Enlarge / Google Chrome OS Flex. (credit: Google ) Whether you have an aging Windows PC in the classroom or a dated Mac in your home office that can’t handle macOS 12 Monterey , Google wants to turn it into a Chromebook. Google today announced early access to Chrome OS Bend, which makes the Chrome […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Google recently released a feature that allows users to quickly send data, like photos or documents, to a nearby person with a Chromebook or Android device. Now, it appears developers are working on updating that feature so users can easily send data across their own devices. Nearby Share came to Chrome OS […]
Enlarge / Google is putting more emphasis on Android apps on Chromebooks. (credit: Google ) The number of people using Android Apps on Chromebooks grew 50 percent year over year, according to a blog post from Chrome OS product managers Fahd Imtiaz and Sanj Nathwani this week. The execs cited internal Google data recorded from […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty ) Upon startup, some Chromebooks take a while to fully respond to user inputs. It may sound like a small problem, but that sluggishness is part of what makes Chromebooks feel like a step down from other types of machines. But according to a commit spotted on the Chromium Gerrit this week […]
(credit: Valentina Palladino) Chromebook cameras just learned some new tricks, as Google started pushing out Chromium OS 96 on Tuesday. As detailed by a Google blog post , the update brings the ability to use your camera to scan images and convert them into PDFs or JPEGs. If your Chromebook has a webcam and front-facing digital […]
Enlarge (credit: LG ) The market for Chromebooks is generally growing this year despite recent pandemic-related slowdowns , and it looks like more PC vendors are interested in releasing Chrome OS devices. The next in line may be LG. On October 18, a filing was listed with the Bluetooth SIG, the special interest group that […]
Enlarge / Samsung Galaxy Chromebook. (credit: Samsung) Chromebooks, which are powered by Chrome OS, are generally viewed as a simpler alternative to Windows and macOS systems. But as more Chromebooks flirt with four-figure price tags—take, for example, the Asus Chromebook Flip C436 , Samsung Galaxy Chromebook , plus recently announced Acer Chromebook Spin 514 —consumers […]
The Galaxy Chromebook 2. It’s still extremely red. [credit: Samsung ] CES 2021 is next week, and announcements are starting to hit the wire. Last year, Samsung launched the Galaxy Chromebook, a premium $1,000 Chrome OS laptop that felt like a successor to the Google Pixelbook. Just like Google, after experiencing the sales of a […]