The Chrome Cast Podcast

This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show talking about all things Pixel 6. With a few launch-related bugs, we've been really impressed with Google's continual ownership of the issues and their quickness in fixing things they've admitted are actually problems. For past phones, the company … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 139: Pixel 6 bugs, fixes, and our picks for best Chromebooks of 2021

This week on the podcast, we begin things by chatting about the recent GPU benchmarks that have surfaced for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. With the two phones being out in the wild for a few weeks at this point, it is nice to see where some of the speedy performance comes from and knowing the GPU is … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 138: Pixel 6 GPU speeds, PUBG New State, and no new Pixelbooks anytime soon

This week on The Chrome Cast, we start the show by discussing the latest piece of Chrome OS hardware to show up in the office: the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5. This large, thin tablet was one that wasn't the most intriguing when it was announced, but has quickly won us all over thanks to a combo of a … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 137: Lenovo’s new Chromebook Duet 5 tablet and a folding Pixel

This week, we open the show with some review-type thoughts on the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. With our video recently going out that highlights our collective conflict over which Pixel to buy, there's a lot to talk about now that we've had these phones in our hands for well over a week. With some of … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 136: Pixel 6 benchmarks, video editing on Chromebooks with LumaFusion

I don't think we need to think too much about what this week's podcast is centered on. Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are launched, in our office, and we definitely have some thoughts. This year, it's not about "to Pixel, or not to Pixel?" Instead, the question really is all about which Pixel is the … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 135: The one with the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

This week on The Chrome Cast, we're still stuck in Pixel 6 land. We warned you that it would be a Pixel party until the 19th and here we sit, just days out from the final unveiling. In the last week, more leaks came up, more specs were verified, and more hype was generated on the way. There were … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 134: On the eve of the Pixel Fall Launch

This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show discussing the major outage that struck Facebook this week, bringing down all their services along with it. For most of the work day Monday, users were unable to send messages via Messenger or WhatsApp, post on Facebook or Instagram, or access Oculus … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 133: more Pixel 6 leaks as Facebook goes dark

This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by once again delving into the week's news surrounding the highly-anticipated Pixel 6 launch. With the new rumors swirling, it seems clear that we'll be seeing these new phones up for order on October 19th - less than four weeks from now. We also … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 131: Leaks affirm Pixel 6 launch date and new ARM Chromebooks are coming

This week on The Chrome Cast, we spend some time unpacking the recent - and frankly surprising - jab Apple chose to take at Chromebooks during their latest keynote presentation. In very non-Apple fashion, the company chose to quickly mention Chromebooks when talking about their latest, entry-level … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 130: Apple’s misleading Chromebook jab and more Pixel 6 Tensor hype

This week on The Chrome Cast, we discuss the new way that Google teased the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro with little warning in a new sizzle video on YouTube. The ad-like, 30-second video doesn't give too much away that we didn't already know, but it did give us the first official looks at the new Pixel … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 129: Google teases Pixel 6 even more as Lenovo unveils a new Duet

This week on The Chrome Cast, we dive into all the news surrounding the release date of the upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Though there were murmurs of a possible unveiling on September 13th, it looks like that won't be the case and there's a new rumor swirling from noted leaker Jon Prosser that … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 128: Pixel 6 release rumors and Google’s Tensor for Chromebooks