The state of the Cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin in particular, is about as volatile as a rabid badger trapped in a phone booth but that is the nature of an emerging platform that combines two giant commodities like tech and finance. As of the publication of this article, Bitcoin price was $6761.09 … [Read more...] about Google Says “Nope” To Crypto Mining Extensions
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Save 30% On A New Google Home
Short and Sweet. If you have been kicking around the idea of picking up the original Google Home smart-speaker, Newegg has a deal for you. While it's hard to beat the plethora of deals launched on Black Friday last year, you can still save $40 on the Google Assistant-powered speaker that fathered … [Read more...] about Save 30% On A New Google Home
Google’s Pixelbook Is On Sale…Everywhere!
Wildly popular or slumping sales numbers? Who knows but right now is the time to buy the Pixelbook if you're looking to upgrade your Chromebook game. Since the holiday season ended, Google's Pixelbook has found itself discounted as $100 and even more if you got lucky but right now, just about … [Read more...] about Google’s Pixelbook Is On Sale…Everywhere!
Acer Chromebook Tab 10 Gets Landing Page, Resellers Offering Pre-Order
The world's first Chrome OS tablet is now a thing and based on Acer's press release, the Chromebook Tab 10 will be available officially later this month. Acer has updated their website and added a dedicated landing page for the new Chrome OS tablet and it is a sight to behold. Complete with … [Read more...] about Acer Chromebook Tab 10 Gets Landing Page, Resellers Offering Pre-Order
Windows Apps On Chromebooks: Droplet Is Finally Ready To Break Silence
We've written a few times about Droplet computing. You remember them, right? They were the ones that claimed to be able to run multiple apps in multiple containers on multiple operating systems. Sure, it was a wild claim, but we saw some of the early pieces in motion and left those conversations … [Read more...] about Windows Apps On Chromebooks: Droplet Is Finally Ready To Break Silence
U.K. Deals: Save Big On The ASUS Chromebook Flip C101
ASUS' successor to the original Chromebook Flip didn't make a lot of waves when it was launched back in August of 2017. Still, it remains the only Chrome OS device in the 10.1" category and as far as portable secondary devices go, it hits on just about every point you'd want in a Chromebook. … [Read more...] about U.K. Deals: Save Big On The ASUS Chromebook Flip C101
April Fool’s! Get Your Chromebook Pranks On
Pranksters Unite! The holiday made just for the jokster in you is now upon us and our favorite Google Educator John Sowash is back with some fun and friendly Chromebook pranks to liven up your classroom, get on over on your coworkers or maybe just annoy your wife a tad bit. … [Read more...] about April Fool’s! Get Your Chromebook Pranks On
No Aux Port, No Problem: Pair Your Bluetooth Speaker With Your Google Home
One of the larger nagging issues with the Google Home mini and the standard Google Home has always been the lack of auxiliary output. This small omission causes some major headaches for users with large, existing speaker setups that they would like to leverage for music and media playback. … [Read more...] about No Aux Port, No Problem: Pair Your Bluetooth Speaker With Your Google Home
New “Cast File” Feature Headed To Chrome
Google continues its commitment to productivity and ease of use inside the Chrome and Chrome OS ecosystem with new features, partners and capabilities being added to their products at what seems to be an extremely accelerated pace as of late. The latest little tweak comes in the form of a more … [Read more...] about New “Cast File” Feature Headed To Chrome
Google’s ARCore Coming To Chromebooks
Back in August of 2017, Google made the initial announcement for its latest foray into the Augmented Reality world: ARCore. Early in 2018, project Tango (Google's earlier AR effort that utilized specialized hardware) was retired in favor of ARCore. ARCore is clearly the future and is what Google … [Read more...] about Google’s ARCore Coming To Chromebooks
New Features Make Android Apps Feel Even More Native on Chromebooks
Last week, Chrome OS was updated to version 65 and with that update, many new features both big and small were introduced. One of the things we really want to do with this update is to show some of the new, interesting additions to the OS and talk about what makes them important. Today will be … [Read more...] about New Features Make Android Apps Feel Even More Native on Chromebooks
Sneak Peek: Chromebook Tablets Get Custom Splash Screen
Well, the cat is officially out of the bag as Acer lifted the veil on the first ever Chrome OS tablet. This comes as no surprise the new form-factor is landing just in time for educational institutions who are about to make purchasing decisions for the upcoming school year. With tablets now a … [Read more...] about Sneak Peek: Chromebook Tablets Get Custom Splash Screen
