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We talk about a ton of stuff here at Chrome Unboxed. From Chromebooks to Chromecast to Google Assistant, the world of Chrome OS is pretty far-reaching. We save our News section for the things that are breaking news to our readers.

NVIDIA RTX graphics in a Chromebook? Yes, please!

NVIDIA RTX graphics in a Chromebook? Yes, please!

April 14, 2021 By Gabriel Brangers Leave a Comment

Aside from GeForce Now, we don’t spill a lot of digital ink covering news about NVIDIA but that may no longer be the case. In a blog post that was focused mainly on NVIDIA’s expansion of ARM-based silicon, the behemoth GPU-maker slid in a little morsel that could have an enormous impact on the Chrome […]

Filed Under: Chrome OS, Chromebooks, News, Upcoming Devices

AMD Ryzen Chromebooks suffering massive slow-downs when not plugged in

AMD Ryzen Chromebooks suffering massive slow-downs when not plugged in

April 14, 2021 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

When we were reviewing the handful of newer AMD Chromebooks earlier this year, I noticed some strange benchmark scores and simply chalked them up to benchmarks being benchmarks. After all, if a device feels snappy and gets through my standard workload without breaking much of a sweat, I feel confident that performance isn’t really an […]

Filed Under: Chromebooks, News

Chromebook Crosh terminal becomes a system web app with a slick, new icon

Chromebook Crosh terminal becomes a system web app with a slick, new icon

April 14, 2021 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

The Chrome OS crosh terminal, or Chrome OS shell, is a command shell environment for Google’s operating system that most resembles Windows CMD. It allows users to run several commands that directly communicate with the core of the OS. Since it’s quite extensive and not generally for the average user, I won’t exactly what it […]

Filed Under: Apps, Chrome OS, Chrome OS Tablet, New & Upcoming Features, News

Chrome 90 should make your video calls a bit smoother

Chrome 90 should make your video calls a bit smoother

April 14, 2021 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

Chrome 90 for desktop began rolling out yesterday and if you missed it, you aren’t alone. There aren’t a ton of big, new features for end users to get excited about and that is a bit expected with the latest version. With Chrome OS turning 10 as the Chrome 89 upgrade cycle hit last month, […]

Filed Under: Chrome, New & Upcoming Features, News

First-time setup checklist cards begin appearing in the Chromebook Explore app

First-time setup checklist cards begin appearing in the Chromebook Explore app

April 14, 2021 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

A new ‘Get Started’ section of the Chromebook Explore app will soon show you a step-by-step Googley checklist of tasks you’ll need to complete in order to set up your Chromebook out of the box if you want to get the most out of it. By opening the app and navigating to the ‘Overview’ section, […]

Filed Under: Chrome OS, Chrome OS Tablet, New & Upcoming Features, News

Google’s partnership with ADT begins taking shape with Nest installation services and more

Google’s partnership with ADT begins taking shape with Nest installation services and more

April 13, 2021 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

At the end of last year, Google said that it would partner with ADT – the trusted security company with 147 years of industry experience – in order to revamp its security offerings. Now that the Nest Cam IQ has been discontinued, and the Nest Secure has followed right behind it, it’s about that time […]

Filed Under: Nest, News, Smart Home

Google Play Movies and TV app for several Television brands shutters in favor of Youtube

Google Play Movies and TV app for several Television brands shutters in favor of Youtube

April 13, 2021 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

On June 15, 2021, the Google Play Movies and TV app for Roku, LG, Samsung, and Vizio smart TVs will shut down. In order to access content previously purchased through the app, users will need to navigate to the ‘Purchased’ section of Youtube instead. I noticed last week that these purchases were also available directly […]

Filed Under: Apps, New & Upcoming Features, News

G Suite for Nonprofits officially gets the Workspace treatment

G Suite for Nonprofits officially gets the Workspace treatment

April 13, 2021 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

With over 150,000 nonprofits using Google’s G Suite productivity tools every day, the company has deemed it time to bring them into the Workspace fold. Previously, G Suite for Education and Enterprise for Education were rebranded to Google Workspace for Education. Now, G Suite for Nonprofits is being renamed to Google Workspace for Nonprofits. Along […]

Filed Under: Education, Enterprise, New & Upcoming Features, News, Updates Tagged With: videos

Upcoming Snapdragon 7c Chromebook tablet ‘Homestar’ gets unique screen and speaker setup

Upcoming Snapdragon 7c Chromebook tablet ‘Homestar’ gets unique screen and speaker setup

April 12, 2021 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

Thanks to a bit of digging around by Kevin Tofel over at About Chromebooks, some new additions have surfaced in the details of an upcoming detachable Chromebook code named ‘Homestar’. We’ve talked a bit about this device in the past, noting at its arrival in the Chromium Repositories that it was in the same line […]

Filed Under: News, Upcoming Devices

Google Photos app finally receives redesigned video editor on Chromebooks

Google Photos app finally receives redesigned video editor on Chromebooks

April 12, 2021 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

About six months ago, Google announced and released a revamped video editor for its Google Photos app on Android and iOS that gave it new life and the same visual style as the previously re-created photo editor. Both are beautiful changes to the app that really take the ease of use and design to the […]

Filed Under: Apps, New & Upcoming Features, News

Google Photos on the web can now scan and copy the text from your pics

Google Photos on the web can now scan and copy the text from your pics

April 12, 2021 By Robby Payne Leave a Comment

For many users, Google Photos on the web is the way they view, organize and share their pictures and videos. I’m one of those and when it comes to messing with my photos and videos via Google Photos, I find myself in the web portal more often than not. I like the interface, I like […]

Filed Under: Apps, News

Chrome and Chrome OS global media controls go topsy-turvy in latest update

Chrome and Chrome OS global media controls go topsy-turvy in latest update

April 12, 2021 By Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment

When global media controls were introduced to Chrome and Chrome OS, they were an incredible addition to the operating system. No longer would you need to swap between profiles, locate your music app or web app and unminimize it in order to pause it or jump between songs. Instead, Google carved out a special spot […]

Filed Under: Chrome OS, Chrome OS Tablet, New & Upcoming Features, News

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