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3 more native Android apps hit the Chrome Web Store

Google is working with Android app developers to bring more native Android apps to the Chrome Web Store. This lets you run Android apps on Chromebook or Chromebox. The first batch of Android apps for Chrome OS launched in September, with a few high-profile apps including Evernote, Vine, and Duolingo. The second batch is a bit […]

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HP Chromebook 14 with NVIDIA Tegra K1 now available for $299 and up

The HP Chromebook 14 is a notebook with a 14 inch screen and Google’s Chrome operating system. HP has released a few versions of this laptop over the past few years, but the latest model is the first to feature an ARM-based processor instead of an Intel chip. The HP Chromebook 14 G3 is now available […]

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Lilbits (9-30-2014): Monitor and kill battery-draining tabs in a Chromebook

Most operating systems can give you an idea of which apps are using the most CPU power or memory. But there’s a new feature in the dev channel for Chrome OS that goes a bit further and lets you see which apps or web pages are draining the most power from your battery. This could […]

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Acer and Toshiba’s new Bay Trail Chromebooks now available for $199 and up

Acer and Toshiba introduced new Chromebooks featuring Intel Celeron Bay Trail processors this summer, and now they’re available for purchase. The Acer Chromebook 11 is a $199 model that promises long battery life at a low price, while the Toshiba Chromebook 2 costs a bit more… but offers premium options including a full HD display. […]

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Installing Android apps on Chromebooks made easier by Chrome APK Packager tool

Want to run Android app on a Chromebook? There are a few Android apps available in the Chrome Web Store. But if you want to try apps that don’t yet officially support Chrome OS you can convert just about any Android app into something that’ll run in Chrome using the unofficial ChromeOS-APK tools. You can even run Android […]

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Now you can run most Android apps on a Chromebook (unofficially)

Google recently rolled limited support for running Android apps on a Chromebook. At launch only 4 Android apps were added to the Chrome Web Store: Duolingo, Evernote, Vine, and Sight Words. But while you’re waiting for more Android apps to hit Chrome’s app store you can actually get just about any Android app to run […]

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Samsung Chromebook with Intel Celeron Bay Trail coming soon

Samsung was one of the first companies to begin offering laptops with Google’s Chrome Operating System. But for the past few years the company has been offering models that are a bit different from the competition. While Acer, Asus, Dell, Lenovo, and HP have a number of models with Intel chips, the only models Samsung […]

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Google is bringing Chromebook Lending Library to college campuses

Need a laptop for a few days and don’t mind one that runs Chrome OS? Google’s going to be loaning Chromebooks to students on college campuses through a new Chromebook Lending Library program. The Lending Libraries will pop up at 12 college campuses this fall, and students will be able to sign up to borrow a Chromebook […]