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With any luck, you’ve gotten all of your holiday shopping out of the way and made out with some great deals on some cool tech this year. If you’re still looking for a great deal on that perfect Chromebook or maybe you’re just in the market for yourself, Best Buy has knocked $200 off of […]
Over the summer, Robby detailed some really good points as to why the Lenovo Chromebook S330 was an exceptional device to have around the house for the kids. Apart from being a great machine for Roblox, the MediaTek-powered Chromebook comes off as a way better device than you’d expect in the mid-$200 range. The one […]
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 I […]
If you’re like me, the first thought that just crossed your mind was “what in the world is Jasper Lake?” Maybe not but when the commit crossed my path yesterday with the reference “chipset-jsl”, I was confused, to say the least. We track a lot of devices here at Chrome Unboxed and in doing so, […]
For those of you who may not be familiar with the subject, Google’s Chrome OS that powers millions of Chromebooks is built on the Linux kernel. I’ll save you the long-winded explanation of what the Linux kernel is and how it works for two reasons. One, it would take all day. Two, I’m not a […]
Browser extensions can be awesome tools to enhance productivity, security and even online shopping but the unfortunate reality is that these “add-ons” can often be wolves in sheep’s clothing. In some cases, extensions from the Chrome Web Store and other browser shops can carry with them malicious code that purposes themselves to highjack sensitive data, […]
Green Monday is the retail industry’s follow-up to Cyber Monday that attempts to keep holiday sales up through the month of December. It takes some hunting around but over the past few years, this newest of deal days can uproot some serious savings if you know where to look. Lenovo is looking to take full […]
There are few devices, past or present, that are as appealing to me as Acer’s Chromebook Spin 13. If you frequent our site, you’ve probably heard my ramblings about how the Spin 13 offers nearly every feature you could want in a Chromebook and it does so while offering the look and feel that’s as […]
As Chrome OS continues to mature in nearly every area, it now appears that Chromium developers are getting ahead of the curve by prepping for the yet-to-be-released USB4™ standard. Never heard of USB4™? You probably aren’t alone. Most consumers are just getting comfortable with USB 3.0, 3.1 and all-encompassing 3.2. To add to the confusion, […]
Black Friday is safely in the rearview and Cyber Monday deals are winding down but after a record online shopping day in the U.S. However, there are still deals to be had on Chromebooks, Nest devices and more if you’re still working down your holiday gift list. Best Buy is still running some decent deals […]
Cyber Monday is coming to a close but it’s not too late to score a great deal on a new Chromebook and get some cashback in your pocket. Thanks to Rakuten (Ebates), you can get an extra 15% cashback when you shop Samsung’s Cyber Monday deals which include discounts of up to $150 on select […]
You can chalk this one up to questionable at best, but there is some pretty staunch evidence that HP is shipping Chromebook x360 14s with a Core i5 instead of the Core i3 that is listed online. To be clear, this is the exact same HP Chromebook x360 14 that has been on the market […]
