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We’re nearly one month into the pandemic that is responsible for millions of employees and students making the move to online work and learning. In that shift, no software has seen a rise in popularity as much a chat and video conferencing apps. As a matter of fact, Google Engineer Justin Uberti proposed that March […]
Chrome OS has rolled out another incremental update. While we suspected that it was just a fix for the Lenovo C340-11’s Wi-Fi issues, it appears that there is a lot more under the hood than we expected. The announcement was made via the official Chromebook Support Forum. Normally, update announcements are reserved for milestone versions. […]
Since July of last year, we have been closely watching work being done on Chrome OS to bring the Assistant’s Ambient Mode to Chrome OS. A recent update has brought the feature to the Developer Channel of Chrome OS but it’s pretty bare-bones at the moment. As you’d expect, the Ambient Display Mode works just […]
![[Update] Lenovo C340-11 having Wi-Fi issues? Here’s the (sort of) quick-fix](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lenovoc340wifi.jpg)
Update: The Chrome OS team just pushed out an update to the Stable Channel. There has been no official statement as to whether this contains a fix for the Lenovo or not but I highly recommend attempting to update before proceeding with the steps below. Update 2: According to the corresponding bug report, the update […]
![[Update] The ASUS Store has the Core i3 Chromebook Flip C436 in stock](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ASUSflipC436video-2000x1125.jpg)
Update: ASUS has reached out to let us know that the C436 was NOT supposed to be listed for order. The listing has been removed. AT this point, it appears that the late-April release date is, in fact, accurate. We are not sure what will come of the orders that may have been placed prior […]
Intel’s Project Athena is aiming to set the standard for a new generation of laptops with standards for design, portability, power and battery life. Much to our delight, Intel touted Project Athena devices at CES 2020 and alongside recently announced Windows laptops, the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook and ASUS Chromebook Flip C436 were right there in […]
We started the Command Line series to explore new and uncharted ways to utilize Linux Apps on Chrome OS. In our journey, we’re discovering a lot of great tools and methods to bring powerful and versatile tools to your Chromebook but alas, the Crostini Project is still lacking one essential tool that would make it […]
Chromebooks built specifically for education often get a pass on harsher criticisms but the fact of the matter is, more and more children are getting their first PC experience of some form of ruggedized, low-powered EDU device. For that reason, I feel strongly that manufacturers need to step up their game when it comes to […]
During this time of social distancing, remote working and homeschooling, Zoom has quickly become one of the most popular teleconferencing platforms in the world. Thanks to its low barrier of entry and cross-platform capabilities, the video meeting software has come to the aid of millions in a time where staying digitally connected has become paramount. […]
We’re still a couple of months out from the release of what could be the most successful consumer-focused Chrome OS tablets ever made. The Lenovo Duet Chromebook Tablet captured out hearts in Las Vegas this past January but shortly thereafter, Lenovo announced a ruggedized version of the Duet that will be marketed to educational institutions […]
Just this morning, Robby shared an update on the development of Qualcomm-powered Chromebooks and we’re keeping our fingers crossed that 2020 could finally be the year that Snapdragon devices become a reality. However, while digging through the Chromium repository, I discovered a new development board that could very well give Qualcomm a run for their […]
Time for a little good news. Last week, Chromium developers announced that future releases of Chrome and Chrome OS would be put on pause for an undetermined amount of time. Subsequently, Chrome and Chrome OS version 82 was abandoned completely as developers worked out how to adjust the Chrome Release Calendar in light of the […]
