Late last year, MediaTek released some early benchmark comparisons of the company’s new Kompanio 820 SoC for mid-range Chromebooks. Those results were based on a variety of benchmark tests where the Arm-based processor went head-to-head with Intel’s latest small-core Jasper Lake N4500 CPU. While the Kompanio put up some impressive numbers and there’s no question […]
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Future Chromebooks may have built-in noise-canceling
Chrome OS has emerged from the pandemic as a productivity-focused platform that continues evolving to meet the ever-expanding needs of remote workers, students, and consumers alike. Chromebook users now have access to Linux applications, Android apps, powerful online web apps, and even virtual Windows Desktops. With every day that passes, the list of things a […]
Continue ReadingFirst Look: Tiger Lake Chromebook benchmarks reveal monstrous gains
Well, today is the day. We finally have our hands on the world’s first-ever 11th Gen Tiger Lake Chromebook. We have a lot of questions and will be covering anything and everything that you can think of around this new generation of Chromebooks. Form, features, and aesthetics are all very important but I’m here for […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS lays the groundwork for update to Android 12 (Snow Cone)
Earlier this month, the developer preview of the upcoming Android 12 operating system landed, and as exciting as it looks for mobile devices, we’re still stuck on Android 9 here in the land of Chrome OS. For nearly a year now, developers have been working on the transition from the current Android container on Chrome […]
Continue Reading3 hidden features in Chrome OS 88 you can try right now
Chrome OS 88 is officially available for all users and with this update came a set of useful new features such as tab search and the all-new Chromebook screensaver. While there are plenty of shiny new gems to play with, there are some hidden features in Chrome OS 88 that you can enable with very […]
Continue ReadingIcon surfaces for upcoming Chrome OS screen mirroring tool ‘Eche’
Last week, 9to5Google’s Kyle Bradshaw unearthed a new feature in the works that could eventually allow users to mirror your phone’s display to your Chromebook. In digging a little deeper, it appears that ‘eche’ will open a new window for interacting with notifications from the new Phone Hub interface that is headed to Chrome OS […]
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