Last month, Android Police uncovered evidence we discussed that Google was looking to implement a scheduler for dark mode into Chrome OS that would see the user’s theme automatically change appropriately during the day or night. Now, 9to5Google has discovered direct verbiage regarding this upcoming feature. dark_mode: Add scheduler UI to dark theme settings – […]
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Chromebooks will soon gain the ability to automate dark mode based on a schedule
To reduce eye strain and save battery, Google has long employed a dark mode for Android phones. With the introduction of the same feature for Chrome OS, many early adopters have wondered why the company has yet to allow it to be automatically toggled on or off based on the time of day or night […]
Continue ReadingYes, you can play the Friday Night Funkin demo on a Chromebook right now
I’m going to come clean right off the bat, here: I had no idea Friday Night Funkin existed before this morning. As a routine thing around our office, I was checking in on Google Trends to see what the internet was interested in this fine 4th day of May, 2021. To my surprise, one of […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Play Books adds a fun, new reading mode for children following the shut down of the Rivet app
While opening the Google Play Books app on my Lenovo Chromebook Duet last night so that I could read a story to my son, I noticed something peculiar. Instead of being met with the standard reading experience, I was instead looking at a redesigned, chunky, kid-friendly interface. This new reading experience was not present the […]
Continue ReadingHere’s how you can track Santa Claus across the globe as he delivers presents tonight
Google’s Santa tracker was recently updated to show a COVID smart Santa and Mrs. Claus wearing protective masks in addition to several new games. Now that the elves have had some fun, it’s time for the real work to begin. You can now track Santa as he treks across the globe delivering presents, and he’s […]
Continue ReadingThis $300 HP 2-in-1 Chromebook goes on sale tonight for $179
Walmart is kicking off the second of two consecutive Early Black Friday deal weeks and the savings begin online at 7 pm ET. As we previously reported, this week’s deals include a $120 discount on the Teal HP Chromebook 14 convertible that’s powered by Intel’s N4020 Gemini Lake CPU. This Chromebook is perfect for that […]
Continue ReadingSamsung’s new QLED Chromebook ‘Nightfury’ looks to be entering production
We’ve not talked too much about Samsung’s mysterious ‘Nightfury’ Chromebook because, to be frank, we just don’t fully understand what it will be when it shows up. Knowing this device is packing the same basic internals as the nearly-amazing Samsung Galaxy Chromebook, it has felt a bit odd all along knowing that ‘Nightfury’ will eventually […]
Continue ReadingGrab these FREE horror audio short stories from Nightfire on Google Play Books just in time for Halloween
It’s not often that I see a ton of great free content on Google Play Books. Normally, you’ll put out $14.99 for an audiobook and upwards of $6.99 for an eBook. When things are free, they’re usually just classic novels. Classics are great and all, but you become pretty tired of seeing the same stuff […]
Continue ReadingThis handy trick helps you multitask better on a Chromebook in tablet mode
The other night I was doing a bit of couch-based web browsing on the Acer Chromebook Spin 713. Flipped back into presentation mode (lid open around 270 degrees) and on my lap, the 13.5-inch touchscreen does a fantastic job of being a massive canvas for web content and Chrome OS with this much horsepower is […]
Continue ReadingSamsung is working on a QLED Chromebook ‘Nightfury’
Samsung has been deeply involved in Chromebook manufacturing since the onset of Chrome OS. Their Series 5 Chromebooks were among the first generally available Chrome OS devices on the market and their flimsy-but-affordable Series 3 Chromebook is responsible for my initial interest in Chromebooks to begin with. Remember the For Everyone ad campaings? If not, […]
Continue ReadingDeal of the Day: Score a Midnight Blue Pixelbook Pen for only $69
If you happen to be the proud owner of a Pixelbook or the Pixel Slate and you have held off buying the companion stylus, this may be your best shot to score the Pixelbook Pen at an impressive discount. Some users may have lucked out and nabbed the Pixel Slate with a free keyboard and […]
Continue ReadingGoogle prepping new Chrome OS tablet mode UI based on Android 10 gestures
Just a bit over a year ago, we saw the arrival of Chrome OS 70 and all the new tablet UI features Google had been working on in preparation of the launch of the Pixel Slate. As we all know, those features weren’t even close to being ironed out when the tablet launched onto the […]
Continue Reading10 best Chromecast apps to spice up game night
Google’s Chromecast isn’t a piece of home tech that has always been associated with gaming. You can use Chromecast to watch your favorite movie or show and it does have some fun tricks up its sleeve, but it was not built for game streaming. That is all going to change with Stadia – Google’s cloud […]
Continue ReadingChromecast/Android Ambient Mode Coming To Chrome OS
As it stands right now, Chromebooks don’t do anything but go to sleep if you leave them alone for a bit. Sure, you can set a few parameters to keep the display on indefinitely and you can control what happens when you shut the lid, but there’s really nothing you can do on your Chromebook […]
Continue ReadingThis Feature Could Make Chromebook Tablet Mode Much Smoother, And You Could Help Make It Happen!
It is no secret that one of the big struggles right now for Chrome OS, Chromebooks, detachables, and tablets is overview and split-screen mode. While the majority of the OS can run smooth on various chipsets, we see severely crippled performance across the board when it comes to both the overview mode and split-screen views. […]
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