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Chromecast Your VR Session From Daydream
Google I/O 2017 is wrapped up and in the books, but there were some very interesting items that surfaced over the course of the week in Mountain View. One of those is a new feature in Daydream that could help VR get a bit more social. … [Read more...] about Chromecast Your VR Session From Daydream
Chromebook How To: Scan With HP All-In-One Printers
So, this past weekend it happened. I actually needed to scan a document to send via email to someone. I didn't have access to a digital version of the document so I was left to my own devices in figuring out a lower-tech way to get it to onto the web. I had my trusty Chromebook and a … [Read more...] about Chromebook How To: Scan With HP All-In-One Printers
Chromebook Pro: Samsung’s Official Release Statement
It's no secret that the Samsung Chromebook Pro will soon be out in the wild. The premature Amazon listing gave us a release date of May 28th which was then confirmed by Dieter Bohn of The Verge last Thursday. In all of this, Samsung themselves have been very quiet on the whole subject, until Friday … [Read more...] about Chromebook Pro: Samsung’s Official Release Statement
Google Home Expands Its Territory
Google Home received a major shot in the arm this week at I/O. In addition to a laundry list of new abilities, Google is expanding the market for the smart-home speaker. Just recently, Google Home launched in the United Kingdom. Google is now expanding their global smart-home market with the … [Read more...] about Google Home Expands Its Territory
Google Unveils Chromebook Emulator For Android Developers
As of late we have been tracking a lot of movement in the area of Chrome OS running as a virtual machine. While I am sure there will be multiple applications for an emulated version of Chrome OS, yesterday's I/O developer session revealed one particular use that is coming very soon. … [Read more...] about Google Unveils Chromebook Emulator For Android Developers
Google Offers Huge Discount On Samsung Chromebook Pro For I/O Attendees
Yesterday wrapped up the last day of Google's I/O developer conference. For those lucky enough to be in attendance at the Chromebook session for optimizing Android Apps for larger screens, Google threw in a pretty sweet deal on the upcoming Samsung Chromebook Pro. … [Read more...] about Google Offers Huge Discount On Samsung Chromebook Pro For I/O Attendees
Google Home Gets Some Major Upgrades
It has been a year since the introduction of the Assistant-powered speaker, Google Home. In that short time the smart-home device has made major strides to gain ground on its main competitor, Amazon Echo. The addition of multi-user support was a major milestone for Home. With new actions and … [Read more...] about Google Home Gets Some Major Upgrades
Samsung Chromebook Pro Will Launch With Nougat – Android O Features Coming Soon
You read that right! In our searching for Android Nougat 7.1.1 across different devices, Chrome OS versions and channels, we finally have some definitive info on the imminent arrival of Nougat on an equally-anticipated device. … [Read more...] about Samsung Chromebook Pro Will Launch With Nougat – Android O Features Coming Soon
Samsung Chromebook Pro Release Date Made Official
In a post just a bit ago, Dieter Bohn of The Verge unveiled many tasty nuggets of info he was able to get straight from the source while at Google I/O 2017. Talking with Kan Liu, one of the most compelling items was the confirmation of a release date for the Samsung Chromebook Pro. … [Read more...] about Samsung Chromebook Pro Release Date Made Official
Android Nougat Shows Up On Another Chromebook
We have seen sprinklings here and there of Android Nougat on a number of devices in various channels. The catch was you needed to either be in the very unstable Canary channel or you had to enable the Play Store via developer mode. Today we have received word that another Chrome OS device has add … [Read more...] about Android Nougat Shows Up On Another Chromebook
ASUS C302CA Chromebook Flip Now Available In Australia
I woke this morning to some very exciting news from the land down under. The slow, laborious expansion of the global Chromebook market just took another step in the right direction. … [Read more...] about ASUS C302CA Chromebook Flip Now Available In Australia
