Lenovo Among the new hardware launched this week at IFA in Berlin are a couple of premium Chromebooks. Lenovo’s $ 600 Yoga Chromebook brings high-end styling and materials to the Chromebook space, along with well-specced internals and a high quality screen. Dell’s $ 600 Inspiron Chromebook 14 has slightly lower specs but is similarly offering […]
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Google may bring Windows 10 support to multiple Chromebooks
You might not have to splurge on a Pixelbook if you’re pining after a Chromebook with Windows 10 support. XDA-Developers has learned through source code that Campfire, the feature that would let Chrome OS dual-boot Windows 10, would be available in multiple “variants” — that is, on more than one Chrome OS device. This wouldn’t […]
Chrome’s pull-to-refresh starts making its way to Chromebooks
Chrome on Chromebooks and Windows-2-in-1 devices is on its way to becoming more like its sibling on mobile. As lucasban has posted on Reddit, the pull-to-refresh gesture is now available on the browser’s developer channel for those platforms. While the feature might not make that much of a difference as it does on mobile — […]
Microsoft Office is now available for all Chromebooks
It took its sweet time, but Microsoft Office for Android is now available on all Play Store-compatible Chromebooks, according to Chrome Unboxed. The software’s convoluted journey en route to Google’s laptops is well documented. As a recap, when Android app support arrived on Chrome OS over a year ago, Microsoft’s Office Suite apps were (naturally) […]
Google hints Assistant is nearly ready for Chromebooks
Google’s October 4th event might include more for Chrome OS fans than the rumored Pixelbook. David Cannon and 9to5Google have spotted multiple app references to Google Assistant coming to Chromebooks. Google’s Home app notes that some Assistant apps will work with Chromebooks, for instance, while the Chat with your Assistant app recently started listing compatibility […]
The best Chromebooks you can buy
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. The Insider Pick: Chromebooks just keep getting better. After much research and testing, we found that the Asus Chromebook Flip C302 is the best one you can buy. […]
MakerBot will connect Chromebooks to cloud-based 3D printers
Earlier this year, Makerbot announced in its most recent bloodletting that it would focus more on the education market. Today we’re seeing some of the fruits of that decision. First up is “My MakerBot,” what the outfit describes as a cloud-enabled browser-based printer monitoring platform that’s compatible with Chromebooks (which are incredibly popular in the […]
Our 12 Favorite Laptops, From MacBooks to Chromebooks
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‘Instant Tethering’ comes to Chromebooks with some caveats
When you’re nowhere near a Wi-Fi hotspot, tethering to your smartphone’s data connection is a great solution. Doing it quickly and easily makes it even nicer. Apple has had what it calls Instant Hotspot since 2014, while Google added Instant Tethering to its Nexus and Pixel devices this past January. Now it looks like the […]
Our 10 Favorite Laptops, From MacBooks to Chromebooks
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