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 … [Read more...] about New Chromebook ‘Kevin’ Could Be Both Samsung and Pixel
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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' … [Read more...] about Samsung Sells All Sharp Shares After Losing Bid To Foxconn
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. … [Read more...] about Chromebook Force Touch Follow Up: Exclusive Display Being Tested
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! … [Read more...] about New Chromebook ‘Kevin’ Likely Being Made By Samsung
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 … [Read more...] about Force Touch (Pressure-Sensitive) Displays Coming to Chromebooks
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 … [Read more...] about Chrome OS Bug Report: Password Manager Screen Freezing & Crashing
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. … [Read more...] about Another New Chromebook Convertible Coming Soon: ‘Kefka’
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 … [Read more...] about 2016 Pixel Phones Won’t Run Chrome OS: At Least Not Yet
Still Waiting On That Google Hangouts Extension Update? Here’s How To Get It
A couple weeks back, Google announced that the Hangouts Extension was going to be updated to have the same look and feel as the Chrome OS and Android apps. They also gave us a firm date of arrival: August 31st. That day came and went and like many of you, I was left waiting around for the … [Read more...] about Still Waiting On That Google Hangouts Extension Update? Here’s How To Get It
Wired’s Chromebook Article Hints At A New HP Chromebook
I came across a well-written, quite flattering long-read article on WIRED today. It's premise? Chromebooks are about to transform laptop design. It is a great read for anyone, but especially for Chromebook users. I can't express how much I enjoyed reading it. So much so, in fact, I shared … [Read more...] about Wired’s Chromebook Article Hints At A New HP Chromebook
Chrome OS 53 Hits Stable Channel – No Android Apps Yet
As we reported a few days ago when talking about the 'Kevin' timeline, the 6-week window for Chrome OS 53 to hit the Stable Channel landed on Wednesday. It looks like today is the roll out. … [Read more...] about Chrome OS 53 Hits Stable Channel – No Android Apps Yet
New Chromebook ‘Asuka’ Coming Soon
Well, it seems it is officially Chromebook Silly Season. Everywhere we look, new devices are popping up, new features are being added, and the list of things we are all eagerly waiting for continues to grow. Today brings another one of those "coming soon" tags and gives us another device to … [Read more...] about New Chromebook ‘Asuka’ Coming Soon
