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One of the most exciting features to recently land in Chrome OS, in our opinion, has been the addition of Virtual Desks. Known as virtual desktops in general computer-speak, Chrome OS Virtual Vesks simply creates additional “desktops” where users can organize their work and keep various projects corralled in separate virtual “space.” For casual users, […]
Google has been putting in work when it comes to adding new and necessary features to the company’s various messaging platforms. Just recently, Google expanded its enterprise-focused Meet video conferencing to include any and all users with a Gmail account. This came at a pinnacle point in time as so many of us are still […]
Anyone remember the Chromebit? As in the singular, one-time, tried-once Chromebit? It’s OK if you don’t. Quite a few years ago, though, ASUS worked with Google and devised a small HDMI dongle with just enough guts inside to run Chrome OS and marketed it as a Chromebit. The thing was the size of a Roku […]
![[Update] Chrome OS 83 has arrived and it’s chock-full of updates](https://cdn-0.chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/chromeos83.jpg)
Just a couple of days behind schedule, version 83 of Chrome OS has started to roll out to users on the Stable channel. Since Chrome OS 82 was skipped entirely, this update was shuffled around a bit and because of the gap in releases, 83 contains a stockpile of updates and new features. We’ll be […]
As the name implies, the Universal Stylus Initiative, or USI, is looking to make PC pen tech more “universal”. Our first experience the HP’s USI stylus that works with Chromebooks equipped with USI tech in the digitizer was, well, less-than-favorable. Because our pen was an early pre-production review unit, we’ve saved our final judgment on […]
Let’s get this out of the way: I’m no artist. At least not with a pencil, pen, chalk, or a brush in my hand. I’d love to be and I spent a good deal of time re-sketching comic book frames of Batman when I was younger, but my drawing/painting abilities on my own have always […]
Progressive Web Apps, a.k.a. PWAs, are becoming more prevalent with each passing day. Platforms such as Twitter, Google Photos and News, Spotify and even Starbucks have all jumped on the bandwagon and their respective PWAs are as good, if not better than the Play Store APKs. The best part is that PWAs are installable directly […]
We’ve been tracking the development of Comet Lake Chromeboxes for a few months now. So, when this news came across the wire, I thought ASUS had beat everyone else out of the gate. Much to my disappointment, that was not the case at all. Still, new Chrome OS hardware is exciting and these are no […]
Sometimes, new features just aren’t meant to be. Three months ago, it appeared that Chrome OS would be adopting a very useful macOS feature known as “Hot Corners.” Rebranded “Corner Shortcuts,” the update would presumably allow users to map each corner of their displays. Each corner would then become a shortcut for whatever action was […]
As Chrome OS has matured, one of the biggest areas of change over the past 18 months has been in the tablet mode department. When we talk about upcoming features and UI changes, those updates largely circle around the way that users will change how they navigate Chrome OS specifically in tablet mode. From new […]
If the rumors are true, Valve and Google are currently working on full-blown, native support for the Steam gaming platform on Chrome OS. For a gamer like myself that spent many an hour playing Half-Life, DoD, Portal and a variety of others, this news is exciting and it makes perfect sense given the fact that […]
Since it launched in October of 2019, Call of Duty Mobile has taken the mobile gaming world by storm, amassing a ridiculous 100 million plus downloads and a massive player base along the way. I play the game regularly on my phone and there is never a wait for any of the play modes and […]
