At Acerâs annual global press conference today, the company announced its usual assortment of new computers ranging from humble tablets built for education to the wild desktop rigs with dual Xeon CPUs. But among Acerâs avalanche of metal and silicon, there was one device that felt like an anchor for the companyâsâŚ
Companies keep trying to make tablets for education happen. Two weeks ago, Acer announced the $329 Chromebook Tab 10, a confusingly named slate running Chrome OS that was designed with students and teachers in mind. Then Apple followed that up with a revamped iPad featuring some new education apps and Apple PencilâŚ
It was inevitable as soon as Android apps were made available on Chrome OS devices. Like an immortal highlander, there could really be only one dominant Google OS in the tablet and laptop space. And with the news that Google has killed the Pixel C Android tablet and Samsungâs next Chromebook is a detachable 2-in-1,âŚ
Chrome OS is getting there. What started out as a way to make an OS that runs well on inexpensive laptop components is slowly marching to a point where it may actually be a real competitor to Windows, macOS, and Linux. And based on a some code found in the developer preview for Android 8.1, Googleâs next addition toâŚ
I had to change how I think because of Googleâs new $1,000 Pixelbook. This gorgeous 2-in-1 is some of my favorite hardware for the price, but itâs loaded with Chrome OS, the worst operating system you could put on your computer. If youâve grown up a power user of MacOS, Windows, or Linux, then Chrome OS feels likeâŚ
If you havenât heard, a lot of Chromebooks can run Android apps now, but not everything in the Google Play Store is going to make sense for your lightweight laptopâweâre looking at you, Snapchat.Here are seven Android apps that are actually well suited to running on top of Chrome OS.
Android apps have arrived on Chrome OS. Right now they can be run on three Chromebook models, a number that will increase during the rest of 2016 and into the start of 2017 (Google has a full list). To save you the wait, we got hold of an Asus Chromebook Flip to show you how the Android experience works on aâŚ
Chromebooks are on the up and up. If youâre using a laptop running Googleâs lightweight, web-based Chrome OS software, there are a bunch of hidden tricks you might not be aware of, from safely giving others access to your Chromebook to getting the newest features for the OS before anyone else. Here are 10 tips forâŚ
At the IFA show in Berlin, Acer is showing off its new Chromebook R13, which is the industryâs first convertible Chromebook with a 13-inch display.
Chromebooks may have started life as very basic laptops that were useless without an internet connection, but theyâve become more powerful and more useful with each passing year. Now, not only is it possible to run Linux on your Chromebook, you can access the operating system through a browser window.
When Chromebooks launched in the summer of 2011, they seemed destined to fail, much like the underpowered, internet-dependent netbooks that came before them. But in the five years since, Chromebooks have defied expectations, becoming the most used device in US classrooms and even outselling Macs for the first timeâŚ
Chromebooks have surpassed sales of Mac laptops in the United States for the first time ever. And that doesnât surprise me. Because roughly a year ago I made the same switch. Formerly a lifelong Mac user, I bought my first PC ever in the form of a Chromebook. And Iâm never looking back.
Google just announced that Chrome OS will open up to Android app developers this June. Google hopes that within a couple months, apps will move to a stable beta release and finally work on Chromebooks this fall.
There are really good Chromebooks out there if you know where to look, and HP has made some very solidâif very cheapâoptions. Sadly their plastic clamshell Chromebooks still felt low budget in the face of quality devices like the Asus Chromebook Flip. But a new HP Chromebook shrugs off the failures of the past andâŚ
Currently, Chromebooks run apps off the Chrome Web Store, as well as select Android apps in an experimental runtime. But according to details in the latest developer build of Chrome OS, compatability for Androidâs millions of apps could be coming.
We called the Chromebook Flip âThe $300 Google Laptop You Didnât Know You Wanted.â Now, itâs actually on sale! You can get one at Amazon or direct from Asus. Oh, and itâs just $280, not $300, for the 4GB version we recommend.
Remember when cheap laptops were crap? Not anymoreâbecause you can buy this amazing new transforming Asus Chromebook for just $280. Oh, and did I mention itâs the first Chromebook that doubles as a tablet?
Just like the Chrome browser, Chrome OS offers several channels for you to choose between: stable, beta and development. Each one offers a different mix of new features and stability, so you can access updates earlier if youâre prepared to put up with a few bugs. Hereâs how to switch between the available channels onâŚ
Five years ago, Google CEO Eric Schmidt proclaimed that laptops would become disposable. Weâre nearly there. Starting today, you can buy a new Chromebook for just $150âthe cheapest price ever. And this spring, thereâs a $250 Chromebook coming that looks pretty incredible.
Google's original Chromebook Pixel was a beautiful, wonderful laptop. It was also absurdly expensiveâso pricey that it became a tech nerd joke. Now Google's following it up with the Pixel 2, and surprise: it's better, cheaper, and dangerously close to buyable.
