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The state of Chromebook inventories hasn’t improved over the past few weeks and unfortunately, it will likely remain this way well into the fall. That said, we’re checking daily for devices to land back on shelves so that we can alert our readers when a Chromebook is actually available again. What’s more, we want to […]
In our never-ending trek to find decent Chromebooks at a fair price, I discovered a gem this morning that’s perfect for this time of year when so many kiddos are headed back to class. While this isn’t the latest model from CTL, the Chromebook NL7T-360 offers all the features you’d expect from a rugged EDU […]
The Un-Carrier has been busy as of late. On the heels of the company finalizing its merger with Sprint, T-Mobile has been working steadily to expand 5G coverage and get high-speed internet into the hands of as many customers as possible. T-Mobile recently announced a three-part initiative that consists of free service to America’s First […]
Chromebooks are scarce. If you’ve looked around the web in an attempt to find a decent device at a price that doesn’t induce a stroke, you probably know exactly what I’m talking about. As of this morning, Best Buy had less than six Chromebook models in stock and three of those were variants of the […]
Class is in session for thousands of students and many will be learning remotely using tools such as Google Classroom and Google Meet. Since the onset of the pandemic that sent so many of us into our homes, Google Meet, Zoom and other video conferencing platforms have experienced explosive growth and as a result, have […]
Whether online or in person, thousands of students are currently getting back in the swing of things and that means back to schools shopping. While shopping for a Chromebook is a massive undertaking thanks to high demand and short supply, there are still devices to be found and you can save some cash if you […]
As millions of students head back to school, it appears that Zoom’s video chat service has folded under the weight of too many meetings. The outage began at roughly 9 a.m. EST and it looks like the web client and portal are the services that are feeling the effects. This is unfortunate for the many […]
School is or will soon be under way for millions of students and I’m sure that countless parents and teachers have already fielded eager inquiries about playing Roblox. Like Minecraft, Roblox is an insanely popular game that allows users to create their own games and worlds for others to enjoy. Roblox has also found its […]
We’ve never had the opportunity to fully review Google’s interactive Jamboard for EDU and Enterprise but I have seen them in action in the classroom. Not only that, we’ve tinkered with using the Jamboard app on Chrome OS and honestly, the collaboration tools are pretty cool and well-polished. If I had to guess one thing […]
It has been less than a month since Microsoft rolled out the Beta testing phase of Minecraft: Education Edition which brought the instructional version of the game back to Chromebooks. With many schools gearing up to head back to the classroom or start non-traditional online sessions, Microsoft has made the Education Edition of Minecraft official […]
We do our best to get our hands on all varieties of Chrome OS devices in the hopes that we can help our readers make the best buying decisions based on personal need and equally important, budget. That said, it’s not often that we get a chance to take a look at a Chromebook that […]
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Chrome OS 84 launched last week and came packed with way more features than we were expecting. With a handful of things we were expecting to ship with Chrome OS 85 showing up in 84, we’ve all been quite pleased with the new stuff available to try out and tinker with in this latest update. […]
