The next Chromebook to hit the streets will also be the cheapest to date. Pre-orders for the new Samsung Chromebook start this afternoon at 3:00PM Eastern, and you’ll be able to pick one up for $249. It should be available from major US and UK retailers Monday. For that price you get a laptop with […]
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Google to offer 100GB Google Drive space to new Chromebook owners
Google Chrome OS is an operating system designed around a web browser. Chromebook and Chromebox devices look like standard computers, but since they only really run one program, they can boot more quickly and they don’t need as much storage as a traditional laptop. But if you have a lot of documents, pictures, videos, or […]
Google rolls out Chromebook, Chromebox rentals starting at $25 per month
Google is now offering US organizations the opportunity to rent laptop or desktop computers running Google Chrome OS. Prices start at $30 per month for a Chromebox or $25 per month for a Chromebook. The hardware is available on a monthly basis with no need to sign a contract, but prices actually go down the longer […]
Chromebooks can now play movies from the Google Play Store
Google rolled out an update to Chrome OS this week that lets you watch movies purchased or rented at the Google Play Store on a Chromebook. Seriously, that feature wasn’t already available. Now it is. Kind of. On Tuesday Google started rolling out an update to the stable channel of Chrome OS, adding a number […]
Google Chromebooks get easier-to-use apps list
Google has been busy making Chrome OS look more like a standard desktop operating system. Up until a few months ago the browser-based operating system booted right into a web browser window, and there was no way to minimize it. The browser was the desktop. Then Google rolled out an update that added a taskbar […]
Upgrading the Samsung Series 3 Chromebox
The Samsung Series 3 Chromebox is a tiny computer designed to run Google’s Chrome operating system. It doesn’t have the fastest processor around or the highest storage capacity. But with 4GB of RAM, a 16GB solid state disk, and an Intel Celeron (or Core i5 CPU on developer models), it’s got more than enough power […]
Chrome OS To Allow Dual-Booting In Future Releases?
Ever since the first Google Chrome OS laptops came into existence, hackers have been trying to figure out how to load Ubuntu and other Linux distributions onto the machines. After all, the Chromebooks and Chromeboxes put out by Samsung and Acer have some nice hardware and don’t cost too much. However, some find the browser-based […]
Dual boot Chrome OS, Ubuntu on a Chromebook, Chromebox
Google Chrome OS is an operating system designed around the Chrome web browser. All the apps you run on Chrome OS are web apps, which is why computers designed to run Chrome tend to ship with just 16GB of storage — you don’t need space to store apps or files on a large hard drive. […]
Google Chromebooks coming to 100 Best Buy stores (and Dixons in UK)
Google has announced that the latest Chromebooks will be available in 100 Best Buy locations around the US. UK retailer Dixons will also be offering Chromebooks. This is the first time laptops running Chrome OS will be available in bricks and mortar stores. Chromebooks are also available for purchase online. Right now there are three […]
Initial Raspberry Pi support comes to Chromium OS
Chromium OS hacker Hexxeh has been working on porting the open source version of Google’s Chrome operating system to run on the $35 Raspberry Pi computer. While it’s still a work in progress, an initial commit of the Raspberry Pi board has been approved by the official Chromium OS team. Right now this just means […]