Chromebook

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...

Google has No Plans for Another Chromebook Pixel Right Now

Kellen February 28, 2017 19

Even though we spotted a job listing last year that hinted at the possibility of a new Chromebook Pixel in the works, Google squashed any hope of that becoming a reality today, during an interview at MWC. According to TechCrunch, Google's hardware boss, Rick...

Reports: Google’s “Andromeda” is the Android-Chrome OS Merger, Might Debut October 4, Already in Testing, and Coming 2017 on a New Pixel

Kellen September 26, 2016 58

Holy title. Apologies for that, but there is a lot to talk about when it comes to the potential future of Android and Chrome OS, thanks to numerous reports that surfaced over the weekend while the rest of us were on vacation, relaxing, consuming a half-dozen...

Video: First Look at Android Apps on Chromebooks

Kellen June 17, 2016 27

As we noted this morning, Chrome OS 53 is rolling out to Chromebooks, bringing with it Google Play and Android apps. Three devices are scheduled to receive that access this month and the ASUS Chromebook Flip just so happens to be the first to go live. Since we...

Poll: Will You Buy a Chromebook Once They Get Android Apps?

Kellen May 20, 2016 120

Google's big day 2 announcement at Google I/O centered around the Google Play store and Android apps making their way onto Chromebooks. I followed up that news by writing up a bunch (probably too many) of words on why I think this is a major game-changer and...

Chromebooks Just Killed the Tablet

Kellen May 20, 2016 193

If you are at all considering an Android tablet purchase at the moment, feel free to stop. I say that because in a couple of weeks, Android apps and the Google Play store will arrive on select Chromebooks. By the end of the year, those same apps will arrive on...