Tag: Chrome OS

April 7, 2022

Recent Chrome OS updates have broken the camera on some Chromebooks for some users, as reported by About Chromebooks, but Google said Thursday it released a fix. Some bug reports found by About Chromebooks before the fix was available listed […]

March 30, 2022

Like its Chrome browser counterpart, Chrome OS has finally reached its 100th version. Google fully updates its operating system every four weeks or so. The new release comes with a new design for Chrome OS’s launcher meant to make it […]

February 16, 2022

Chrome OS is coming to PC and Mac devices for the first time after Google unveiled a new platform that it hopes can extend the reach of its software to even more devices. The new Chrome OS Flex is designed […]

December 9, 2021

The best Chromebooks aren’t just laptops that run a few Google apps anymore. Chromebooks can cover a wide variety of computing needs now, and a good Chrome OS laptop or two-in-one can be more useful than a mediocre Windows or […]

September 24, 2021

The best Chromebooks are the perfect examples of how Chrome OS has outgrown its label of being solely a cheaper device that isn’t quite a fully-featured laptop but gives you more than what a tablet can offer. It’s time to […]

August 3, 2021

With Chrome OS’s latest update, Google has announced that its Google Meet app will be preinstalled on all Chromebooks. The announcement is part of the company’s larger push to adapt its operating system for remote meetings. The new feature shouldn’t […]

July 26, 2021

Google says it has fixed a Chrome OS bug that prevented some users from being able to log in to their Chromebook devices. The issue, found in Chrome OS version 91.0.4472.165 saw users unable to access their devices due to […]

May 6, 2020

Android’s real-time captioning feature, Live Caption, could be coming to Google’s Chrome browser on computers and to Chrome OS, as spotted by TechDows (via 9to5Google). In the latest Canary release of Chrome, there’s a way to access a new “Live […]

March 27, 2020

Google says it’s now ready to resume work on Chrome, after briefly halting upcoming releases of the browser in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Daily canary builds of the browser, dev, and beta versions “have or will resume this week,” […]

November 27, 2019

In this guide we’re looking at the Samsung Chromebook 3, and if you should buy one. Samsung is a name that won’t have escaped anyone – except perhaps for freshly arrived travellers from a distant planet – but the company […]

November 5, 2019

Google has at last released Chrome OS 78 to Chromebooks, scheduled to land this week on the wide range of Chromebook laptops in the wild today, bringing some major new features. Those new features bring Chromebooks – like Google’s brand-new, […]

October 9, 2019

One of the advantages that Chromebooks — well, most Chromebooks — offer is the ability to run many of your favorite Android apps alongside Chrome OS windows. In fact, a lot of the more popular Android apps have been optimized […]

September 3, 2019

ASUS just debuted another Chrome OS device, the Chromebook C425, that makes use of an Intel Core m3 CPU. It’s basically a clamshell version of the Chromebook Flip C434, introduced earlier this year. The newcomer starts at $500 on Amazon […]

August 16, 2019

Google announced another update for Chrome OS, and this time it brought some rather unexpected features for Chromebooks and Pixel Slates. Key features include better media navigation between tabs, more photo modes and easier way to clean notifications. Google issues […]

February 27, 2019

We’ve heard more from the rumor mill on how Microsoft’s alleged ‘Lite’ OS is shaping up, including a mock-up of what the operating system will supposedly look like. Again, this comes from the source of previous speculation on Lite OS, […]

February 5, 2019

Chrome OS isn’t only found on affordable laptops, some tablets and convertibles, but also some desktop PCs. Acer debuted two of those over the past 24 hours, the Acer Chromebase 2412 and the Chromebase for Meetings 24V2. These are all […]

November 14, 2018

ZenFone 6 prototypes, rather than tablets or laptops. Today we also uncover some extra details about potential future slates and laptops from the company. ASUS has been fond of Chrome OS for a while now, expanding its lineup of Chromebooks […]

October 1, 2018

In addition to a couple of phones that might as well be official already, a third-gen Chromecast that was prematurely put up for sale at Best Buy, and a thoroughly leaked smart speaker with a display, Google is also reportedly […]

August 7, 2018

The IDC numbers are in and we’re talking about tablet shipments here, of course. It seems that Apple keeps the first spot, as expected, but several other player had a fine quarter over the past months. These are tablet shipments […]

July 23, 2018

The Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have managed to be kept under a heavy lid so far, without registering major leaks somehow. However they aren’t the only thing that Google is preparing for a Fall release. The Big […]