Samsung is working hard to get the Galaxy Chromebook in the hands of consumers. Even though we haven't seen a fix for the devices painfully inadequate battery life, recent sales have made the sleek, premium Chromebook a very enticing purchase. Most recently, Samsung and other retailers have dropped … [Read more...] about Save up to $320 on the Galaxy Chromebook and more deals from Samsung
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A quick look at Chrome’s upcoming tab search feature [VIDEO]
One thing I've learned about Chrome users across the board is that most of you all love - LOVE - to leave tabs open. Whether it is a laissez-faire-like approach to leaving email inboxes with thousands of unopened messages lying dormant or simply just an intense focus on the here and now that leads … [Read more...] about A quick look at Chrome’s upcoming tab search feature [VIDEO]
Chromebook users can’t sign in, here’s the fix
Chrome OS 84 was a relatively substantial update for Chromebook users and until now, we haven't seen any major issues or bugs in the software. Unfortunately, a rather nasty glitch has recently popped up and it is preventing users from logging into their Chromebooks. While most of us have misspelled … [Read more...] about Chromebook users can’t sign in, here’s the fix
chromeOS.dev is a new hub to help developers make great things for Chromebooks
There's no denying the growth of Chromebooks in the past 6 months across multiple channels. More consumers, more professionals, and more students are using a Chromebook these days than ever before. In fact, Chromebook sales year-over-year are up 127% versus other notebook sales that are currently … [Read more...] about chromeOS.dev is a new hub to help developers make great things for Chromebooks
Minecraft: Education Edition officially arrives for Chromebooks
It has been less than a month since Microsoft rolled out the Beta testing phase of Minecraft: Education Edition which brought the instructional version of the game back to Chromebooks. With many schools gearing up to head back to the classroom or start non-traditional online sessions, Microsoft has … [Read more...] about Minecraft: Education Edition officially arrives for Chromebooks
Deal Alert: The Lion’s Song, Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise and more in Google Play Games sale this week!
This week we have some pretty special games on sale for you to play on your Chromebook or Android device! We're particularly excited about reviewing The Lion's Song soon, which is one of those unique games we're always in search of. It focuses on the struggle of creativity, human connection and … [Read more...] about Deal Alert: The Lion’s Song, Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise and more in Google Play Games sale this week!
Our favorite back to school Chromebook – the Lenovo Duet – is back in stock
I'm not kidding when I say that I've had more Chromebook buying advice requests in the past week than I've ever had in my life. Questions are coming in left and right both from reader emails and local friends/family, leaving me a bit bombarded with semi-frantic parents needing to find a device for … [Read more...] about Our favorite back to school Chromebook – the Lenovo Duet – is back in stock
[Update: Full Release, servers go online tomorrow] EVE Echoes Brings 8,000 solar systems to mobile. Final closed beta next month
NetEase seems to be getting very popular these days. They've been contracted to create games like Cyber Hunter, Nostos, Crusaders of Light and even the upcoming Diablo Immortal! Now, they're bringing the extremely popular and immersive free space MMORPG EVE Online from PC to mobile! EVE Echoes is … [Read more...] about [Update: Full Release, servers go online tomorrow] EVE Echoes Brings 8,000 solar systems to mobile. Final closed beta next month
Enabling Dark Mode on a Chromebook (Do not try this at home)
It has been well over a year since we discovered work being done that would bring "dark mode" to Chrome OS. By now, I really thought that developers would have wrapped this one up but apparently, it's been a greater undertaking than I presumed. Every time I get a Canary update, I look for "dark … [Read more...] about Enabling Dark Mode on a Chromebook (Do not try this at home)
Development on Windows dual boot for Chromebooks has been resurrected for some reason
For reasons unknown at this point, there is cause to believe that work on the long-dead effort to bring Windows dual-booting to Chrome OS has been brought back to life. Spotted by Chrome Story, there is clearly work being done on Project Campfire (Google's internal naming for the dual boot setup … [Read more...] about Development on Windows dual boot for Chromebooks has been resurrected for some reason
Google grants a stay of execution for Chrome Web Store apps, but why?
Chrome apps have been on the chopping block for four years now. While the majority of the tech world has moved on to embrace Progressive Web Apps and other solutions, it appears that the "apps" in the Chrome Web Store will spend a little more time on death row before meeting their final demise. … [Read more...] about Google grants a stay of execution for Chrome Web Store apps, but why?
Dell announces the premium Latitude 7410 Chromebook Enterprise: available now
It isn't often we get to cover the announcement of a Chromebook right alongside its availability, but that is exactly what is happening today. Dell is announcing their latest Chromebook for Enterprise in the powerful, premium Latitude 7410. This is a follow-up to the last-gen Latitude 5300 and … [Read more...] about Dell announces the premium Latitude 7410 Chromebook Enterprise: available now
