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 Chrome OS is positioned as the […]
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Chrome OS 70 Brings Massive UI Overhaul For Tablets: Android Pie and Material Design Everywhere [VIDEO]
That title should tell you a ton about the contents of this article and video. It is crammed full of descriptive words and much longer than we generally make titles. For this article and video, however, it is absolutely fitting as the newest update to our favorite operating system is an absolutely massive one.
Continue ReadingYou Can Now Browse The Web in Daydream VR with Chrome
Well, it’s been a long time coming, but it seems users will finally be able to browse the web with the Daydream headset using the Chrome browser. I took a look and we wrote about the infant stages of this development all the way back in September of 2017, so to say this development is […]
Continue ReadingGoogle And Citrix Hosting Chrome Enterprise Webinar Today
Google continues their commitment to enhancing businesses ability to embrace Chrome and the cloud with richer management solutions that help companies package legacy apps, mobility management and network solutions all in a single console. Products such as VMWare AirWatch and ManageEngine were created in partnership with Google for just this purpose.
Continue ReadingVisual Studio Code Spotted Running On Pixelbook Via Crostini Container
Just in case you haven’t been around the Chrome Unboxed site lately or Chromebook news in general, let me catch you up to speed on what could be one of the biggest developments ever to come to the Chrome OS ecosystem. Containers We’re not talking about Tupperware® here. No, this is something exponentially more exciting […]
Continue ReadingWill Chromebook ‘Nami’ Be The First Pixelbook Rival?
We’ve seen a lot of change in the Chromebook market over the past two years of covering “All Things Chrome” and 2018 is shaping up to be a landmark in the area of new form-factors and number of devices launched.
Continue ReadingChromebooks & Chrome OS Deserve Some Credit (or Some Reasons Why I Love Chrome OS)
For the past year, much of the attention and focus around Chromebooks has been aimed at the addition of the Google Play Store and Android app compatibility. Rightfully so, this addition could eventually lead to Chromebooks with much more flexibility and power than they currently have. In the search for more and more capability and […]
Continue ReadingDeveloping Android Apps Right On Your Chromebook
In a guest post by Pierre Jacquier, we take a look at what it takes to get Android Studio running on your Chromebook of choice so true Android app development can happen.
Continue ReadingGoogle Pixelbook Review: More Than Just An Expensive Chromebook
Who is the Pixelbook for? We’ve heard that question quite a bit since the very first leak back in September before Google’s big hardware event. With top-tier specs, Chrome OS, a premium build and pricetag, the early questions surrounding the Pixelbook are less about what it does and what it is and more about who this thing is targeted at.
Continue ReadingContainers And Chromebooks: The Future Of Chrome OS
Last month, I penned my thoughts on what the future of Chrome OS could look like and how devices like the Pixelbook could play a big part in the implementation of containers on Chromebooks. Running non-native apps on top of the Chrome operating system without the need for hacky workarounds would be a monumental watershed […]
Continue ReadingWill The PixelBook Be Google’s Key To Cloud Domination?
The hours are counting down to Google’s Oct. 4th hardware event in San Francisco and while we have had some pretty extensive sneak-peeks at what to expect, there appears to be a lot more going on behind the scenes in Mountain View than we know. Last week, I shared my thoughts on Google’s PixelBook and […]
Continue ReadingAllo For Web Getting Very Close To Launch
As the months have passed since Google’s Allo messenger was released, I’ve become increasingly interested in using it daily. For me, the main thing standing in the way of becoming a daily Allo user (and requesting that others I chat with do the same) has been the lack of a desktop solution. I’d contend 70% […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Assistant On Chromebooks – More Details Emerge
It seems there is a lot of work going into Google Assistant on Chrome OS these days. Almost daily we are seeing news of new features and integrations at every turn. Today, we have a few of these features linked together and they give us a better overall picture of how Google Assistant might look […]
Continue ReadingChromebooks Make Phone Calls? T-mobile’s ‘Digits’ Will Make It Possible
T-mobile has announced a new service called Digits that will allow its customers to use their phone numbers across all their devices, taking phone calls and making texts from whatever screen is in front of them at the time.
Continue ReadingGoogle Assistant Steals The Andromeda Thunder At The #madebygoogle Event
As far as rumors go, Andromeda was a pretty good one. Spurred on by the cryptic tweet a few weeks before Google’s big event, it became something of an overnight sensation. Hell, even my 13 year old nephew had heard about it, and he’s not even a techie.
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