February 5th was Safe Internet Day and Google is bringing users some great new features to help keep you credentials safe no matter where the web takes you. Password Checkup Data breaches happen more often than any of us care to admit. Keeping your login information safe is of the utmost … [Read more...] about Safe Internet Week: Google Offers Up Official Password Checkup Extension
News
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.
Chrome Unboxed YouTube Channel Membership is Live!
You may be reading that headline and thinking to yourself: "What is a channel membership?" Or, you might be asking, "Chrome Unboxed has a YouTube Channel?" (We've had plenty readers not know about our YouTube Channel and plenty of YouTube viewers not know about our website. Crazy, but true!) … [Read more...] about Chrome Unboxed YouTube Channel Membership is Live!
Upcoming ‘App Service’ For Chromebooks Could Help Simplify Chrome OS’ Current App Complexity
Over the past couple days, a new addition to Chrome has been uncovered that looks to unify the various apps available on Chromebooks. First discovered as simply the chrome://apps page by Chrome Story, Kyle Bradshaw over at 9to5 Google dug a bit deeper and uncovered an entirely new effort behind the … [Read more...] about Upcoming ‘App Service’ For Chromebooks Could Help Simplify Chrome OS’ Current App Complexity
Fact Check: ‘Rammus’ Is NOT The Next Google Chromebook
Speculation is fun. Scouring the Chromium repositories and looking for juicy morsels is exciting to us and often times it takes some serious mental acrobatics to create educated hypothesis on upcoming devices that are more than simple conjecture. Despite our best attempts, occasionally we miss … [Read more...] about Fact Check: ‘Rammus’ Is NOT The Next Google Chromebook
New Feature For Upcoming Detachable Chromebook ‘Sarien’
We've talked quite a bit about the slightly-mysterious 'Sarien' in the past week. From its emergence as a new flagship Chrome OS device to the fact that it looks to be made by Dell, 'Sarien' is starting to add up to a very intriguing option in the high-end Chromebook space. … [Read more...] about New Feature For Upcoming Detachable Chromebook ‘Sarien’
More Chromebooks and Android Phones Getting Instant Tethering Support
Instant tethering has been part of the Chromebook experience for quite some time now, but it has been only available to those in Google's own hardware ecosystem. As part of the Better Together initiative (which connects your Android phone and Chromebook during the out-of-the-box setup process), … [Read more...] about More Chromebooks and Android Phones Getting Instant Tethering Support
New Feature Coming For Chrome Might Make Me Love My Mouse Again
I have a love/hate relationship with mice in general. I love the precision, but I hate the lack of gestures. I love the ergonomics on a good mouse but I hate that my wrist inevitably hurts after hours of use. I love having the option of navigating with an unattached device, but I hate that it … [Read more...] about New Feature Coming For Chrome Might Make Me Love My Mouse Again
Acer Launches Two New Kaby Lake Chromebases
We have been tracking some new Chromebases in development for some time so it comes as no surprise that the King of Chrome OS has now unveiled two new all-in-one devices. Announced at CES 2016, Acer debuted their first Chromebase device and it appears that they are banking on Chrome OS's success … [Read more...] about Acer Launches Two New Kaby Lake Chromebases
New USB Dock Support Gives Us Hints To ‘Sarien’ Chromebook Manufacturer
We just uncovered a new flagship Chromebook in 'Sarien' yesterday and this device already has some head-scratching development happening over at the Chromium Repositories. As we continue sorting through it, we'll obviously continue sharing our findings, but one thing that is pretty straightforward … [Read more...] about New USB Dock Support Gives Us Hints To ‘Sarien’ Chromebook Manufacturer
‘Sarien’ Could Be The Next Flagship Detachable Chromebook
As we start the year here in 2019, the Chromebook landscape has evolved, giving us new form factors in devices like the Pixel Slate and HP Chromebook X2 while at the same time delivering up solid, high-quality Chromebooks left and right with devices like the HP x360, Dell Inspiron Chromebook, and … [Read more...] about ‘Sarien’ Could Be The Next Flagship Detachable Chromebook
Picture In Picture Lands In Chrome OS 72 Via Google Extension
Picture in Picture (PiP) for the Chrome browser has been a work in progress for nearly a year and a half. Since Chrome 70, Mac, Windows and Linux have been able to take advantage of this handy little feature by right clicking (twice in some cases) on videos from sites such as YouTube and Vimeo to … [Read more...] about Picture In Picture Lands In Chrome OS 72 Via Google Extension
Lenovo Yoga Chromebook C630 Finally Gets A Backlit Keyboard
It seems that we've been all about the Lenovo Yoga Chromebook around here lately. Sure, it's a great Chromebook and it is worth quite a bit of press, but it has been a bit crazy how the past few days have unearthed new nuggets of info surrounding this device. A couple days ago, we dropped our … [Read more...] about Lenovo Yoga Chromebook C630 Finally Gets A Backlit Keyboard
