Well, well, well. After months of waiting and months of wondering, Droplet is finally becoming official. Not that they weren't real before, but the whole world is about to find out what they've really been up to and what Droplet can actually do. We've spoken with Steve Horne, Droplet's CEO, on a … [Read more...] about Droplet Officially Launches At Cloud Field Day With Live Stream [Video]
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New High-End Chromebook ‘Atlas’ Equipped With A 4K Display
Back in February, we uncovered a commit pointing to what looked like the beginnings of development of the first 4K Chromebook. In that post, we talked through all the ins-and-outs of 4K, how it measures, how it relates to image clarity and the impact it has on system performance. … [Read more...] about New High-End Chromebook ‘Atlas’ Equipped With A 4K Display
Windows Apps On Chromebooks: Droplet Is Finally Ready To Break Silence
We've written a few times about Droplet computing. You remember them, right? They were the ones that claimed to be able to run multiple apps in multiple containers on multiple operating systems. Sure, it was a wild claim, but we saw some of the early pieces in motion and left those conversations … [Read more...] about Windows Apps On Chromebooks: Droplet Is Finally Ready To Break Silence
No Aux Port, No Problem: Pair Your Bluetooth Speaker With Your Google Home
One of the larger nagging issues with the Google Home mini and the standard Google Home has always been the lack of auxiliary output. This small omission causes some major headaches for users with large, existing speaker setups that they would like to leverage for music and media playback. … [Read more...] about No Aux Port, No Problem: Pair Your Bluetooth Speaker With Your Google Home
Google’s ARCore Coming To Chromebooks
Back in August of 2017, Google made the initial announcement for its latest foray into the Augmented Reality world: ARCore. Early in 2018, project Tango (Google's earlier AR effort that utilized specialized hardware) was retired in favor of ARCore. ARCore is clearly the future and is what Google … [Read more...] about Google’s ARCore Coming To Chromebooks
New Features Make Android Apps Feel Even More Native on Chromebooks
Last week, Chrome OS was updated to version 65 and with that update, many new features both big and small were introduced. One of the things we really want to do with this update is to show some of the new, interesting additions to the OS and talk about what makes them important. Today will be … [Read more...] about New Features Make Android Apps Feel Even More Native on Chromebooks
Acer Officially Debuts The First Chromebook Tablet
Well folks, the long wait for the first Chrome OS tablet has finally come to an end. We've had to sit on this for a few days, but we're so excited to announce the official unveiling of the Acer Chromebook Tab 10. Sure, we saw some leaked images and we've known for some time what this device would … [Read more...] about Acer Officially Debuts The First Chromebook Tablet
Google Home Max: 2 Months Later
For most products, most of the time, we unbox them when they show up at the office, spend some time with them, and then create a review. The Google Home Max has been a bit of a different beast, though. Without having a slew of new, undiscovered functionality or a unique set of specs, this speaker … [Read more...] about Google Home Max: 2 Months Later
Chrome OS 65 Is Here With Tons of New Features
According to the Chrome Releases Blog, Chrome OS 65 is now available and rolling out to "most devices." We'll get to that "most devices" part in a second, but for the majority of users, version 65 should be showing up in the form of an auto update within the next few days. We're all used to the … [Read more...] about Chrome OS 65 Is Here With Tons of New Features
How Fortnite Battle Royale Could Legitimize Chromebook Gaming
In what can only be described as a perfect storm, Epic Games has found a sort of secret sauce with its hit game Fortnite. Specifically, the Battle Royale portion of the game has caught on at a fevered pitch. If you've never heard of Fortnite (or its rival, PUBG), let's take a brief look at what it … [Read more...] about How Fortnite Battle Royale Could Legitimize Chromebook Gaming
Lock Screen Notifications Coming To Chromebooks
The slow, steady intertwining of Chrome OS and Android continues to create beneficial and worthwhile changes for our beloved OS. From material design elements to split-screen tablet functions, Chrome OS has definitely benefitted from the slowly evolving partnership. … [Read more...] about Lock Screen Notifications Coming To Chromebooks
Drag Down To Refresh Now Available On Chromebooks In Stable Channel
We wrote not too long ago about a Chrome feature that exists on Android coming to Chrome OS: drag to refresh. At the time, it was available in the Dev Channel of Chrome OS, and that was only a month ago. … [Read more...] about Drag Down To Refresh Now Available On Chromebooks In Stable Channel
