably appreciate just how awesome such a feature would be.

Anyway, Lee and I have been keeping an eye out on the Google Chrome OS source, and the Cloud Print functionality is only available for internal testing at Google. We'll be sure to let you know when it's ready for public testing!