Based on that title, you can probably guess what we talked about this week. From all angles, the last part of 2019 looks primed to deliver a vast army of Chrome OS devices on every front. We have 'Hatch'-based Chromebooks, Snapdragon 845 Chromebooks, MediaTek 8183 Chromebooks, and maybe even AMD … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 17: The New Chromebooks Are Coming!
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The Chrome Cast 16: Google Possibly Making a More Affordable Pixelbook
This week on The Chrome Cast, our discussion time circled mainly around Google, Pixelbook, and what a new commit in the repositories could mean for the future of the Pixelbook line from an affordability standpoint. With the removal of NVMe signaling a more affordable PIxelbook, could the Pixel 3a … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 16: Google Possibly Making a More Affordable Pixelbook
The Chrome Cast 15: Google Leaves The Tablet Game, Leaks The Pixel 4
It's been an eventful couple weeks with Google and as we return to our regularly-scheduled podcast, we're talking about some of the major shifts Google is making from a hardware perspective. From deciding to officially call it quits on making a Google-branded tablet to leaking an image of the Pixel … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 15: Google Leaves The Tablet Game, Leaks The Pixel 4
The Chrome Cast 14: Stadia Is Coming, iPad OS Has Limits, and Linux Apps Improve
In this week's episode, we are mainly dominated by the announcements surrounding Google's Stadia cloud gaming service. With availability, pricing, and an initial game lineup finally revealed, we take some time to react to all that could be coming in the near future. … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 14: Stadia Is Coming, iPad OS Has Limits, and Linux Apps Improve
The Chrome Cast 13: ARM Chips in Pixelbooks, Magic Trackpads, and Pixel Slate Price Slash
In this week on The Chrome Cast we cover a lot of ground. From news of the Pixelbook being tested with ARM chips to gauging the worth of the Pixel Slate in light of the $200 price slash to finally welcoming the Apple Magic Trackpad 2 as a fully-supported Chrome OS accessory, this episode gets into … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 13: ARM Chips in Pixelbooks, Magic Trackpads, and Pixel Slate Price Slash
The Chrome Cast 12: Chrome OS Bridging the App Gap & The Pixel 3a Effect
In this week's episode, we talk through quite a few things, but there is a clear theme that runs throughout the entire episode: the app gap. Chrome OS as an ecosystem is slowly overcoming these missing pieces in the form of a proper video editor in Adobe Premiere Rush and through an upcoming … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 12: Chrome OS Bridging the App Gap & The Pixel 3a Effect
The Chrome Cast 11: Chrome OS, Apps, and the Future of Computing
This week we're in a post-Google I/O hangover, talking through a ton of news that has happened since the event and a few things that were pretty important that occurred after last week's podcast at I/O. The big conversation continued to swirl around Hiroshi Lockheimer's rather bullish outlook that … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 11: Chrome OS, Apps, and the Future of Computing
The Chrome Cast 10: Let’s Talk About Google I/O 2019
Google I/O 2019 has now come and gone and we are taking a bit of time talking though all the highlights from the event. There were new devices announced, tons of new services, and quite a bit of Chrome OS-specific news unveiled. … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 10: Let’s Talk About Google I/O 2019
The Chrome Cast 09: Getting Excited For Google I/O 2019
Google I/O, though routinely a developer's conference, looks to be bringing us some new hardware along with all the new software we can expect for the future from Google. Though I/O is clearly aimed at developers, there's a ton of news that comes out of this event about all the things that we … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 09: Getting Excited For Google I/O 2019
The Chrome Cast: The Chrome Unboxed Podcast, Episode 8
In this week's episode of The Chrome Cast, we discuss upcoming devices, new Chrome tweaks, a bit about baseboards, the Chromium repositories, and open source development. … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast: The Chrome Unboxed Podcast, Episode 8
The Chrome Cast: The Chrome Unboxed Podcast, Episode 7
We're excited to be back! In this episode of The Chrome Cast, we discuss new services, new partnerships between Amazon and Google, upcoming devices, Google I/O 2019, a new #madebyGoogle device, and more! … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast: The Chrome Unboxed Podcast, Episode 7
The Chrome Cast: The Chrome Unboxed Podcast, Episode 6
In this episode of The Chrome Cast, we discuss a ton of new Chrome devices both announced and rumored, the first Chrome OS tablet sighting, Google Assistant, and more. … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast: The Chrome Unboxed Podcast, Episode 6
