Following up on last year's successes, Acer is at it again. Q3 profit reports from the computing powerhouse proclaim a 27% YoY gain in Chromebook profit over the already-impressive 33% increase of 2016. So, what is it that is helping Acer find such success in a still-emerging market when overall … [Read more...] about Acer Is Crushing The Chromebook Market
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The Chrome Cast: The Chrome Unboxed Podcast, Episode 3
In this episode of The Chrome Cast, we talk the biggest news in the Chromebook and Assistant space, including: … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast: The Chrome Unboxed Podcast, Episode 3
*Update* Shop With Google Home And Get $25 Off At Walmart
The holiday shopping season is heating up and Google Express wants to give you $25 off your first purchase from Walmart.com. From now until January 15th, you can use your Google Home to shop Walmart using Google Express and save a little cash on Google. … [Read more...] about *Update* Shop With Google Home And Get $25 Off At Walmart
Chromebooks Split Screen For Tablet Mode Shows Up In Dev Channel
Our favorite OS just keeps evolving, and in a few respects Chrome OS really needs this evolution to happen quickly. With so much changing in and around Chromebooks in the last year, there's a lot of stuff that feels a bit half-baked still. … [Read more...] about Chromebooks Split Screen For Tablet Mode Shows Up In Dev Channel
Chromebook Deals: Why Wait For Black Friday?
Black Friday is rapidly approaching but that doesn't mean you have to wait to get a great deal on a new Chromebook. We've rounded up a few deals from Amazon that will save you some dough on some awesome Chrome devices. … [Read more...] about Chromebook Deals: Why Wait For Black Friday?
More Material Design Comes to Chromebooks
Slowly but surely, the Material Design language that is present in most parts of Android is starting to become the norm for Chromebooks as well. The main browser, settings, notifications and system tray have all adapted the material treatment over the past few months. Most recently, the Chrome … [Read more...] about More Material Design Comes to Chromebooks
Black Friday 2017: Walmart Exclusive Deals On Google Home And More
Next hitter up to the plate for Black Friday deals is Walmart and their six thousand plus shopping centers across the United States. Walmart has quickly become a major seller of a number of #madebygoogle products including Google Home, Wifi and Chromecast. … [Read more...] about Black Friday 2017: Walmart Exclusive Deals On Google Home And More
Google Assistant Adds Voice Experiments, Shows What Is Possible
For a long time, Google has maintained a page dedicated to graphically-driven experiments for Chrome. It is a place to see the absolute bleeding-edge stuff developers are trying on Chrome OS and it can be a great place to get lost for a little while. But it is also a place for people to start … [Read more...] about Google Assistant Adds Voice Experiments, Shows What Is Possible
Some Early Pixelbook Bugs Show Up – Let’s Fix Them Together
We're going to talk about a few different bugs we've seen with the Pixelbook in the past week that seem to be affecting other Chromebooks as well. Bugs happen, especially with an OS that sees such frequent updates like Chrome OS. When bugs do inevitably crop up, there are basically two responses: … [Read more...] about Some Early Pixelbook Bugs Show Up – Let’s Fix Them Together
Run Windows Apps On Your Chromebook With Crossover – Sort Of
CrossOver, a service that has been around and doing its thing on other platforms for some time, has now landed in Beta in the Play Store for Android with a version just for Chromebooks. What this means is you can now run (certain) Windows apps (via WINE) in Android in Chrome OS. Did that sound a … [Read more...] about Run Windows Apps On Your Chromebook With Crossover – Sort Of
$50 Off Google’s Pixelbook!
The jury is still out on how general consumers will receive Google's new Pixelbook but from inventory levels at some retailers, it looks as though the new Chromebook is selling well. Amazon has continued to report limited stock or even temporarily out of stock. … [Read more...] about $50 Off Google’s Pixelbook!
Google Launches New Chromebook YouTube Channel
Google has been rather busy marketing their own hardware as of late and the #madebygoogle brand is becoming more and more visible in the consumer market. Since the launch of the latest Pixel phones, Pixelbook and all their other Googley products, the Google Store has separated itself from most of … [Read more...] about Google Launches New Chromebook YouTube Channel
