Chrome OS is an operating system designed to run one app: the web browser. As such, there is virtually nothing you can do on a laptop running Chrome OS that you can’t also do on a Windows, Mac, or Linux laptop with the Google Chrome web browser installed. But that’s beside the point. The point of […]
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Cheaper Chromebooks could be on the way (and pricier ones too)
The new Samsung Series 5 Chromebook 550 boots more quickly than most computers running Windows. It resumes from sleep instantly. And while its Celeron processor isn’t exactly the fastest CPU around, the computer feels very quick and responsive most of the time. Part of the reason the laptop feels so zippy is because it’s running […]
Samsung Series 5 Chromebook 550: First impressions (video)
The Samsung Series 5 Chromebook 550 is the second laptop from Samsung designed to run Chrome OS. But while last year’s model had an Intel Atom processor and 2GB of RAM, the new model has a Celeron processor and 4GB of memory. You might not think that it takes bleeding edge hardware to run an […]
Google Chrome OS: It’s not for tablets (right now)
Google Chrome OS is an operating system designed around the Chrome web browser. Right now it’s available on Chromebook laptops and Chromebox desktop computers. But what about tablets? We’ve seen signs that the developers behind Chrome OS were working on a tablet-friendly user interface in the past. But it looks like there are currently no […]
Samsung launches Chromebox, next-gen Chromebook
Samsung and Google have introduced the next generation of hardware designed to run Chrome OS. Google’s Chrome operating system is basically an OS designed around a web browser, and it’s designed to boot quickly, let you get online in just a few seconds, and run web apps while saving little data to local storage. The […]
Samsung Chromebox reviewed: It’s good… if you’re ready for a paradigm shift
The Samsung Chromebox is a tiny desktop computer designed to run a web browser and not much else. Actually, it runs Google’s Chrome Operating System, but Chrome OS is basically just the Chrome web browser with a few extra features tacked on for good measure. It’s the first desktop computer to ship with Chrome OS, […]
Samsung Chromebook with Celeron makes a brief appearance
We’ve known for a few months that second-generation laptop and desktop computers designed to run Google Chrome OS would use Intel Celeron chips instead of less powerful Atom processors. Now through a series of leaks we have more details. TigerDirect appears to have accidentally sold at least one Celeron-powered Samsung Chromebox a few days early […]
Samsung Chromebox coming soon for $330?
Samsung hasn’t said much about that little PC designed to run Chrome OS that we saw at CES in January. But a product listing for the Samsung Chromebox showed up briefly at retailer TigerDirect’s web site today. The page has been pulled, but the folks at Engadget snapped a picture and captured some video. If the […]
Google Drive added to Chrome OS file manager
Google is rolling out an update for Chromebook users that adds tight integration with the recently launched Google Drive online storage service. If you’re running Google’s “dev channel” software on an Aceer AC700, Samsung Series 5, or Cr-48 Chromebook, the latest update will add Google Drive integration to your file manager. That means you should […]
Chromium OS builds for the Raspberri Pi on the way, build your own now
Chromium OS is the open source version of Google’s Chrome Operating System. Like Chrome OS, Chromium is basically an operating system built around a web browser. While there are only a handful of Chrome OS devices available for purchase right now, Google makes the source code for Chromium available — and that means it’s possible […]