This week’s episode of The Chrome Cast should probably be renamed “The Pixel Show”. In case you missed the news, Google officially unveiled its upcoming flagship phone earlier this week. Needless to say, we are excited and there’s a lot to talk about. While we spend quite a bit of the podcast talking specifically about […]
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Hosted by Joe Humphrey and Robby Payne, The Chrome Cast is a weekly show that unpacks everything from hardware to software in the world of Chrome, Chrome OS, and Google so that listeners can be more informed on all the latest updates, changes, and devices.
The Chrome Cast 123: Making sense of MediaTek’s Chromebook processor lineup
This week on The Chrome Cast, we spend the first half of the show sorting out what is going on in the confusion surrounding MediaTek’s latest Kompanio 1300T SoC announcement. While Kompanio chips have been included in low-end Chromebooks and will ship in two additional variations in other Chromebooks by the end of the year, […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 122: ASUS is back in the premium Chromebook game
This week on The Chrome Cast, we discuss Google’s latest Chrome OS update bugs, how to fix them, and why in the end these bugs aren’t nearly as big of a deal on Chrome OS as they are on competing operating systems. For the second half of the show, we dig into all the new […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 121: A deeper look at the coming Chromebook gaming revolution
This week on The Chrome Cast, we’re excited to welcome our contributing writer – Luke Short – who is well versed in the development that is ongoing with the gaming changes coming to Chrome OS in the coming months. Between ‘Mushu’ and a dedicated GPU in the works for a Chromebook, the Borealis project (which […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 120: New Pixel 6 leaks and Jasper Lake Chromebook speed impresses
This week on The Chrome Cast, we start the show off by discussing the most recent leaks surrounding the upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro that give us more details on what to expect this fall along with a promise for 5 years of regular security updates from Google. For the second half of […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 119: Zoom’s PWA, Opera for Chromebooks, and Stadia nails it on Android TV
This week on The Chrome Cast, we discuss the new apps that have arrived for Chromebooks and why they are so important to the ecosystem. It isn’t just that Zoom has an official PWA or that Opera has optimized the Android-based browser just for Chromebooks, it’s the fact that larger entities are beginning to really […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 118: Stadia on Google TV, Steam on Chromebooks, and no new Pixelbooks
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin by discussing all the gaming news that is swirling in the Google/Chromebook world this week. From Stadia finally launching on Chromecast with Google TV (and Android TV) to more news on ‘Borealis’ and Steam games coming to Chrome OS, there was a lot of great news in […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 117: Google enters the retail space in New York City
This week on The Chrome Cast, we open the show by explaining a bit about our new, upcoming series simply called Upstream. With audience-submitted questions and expert-driven answers, we hope Upstream will turn into a place for all our readers to get interesting, insightful answers to things that aren’t always a Google search away. We […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 116: More Pixel Fold leaks and thoughts on the new Pixel Buds
This week on The Chrome Cast, we stay in a pretty #madebyGoogle sort of mood. Starting with some early thoughts on the new Pixel Buds A-Series, we talk through all that Google is doing right in this space and – perhaps more importantly – all the things they are still basically missing on. Yes, the […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 115: Chrome OS 91 arrives and a foldable Pixel is coming
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by covering down on all the new features available in Chrome and Chrome OS 91. Between updates to the V8 JavaScript engine – dubbed Sparkplug – and the arrival of Nearby Share, version 91 of Chrome OS is a nice, incremental update that should improve […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 114: More Pixel 6 leaks and tons of new Chromebook hardware
This week on The Chrome Cast, we’re discussing further leaks regarding the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, including new renders that showed up and more details about what we can expect from the new Google-made processor inside. After discussing our excitement over what the Pixel 6 could mean for Android phones and for Google, […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 113: Google I/O 2021 in review
Was there really any question what would dominate our discussion this week? Google I/O 2021 came and went and in its wake, we’re left with all sorts of things to discuss. From new language processing via LaMDA to WearOS updates to Material You, there was a ton of new stuff that came from Google I/O […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 112: Pixel 6 leaks and Q&A with EDU specialist John Sowash
This week’s episode of The Chrome Cast is about as straightforward as they come. Just last night, very convincing renders of the Pixel 6 showed up and as we tend to do, we prognosticated quite a bit about the legitimacy of those leaks, what they could mean, and when we might actually here something official […]
Continue ReadingChrome Unboxed EDU week begins now
For many students and teachers, the 2020-2021 school year is quickly coming to a close and many will soon be enjoying a much-needed summer vacation after a year of remote and hybrid learning. While it may be the end of the school year, the work never ends and admins, teachers, and school boards will soon […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 111: Tiger Lake speed, Google I/O sessions, and Q1 Chromebook sales skyrocket
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by talking a bit in depth about the new ASUS Chromebook CX5 and, more importantly, about the difference Tiger Lake Intel processors are poised to make in the Chromebook market. This device is not only attractive and well-made, it is by far the fastest Chromebook […]
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