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We’ll be heading to New York very soon to see what exactly Google up to with their latest Chromebook, the “Pixelbook Go.” As exciting as the leaks are, we’re now left with more questions than ever before but we’ll know soon enough if Google’s new Chromebook will be a winner or a dud. Heading into […]
There was a time that I was a voice in the wilderness that heralded a strong defense for Google’s relatively short Auto Update Policy for Chrome OS. End of Life policy if you prefer. Three years into this and I have conceded that it is time for a change. Chromebooks are coming into their own […]
Lenovo has done a very good job of keeping the ball rolling with ARM-based Chromebooks while we impatiently wait for Qualcomm to finally make their grand entrance. The biggest drawback of Lenovo’s Mediatek MT8173 lineup has bee the end of life date but thanks to a stay of execution, that has now been extended to […]
Well, it looks like it’s finally happened. There are so many Chromebooks coming to market that OEMs are just forgoing the formalities and new devices are just appearing on store shelves. Lenovo recently debuted a colorful new lineup of Intel Chromebooks but those apparently weren’t the only Chrome devices they had up their sleeves. Way […]
Virtual Desks on Chrome OS have been a great productivity addition to the workflow of many Chromebook users, but the entire experience has yet to actually roll out. Sure, the ability to turn on a flag and technically use multiple desktops is already there in Chrome OS 76, but the full experience has yet to […]
Refurbished Chromebooks and electronics in general can often save users a significant amount of money but we frequently warn our readers to make sure they know and trust that the seller will back the device. Often times, it is possible to purchase a “renewed” Chromebook and slap on a third-party accidental damage plan and still […]
We wrote about the upcoming lock screen media controls coming to Chrome OS back in July and filed the feature away since that point. Don’t get me wrong, I love the idea of being able to see what is playing on my Chromebook as I approach it from the lock screen, but after seeing the […]
In a project that is a bit over a year in the making, Google is updating the way the Files App on Chrome OS works in the background, and it should make for a much better experience across the board for users. Though this is a relatively significance back-end upgrade, you’d be hard pressed to […]
Intel has finally, to some degree, sorted out their 10nm CPU process and Ice Lake devices are slowly making their way into various marketing channels in the form of new Windows devices. For whatever reason, Chrome OS developers have made the decision to skip the first generation of 10nm chips in favor of Intel’s second […]
While Chrome OS works with a wide variety of file system formats, that isn’t the case across the board for every operating system. Old versions of Windows, for instance, won’t work with the newer NTFS files system but Windows 10 supports FAT32, exFAT and NTFS. MacOS doesn’t fully work with NTFS out of the box […]
From leak to launch, ASUS’ Chromebook Flip C433 has officially been unveiled. As expected, the new convertible by ASUS mirrors the current Flip C434 when it comes to internals but takes its design cues from the like of the Pixelbook and its predecessor, the Flip C302. The most intriguing feature of the new Flip is […]
It wasn’t long ago that Google decided to announce to the world that it was getting out of the tablet hardware game all together. Doing this within 7 months of releasing a tablet (the Pixel Slate) feels like an odd move, but as I’ve explained in that linked video above, I’m not terribly upset about […]
