Just last week Apple loosened its ecosystem death grip on Apple Music by allowing their app to finally work on Chromebooks. Apple Music has been around on Android for quite some time, but it hasn’t worked on Chromebooks up until this point. The nod to Chrome OS support is a firm sign that Apple is […]
Continue ReadingMicrophone Support On The Way For Linux Apps on Chromebooks
Linux app support on Chrome OS – once thought of as a niche development – continues plowing forward with more hardware support and necessary features for the everyday scenarios general users would need to actually leverage it. We’ve talked about GPU acceleration being one of the key factors in this entire effort, but audio and […]
Continue ReadingAcer Chromebook 514 Review: Stat Sheet Stuffer Disappoints
If you’ve ever seen a trailer for a movie, got super-excited about that movie, went to go see the movie, and left the theater a bit let down, you know exactly how I feel about the Acer Chromebook 514. When this Chromebook was announced back in August of 2018, we had our expectations set quite […]
Continue ReadingYou Will Soon Be Able To Install PWAs Right From The URL Bar in Chrome
PWA support has been a part of Chrome OS and Chrome on desktop for some time now. PWAs leverage all the best new tech the web has to offer, giving users more native experiences that rival (and sometimes beat) what you can get from an installed app from a store.
Continue ReadingUnboxing the Highly-Anticipated ASUS Chromebook Flip C434 [VIDEO]
The time has finally come: The ASUS Chromebook Flip C434 is in the house and we’re cracking it open to take a first look at the production-level hardware. For those of you who are around the site or YouTube Channel on a regular basis, you’ve undoubtedly heard us talk about this device and likely saw […]
Continue Reading4K Video Editing on Chromebooks May Be Possible Soon
There are a few things that users bring up when they talk about the limitations of Chrome OS and the Chromebooks it runs on. Gaming, photo editing, and video editing tend to top that list. Over the past couple years, some of those have been addressed via web apps, Android apps, and/or Linux apps.
Continue ReadingThe ASUS Chromebook Flip C434 Is Officially Shipping Now
Just today, news broke that the highly-anticipated ASUS Chromebook Flip C434 became available for order on ASUS’ website. For the time being, the only model on offer is the baseline Core m3 model with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage for a rather steep $569 asking price.
Continue ReadingUnboxing The Best $250 Chromebook You’ve Never Heard Of
Flagship, high-end Chromebooks come through our office with high regularity. We love them and we love getting to try all the latest, greatest hardware on offer from various, well-known manufacturers.
Continue ReadingWireless Charging is Coming To New Chromebook Tablets
Just this weekend we uncovered news of an upcoming duo of tablets coming soon that will feature the newer Mediatek 8183 processor. The duo will both be using the baseboard ‘Flapjack’ and look to be arriving with both an 8-inch and 10-inch version. And while I’m pretty excited about a couple smaller tablet options with […]
Continue ReadingHow To Enable Swipe Navigation For Chrome On Android Right Now
One of my favorite gestures for Chrome OS that has been around for years is the ability to use a 2-finger swipe in either direction to forward or back in your browsing history. Combined with the 3-finger swipe to jump between tabs and you have gesture support for a few of the most-used navigation needs […]
Continue ReadingSnag A Google Home Max for $100 Off
The Google Home Max is, without doubt, my favorite smart speaker on the market. It’s $399 price tag put people off for a long time and I think that sticker-shock was warranted. After all, this speaker doesn’t functionally do anything more than the $129 Google Home or the $49 Google Home Mini. In fact, functionally […]
Continue ReadingLenovo Yoga Chromebook C630 $150 Off With Free Google Home
As we’ve said many times in articles and videos around here, these 8th-gen Intel-based Chromebooks are seemingly on a rotating schedule of being on sale and on sale in big ways. As 2019 goes, we’ve seen $100-$150 price drops on multiple devices like the Lenovo Yoga Chromebook C630, Dell Inspiron Chromebook 14, and the HP […]
Continue ReadingStadia – Google’s New Game Streaming Platform – Could Finally Make Chromebook Gaming A Reality [VIDEO]
There’s so much to say about Stadia that we’re taking a day or two to absorb all the info and catch our collective breath. Right now, you just need to know that Google is launching an all-out effort to become a major player in the multi-billion dollar gaming industry via a streaming game service and […]
Continue ReadingWith Chrome 73, PWA Support Is Now Available on Every Desktop With Mac OS Support
PWAs (Progressive Web Apps) have been around for quite some time, but at Google’s Chrome Developers Summit back in November, functionality for support of PWAs across the board was kicked into overdrive. This uptick in available technologies doesn’t mean we’re now flooded with new PWAs everywhere we look: it simply means that the doors are […]
Continue ReadingPixelbook vs. Pixel Slate: #madebyGoogle Showdown Reveals Definitive Winner [VIDEO]
We don’t get the opportunity to do versus videos as often as I’d like, but we’re ready to try and change that in the coming months. The truth is, with review units it is pretty difficult to catch two interesting devices in the office at the same time. Right now we have quite a few […]
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