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Linux Apps Won’t Come To Many Older Chromebooks Including the 2015 Pixel – But There’s A Catch
Reports started flying around the internet in the past couple days about Google seemingly confirming a whole group of Chromebooks that will not get Lixux apps. While these reports are mostly accurate, there are a few factors that must be considered when we look at the list of devices being left out … [Read more...] about Linux Apps Won’t Come To Many Older Chromebooks Including the 2015 Pixel – But There’s A Catch
How To Enable Android Messages Dark Mode For Chromebooks
If you didn't already know, Android Messages is available on just about any device running Chrome, not just Chromebooks. The overall usability has been pretty great for me and I'd assume many of you out there are taking advantage of Android Messages on the web. For Chromebook users, the ability … [Read more...] about How To Enable Android Messages Dark Mode For Chromebooks
£250 Off The Pixelbook In The U.K.
We're very confident that Google will take the wraps off at least one, possibly two new Pixelbook devices at a rumored October 4 hardware event. As exciting as that may be, the original Pixelbook is still arguably the best Chromebook on the market past or present. For the better part of the year, … [Read more...] about £250 Off The Pixelbook In The U.K.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Chromebook ‘Cheza’ Gets Google Assistant Button, New Keyboard Layout
From time to time, Chromebooks we track in the repositories end up taking unexpected shifts or getting scrapped altogether. It's almost impossible to say why, but things don't always work out the way we expect them to. Such is the case - at least in part - with the Chromebook we only know as … [Read more...] about Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Chromebook ‘Cheza’ Gets Google Assistant Button, New Keyboard Layout
Upcoming #madeByGoogle Chromebook ‘Nocturne’ Getting Portrait Mode for Google Camera App
We're learning little tidbits here and there about the upcoming device known only as 'Nocturne' at this point. From processor to screen to form factor to fingerprint scanners, we're slowly beginning to piece together what we may see in October from Google in the Pixelbook family of devices. … [Read more...] about Upcoming #madeByGoogle Chromebook ‘Nocturne’ Getting Portrait Mode for Google Camera App
HP Chromebook x2 Review: The World’s First Detachable Chromebook
In a landscape dominated by convertibles and clamshells, the HP Chromebook x2 arrives on the scene with a bold, distinctive and important claim: the world's first detachable Chromebook. It is a neat trick to be sure, but without the proper performance, build quality and user experience to go along … [Read more...] about HP Chromebook x2 Review: The World’s First Detachable Chromebook
‘Nocturne’ Will Be The First Chromebook With A Finger Print Scanner
I'll be the first to say it: we've missed in the past concerning fingerprint scanners on Chromebooks. The underlying groundwork has been added to many boards over the course of the past couple years, but we've yet to actually see a piece of hardware equipping the biometric system. … [Read more...] about ‘Nocturne’ Will Be The First Chromebook With A Finger Print Scanner
More Features For #madebyGoogle Chromebook ‘Nocturne’ Emerge
Similar to last year's pre-October-4th timeline, details are bubbling up left and right surrounding the newest Chromebook to grab the public's attention: 'Nocturne'. Some of these details we're sharing today were unearthed a couple weeks ago by the folks over at XDA, but they somehow slipped past … [Read more...] about More Features For #madebyGoogle Chromebook ‘Nocturne’ Emerge
New #madebyGoogle Chromebook ‘Nocturne’ To Have Bright Screen, Real-Time Auto Brightness
Another day, another 'Nocturne' puzzle piece uncovered. As we continue inching towards October 4th and Google's yet-unannounced hardware event for 2018, we fully expect to continue seeing more and more of the entire picture of what Google has planned just a few weeks from now. … [Read more...] about New #madebyGoogle Chromebook ‘Nocturne’ To Have Bright Screen, Real-Time Auto Brightness
Two New Pixelbooks Likely In October At the #madebyGoogle Event: ‘Atlas’ & ‘Nocturne’
It has only been days since we uncovered clear evidence that the upcoming Chromebook 'Atlas' looks to be #madebyGoogle and will likely be making an appearance at the yet-to-be-official October 4th hardware event. In that article, we talked briefly about another device - 'Nocturne' - that has been … [Read more...] about Two New Pixelbooks Likely In October At the #madebyGoogle Event: ‘Atlas’ & ‘Nocturne’
Proof That ‘Atlas’ Will Be A #madebyGoogle Chromebook
Just 11 days ago I wrote an article titled New Chromebook ‘Atlas’ Could Be #madebyGoogle. In that article we looked at a few reasons we believed 'Atlas' could possibly be one of the next #madebyGoogle Chromebooks. ONE of the next, you ask? Yeah, I have a gut feeling that there will be two or … [Read more...] about Proof That ‘Atlas’ Will Be A #madebyGoogle Chromebook
