This week on The Chrome Cast, we have a very special guest joining us for an informative interview: Alexander Kuscher. Alexander leads the software product team for Chrome OS, overseeing product management, program management, and developer relations teams. Simply put, he's in the middle of a lot … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 103: An interview with Chrome OS Director of Product Alexander Kuscher
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The Chrome Cast 102: Early Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 thoughts and 4-week Chrome updates
This week on The Chrome Cast, we start our conversation around the beautiful and slightly-confounding Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2. As I thought when entering my review period with this device, this is a tough Chromebook to review. With such a striking similarity to its predecessor, it is … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 102: Early Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 thoughts and 4-week Chrome updates
The Chrome Cast 101: Google SVP’s tweet stokes the Chromebook hardware flame
This week on The Chrome Cast, we start our conversation out by highlighting the very-excellent Simplify Gmail Chrome extension that just hit version 2.0. We reported on this earlier in the week and many, many people seemed very interested in the service and we get into a few of the reasons why this … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 101: Google SVP’s tweet stokes the Chromebook hardware flame
The Chrome Cast 100: The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 is upon us
This week on The Chrome Cast, we're celebrating 100 episodes with a little giveaway. You can find details below on how to get entered beneath the podcast embed where we're talking quite a bit about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2, the reservations, the pre-orders, the release dates, and … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 100: The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 is upon us
The Chrome Cast 99: ‘Works With Chromebook’ & USI pens that copy colors from the world
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin our discussion around the growing 'Works With Chromebook' initiative from Google. Though it seems nearly everything you plug into a Chromebook works these days, Google is going the extra step to ease consumers' minds about peripherals that they may come across … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 99: ‘Works With Chromebook’ & USI pens that copy colors from the world
The Chrome Cast 98: New Chromebook hardware on the way & Stadia’s uncertain future
This week on The Chrome Cast, we're diving into the tough news of the week regarding the shut down of Stadia's in-house game studio. The move definitely comes with some indications about the future of Stadia and what the service could morph into over time, so it's worth quite a bit of discussion on … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 98: New Chromebook hardware on the way & Stadia’s uncertain future
The Chrome Cast 97: Chrome OS 88 arrives and the Lenovo ThinkPad C13 Yoga impresses
This week on The Chrome Cast, we dig into many of the new features that have arrived in the Chrome OS world with version 88 of the operating system. With the new screen saver, WebAuthn, and the updated screen capture tool, there's a lot to love about the latest update for your … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 97: Chrome OS 88 arrives and the Lenovo ThinkPad C13 Yoga impresses
The Chrome Cast 96: New Chromebooks at BETT 2021, a Stadia Hailstorm, and Manifest v3
This week on The Chrome Cast, we were excited to dig in a bit on the 9 new Chromebooks announced at BETT 2021 that range from the latest small-core Jasper Lake Intel devices to ARM-powered Chromebooks with MediaTek and Snapdragon internals. The yearly education-focused show always follows closely … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 96: New Chromebooks at BETT 2021, a Stadia Hailstorm, and Manifest v3
The Chrome Cast 95: CES 2021 came and went with more Chromebooks than we expected
Just like that, another CES is in the books and though we weren't in Vegas this year for the annual tech show, things were still getting announced left and right. That includes quite a few Chromebooks this year, totaling 5 new official announcements and one teaser. We sincerely feel like this is … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 95: CES 2021 came and went with more Chromebooks than we expected
The Chrome Cast 94: It’s CES 2021, we’re not in Vegas, and there are new Chromebooks
This week on The Chrome Cast, we're talking CES 2021 and about a couple Chromebooks that were released via the yearly tech show. Sure, we're not in Vegas this year and yes, we'd love to actually be there with our hands on new hardware amongst the energy of CES, but that's just not in the cards with … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 94: It’s CES 2021, we’re not in Vegas, and there are new Chromebooks
The Chrome Cast 93: Looking back at 2020 and ahead to 2021
This week on The Chrome Cast, we are taking a bit to discuss some of our favorite things from 2020 and taking a look towards what we're most looking forward to in 2021. For our discussion on the past year, the mid-range Chromebook emergence takes up the bulk of our time and looking forward, devices … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 93: Looking back at 2020 and ahead to 2021
The Chrome Cast 92: Stadia PWA on iOS impresses and Google buys up Neverware
This week on The Chrome Cast, we spend the first portion of the show discussing the incredible job the Stadia team has done in bringing the Stadia experience over to iPhone and iPad via an impressive PWA. With so much happening in Stadia from game streaming to messaging to chat and Wi-Fi controller … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 92: Stadia PWA on iOS impresses and Google buys up Neverware
