Over the weekend, we received an email from a reader letting us know that he has been on Best Buy's waitlist for the Not Pink Pixelbook Go and that he had received confirmation that the 4K model was in-store and available for him to pick up. After chatting back and forth, we both agreed that this … [Read more...] about Three models of the “Not Pink” Pixelbook Go are now available and shipping
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Hands-on with the Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5 [Video]
We spent some quality time with the fine folks at Lenovo this week but the highly-anticipated Chromebook Duet Tablet wasn't the only device awaiting us when we arrived for our meeting. We had plenty of reasons to believe that Lenovo had a next-get Comet Lake device in the works and as we arrived in … [Read more...] about Hands-on with the Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5 [Video]
Chromebook Tip Tuesday: Quickly adjust your display resolution [VIDEO]
As the Chromebook market has evolved, the number of new screen sizes, resolutions, and aspect ratios has only increased. At this point, there are Chrome OS devices anywhere from 10-inches up to 15.6-inches, 720p to 4K, and everything in between. And that's to say nothing of extended displays and … [Read more...] about Chromebook Tip Tuesday: Quickly adjust your display resolution [VIDEO]
The Core i7, 4K Pixelbook Go is now available and ready to ship
The Pixelbook Go has quickly become the device of choice around the Chrome Unboxed office. With the Core i5 and Core m3 models both readily at hand, we find it difficult to look at anyone and recommend that they need anything more powerful than what these two variants offer. However, I'm not you and … [Read more...] about The Core i7, 4K Pixelbook Go is now available and ready to ship
Google breathes new life into more than 100 Chromebook models new and old
Now that painful printing is becoming a thing of the past for Chrome OS, it looks like Google is set to tackle what is arguably the next biggest gripe of Chromebook users. The Chrome OS Auto Update Policy (a.k.a., End of Life policy) was once of little concern to most users for the plain and simple … [Read more...] about Google breathes new life into more than 100 Chromebook models new and old
Pixelbook Go listing in the Google Store hints at Adobe Premiere Rush release
Adobe Premiere Rush is the dangling carrot that has been just out of reach for Chromebook users everywhere for well over a year at this point. To be fair, Adobe only previewed the cross-platform application when it debuted in June of 2018, but the path from that debut took nearly a year for … [Read more...] about Pixelbook Go listing in the Google Store hints at Adobe Premiere Rush release
Lights Out: Chrome OS Dark Mode draws near
Google's developers have been working diligently on creating "Dark Mode" for all the things and the latest update to the Developer channel of Chrome OS brings us one step closer to a system-wide black out of all things Chrome. Much of the work is focused on bringing a Dark Mode to the web that will … [Read more...] about Lights Out: Chrome OS Dark Mode draws near
Google prepping new Chrome OS tablet mode UI based on Android 10 gestures
Just a bit over a year ago, we saw the arrival of Chrome OS 70 and all the new tablet UI features Google had been working on in preparation of the launch of the Pixel Slate. As we all know, those features weren't even close to being ironed out when the tablet launched onto the scene and what … [Read more...] about Google prepping new Chrome OS tablet mode UI based on Android 10 gestures
Chrome’s upcoming “Tab Groups” adds some handy new features
For the tab hoarder in your circle, Google is working hard to bring a number of new features to Chrome that will help wrangle all of your open browser sessions. From Hover Tab Image Preview to the recently added "Tab Strips," Chrome has improved exponentially at helping some of us manage our … [Read more...] about Chrome’s upcoming “Tab Groups” adds some handy new features
Google extends End of Life for handful of Chromebooks: Sign of things to come?
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 and the … [Read more...] about Google extends End of Life for handful of Chromebooks: Sign of things to come?
New Chrome OS UI update proves Google is far from done with Chrome OS tablets
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 … [Read more...] about New Chrome OS UI update proves Google is far from done with Chrome OS tablets
ASUS Chromebox 3: Cheap and easy RAM upgrade [VIDEO]
Chromeboxes have seen a major resurgence over the past couple of years and rightfully so. With the addition of Android and Linux apps, the lightweight, relatively inexpensive desktop boxes make the perfect setup for just about any user. Celeron-based models will run you less than $300 and as you can … [Read more...] about ASUS Chromebox 3: Cheap and easy RAM upgrade [VIDEO]
