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Slowly and methodically, we’re beginning to see the addition of the next generation of MediaTek-powered Chromebooks in the Chromium repositories. It all started with ‘Asurada’ and our initial tracking of the MT8192 chip. Not too long ago, MediaTek made this chip official and also announced the even more powerful MT8195 chip alongside it. Both of […]
In the event that you haven’t been made aware up until now, Chromebooks have a really awesome tool you can use to type with your stylus. For me, that sounds like punishment since my handwriting is bad and I hate to taking notes with pen and paper. But for many of you, there’s a preference […]
Early in 2021, some leaks surfaced that showed off Microsoft’s plans to launch yet another version of Windows that would go toe-to-toe with Chrome OS. Make no mistake, Microsoft sees and understands the threat that Chromebooks pose and over the years, they’ve made various attempts to either discredit Chromebooks or directly compete with them. All […]
![Our favorite 5 feature flags you should enable in Chrome OS 90 right now [VIDEO]](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ChromeOS90Flags2.jpeg)
One of the fun parts of any update to Chrome OS is hunting around for new feature flags that work well with the latest version of the OS. Experimental feature flags are generally signs of things to come in Chrome and Chrome OS, but actually trying them out can be an exercise in patience and […]
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by talking a bit in depth about the new ASUS Chromebook CX5 and, more importantly, about the difference Tiger Lake Intel processors are poised to make in the Chromebook market. This device is not only attractive and well-made, it is by far the fastest Chromebook […]
![HP Chromebook x360 13c and the Elite c1030: clearing up the confusion [VIDEO]](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/HPChromebookx36013c.jpeg)
Just a few weeks ago, a mysterious new device showed up at Best Buy and looked an awful lot like the HP Elite c1030 Chromebook we reviewed months ago. The model name wasn’t apparent from the listing, but it became clear quite quickly that this ‘new’ HP Chromebook was identical in every way to the […]
This is a small change, but Chrome OS 90 has come with a change that I didn’t fully realize until today and I absolutely love it. Though Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) have carried their icons along with them for some time, pinned web apps that aren’t fully realized as PWAs on Chromebooks have a tendency […]
We’ve been reporting on ‘Coachz’ for quite some time now, uncovering all sorts of interesting tidbits about the makeup of this upcoming Chrome OS tablet. From a kickstand to a magnetically attached, wireless recharging USI pen, this tablet will come equipped with all sorts of external tricks that could make it a fan favorite here […]
Comparing Chromebooks sales year-over-year is normally a fine metric to judge by. This past quarter, however, makes that comparison a tad bit odd. According to information from Canalys data, Chromebook shipments grew a staggering 275% when stacked side-by-side with data from Q1 of last year. In that quarter, there were a total of 3.198 million […]
I’m going to come clean right off the bat, here: I had no idea Friday Night Funkin existed before this morning. As a routine thing around our office, I was checking in on Google Trends to see what the internet was interested in this fine 4th day of May, 2021. To my surprise, one of […]
If you own a Chromebook from a particular group of devices, you may be wondering exactly where the update to Chrome OS 90 is right now. At nearly 2 weeks in, M90 is still MIA for a very specific group of Chromebooks and, unfortunately, that group includes big-name, flagship devices like the Acer Spin 713, […]
Google I/O is swiftly approaching and in just two weeks from now, the event will be kicking off with a few keynotes, some hardware announcements, and some great sessions that will hopefully inform us all a bit about what Google is planning for the next 12 months or so from a software standpoint. Each year […]
