The market for oversized Chromebooks is relatively narrow but the options available to consumers are pretty good. Acer and ASUS have 17.3″ models that offer comparable features and performance for those needing or wanting the biggest screen that ChromeOS offers. Acer’s Chromebook 317 is, in our opinion, the best of what’s around, and the Best […]
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Google partners up with Figma to bring the popular design tool to Chromebooks
The Anywhere School 2022 event that took place yesterday brought us many exciting announcements about the future of Google Classroom and the role Workspace features and Chromebooks will play. Things like auto-transcribing Meet calls and “cast moderator” mode in the new Screencast app will be pivotal in today’s digital classroom. There was one more announcement […]
Continue ReadingThe Anywhere School School 2022: Event overview and announcements for education
Google’s The Anywhere School 2022 webinar event took off today with product launches and announcements to improve how students and teachers use technology in the classroom. The announcements included new updates to Chromebooks, Google Classroom, and Google Meet. Here’s a summary of everything that’s coming: The official launch of Screencast app Last month, we shared […]
Continue ReadingHow to sign PDFs on a Chromebook without third party apps
It has happened to most of us more than once: You receive very important paperwork via email that you must sign, and then you are faced with the task of printing it out, signing it, scanning it, and then emailing it back. But what if you don’t have a printer? or simply don’t want to […]
Continue Reading[Update: Fixed] Is your Chromebook’s camera not working? You’re not alone
Update April 8th, 8:39AM ET: A fix has been released and an update posted on the Chromebook Community. If your Chromebook was affected by this, check for an OS update using these instructions. My Duet 5 was on Stable version 99.0.4844.94, which updated to version 100.0.4896.82 and effectively fixed the camera issue. A new ChromeOS […]
Continue ReadingSteam for Chrome OS is finally here, details inside
After months and months of agonizing anticipation, the big day has finally arrived. After a subtle announcement at last week’s Google for Games Developer Summit, the Chrome OS team has officially released details on the highly-anticipated project that brings full support for all of your favorite Steam games to select Chrome OS devices. Before you […]
Continue ReadingThe long-awaited Chrome OS Projector tool is now in the Dev channel
We are quickly approaching the release of Chrome OS 100. With this fast-approaching epoch of Chrome and the Chrome operating system, we have high expectations that a laundry list of new features should follow not long after. Google just announced the launch of Steam Alpha on Chrome OS which, in a bit of a misnomer […]
Continue ReadingHow to pair your Pixel Buds with your Chromebook
If you own a pair of Google’s Pixel Buds that you use with your Android device and want to use them with your Chromebook as well, you will unfortunately not get the fancy fast pair experience made famous by the Google Pixel phones. However, you will be able to pair them with any device that […]
Continue ReadingChromebook deals too hot to miss
It’s shaping up to be an exciting year for Chrome OS hardware. We’ve got new tablets on the way that are actually interesting and soon, 12th Gen Alder Lake devices will be on shelves and users will have access to the most powerful Chromebooks ever made. These new devices are coming at a time when […]
Continue ReadingSteam for Chrome OS gets minimum hardware specs
If you follow Chrome Unboxed or Chrome OS development in general, the name ‘Borealis‘ may provoke some feelings of excitement and anticipation. If you’re a gamer and Borealis doesn’t ring a bell, now would be a good time to bring you up to speed on the news. Project Borealis It has been more than two […]
Continue Reading5 reasons why everyone should use a VPN
Was increasing your cybersecurity among your New Year’s resolutions? It doesn’t sound too sexy, but neither does falling victim to a cyber attack. Think you’re immune? I did too. That was, until the week of Christmas when I received an email welcoming me to my new Wells Fargo checking account. Problem is, I didn’t open […]
Continue Reading‘Bruschetta’ is bringing third-party VMs to Chrome OS
Chrome OS is becoming more versatile by the minute. It won’t be long before our beloved operating system is capable of doing anything that any other PC can do. Just this week, I was able to get Lightworks up and running on the ASUS Chromebook CX9 and I can say that we aren’t far off […]
Continue ReadingHow to install Lightworks Video Editor on your Chromebook
As crazy as it may sound, it has been more than four years since we unearthed the container project that would eventually be responsible for bringing Linux to Chromebooks. It has also given us new tools such as Windows on Chrome OS thanks to the efforts of Parallels. When Google first announced Linux on Chromebooks […]
Continue ReadingBest Chromebook Deals: Save big on Acer, HP, Samsung and Lenovo
Welcome to 2022!!! The future of Chrome OS is brighter than ever and there is a truckload of new and exciting devices headed our way over the next 12-18 months. While we’re waiting on the new class of Chrome OS devices to land, there are plenty of great Chromebooks to choose from right now that […]
Continue ReadingRGB keyboards signal Google’s high hopes for Chromebook gaming
I gotta be honest. I was starting the think that, perhaps, Google had abandoned its aspirations to make Chrome OS a viable gaming platform. For months, we have been digging and tinkering with the hopes of getting ‘Borealis‘, a.k.a. Steam for Chrome OS up and running on one of the latest 11th Gen Intel devices […]
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