Chrome OS Flex

We toured the ChromeOS Flex certified laptop testing lab, and it is wild

October 27, 2022 By Robby Payne View Comments

When Google bought Neverware and the CloudReady operating system that it has spent years developing, we all wondered what exactly would come from that acquisition. After all, CloudReady was a fork of Google's own ChromiumOS (which ChromeOS is clearly based upon), so it wasn't exactly clear what … [Read more...] about We toured the ChromeOS Flex certified laptop testing lab, and it is wild

ChromeOS Flex now generally available to more PCs and Macs

July 14, 2022 By Johanna Romero View Comments

Today Google announced in a blog post that starting next week, ChromeOS Flex will graduate from its early access period to becoming generally available to over 400 certified devices. This is a major feat considering its humble beginnings just five months ago when it supported a much smaller subset … [Read more...] about ChromeOS Flex now generally available to more PCs and Macs

AOPEN announces the flexible ACE Mini PC

July 1, 2022 By Gabriel Brangers View Comments

AOPEN may not be a household name in the PC world but chances are good that you've crossed paths with the Acer Group company at some point in time. Specializing in digital signage and scalable kiosk solutions, AOPEN has been an industry leader for more than two decades. Powering kiosks, … [Read more...] about AOPEN announces the flexible ACE Mini PC

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Beware: we installed Chrome OS Flex on a 2010 Macbook Pro, and it went badly [VIDEO]

March 16, 2022 By Robby Payne View Comments

Sometimes around here, we tinker with things and they just don't work out. We aren't trying to break anything on purpose. Promise. It just happens from time to time when you allow yourself to stray a bit outside the lines. Such is the case of our now-ailing 2010 Macbook Pro that we attempted a … [Read more...] about Beware: we installed Chrome OS Flex on a 2010 Macbook Pro, and it went badly [VIDEO]

Guide: how to run Chrome OS Flex on your Windows PC or Macbook

February 25, 2022 By Robby Payne View Comments

We've been pretty excited about the announcement of Chrome OS Flex and what it could mean for scores of aging laptops - Windows and Mac OS included. Though we have a lot of content planned around this new OS from Google, we also realize that we've not put up a clear guide on how to actually get … [Read more...] about Guide: how to run Chrome OS Flex on your Windows PC or Macbook