This week on The Chrome Cast, we start the show by digging into Android 11 and its limited arrival on Chromebooks with 10th-gen Intel processors in the Beta Channel. With this update, Android now finds itself inside a new container – moving from ARC++ to ARCVM – and your Play Store apps now scale to […]
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Why Chromebook simplicity isn’t undermined by more capability and complexity
If you’ve been a part of the Chromebook story for any amount of time, you’ve likely heard about the three pillars of the core Chrome OS experience: speed, simplicity, and security. From the jump, Google had a vision of computing that put these three things front and center, allowing them to steer the ship and […]
Continue ReadingGoogle is adding a ‘Game Mode’ for Chromebooks as Steam gaming takes shape
It is still a bit unclear how close we actually are to ‘Borealis’ – the internal code name for the Steam gaming container coming to Chrome OS – actually landing. I’m still inclined to think that this feature will arrive in conjunction with more Tiger Lake Chromebooks hitting the market with their integrated Xe graphics […]
Continue ReadingAndroid 11 is arriving on some Chromebooks in Beta Channel with big fixes on board
You may or may not know this, but Chromebooks have been stuck on Android 9 for quite some time. As a matter of fact, we can trace the last major Android update on Chrome OS back to February of 2019. Yes, over two years to wait on an Android update is a bit excessive, but […]
Continue ReadingEyeing that Tiger Lake Chromebook? Mind your CPU choice
Chrome OS is officially 10 years old and my how far we have come. Just a few short years ago, the only major decisions a user had to make when purchasing a Chromebook were form-factor, display quality, and internals. Nowadays, there’s a lot more to consider as Chromebooks have come into their own. Users can […]
Continue ReadingSix more Chromebook apps to receive refreshed iconography
We reported in September on a slew of new icon designs coming to Chromebooks in the wake of a system-wide light and dark themes. The device Files app along with Settings, Keyboard Shortcuts, and the Wallpaper picker all received stylish, new graphics with subtle, muted colors. I personally think that they look pretty incredible and […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 93: Looking back at 2020 and ahead to 2021
This week on The Chrome Cast, we are taking a bit to discuss some of our favorite things from 2020 and taking a look towards what we’re most looking forward to in 2021. For our discussion on the past year, the mid-range Chromebook emergence takes up the bulk of our time and looking forward, devices […]
Continue Reading2020 and the rise of the mid-range Chromebook [VIDEO]
There’s no way around it. You know it. I know it. 2020 was a rough year all around. And while there’s no reason to keep talking about all the mess that was part of the last 12 months (we’ve all talked a lot about it), right at the start of a fresh, new year, we […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS ALT+TAB getting a useful upgrade that takes advantage of touch
We’ve been a bit inundated with new info on upcoming Chromebooks and, frankly, I’m pretty excited about many of the Chromebooks on the horizon in 2021. From big screens to mobile tablets, it seems 2021 will bring Chromebooks for nearly any use case and just about any user. With Windows apps via Parallels, the continued […]
Continue ReadingCome meet a bunch of new Tiger Lake Chromebooks starting development
As we near the end of 2020 and more 10th-gen Chromebooks continue to not only hit the market but also go on sale with good regularity, we’re beginning to gear up for the next generation of Chromebooks. Tiger Lake processors are just now starting to arrive in Windows laptops in the last few weeks and […]
Continue ReadingDevelopers made a cleaner way to install Steam on a Chromebook
Between Android apps, Stadia and GeForce Now, Chromebooks are quickly becoming legitimate gaming machines capable of serving up premium gaming experiences for the masses. Whether you’re a casual gamer of a hardcore battling machine, Chrome OS offers a little something for just about everyone. The one gaming platform that still eludes Chrome OS is Valve’s […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS is getting some new and refreshed iconography
A curios Reddit user discovered a few tasty morsels in the latest version of the Chrome OS Canary channel. At first glance, it looks like a simple refresh of a handful of Chromebook icons. Upon further inspection, we discovered some new iconography that is prepping Chrome OS for some exciting new features that we have […]
Continue ReadingChromebook Gaming usage explodes as Google paves the way with new certified gamepads and more
“Chromebook” and “Gaming” in the same sentence? Not long ago, the idea of gaming on a Chromebook seemed like a completely foreign concept. Their approach to computing began as a way to simplify a user’s access to and consumption of content. Because of this, they weren’t really built with gaming in mind. Their graphics cards, […]
Continue ReadingSteam gaming on Chromebooks inches closer as new details on install process emerge
In 2020, there have been many ways to go about playing Steam-compatible games on Chromebooks. There have been methods that utilize Linux on Chrome OS in a few different variations and then there’s the NVIDIA GeForce NOW approach that recently became available for Chromebook users, but none of those options are what Kan Liu was […]
Continue ReadingTop Stories This Week: HP x360 14c unboxed and on sale, Steam on Chrome OS, new Google Home & more
Welcome to the first of many weekly round-up posts that we’re calling Top Stories This Week. In this segment, we want to give our weekend readers a quick glance at the latest news that has passed through the site this week all in one quickly-consumable space. The full stories won’t be here, but a quick […]
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