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Robby Payne

Using AirPods on Chromebooks Is Pretty Fantastic With This Single Trick

Using AirPods on Chromebooks Is Pretty Fantastic With This Single Trick

January 28, 2019 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

It’s no secret that Bluetooth on Chromebooks has been a pretty dodgy affair for quite some time. The issue has been getting more and more attention as detachables and tablets have started to enter the market, but a full-on, proper fix for connectivity issues with Bluetooth peripherals has still not been released by Google yet. […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Chrome OS, News

Two Of The Best New Chromebooks Get $50 Price Cut At Best Buy

Two Of The Best New Chromebooks Get $50 Price Cut At Best Buy

January 26, 2019 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

Just a couple months ago, every other day seemed to bring a new deal on a new Chromebook. When you get within a month’s proximity of Christmas, deals and sales are just part of the daily conversation. On the other side of the holidays, however, those great deals tend to slow down and become a […]

Filed Under: Chromebooks, Deals, News

New Feature Coming To Chrome OS To Make Browsing A Smoother Experience

New Feature Coming To Chrome OS To Make Browsing A Smoother Experience

January 25, 2019 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

I’m going to describe an event that happens hundreds of times a day on every internet user’s screen and, chances are, this event is so normal and hum-drum that you haven’t even considered it until now. Every single time you click a link in Chrome – every time – your browser navigates to your chosen […]

Filed Under: Chrome, Chrome OS, News

Acer Drops A Suite Of 11.6-inch Chromebooks at BETT 2019, Including an AMD Model

Acer Drops A Suite Of 11.6-inch Chromebooks at BETT 2019, Including an AMD Model

January 23, 2019 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

Wow! Just yesterday we reported Acer dropping a couple new education devices at the annual BETT show in London. Those devices, powered by the latest Intel Celeron chips (Gemini Lake), bring 3:2 screens, speedy performance, better screens, and military-spec ruggedness for the classroom.

Filed Under: Chrome OS, Chromebooks, Convertible, Education, News, Upcoming Devices


Two New 12-Inch EDU Chromebooks By Acer Bring an Exciting New Feature

Two New 12-Inch EDU Chromebooks By Acer Bring an Exciting New Feature

January 22, 2019 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

While HP and ASUS have already debuted their newest EDU Chromebooks ahead of the annual BETT show in London, we knew Acer would have a new line of Chromebooks to bring along to the the yearly education-focused tech expo, too. You can watch our hands-on video from CES below and see how impressive the newest […]

Filed Under: Chromebooks, Convertible, Education, News, Upcoming Devices

GPU Acceleration Enabled For Linux Apps on Pixelbook and Handful of Other Chromebooks

GPU Acceleration Enabled For Linux Apps on Pixelbook and Handful of Other Chromebooks

January 21, 2019 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

According to a recent report over at About Chromebooks, Google’s Pixelbook and devices based on the ‘Nami’ baseboard are getting a very early taste of GPU acceleration for Linux Apps. We’ve talked about all this a bit more in-depth in the past, but here’s the reason this is important: GPU acceleration allows applications to fully […]

Filed Under: Apps, Chrome OS, News

New ASUS Chromebook C424 May Merge Performance and Value

New ASUS Chromebook C424 May Merge Performance and Value

January 19, 2019 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

One of the devices we haven’t yet done a full review on is the ASUS C423. There are a few reasons for that, but the biggest one is the availability of a better model in the wild with a better display that we’d rather give a test drive over the one we currently have in […]

Filed Under: CES 2019, Chromebooks, News, Upcoming Devices

Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Interview With Brydge Founder Nick Smith [VIDEO]

Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Interview With Brydge Founder Nick Smith [VIDEO]

January 17, 2019 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

Probably our favorite thing at CES 2019 was the time we got to spend with the fine folks from Brydge. In our time together, we got to really delve deep into what it took for them to bring the G-Type to life, the hurdles that had to be overcome to see the project through, and […]

Filed Under: Accessories, CES 2019, Chrome OS, News


Chrome OS Launcher May Soon Be Able To Search For And Install Linux Apps

Chrome OS Launcher May Soon Be Able To Search For And Install Linux Apps

January 15, 2019 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

The entire Crostini (Linux apps on Chromebooks) effort has moved along quite quickly when you think about it. In just 6 short months, we’ve gone from not having an official option for Linux apps (though Crouton is and was an amazing effort) to seeing a majority of Chromebooks gain baked-in access to Linux on Chrome […]

Filed Under: Apps, Chrome OS, News

New Flag Enables Powerful Feature For Chromebook Files App

New Flag Enables Powerful Feature For Chromebook Files App

January 14, 2019 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

If you are a user who’s made the transition to Chromebooks from a more standard OS like Mac OS or Windows, file management could be a little different for you. For me, the transition to Chrome OS and the way it handles files took me a bit of time. As I transitioned over, I tended […]

Filed Under: Apps, Chrome OS, News

Google Is Officially Killing Chromecast Audio

Google Is Officially Killing Chromecast Audio

January 12, 2019 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

Ah, Chromecast Audio: the peculiar cousin to the vastly-popular Google Chromecast that never really managed to find a solid footing in the market. While being a fantastic add-on to traditionally “dumb” speakers, the Chromecast Audio never really caught on for the general public.

Filed Under: Accessories, Chromecast, News

CES 2019: Acer Chromebook 315 (AMD) First Impressions [VIDEO]

CES 2019: Acer Chromebook 315 (AMD) First Impressions [VIDEO]

January 11, 2019 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

It’s been nearly a week since Acer dropped the news that they, along with HP, would be debuting one of the industry’s first AMD-powered Chromebooks.

Filed Under: CES 2019, Chromebooks, News, Upcoming Devices

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