As we move into the final throwes of summer, we inch closer and closer to the debut of a slew of new Chromebooks, detachables, and Chrome OS tablets. While there is little reason to doubt that we’ll see countless devices this fall and there’s every reason to be excited about new tech, don’t forget the […]
Continue ReadingUpcoming Nest Mini is a Google Home Mini 2 with improved sound & more
9to5Google has spoken with an anonymous source that has spilled the beans on an upcoming sequel to Google’s most popular piece of hardware: the Google Home Mini. After a full 2-year run, the beloved Google Home Mini will be replaced in the Google-made smart speaker line by what we’re told will be named The Nest […]
Continue Reading3rd-gen Chromecast could be Stadia’s secret weapon
News surrounding Google’s Stadia game streaming platform is in full force with the latest Stadia Connect having recently aired and Google’s strong presence at Gamescom happening right now. We’re expecting to see more real-world hands-on coverage from the show in Germany, but what we’ve seen so far tells us that Stadia is legit, the game […]
Continue ReadingUpcoming Chromebooks to get adaptive screen color and brightness like True Tone on iPad
Chromebook development continues at a frenetic pace as we roll into the latter portions of 2019. With the ‘Hatch’ family of devices set to bring us the next wave of mid/high-end devices, Google’s new ‘Atlas’ device, and the slew of ARM Chromebooks on the way, the final months of 2019 are going to be absolutely […]
Continue ReadingToday’s Stadia Connect further reinforces developer excitement around the platform
Today at Google’s Stadia Connect, a ton of new titles were announced for Stadia and we’re extremely excited about a few of those, including Watchdogs 3, Super Hot, and Cyberpunk 2077. While new game titles were clearly the theme for this Stadia Connect, I was actually more struck by some of the comments in the […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Play design overhaul is rolling out and it looks awesome on a Chromebook
Back in June of this year, plenty of news outlets reported on a new, overhauled, Material-designed Play Store waiting in the wings to grace your favorite Android devices. Something happened during that roll-out, however, and it was paused and then halted all together. While we aren’t sure what the issue was before, all that looks […]
Continue ReadingWhat to expect from Stadia Connect this Monday at 1PM EST
We’ve been excited about the upcoming Stadia Connect since we caught wind of the event back in late July. Knowing that there was another Stadia Connect is only half the story, though, as what Google plans to actually reveal has been a bit of a mystery. Will we get a peek at the UI? Will […]
Continue ReadingChromecast support still missing from YouTube Music and it is unacceptable
YouTube Music as a service actually launched all the way back in November of 2015. Sure, it wasn’t exactly the same thing it is today, but the bones of the music streaming service from Google have technically been around for nearly 4 years. Four years. Somehow in that vast amount of time, Google has still […]
Continue ReadingHP Chromebook 15 review: The first Chromebook with a number pad
Back in April of 2019, Acer previewed a Chromebook to the world at their annual hardware reveal that possessed a very unique feature at the time: a number pad on the keyboard. Sure, this is a pretty commonplace item on many Windows devices, but we’d not seen a Chromebook sporting this input method yet and […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 23: Switch to Chromebook ads, Stadia Connect coming soon & Chrome OS 76
This week on The Chrome Cast, we take a bit of time to talk through the new Chromebook ads Google has released in the past week. With great production value, concise points, and a clear message, these ads are being backed up by a whole new Chromebooks landing page as well as a special spot […]
Continue ReadingUpcoming Chrome OS Tablet ‘Kukui’ to feature a high quality screen we’ve seen before
Since we’ve been tracking the new generation of MediaTek-powered Chrome OS devices, we’ve known some would end up as tablets and/or detachables. Of the five (yes, 5) MediaTek 8183 devices we’re tracking, we’re quite sure one is a detachable and another is a tablet. We’ve talked about ‘Kodama’ already and the clear references to its […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS 76 finally makes the camera worth using on your Chromebook
Cameras on Chromebooks have been a hit-or-miss proposition for years on end. Let’s be honest; it’s mostly been miss. With pretty lame hardware all around, Chromebooks have rarely been in the conversation when it is time to snag a selfie or a pic of something you see out and about. While most would argue that […]
Continue ReadingGoogle’s new Chromebook landing page gets total overhaul, targets the consumer market
For nearly a year, Google’s landing page for Chromebooks has remained the same. Don’t get me wrong, it has served the platform quite well, been nice to look at, and relatively informative during that time. It has just become a tad stale and honestly in need of a new coat of paint. As it turns […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS 76 brings a fix to a bug that has plagued tablet mode for nearly a year
We’re feverishly working through all the changes in Chrome OS 76, looking for all the new features that will enhance user experience with this latest version. There are lots of new things in this version of Chrome OS both out of the box and behind flags, but we generally focus on all the features you […]
Continue ReadingGoogle steals a page from Apple’s playbook for new ‘Switch to Chromebook’ ad campaign
Throughout the history of Chromebooks, Google has tried multiple ways to use ads to help spread the message surrounding the core features of its fledgling OS and quell fears that arise when switching computing platforms. After all, the idea of adopting something very different for one the central computing experiences we have on a daily […]
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