That title should tell you a ton about the contents of this article and video. It is crammed full of descriptive words and much longer than we generally make titles. For this article and video, however, it is absolutely fitting as the newest update to our favorite operating system is an absolutely … [Read more...] about Chrome OS 70 Brings Massive UI Overhaul For Tablets: Android Pie and Material Design Everywhere [VIDEO]
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Chromebook ‘Cheza’ Gets Google Assistant Button, New Keyboard Layout
From time to time, Chromebooks we track in the repositories end up taking unexpected shifts or getting scrapped altogether. It's almost impossible to say why, but things don't always work out the way we expect them to. Such is the case - at least in part - with the Chromebook we only know as … [Read more...] about Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Chromebook ‘Cheza’ Gets Google Assistant Button, New Keyboard Layout
Upcoming #madeByGoogle Chromebook ‘Nocturne’ Getting Portrait Mode for Google Camera App
We're learning little tidbits here and there about the upcoming device known only as 'Nocturne' at this point. From processor to screen to form factor to fingerprint scanners, we're slowly beginning to piece together what we may see in October from Google in the Pixelbook family of devices. … [Read more...] about Upcoming #madeByGoogle Chromebook ‘Nocturne’ Getting Portrait Mode for Google Camera App
‘Nocturne’ Will Be The First Chromebook With A Finger Print Scanner
I'll be the first to say it: we've missed in the past concerning fingerprint scanners on Chromebooks. The underlying groundwork has been added to many boards over the course of the past couple years, but we've yet to actually see a piece of hardware equipping the biometric system. … [Read more...] about ‘Nocturne’ Will Be The First Chromebook With A Finger Print Scanner
More Features For #madebyGoogle Chromebook ‘Nocturne’ Emerge
Similar to last year's pre-October-4th timeline, details are bubbling up left and right surrounding the newest Chromebook to grab the public's attention: 'Nocturne'. Some of these details we're sharing today were unearthed a couple weeks ago by the folks over at XDA, but they somehow slipped past … [Read more...] about More Features For #madebyGoogle Chromebook ‘Nocturne’ Emerge
New #madebyGoogle Chromebook ‘Nocturne’ To Have Bright Screen, Real-Time Auto Brightness
Another day, another 'Nocturne' puzzle piece uncovered. As we continue inching towards October 4th and Google's yet-unannounced hardware event for 2018, we fully expect to continue seeing more and more of the entire picture of what Google has planned just a few weeks from now. … [Read more...] about New #madebyGoogle Chromebook ‘Nocturne’ To Have Bright Screen, Real-Time Auto Brightness
Two New Pixelbooks Likely In October At the #madebyGoogle Event: ‘Atlas’ & ‘Nocturne’
It has only been days since we uncovered clear evidence that the upcoming Chromebook 'Atlas' looks to be #madebyGoogle and will likely be making an appearance at the yet-to-be-official October 4th hardware event. In that article, we talked briefly about another device - 'Nocturne' - that has been … [Read more...] about Two New Pixelbooks Likely In October At the #madebyGoogle Event: ‘Atlas’ & ‘Nocturne’
New Kaby Lake Chromebook ‘Rammus’ Could Be ASUS’ Next Flagship
I was going through my morning routine of coffee and Chromium repository surfing when I stumbled across a new board overlay that was added just a few days ago. At first glance, the new Chromebook, code-named 'Rammus', appeared to be yet-another Kaby Lake device to add to the ever-growing … [Read more...] about New Kaby Lake Chromebook ‘Rammus’ Could Be ASUS’ Next Flagship
HP Service Document Reveals 5 Chromebook X2 Models And UK Keyboard
When I spoke with my contacts at HP a few weeks back, they were a tad evasive about whether or not they were making variants of the recently released HP Chromebook x2. One thing they did make clear was the fact that the only model currently available (the $599, Core m3) was never intended to have a … [Read more...] about HP Service Document Reveals 5 Chromebook X2 Models And UK Keyboard
Samsung Now Prepping A Chromebook With LTE
Samsung threw us a bit of a curve ball with the release of the "refreshed" Chromebook Plus last week. The Celeron-powered upgrade, if that's what you'd call it, is built upon the Nautilus board that we were convinced was going to be a detachable device. … [Read more...] about Samsung Now Prepping A Chromebook With LTE
New ASUS Chromebook C223 Leaks Ahead Of Launch
Well, it seems it is once again officially Chromebook Silly Season! We have Chromeboxes from Acer, HP and ASUS finally arriving on top of new Chromebooks from Samsung, HP, Acer, and now ASUS. We're still tracking multiple other devices in the pipeline as well, so it is safe to say that between now … [Read more...] about New ASUS Chromebook C223 Leaks Ahead Of Launch
Octa-Core MediaTek MT8183 Coming To Chrome OS
I kid you not. Robby and I were just chatting this week about the fact that MediaTek development for Chromebooks has all but fallen silent. MediaTek's first shot at the Chrome OS game came in the somewhat underrated Acer Chromebook R13. Then, it was given new life in one of my personal favorites, … [Read more...] about Octa-Core MediaTek MT8183 Coming To Chrome OS
