With the Chromebook 13 G1, HP has set a bit of a new standard for creativity and quality in a Chromebook. Apart from the Pixel, the HP 13 G1 is in a class of its own when it comes to overall design, appearance, and performance. With a spec sheet built to impress and an outer […]
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Chrome OS 53 Is Here With The Google Play Store and Android Apps!!!
This day will go down in history as the day Android Apps arrived on Chromebooks. 6/16/16 It has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? I couldn’t be more excited! Right now, in the background as usual, my update to Chrome OS 53 is downloading and installing itself. I’m just waiting for that lovely arrow […]
Continue ReadingNew HP Chromebook 13 G1 on Sale!
Earlier this afternoon on Google+, +Brent Sullivan posted some exciting news. You can pick up the HP Chromebook 13 G1 directly from HP for $75 off. Using the promo code from his post you will save $74.85 off the base-model G1 – equipped with the Intel® Pentium® 4405Y processor – originally priced at $499. This comes as […]
Continue ReadingHP Chromebook 13 G1 in Stock and Shipping From Select Retailers
The highly anticipated HP Chromebook 13 G1 has made its debut and our first impressions are quite favorable. Just a few days ago our own Robby Payne unboxed this sleek, new machine in our office. Needless to say, we’ve been very excited about getting our hands on HP’s newest Chromebook, which sports Intel’s new line […]
Continue ReadingMore Signs The ASUS Chromebook Flip 2 Is Likely Imminent
Hey folks! Great news for all of the ASUS Chromebook Flip fans out there. Our very own Gabriel Brangers has sniffed out yet another commit to the Chromium Review Repositories. In this particular commit, we see clear language of ‘Cave’ (the device’s codename from the previous article) and functions concerning the lid being open and […]
Continue ReadingAdd a Touch Screen to Your Non-Touch Chromebook
There’s been a lot of buzz in the Chrome community about touchscreens on Chromebooks and rightfully so. If you haven’t heard the news, Android apps are coming to Chromebooks later this year. For the full rundown check out Robby’s video here: Android Apps Coming to Chrome OS Very Soon Google has released a detailed list […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS 51 Has Arrived!!!
I was sitting and sipping my Americano. I had no sooner clicked publish on our previous article, Chrome 51 released for Android when I spied the update icon in the corner of my Chromebook. Could it be??? Lo and behold, Chrome OS 51 has officially started rolling out for Chrome Devices. My humble Samsung just finished […]
Continue ReadingChrome 51 Released for Android
Last week Google released Chrome OS 51 for Windows, Mac and Linux. The most recent update includes a truck load of bug fixes, added security features as well as the much discussed Credential Management API. Chrome 51 touts page rendering and performance improvements that will increase page load speed as well as battery life improvement with […]
Continue ReadingCould This Be The ASUS Chromebook Flip 2 With Skylake?
Thanks to some eagle-eyed digging in the Chromium commits, +Brandon Lall has uncovered a very interesting nugget involving a device likely made by ASUS, touting a touch display, Skylake processor and back-lit display. Here’s the breakdown. In this first commit, we see the device is code-named “Cave” and we get a pretty good indication of […]
Continue ReadingInstall Apps on Your Chromebook With Ubuntu Linux
I can’t begin to explain the sheer volume of questions about this process I have fielded in the few years I’ve been doing videos for Chrome Unboxed. Although I did a video for using Crouton to install Ubuntu Linux on Chromebooks a few years ago, some things have changed (for the better) and the process […]
Continue ReadingGoogle I/O 2016: Android Apps on Chromebooks Video
Google I/O 2016: Android Apps on Chromebooks [youtube id=”yDy1WWUdlY8″] Back in May, Google made the big announcement that Android Apps would be coming to Chromebooks later this year. Over the weekend Google Developers uploaded the keynote from Google I/O giving an impressive overview and demonstration of Android Apps running on a Chromebook. Drop us a […]
Continue ReadingHP Chromebook 13 G1 Unboxing & Hands-On
[youtube id=”h9d2Z1MPUzE” align=”center” mode=”normal” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ maxwidth=”1000″] The highly-anticipated HP Chromebook 13 G1 is here and we take a first look at it in this video. From the aluminum body to the super high-res display, this Chromebook has a spec-sheet to die for. Get a close up look at it for yourself and enjoy our unboxing! […]
Continue ReadingSet Your Wallpaper From The Files App in Chrome OS
Quick tip for today. Nothing intense, but a fun new feature nonetheless. Setting background is an activity I take part in a few times per week, usually. It involves finding an image, downloading that image,launching the Wallpaper Picker, choosing your freshly-downloaded wallpaper and choosing a crop. This isn’t really hard, but any time we get […]
Continue Reading“Critical Bug” Reported in Some Chromebooks
In an article published by Android Central, John Callaham reports of a critical bug in the firmware updater of some Chromebooks. The bug, original reported on the Chromium Bug Tracker site, is said to impact a few devices during the auto update process.
Continue ReadingNetwork File Share for Chrome OS
Google’s new app for Chrome OS allows you to mount an SMB file share in your files app in Chrome OS. Although this isn’t new, this is the first native file share client made by Google for Chrome OS. It utilizes a direct port from the Samba client which can be found here.
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