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Google Chrome is getting some new shopping features just in time for the holiday crunch
Price drop tracking, saved carts, and more
Christmas is just over a week away, and if you're like most people, the stress of the holiday shopping season is starting to get to you. This weekend is one of your last chances to order gifts online to ensure they arrive before December 25th, and Google wants to help out with the hunt. This week, three new shopping-focused features are coming to Chrome to save your holiday spirit.
Here's how to get rid of those 'suggestions' on Chrome's new tab page
Rolling out to some people on stable Chrome for desktop right now
Chrome for Android and iOS has been showing you article suggestions as part of its Discover feed on the new tab page for ages, and now, desktop Chrome is in for a similar treatment. As discovered by 9to5Google, Google has started rolling out various kinds of cards that help you continue browsing for recipes and products. Luckily, you can easily deactivate these cards if you don't see value in them.
WhatsApp Business users can now essentially build an online store, thanks to new shopping cart support
Great for businesses relying on the messenger for socially distanced shopping offers
Many shops and companies around the world increasingly use WhatsApp to conduct their business, especially with a pandemic raging on and people urged to stay home. To make it easier to conduct sales over the messenger, WhatsApp has announced that it's launching shopping carts. They're complementing the existing catalogs businesses can create to showcase their offers, essentially allowing them to run almost full-fledged online shops through the messenger.
eBay App Updated To v2.2, Brings Shopping Cart To The US And UK
How many times have you been browsing around eBay on your mobile device, only to find about half-a-dozen things you intend on buying? Gone are the days
How many times have you been browsing around eBay on your mobile device, only to find about half-a-dozen things you intend on buying? Gone are the days of repeated transactions, because today the official eBay app has been updated to version 2.2, which brings the long-awaited shopping cart feature to mobile, at least in the US and UK.