Streaming video services are becoming more and more prevalent as consumers take to mobile devices as their go-to viewer for network media. The days of mobile TV content being piggy-backed of traditional cable packages are quickly coming to an end. Netflix, Sling TV and PlayStation Vue (just to name a few) have gained ground with […]
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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.
More Chromebooks Getting Android Apps In Beta Channel
It looks like the Chrome OS developers are sneaking updates for the Play Store into more Chromebooks. Likely added in the latest Beta Channel update, we are seeing multiple devices with Android App support in Beta via a quick little method that works easily.
Continue ReadingAndroid Apps Getting SD Card Support On Chromebooks
A lingering question surrounding the arrival of the Play Store and Android Apps on Chromebooks has been: will the apps ever have proper access to the SD card slot on the Chromebook? Well, there’s good news for all of you who’ve been wondering.
Continue ReadingAcer Chromebook R13 64GB Shipping From B&H
It just got a little easier to get your hands on the 64GB model of the Acer Chromebook R13. Until recently, the much sought after Chromebook was all but impossible to find. Inside the U.S., a few sparse Amazon listings were about your only shot at picking the hottest Chrome OS convertible on the market.
Continue ReadingSamsung Chrombook Pro Likely Release Window
As we mentioned in an article earlier this week, the biggest question around the Samsung Chromebook Pro at this point is simple: when? When will it be made officially official? When will I be able to buy it? When, when, when??? While we don’t have a 100% answer on this, we have a really good […]
Continue ReadingChromebooks Getting Local Printing Options
In a move that has been long overdue, the latest version of Chrome OS Canary has added some new printing options. Last week, the Chromium open-source project graduated the Canary channel to version 57 as developers begin work on the newest enhancements to Google’s operating system. Until recently, printing options for Chromebooks and Chrome OS […]
Continue ReadingDell Chromebooks: Intel Kaby Lake Line In The Works
It’s been a little over a month since we’ve heard anything about the possibility of a new Dell Chromebook. We speculated a bit with a new device, code named ‘Asuka‘. Since that time we have received word from what we believe to be a trusted source that a Skylake-based Dell convertible is, in fact, being […]
Continue ReadingAndroid 7.1 Is Coming To Chromebooks
Up to this point, all we’ve seen in the Android Framework running on select Chromebooks is version 6.0. While Android Marshmallow is exceedingly more popular at this point than Nougat (7.0 and 7.1), as Android development moves forward on Chromebooks, 7.0+ is a very important addition that really needs to be implemented sooner than later. […]
Continue ReadingHangouts v15: GIF Keyboard Support Is Here For 7.1
One of the things that makes Facebook Messenger so much fun is the inclusion of GIF keyboards. Right in your conversation, without opening any other app, you can add a colorful GIF to your conversation to get your point across. Version 15 of Google Hangouts finally adds this support, but there are a few things […]
Continue ReadingSamsung Chromebook Pro Could Change The Consumer Chromebook Landscape
We’ve spilled much digital ink over the Samsung Chromebook Pro here at Chrome Unboxed. Being the source for all things ‘Kevin’ before ‘Kevin’ became the Chromebook Pro, we also were the starting point for the big reveal of Samsung’s next big thing in Chromebooks. Right along with you, we are very eager to see this […]
Continue ReadingChromecast Devices Shuttering Google Cast Label
In a move made very clearly and conscisely by Google, Chromecast devices are losing any and every reference to Google Cast very soon in an effort to “help users identify the technology that they’ve come to enjoy and appreciate.”
Continue ReadingNew Chromebook ‘Bob’ All But Confirmed As ASUS Chromebook Flip 2
During the summer, we reported on what we thought was surely the ASUS Chromebook Flip 2. Its codename is ‘Cave’ and has become a known entity with an imminent release likely. The ASUS C302CA. But ‘Cave’ isn’t ASUS’ follow-up to the Chromebook Flip. And, while we felt pretty strongly a month ago that ‘Bob’ could […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Home: How To Play Music From Spotify, Pandora or YouTube Music
We talked a bit about all the things Google Home can and cannot do at this very early point in its life. While that list feels a bit lopsided towards the cannot’s at this time, it doesn’t mean that there aren’t options available currently.
Continue ReadingLenovo Thinkpad Chromebook Ads Are Brilliant, Effective Mythbusters
I have to give it up to Lenovo: they are creating some great, pro-Chromebook content in support of their latest, greatest Chromebook – The Thinkpad 13.
Continue ReadingChromebooks Get Scrollbar Overlay In The Latest Chrome OS Dev Update
With the average screen size of a Chromebook just over 13″, real estate is a hot commodity when it comes to stuff hogging space on your display.
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