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After months and months and even more months of waiting, it appears that we may finally get our first look at native Steam gaming on Chrome OS in the very near future. Affectionately known as project ‘Borealis’, the containerized version of Steam has been in the works for nearly two years and it was initially […]
Ah, the age-old question. You got a Chromebook but you are also an Apple user and you want to access your iTunes library on your shiny, new Chrome OS devices. Unfortunately, Apple has yet to – and likely never will – release an Android version of iTunes. Many users have made the move to Apple […]
Last month, I shared a first look at the new Google Calendar Chromebook Productivity Experiment which adds a glanceable Calendar widget into the quick settings of your device. Upon clicking the date in your system tray, you would be presented with this widget, and could easily see what day of the week a date fell […]
Earlier this month, I covered down a new feature that’s in the works for Chrome OS that will give users a native user interface for managing Linux containers. While still a work in progress, the “extra container” management has finally made an appearance in the Canary channel of Chrome OS and we have our first […]
Another big shopping day has arrived and while many already have their Black Friday shopping “in the bag,” there are plenty of deals to be had on a new Chromebook or Google Assistant-enabled smart device. Whether you’re just getting started or you have some last-minute gift ideas to take care of, there are plenty of […]
“Desk Templates” are an extension of the virtual desks feature for Chromebooks that allow you to save and later recall apps, Chrome tabs, and more in dedicated workspaces with ease. One simple click and everything you were previously working on is restored! This differentiates itself from the Restore feature that you can reinstate these same […]
This past April, we reported on the new Chromebook Productivity Launcher gaining the ability to organize your apps and search results into categories in order to prevent information overload. Traditionally, searching with the ‘Everything button’ returns a wall of results that, while they appear in order, are not grouped or segregated in any meaningful way. […]
The ability to highlight text, right-click, and select “Copy link to highlight” was added to Chrome back in April, giving users a quick way to anchor to a specific location on a web page for clarity. Now, as discovered by About Chromebooks, this feature may soon be expanding to include the direct location sharing of […]
While Chromebooks with built-in privacy screens, like the HP Elite c1030’s optional Sure View Reflect display are able to keep prying eyes from peeking at your screen or stealing your private data while you surf your device, there’s still lots of room for development on software and hardware measures in this space. This becomes more […]
I’d say the wallpaper app on Chrome OS is fine. Just fine. It’s not great or exceptional, and it certainly has a few areas I’d love to see it grow, but it does the basics when it comes to setting a background for your Chromebook’s desktop. But, where there’s room for improvement, a way to […]
I’ve discussed at length recently how the Chromebook’s Files app is lacking features compared to its Drive web app. Most evidently, this can be seen with the missing Workspaces feature that allows Workspace users to place files in a special group for editing with quick recall, similar to placing a bunch of papers on a […]
The Chrome OS gallery app has rocked the same tired, old logo for some time now, and while it did receive an update in the past, it wasn’t that stunning. For some, iconography isn’t that exciting, but every time I see an update to one of the system web apps, I know that Google is […]
