[ad_1] Today, the most common way to install apps on a Chromebook is to download the Android version through the Play Store. But that isn’t a perfect solution, in part because the apps aren’t designed for Chrome OS. It looks like this could be changing though. As Chrome Unboxed discovered, Twitter and YouTube TV now […]
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Samsung’s 4K OLED Chromebook arrives on April 6th for $999
[ad_1] While $999 is a lot for a Chromebook, Samsung’s model will actually be one of the cheapest OLED notebooks on the market. And according to Engadget reviews editor Cherlynn Low, who saw it at CES, it has a premium look and feel to match that screen. The Galaxy will also be one of the […]
Google is working on a native printing and scanning app for Chrome OS
[ad_1] Print Management App Enables the print management app that allows Chrome OS users to view and manage their native print jobs. #print-job-management-app The app’s development is still in its very early stages, but it will apparently show you your recent print attempts, a job’s name and which printer it was sent to, as well […]
HP’s latest Chromebooks for schools include more durable keyboards
[ad_1] The differences after that mostly come down to form factor. The Intel-based Chromebook 11 G8 EE and AMD-powered 11A G8 EE are both billed as the thinnest 11-inch toughened Chromebooks for schools at 0.74in thick, while the Chromebook 11 x360 G3 EE is a convertible for situations when a tablet-style interface will help. The […]
Google’s Pixelbook Go is finally available in ‘Not Pink’
[ad_1] The Pixelbook Go isn’t the most exciting Chromebook on the market, but it ticks the right checkboxes with solid performance, healthy battery life and a quality keyboard. Most of the complaints simply revolve around the cost. It’s an unexciting design for what you’re paying, and you can pay quite a lot if you want […]
Steam might be coming to Chromebooks
[ad_1] On Chromebooks, Steam would be enabled by Chrome OS’s Linux compatibility, Liu said. Since Chrome OS is essentially based on Linux, and there is Steam for Linux, bringing Steam to Chromebooks might not be as a big of a stretch as it might sound. It is unlikely that we’ll see the full library of […]
Google offers new Chromebook buyers three months of Disney+ for free
[ad_1] Google announced the offer on its website, where it details that as a new subscriber you can get three months of Disney+ when you activate a new Chromebook between 25th November 2019 and 31st January 2020. You’ll need to visit this page from your Chromebook to get the discount, where you can hit the […]
Google Cloud Print follows Reader and Inbox to the trash heap after 2020
[ad_1] If there’s anything Google loves as much as launching interesting new projects (say hello to Stadia and Duplex on the web!), it’s killing them off after a few years, and now we have an end date for Google Cloud Print. The service launched in 2010 as a way to make printers more accessible for […]
Apple’s Phil Schiller says Chromebooks won’t help kids succeed (updated)
[ad_1] We’ve asked Apple and Google for comment. There are already plenty of people who disagree with Schiller’s assessment, mind you. As we found out through the teachers themselves, Apple’s ideal and the practical reality can be two very different things. While some educators do see value in iPads, tight school budgets frequently make them […]
Google Pixelbook Go review: Function over form
[ad_1] In use While Google cut some corners in the design department, the Pixelbook Go is still among the more powerful Chromebooks out there. The base model pairs an eighth-generation Intel Core m3 processor with 8GB of RAM and 64GB of storage; the one I reviewed steps up to an i5 processor and 128GB of […]