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Intel’s Project Athena is aiming to set the standard for a new generation of laptops with standards for design, portability, power and battery life. Much to our delight, Intel touted Project Athena devices at CES 2020 and alongside recently announced Windows laptops, the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook and ASUS Chromebook Flip C436 were right there in […]
While not as burned into my mind as the ALT + Backspace for delete shortcut is, the ALT + Click as a substitute for a right-click shortcut is something that has been around for what feels like forever. As a matter of fact, for new users to Chromebooks, I frequently suggest they try it as […]
It seems like Google is finally starting to take podcasts seriously. Last week, Google announced a redesign of the Google Podcasts app with a more intuitive layout and podcast recommendations. They also decided to finally launch the app on iOS. These significant changes now mean that Google might be able to compete with other podcast […]
In the past couple weeks as the world has come to grips with life on this side of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve watched as Google has cancelled the in-person I/O conference, cancelled the remaining virtual side of the event, paused updates to Chrome and Chrome OS, and then restarted those updates. It’s been an odd […]
Chromebooks built specifically for education often get a pass on harsher criticisms but the fact of the matter is, more and more children are getting their first PC experience of some form of ruggedized, low-powered EDU device. For that reason, I feel strongly that manufacturers need to step up their game when it comes to […]
We’ve talked at length about this troubling trend in our podcast on many occasions, but we don’t write about it often. Chromebooks have the worst track record with release dates among all consumer electronics. Devices get leaked and then just show up out of nowhere. Devices get premiere treatment along with foggy availability windows. Flagship […]
Just this morning, Robby shared an update on the development of Qualcomm-powered Chromebooks and we’re keeping our fingers crossed that 2020 could finally be the year that Snapdragon devices become a reality. However, while digging through the Chromium repository, I discovered a new development board that could very well give Qualcomm a run for their […]
Our run to 100,000 subscribers on YouTube continues to charge ahead! We are proud to announce that we’ve already hit our next goal of 95,000 subscribers and have selected a winner of an awesome tech bundle that includes a Google Pixel 4 (in white), an eco-friendly case, a tripod case, and a car mount with […]
The going has been slow to say the least. Qualcomm Snapdragon Chromebooks were supposed to show up in the second half of 2019 with the Snapdragon 845 chip on board, ready to shake up the ARM-powered Chromebook market with always-connected LTE, swift performance, and thin/light form factors. Those promises made in December of 2018 never […]
Time for a little good news. Last week, Chromium developers announced that future releases of Chrome and Chrome OS would be put on pause for an undetermined amount of time. Subsequently, Chrome and Chrome OS version 82 was abandoned completely as developers worked out how to adjust the Chrome Release Calendar in light of the […]
We’ve been anxiously awaiting the release date for the Google Pixel Buds since our brief time with them back in October of 2019. In case you don’t recall, Google’s new Pixel Buds are direct competitors to Apple’s Airpods and Airpods Pro, giving users a light, small, pocketable set of wireless headphones that should work better […]
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It’s an exciting day here in the Chrome Unboxed office as our review unit of the ASUS Chromebook Flip C436 has been delivered and we’re hopping in the box to see what all we remember about the device from our time with it at CES 2020 back in January. While we’re not really allowed to […]
