Enlarge / Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 360. (credit: Samsung) Samsung released its latest Chrome OS device today, the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 360. While some Samsung Chromebooks occupy the upper echelon of Chromebooks in terms of prices and specs, its newest offering is a step down. The Galaxy Chromebook 2 360’s nomenclature may be a […]
Enlarge It has been two years since Google sparked dreams of PC gaming coming to Chromebooks. We’ve yet to hear word on when we’ll be able to frag on Chrome OS, but we now know that work is being done to bring RGB-backlit keyboards to the operating system. And since RGB and video gaming go […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty) You can never have enough battery life, but keeping your device’s battery at a constant 100 percent may degrade its life span. Many laptops already use artificial intelligence to control how a device uses its battery, and Chromebooks are now apparently heading down that road as well. As spotted by 9to5Google this […]
Enlarge / Acer Chromebook 314. (credit: Acer) Acer is taking an interesting approach to durability with four Chromebooks it announced today. Specifically, the kid-focused laptops’ keyboards are designed to be hard to damage. The Chromebook 512 (C852), Chromebook 511 (C734/C734T), Chromebook 314 (C934/C934T), and Chromebook Spin 311 (R722T/R723T) join Acer’s education-focused machines with keyboards featuring “mechanically anchored […]
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 / HP Chromebook x2 11-inch two-in-one. For tech enthusiasts, Chromebooks can be a good acquired taste. Advanced users don’t need a stripped-down operating system, and the low computing power generally disqualifies Chromebooks from being a serious, primary PC. But Chromebooks can often find a welcome spot in an enthusiast’s home as a secondary or […]
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 […]