Yesterday we saw considerable traffic around our Chromecast post. Being a Chrome-focused site, we’ve talked intermittently about Chromecast up to this point. As the traffic clearly shows, our readers are very interested in all things Chromecast, so we will start delivering more things like tips, how-to’s and new features as we come across them. The […]
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Google Looks To Be Going All-In Ahead of 10/4 Event
As we reported last night, Google’s October 4th Event is confirmed and rapidly approaching. There have been more leaks of the supposed Pixel Phones as well, giving us some idea of the phone we will likely see in a couple weeks from now. What is so interesting this time around, however, isn’t just what is […]
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Chromecast Gets Some New Tricks
In the past few weeks, the small but mighty Chromecast has added a few tricks to it’s repertoire. Namely, a preview (not Beta) program and the ability to set up and manage your Chromecast devices via the Chrome browser. Let’s take a look.
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Google 10/4 Event Official: Pixel Phones Teased
We’ve made and refuted some speculations around a date that, up until this point, was simply a rumor based on a reputable source. Tonight, Google has gone and made it official with a quick video and a new site dedicated to what’s coming on 10/4.
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Viglen Chromebook 360 ‘Wizpig’ Official: Pre-Release Specs and Pics
This weekend we received some interesting info from a trusted source regarding a device only known, up until now, as ‘Wizpig’. This devices has been in the commits for quite some time, and now we actually have some specs and a few renders that have been provided to Chrome Unboxed.
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Chrome Unboxed YouTube Channel Hits 10,000 Subscribers
Today, the early foundation for Chrome Unboxed – the YouTube channel that started it all – hit a milestone 10,000 subscribers today.
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New Chromebook With Force Touch (Pressure Sensitive) Display: Meet ‘Relm’
A few days ago we broke the news of touch-sensitive display being tested on a device. At the time we found this, we had few details about this upcoming Chromebook. We have since gathered those details and are excited to add ‘Relm’ to the upcoming devices list.
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New Chromebook ‘Kevin’ Could Be Both Samsung and Pixel
Over the past few days there’s been a bit of back and forth concerning the actual manufacturer of ‘Kevin’. Around here, we lean towards Samsung being behind the production of ‘Kevin’. While not 100% conclusive, our findings thus far seem to strongly suggest that ‘Kevin’ belongs to Samsung. In light of that revelation, though, a […]
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Samsung Sells All Sharp Shares After Losing Bid To Foxconn
According to an article over at Android Authority, Samsung has shuttered all it’s holdings in Sharp after losing a bid to Foxconn to aquire the company in full. Why does this have anything to do with Chrome Unboxed? One word: ‘Kevin’
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Chromebook Force Touch Follow Up: Exclusive Display Being Tested
In a story earlier this week, we uncovered Force Touch (3D Touch or Pressure Sensitive) Screens are currently being tested for use in Chromebooks. To add to the ongoing story, here are a few more details for those of you who get into all the specifics.
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New Chromebook ‘Kevin’ Likely Being Made By Samsung
Since our coverage of the much-anticipated Chromebook ‘Kevin’ began hitting the web, one really big question has eluded us. Who is making ‘Kevin’? Today, we think we have pretty clear proof that Samsung will be producing ‘Kevin’ and we are super-excited to share it with you!
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Force Touch (Pressure-Sensitive) Displays Coming to Chromebooks
While digging through commits in the Chromium OS Repositories today, we stumbled across a very interesting new addition to an upcoming Chromebook. We’ll talk more about this device later as we are still gathering info on it, but for now we want to let you in on what we found as a result. Pressure-sensitive touchscreens […]
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Chrome OS Bug Report: Password Manager Screen Freezing & Crashing
While I would love to be able to report this rather unfortunate bug while telling you that the last bug we reported was remedied, that is not the case. The issue: when going to Settings > Show Advanced Settings > Manage Passwords the pop-up window that displays all your saved passwords simply freezes and displays […]
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Another New Chromebook Convertible Coming Soon: ‘Kefka’
Like we said before, it is Chromebook silly season! It seems that there are new devices showing up left and right; and almost universally convertibles. I, for one, am having a great time just learning about the characters the codenames are based on. This newest device ‘Kefka’ is no different. However, what we see in […]
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2016 Pixel Phones Won’t Run Chrome OS: At Least Not Yet
While working looking all over for info on Google’s upcoming Nexus Pixel Phones, I’ve become convinced that these phones will not run Chrome OS as some have posited. We had an article a bit back talking about this very subject and how we felt pretty sure that Chrome OS would not be powering the new […]
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