Nearly a year after launch, the google Pixelbook is still one of the best Chromebooks money can buy. With a list price of $999 and up, it’s also one of the most expensive. But at the moment Google is selling an entry-level PixelBook for $799, and Best Buy is running an even better deal: you […]
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Linux apps on Chromebooks makes running Windows apps easier
Now that Google is allowing users of (some) Chromebooks to run Linux applications alongside Chrome apps, there’s an odd side effect: it’s also easier to run some Windows applications. CrossOver from CodeWeavers is a utility that adds a compatibility layer to Mac and Linux that allows you to install and run some Windows applications on […]
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Deals of the Day (6-04-2018)
More than half a year after it first hit the streets, Google’s Pixelbook is still one of the best Chromebooks money can buy. It’s also still one of the most expensive, with a list price of $999 and up. But right now Google, Amazon, Best Buy, and other retailers are selling the Pixelbook for $749 […]
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Chromebooks are getting Linux app support
Google has confirmed that it’s bringing support for Linux apps to Chrome OS, which means you’ll be able to code on a Chromebook using Android Studio, an IDE like Eclipse, edit images using tools like GIMP, or run thousands of other apps. We’ve known this was coming for a while thanks to code commits and […]
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Update: Nope (It sure looks like Chromebooks will support some Windows apps soon)
Update: It turns out this article was based on faulty evidence. Chrome Unboxed saw the Open with Windows Application option because they had Crossover installed on their Pixelbook. While it’s already possible to use Crossover or WINE to run Windows apps on some Chromebooks that support Android apps, there’s currently no evidence that Google is […]
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Google Pixelbook review roundup: An expensive Chromebook worth buying?
When Google launched the first Chromebook Pixel in 2013, a lot of people scratched their heads. It was a laptop with some pretty phenomenal hardware (albeit not enough built-in storage space) that ran an operating system most people associated with dirt cheap netbook-like laptops. I quite liked it, but acknowledged that the $1299 price tag […]
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Google Pixelbook launches Oct 31st for $999 and up
Google’s latest Chromebook is the first to feature built-in support for Google Assistant, the first to support pen input, and the first to feature a convertible design that lets you flip the screen back 360 degrees to use the computer as a tablet. It’s called the Google Pixelbook, and it comes with up to an […]
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$1199 Google Pixelbook premium Chromebook with pen support leaked
While Chromebooks have made huge inroads in the education market over the past few years, it’s been a while since Google released a new Chromebook Pixel for Chrome OS fans looking for a best-in-class device. Now it looks like the wait is almost over. Droid Life reports that Google will launch a new model called […]