If we could pinpoint one particular feature (or lack thereof) on the HP Chromebook x2 that is the biggest gripe of consumers it has to be the mysteriously missing backlit keyboard. As I have stated on multiple occasions, I don't find this to be a deal breaker for the world's first detachable … [Read more...] about Detachable Chromebook ‘Nocturne’ Gets Backlit Keyboard
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Google Duo Video Chat App Working on Select Chromebooks
The folks over at XDA Developers discovered a fun new feature in Google Duo just a few days ago that allows users to log in and use the video chat service on Android tablets in addition to the already-supported Android phones. … [Read more...] about Google Duo Video Chat App Working on Select Chromebooks
Acer Chromebook Tab 10 Review
We've known for some time the day would come where we would review the world's first Chrome OS-powered tablet. We weren't exactly sure who would make it or what it would look like in the end, but we knew it was coming. With both convertibles and detachables making it to market before it, the Acer … [Read more...] about Acer Chromebook Tab 10 Review
How To: Enable Developer Mode On A Chromebook Tablet
Chromium developers are busy bringing the Crostini Project and Linux apps into the mainstream Chrome OS experience but that will never deter the tinkerers and hackers who like to find themselves outside of norm. Putting your Chromebook in Developer mode opens up doors to a number of features and … [Read more...] about How To: Enable Developer Mode On A Chromebook Tablet
Do You Know What Apps Have Access To Your Gmail? Here’s How to Find and Remove Them
If you've been on the internet at all in the past few days, you've no doubt seen the stories from many major news outlets warning you that Google's Gmail is susceptible to 3rd party app developers snooping through your email. With what Facebook has been through in recent months and our collective … [Read more...] about Do You Know What Apps Have Access To Your Gmail? Here’s How to Find and Remove Them
Deal Alert: Acer Chromebook 14 For Work For $179!
If $500 is your budget, yesterday's deal on the 64GB Samsung Chromebook Pro is probably going to be your best bet unless Amazon Prime Day brings us a better deal. We'll just have to wait until the 16th to get the details on the deals. If you're looking to score a great deal on a more-than-capable … [Read more...] about Deal Alert: Acer Chromebook 14 For Work For $179!
64GB Samsung Chromebook Pro On Clearance At Best Buy
Samsung has started to make some serious waves in the Chrome OS arena since the launch of the flagship Chromebooks Pro and Plus nearly a year and a half ago. Recently, we saw the unexpected arrival of Version 2 of Chromebook Plus and just last week an even more confounding "refresh" of the aging … [Read more...] about 64GB Samsung Chromebook Pro On Clearance At Best Buy
Refreshed Samsung Chromebook 3 Coming Next Week?
We've received word from an anonymous source that a brick and mortar electronics store has prematurely displayed an unannounced device and it appears to be a Samsung Chromebook 3. We have very few details on the new device apart from the fact that the port layout is identical to the previous Samsung … [Read more...] about Refreshed Samsung Chromebook 3 Coming Next Week?
Pixelbook Users Get Truly Exclusive Roblox Content
In a clear sign that developers are slowly but surely beginning to take Android apps on Chromebooks seriously, the developers of the wildly-popular Roblox have up and created a little piece of digital content that is EXCLUSIVE to Pixelbook owners. You may or may not play Roblox, but I'd bet you … [Read more...] about Pixelbook Users Get Truly Exclusive Roblox Content
Chromebooks Get Real Video Editing With Adobe Project Rush: Coming Soon
You read that title correctly: a solid video editing option is coming to Chromebooks with a new initiative from Adobe called Project Rush. The details are a little scant at the moment as they've just unveiled the whole thing to the public at this year's VidCon, but from what we can see thus far, the … [Read more...] about Chromebooks Get Real Video Editing With Adobe Project Rush: Coming Soon
Global Chromecast And Google Home Outage Fixed
We were sitting around the office yesterday, listening to music as we often do, when I happened across an article from TechCrunch reporting that users all over the globe were experiencing some major glitches with their Google Home and Chromecast devices. … [Read more...] about Global Chromecast And Google Home Outage Fixed
Missing Your “Add to Shelf” Option? Here’s Where It Went
At some point in the past few weeks, one of the updates to Chrome OS silently removed a feature that we've talked about being one of the best - if not under-utilized - features of using a Chromebook: Add to shelf. … [Read more...] about Missing Your “Add to Shelf” Option? Here’s Where It Went













