For the past year, much of the attention and focus around Chromebooks has been aimed at the addition of the Google Play Store and Android app compatibility. Rightfully so, this addition could eventually lead to Chromebooks with much more flexibility and power than they currently have. In the … [Read more...] about Chromebooks & Chrome OS Deserve Some Credit (or Some Reasons Why I Love Chrome OS)
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Why The Pixelbook Is Confounding at $1000: For Now
I went back and read a post I authored about 10 months ago and a light went off for me concerning the Google Pixelbook. The article? This one about the third device concept. A quick refresh if you don't choose to go back and read that post: it's long and I understand. Basically, we have two … [Read more...] about Why The Pixelbook Is Confounding at $1000: For Now
3 More Chromebooks Get Android Apps in The Stable Channel
As time goes on, we continue seeing more and more Chromebooks getting the full Play Store treatment. Has it been a slow road? Sure. … [Read more...] about 3 More Chromebooks Get Android Apps in The Stable Channel
We Tried Google Assistant’s New Games And Had A Blast
Last night, right after dinner, I thought it would be a great time to play a few games with the family. Let's face it: our lives are hectic and busy, and this time of year only gets worse. Family events, work dinners, holiday shopping, school programs, etc. simply drain away simple time at home … [Read more...] about We Tried Google Assistant’s New Games And Had A Blast
The Chrome Cast: The Chrome Unboxed Podcast, Episode 3
In this episode of The Chrome Cast, we talk the biggest news in the Chromebook and Assistant space, including: … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast: The Chrome Unboxed Podcast, Episode 3
Chromebooks Split Screen For Tablet Mode Shows Up In Dev Channel
Our favorite OS just keeps evolving, and in a few respects Chrome OS really needs this evolution to happen quickly. With so much changing in and around Chromebooks in the last year, there's a lot of stuff that feels a bit half-baked still. … [Read more...] about Chromebooks Split Screen For Tablet Mode Shows Up In Dev Channel
More Material Design Comes to Chromebooks
Slowly but surely, the Material Design language that is present in most parts of Android is starting to become the norm for Chromebooks as well. The main browser, settings, notifications and system tray have all adapted the material treatment over the past few months. Most recently, the Chrome … [Read more...] about More Material Design Comes to Chromebooks
Google Assistant Adds Voice Experiments, Shows What Is Possible
For a long time, Google has maintained a page dedicated to graphically-driven experiments for Chrome. It is a place to see the absolute bleeding-edge stuff developers are trying on Chrome OS and it can be a great place to get lost for a little while. But it is also a place for people to start … [Read more...] about Google Assistant Adds Voice Experiments, Shows What Is Possible
Some Early Pixelbook Bugs Show Up – Let’s Fix Them Together
We're going to talk about a few different bugs we've seen with the Pixelbook in the past week that seem to be affecting other Chromebooks as well. Bugs happen, especially with an OS that sees such frequent updates like Chrome OS. When bugs do inevitably crop up, there are basically two responses: … [Read more...] about Some Early Pixelbook Bugs Show Up – Let’s Fix Them Together
Run Windows Apps On Your Chromebook With Crossover – Sort Of
CrossOver, a service that has been around and doing its thing on other platforms for some time, has now landed in Beta in the Play Store for Android with a version just for Chromebooks. What this means is you can now run (certain) Windows apps (via WINE) in Android in Chrome OS. Did that sound a … [Read more...] about Run Windows Apps On Your Chromebook With Crossover – Sort Of
Pixelbook Can Identify What Music Is Playing With Google Assistant
Sure, sure, the Google Pixel 2 has a fancy way of listening to the environment for songs playing around you and displaying the song title and artist right on your lock screen. But, what has been sorely missing since the Google Assistant came into existence is the ability to find a song upon request. … [Read more...] about Pixelbook Can Identify What Music Is Playing With Google Assistant
Bug Report: Android App Display Size Issues
While this particular bug won't affect every Chromebook user out there, I'd say it will affect many. If you use Android apps and ever change the orientation of your device while in tablet mode, this bug is for you. So, let's look at what we're even discussing here (I honestly had not used this … [Read more...] about Bug Report: Android App Display Size Issues
