This week on the Chrome Cast, we get into all the news that came from the Google For Games Developer Summit. From a bit of a surprise announcement around Steam games on Chromebooks to Stadia officially being white labeled as a Google Cloud service to Google Play Games finally arriving on Windows PCs, there was […]
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Hosted by Joe Humphrey, Gabriel Brangers, and Robby Payne, The Chrome Cast is a weekly show that unpacks everything from hardware to software in the world of Chrome, Chrome OS, and Google so that listeners can be more informed on all the latest updates, changes, and devices.
The Chrome Cast 156: an interview with Google’s Taryn Sullivan
For this episode of The Chrome Cast, we have an interview with Tayrn Sullivan, Product Manager on the Google For Education Team. We had a really fun chat discussing an upcoming feature in Google Classroom called Practice Sets. While this is a little different than our normal content, this new feature is using some “Google […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 155: Pixel 6a benchmarks, Pixel Watch/Pixel Buds with skin gestures
This week on The Chrome Cast, we cover quite a bit of ground. Off the top, we begin by talking about the Samsung Galaxy S22+, Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Buds 2 as a cohesive ecosystem we really wish Google would cultivate. With the Pixel Watch, Pixel Buds and Pixel Phones it is possible, but still […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 154: Lenovo announces new Chromebooks at MWC 2022
On this latest episode of The Chrome Cast, we spend the bulk of the show discussing Lenovo’s new Chromebook lineup that was announced at MWC 2022. With meaningful updates to beloved Chromebooks like the Duet and Flex 5, Lenovo has put together a strong showing as we move into the second quarter of 2022 and […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 153: Pixel 7 leaks, Pixel 6 bugs and Galaxy S22 launch day
On this episode of The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by talking about the release of the Samsung Galaxy S22 series and the fact that Samsung is really outdoing itself lately when it comes to making the best Android phone you can buy right now. As much as we want that title to go […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 152: An interview with OWC’s Chris Kooistra
For this episode of The Chrome Cast, we have a special guest: Chris Kooistra, Director of Marketing for OWC. If you aren’t familiar with the company, OWC builds docking and storage solutions primarily for Macbooks that are tested to work with Chromebooks as well. Their products range from SSDs to multi-port docking solutions to full-blown […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 151: Chrome OS Flex arrives to save aging laptops
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show with a bit of an unplanned dive into the new website, highlighting all the changes and reasons we felt it was time to roll out a new version – V4 – of Chrome Unboxed. There are so many new things to explore on the site […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 150: Chrome OS 98 arrives with some great new features
This week, we begin the podcast by debuting our latest giveaway: 6 Lenovo Smart Clocks with the wireless charging dock. You can check out more details on this device here, but don’t forget to get entered for your chance to win down further in this post. This time around, the giveaway will run until the […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 149: Chromebook sales numbers are down, Pixel sales soar in Q4 of 2021
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show talking through our recent review of the ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5400. It has become a favorite around the office and there are a lot of reasons why, so we cover those and talk about a few other hardware-related things we’re looking forward to form some […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 148: new details emerge on the Pixel Notepad and Pixel Watch
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin things by introducing our newest, soon-to-be employee: Andrew Johnson. He’s not technically on the team just yet, but we’re near getting him onboarded and we spend a few minutes letting all of you get to know him a bit better. Andrew will be helping us with video […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 147: The Pixel Notepad, Pixel 6 updates, and fast MediaTek Chromebooks
On this week’s episode of The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by talking about the new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro update that arrived just hours after we wrapped up our podcast last week. Though all our thoughts about the massively-delayed update still hold, it was really great to finally see this one […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 146: Pixel Fold hopes ignite as Pixel 6 frustrations mount
This week on The Chrome Cast, we spend almost all of our time in Pixel world. With the new leaks out there showing off the Pixel Fold in the latest Android 12L Beta (via the SIM card insertion help page), we’ve gone from just hoping that Google is building a foldable Pixel to feeling quite […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 145: CES 2022 recap
This week on The Chrome Cast, we’re looking back at all the fun stuff we covered from CES 2022. While we couldn’t be at the show this year due to increased COVID activity and the omicron variant, all our meetings were able to be conducted in a virtual space and HP was even kind enough […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 144: folding phones and a look back at Chrome Unboxed in 2021
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the episode discussing a new device that is in the office that, while it does run Chrome, is not exactly in our normal hardware wheelhouse. The device is my new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the reasons for this purchase were many, but the driving factors […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 143: The Pixel Watch nears as Google Play Games comes to Windows
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin things on a somber note as we reflect a bit about the recent tornadoes that ravaged our home state of Kentucky. It’s been a rough time for many in our Commonwealth and we’ve put together a way for our audience – readers, YouTube viewers, and podcast listeners […]
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