Gaming on ChromeOS has come a long way over the past few years. Android apps, Stadia, GeForce Now, Xbox Game Pass, and even Amazon’s Luna service are all readily playable right in the browser on your Chromebook. (Subscriptions often required, of course.) That’s not counting the countless websites out there that offer embedded retro and […]
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Pre-orders for Pixel 7, 7 Pro, and Pixel Watch will open on October 6. Delivery dates leaked.
Since the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro were pre-announced at the Google I/O event earlier this year with a “Fall” release date, we had been wondering when exactly this date would be. Now that the “Made by Google launch event has been officially announced for October 6, we know for certain that’s when these […]
Continue ReadingThis Nest Wi-Fi/Assistant Speaker combo is $150 off
Wi-Fi 6 is all the rage these days but before you rush out and buy the latest and greatest router, let me share a little something. Wi-Fi 6 is awesome and it has a lot of great benefits over the current family of Wi-Fi 5 routers but I would dare to say that a good […]
Continue ReadingThe 12th Gen Acer Spin Chromebook 714 just hit an all-time low price
After posting last week’s top 5 deal round-up and pointing out that Chromebook discounts are few are far between at the moment. Best Buy has just dropped the biggest discount we’ve ever seen on what is arguably the best overall device of 2022. Of course, I’m talking about the premium, powerful Acer Chromebook Spin 714 […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 192: What’s next after Pixelbook for Chromebooks
In what is a bit of a sad episode, we spend most of our time this week discussing the recent news that Google has chosen to shut down the team responsible for the Pixelbook. It seems there was one on the way, but Google has done what Google does and changed trajectory a bit in […]
Continue ReadingThere’s still one place you can score a 2nd Gen Nest Hub for $55
I picked up a “free” Charcoal Nest Hub 2 when I upgraded my Google One storage plan and since I already have two, I was planning on offloading it at a discounted price to the first interested party that came along. Just enough to offset my Google One upgrade, if that. That said, Robby and […]
Continue ReadingMy first impressions of the 16-inch ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5601 [VIDEO]
Today, we’re taking a look at the new ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5601, a clear successor to the well-received Flip CX5 from last year that looks to take the stuff that 15.6-inch Chromebook did well and simply expand upon it. I’ve spent a couple days with it so far and I wanted to share some early […]
Continue ReadingCanva joins the big boys with an entirely new collaborative “Visual Worksuite” of tools
Hoping to join the likes of Google, Microsoft, and Adobe, Canva today unveiled an entire suite of tools that expand its offerings quite a bit to encompass all of your team’s needs while creating and collaborating on media. In a somewhat lengthy blog post, it detailed in full the largest change to its platform in […]
Continue ReadingGoogle joins the rebellion with Chromebook + Star Wars: Andor campaign
An innovative marketing campaign to promote the use of Chromebooks has been launched in collaboration with Google and the Disney+ Star Wars series “Andor.” The campaign was helmed by B-Reel Stockholm and draws parallels between the heroes of Andor and those who have opted for Chromebook in their quest to preserve the galaxy. The ad […]
Continue ReadingChromeOS quick settings camera toggle could be for auto-framing video call participants
A Chromium commit noticed by C2 Productions on Twitter indicates that Google is working to add an autozoom toggle for your Chromebook’s camera to the quick settings section of your device’s shelf. The commit has been merged, but there’s no telling right now when it will become an official feature that launches on Google’s laptop […]
Continue ReadingBye, bye Pixelbook. We will always love you
Talk about a rollercoaster ride. Just a couple of months ago, Robby stumbled upon – hiding in plain sight – evidence that Google absolutely had plans to make a new Pixelbook. After spending the last two years tirelessly scouring the Chromium repository for signs of a new Made by Google Chromebook, (with little reward) the […]
Continue ReadingThe near-perfect Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 is on sale for the first time ever
Since the day it launched, I have been checking daily for a deal on Lenovo’s latest Snapdragon-powered tablet. The Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 is nearly the perfect device for those wanting the snappiness of the second generation Snapdragon 7c processor but aren’t keen on using the much larger 13.3″ Duet 5. While the latter lends […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 191: What we’re expecting from the now-official Google fall hardware event
This week on The Chrome Cast, we discuss the upcoming Google hardware event slated for Thursday, October 6th 2022. While we all expect the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro and the Pixel Watch, there are other hardware questions that could get answered there as well. With the Pixel Tablet having quite a few new pieces […]
Continue ReadingHere are all the new fun and helpful features coming to Android
In the latest roundup of features that the Android team has been working on, Google took to The Keyword to share all the new and fun developments. Some of these we had already covered before on this site as they were either in testing or available already but without an official announcement. Some, however, are […]
Continue ReadingWe beat up a rugged EDU Chromebook and then dropped it off the roof [VIDEO]
Ruggedized Chromebooks are nothing new at this point. We’ve seen these classroom-ready devices in all sorts of shapes, forms and sizes over the years. And we’ve also taken the claims that manufacturers make about them at face value the entire time, too. To be fair, I always assumed the claims about the ability to survive […]
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