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Acer was the first to announce a 15.6″ Chromebook with integrated numeric keypad but they fell behind HP in getting to market. While still unavailable from Acer themselves, the Acer Chromebook 715 has finally found its way to resellers and is available from Pentium all the way up to a Core i5. We’re still waiting […]
Hard to believe but the OG Chromecast Gen 1 has just celebrated its sixth birthday. Released in July of 2013, the streaming dongle has changed the way millions consume media and laid the groundwork for not only multiple Chromecast devices but thousands of third-party cast-enabled products. Alas, nothing lasts forever.
“KernelNext” is the name of the project. The purpose? To update the Linux kernel on select, older Chromebooks so that they may leverage the new Linux app feature that goes by the name Crostini. We reported on the project back in June but it was unclear if or when the update might happen. At the […]
Chrome OS release notes are a handy way to see what’s new when your Chromebook receives an update. Unfortunately, the information contained on the release website is often fragmented, cryptic or even non-existent. That will soon change as Google has launched a dedicated page to give users highlights of what is new with our favorite […]
Just a week past due, Chrome OS 76 has begun rolling out to select users with more Chromebooks to follow in coming days and weeks. There has been a bit of confusion surrounding what features are actually in this update, So, we wanted to cover what’s officially new in Chrome OS 76. No flags, no […]
Earlier this week, the Chromium team announced the release of Chrome 76 for the desktop to include Windows, Mac and Linux. As always, the Chrome OS update should follow in roughly a week or so but we have plenty to unpack from the Chrome browser. So, sit back and check out what’s new with Chrome […]
Aaaaaaand, we’re back! Two weeks and a huge mess later, Google is finally rolling out a “fixed” version of Chrome OS 75. It is still unclear what caused the latest Stable version to be put on hold but one commenter on Android Police pointed towards a critical security bug found in 75 as well as […]
Not so long ago, the Chromebox form-factor appeared to be disappearing from the Chrome OS landscape. Fast forward two years to today and we have more options than ever. There are even some new players on the Chromebox field looking to take advantage of Chrome OS’s massive share of the EDU sector. Regardless of your […]
Chrome OS 75, now referred to as M75, has begun rolling out to users today. With it comes a number of expected updates and one particular feature that looks completely new to us. Here’s a quick rundown from the Chrome Release Blog. Feature to let parents grant more time to their kids on Chrome OS […]
The Chrome OS team continues to bring new features to Chromebooks that allow users to move seamlessly between their desktop and mobile devices. First, it was “Better Together” which evolved into what is now Connected Devices. The feature, now in Stable, gives users a way to sync their phones with Chrome OS. Then, they can […]
Cam Summerson hit the nail square on the head when referring to the new “hover tab image” feature in Chrome for desktop. My New Favorite Thing I Didn’t Know I Wanted Cam Summerson via How-To Geek In case you’ve missed the news, the Chrome team has been working to enhance the tab preview function for […]
Following in the footsteps of Sonos, Bose has recently announced an update to select speakers and soundbars that will bring the Google Assistant to life and make your sound system smarter than ever. Owners of the Bose Home Speaker 500, Soundbar 700, and Soundbar 500 should see the addition of the Google Assistant with the […]
