As Chromebooks continue to carve a place in the consumer market, their firm foothold in the education sector just keeps getting stronger. In 2013 Apple MacBooks and iPads represented nearly half the mobile computing devices purchased by the US K-12 segment. Fast forward three years and the landscape has changed extensively. With 40 years of […]
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Chromebook Wallpapers: Where To Find Them and How To Set Them
Sometimes it is the simple stuff. As many new Chromebooks are hitting the market, just as many new Chromebook users are showing up. Tasks like setting wallpapers can get lost in the shuffle, so we wanted to cover a few things.
Continue ReadingChromebox For Meetings Adds Peripheral Support Monitor
Nothing like setting up for the big meeting, getting everything in its place them BAM, technical difficulty. Camera isn’t working or maybe you’ve been talking for ten minutes before you realize the blank stares from your online audience are due to the fact they can’t hear you. Troublesome, indeed.
Continue ReadingMaterial Design: Chromebooks Get Another Makeover
Google’s Material Design movement continues to evolve across platforms and Chrome OS is no exception. If you’re not familiar with Material Design, it is a Google-created design language based on the characteristics of real paper and ink. The project is way more in-depth that just a face lift for mobile apps and web products. The […]
Continue ReadingChromebooks And Android Nougat: Where Things Stand
Early last month we were excited to share that Android N is being actively polished for Chrome OS in the experimental Canary channel. When the Play Store makes its way out of Beta (we’re expecting that to happen in late April), it is our hope that many of the stability issues of Android apps will […]
Continue ReadingChromebook Fingerprint Scanner Support Almost Here
Hard to believe but it’s been almost six months since we saw Chrome OS developers begin work on support for fingerprint sensors. With biometric scanners becoming more and more common in mobile and computing devices, it is only natural that this evolution would take place. The support for fingerprint scanners is not only being added […]
Continue ReadingGoogle’s Iconic Cr-48 Chromebook’s End Of Life May Have Arrived
Very few things are made to truly last. The Great Wall of China, Stonehenge….Twinkies. Unfortunately, very few tech devices will ever find themselves in this category. Today we mourn what may be the end of support for Google’s patriarchal Chromebook, the Cr-48.
Continue ReadingBug Report Update: Chromebook External Monitor Crash Fixed
Just days after users reported their Chromebooks crashing when using an external monitor, a fix appears to have arrived. The issue was causing the monitor to randomly go black with the only recovery being a total restart of the Chromebook.
Continue ReadingChrome OS Dev Update Brings Access To Android Files
Another update to the latest Developer version of Chrome OS 58 brings access to images, audio and video created by Android apps.
Continue ReadingChrome OS Material Design Updates
Chrome OS Developer channel has updated to version 58 and with it comes some tasty new material design elements.
Continue ReadingNew Chromebook ‘Scarlet’ May Be The First Chrome OS Tablet
Last month we reported on a new Chromebook being developed with the same RockChip RK3399 chip as the Samsung Chromebook Plus. Initially, ‘Scarlet’ appeared to be yet another mid-range device to add to the ever-growing list. However, it now appears this lady may have a new trick up her sleeve.
Continue ReadingChromebook Bug Report: External Monitor Blackouts
Last week, one of our loyal readers emailed me to share some insights and chat up about Chrome OS and other techie things. At the close of his email BoB remarked that he was looking into an issue he was having when his Chromebook was docked to an external monitor.
Continue ReadingOnly Certain ASUS Flips See Play Store
As we reported last week as Chrome OS 56 finally arrived, the ASUS Chromebook Flip C302 was the only new addition to the list of Chromebooks with Play Store support available in the Stable Channel. But it looks like this isn’t the case for everyone.
Continue ReadingChrome Store Offers Chromebooks And Google Gadgets To Australian Shoppers
For consumers outside of the U.S., finding and purchasing the latest Chrome OS devices can prove to be a near impossibility. Our friends down in Australia are no exception to this rule.
Continue ReadingChrome OS 56 Adds Android To Only One New Chromebook
Yesterday, Chrome OS 56 arrived on the scene and many of us were excited to see what Chromebook did and did not get the Play Store with this update. Turns out, only one new Chromebook was added to this short list.
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