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Chromebooks Getting a Bunch of Sweet New Features for 10th Anniversary

Kellen March 9, 2021 12

Hey, Chromebooks and Chrome OS have been around for 10 years! To celebrate the occasion, Google is pushing out a special update that introduces a bunch of new features, including one that lets your phone connect more closely with your Chrome device. The update...

Chromebook Owners, Don’t Forget to Claim Your 3 Free Months of Stadia Pro

Tim November 23, 2020 5

Earlier this year, Google introduced a new perk for Chromebook owners. The perk entitles select owners (anyone who owns a Chromebook from 2017 and newer) to three free months of Stadia Pro, and with the holidays right around the corner, now seems like a good...

Chrome Devices With Tablet Mode Getting Android-Like Gesture Navigation

Kellen April 7, 2020

An update rolling out to Chrome OS brings a big change to navigation when in tablet mode. Now, users with a Chrome OS tablet or device that converts into one, you'll be able to breeze around the operating system with Android-like gestures. The latest build of...

Possible Pixelbook 2 Ad Provides Glimpse at Minimal Bezel Design

Tim September 10, 2018

From an apparent Google ad spotted on Facebook and shared by Chrome Unboxed, we may see very slim bezels on the upcoming Pixelbook 2. This July, we learned that Google does intend to release a sequel to the original Pixelbook, likely to be unveiled at next...

Google’s Original Chromebook Pixel has Reached Its End of Life for Automatic Updates

Kellen August 27, 2018

Well, this actually should have happened back in June of this year, but as you can see from the screenshot below, owners of the original Chromebook Pixel (2013) are now being notified that their device is "no longer supported." When Google says that they are...

Chrome OS Gets Split Screen Android App Action

Kellen February 19, 2018 4

Chrome OS and convertible Chromebooks with touch screens or those that fully detach are the future of Android tablets. With fewer Android tablet options available each year and Google baking in feature after feature into Chrome OS to make it even better than...

Google Assistant is Coming to Chromebooks, According to Google

Kellen October 2, 2017 15

If you head over this morning to the Google Assistant website (and Google Assistant support) that shows an overview of the tool, you'll find a section that lists out the platforms that Google Assistant is available on. The current list includes Google Home,...

Google Pixelbook is Google’s New Chromebook With Pixelbook Pen, Starting at $1,199

Kellen September 19, 2017 151

As we noted in our earlier Google Home Mini reveal, a report from a couple of weeks back had actually suggested that Google would soon release a smaller Home unit. In that same report, it was suggested that a new high performance Chromebook Pixel was on the...