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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.
For months at this point, Apple has been basically teasing the public with the idea of trackpad and mouse support for iPadOS. It first came up in the form of an accessibility feature back in June of 2019 and as we rounded the corner into 2020, we began seeing 3rd party accessory makers like Brydge […]
It’s been nearly a year since we last saw the built-in PDF viewer in Chrome and Chrome OS get a substantial upgrade. Back in December of 2018, we began tracking the addition of markup tools in the browser-based PDF viewer that eventually came to fruition in the Developer Channel of Chrome and Chrome OS in […]
For the average consumer, the current selection of Intel Core-powered Chromebooks offers more than enough computing power to handle anything they may toss at them. On the flip side, the addition of Linux apps has led developers to focus on adding GPU access to Crostini and even working on the addition of more powerful dGPUs […]
The Chrome OS keyboard is a bit of a minimalist dream. I know it is one of the things that most attracted me to Chromebooks in the early days. Without the intervention of all the manufacturers building custom functions and keyboard layouts, the predictability of the Chromebook keyboard is one of the things that sets […]
I haven’t written about virtual desks in some time since the feature has been so close to complete for quite some time now. As a matter of fact, since November, the virtual desks experience has been about 90% complete and available out of the box. No flags have been needed for months to get all […]
Gyms around the world have been forced to close their doors and that has left many of us missing the gym. To be honest, I was finally getting into a good routine to start off 2020 and now I am feeling inactive and a little unmotivated. Working out by yourself and developing a home workout […]
Very early on in 2020, we reported on a Chromebook in development – codenamed ‘Drallion’ – that will be sporting a very unique feature that no other Chromebook before it has ever had: a hardware privacy screen. These screens are built to give users the ability to create a physical, visual shield that halts others […]
For a very long time, Chromebook keyboards were one of the primary constants to using a device with Chrome OS. Regardless of the screen size, display type, build materials, trackpad quality or ports, the keyboard layout was one of the main hardware features that remained the same regardless of everything else changing around it. The […]
Earlier this week, Google developers hit the brakes on releasing new versions of Chrome and Chrome OS. Citing the fact that many are working remotely, the Chromium team continues to develop future releases of the browser and OS but are primarily focusing on making sure that the current version 80 is as stable and secure […]
I just finished up a post a few minutes ago and as I logged in to Twitter to share it from the Chrome Unboxed account, I noticed something had changed. As a went to the ‘more’ menu to swap accounts (thanks to the handy new feature that allows quick account switching on the web) and […]
It has only been a few days since the first version of Lenovo’s upcoming 10th-gen Comet Lake Chromebook showed up ready for pre-orders at Amazon and it seems another version is already ready for your consideration (though pre-orders of both models are not being taken at present). When we met with Lenovo at CES 2020, […]
In a bit of shocking news this afternoon, Google has moved to fully cancel this year’s Google I/O, the yearly developer conference that is the search giant’s largest gathering and stage for new software developments. Not long ago, the decision was made to shut down the physical event and replace it with a virtual version, […]
