“Gaming Chromebooks” with Nvidia GPUs apparently killed with little fanfare
Enlarge / Asus' Chromebook Flip CX5 was one of the streaming-oriented gaming Chromebooks announced late last year.Asus Google and some of its Chromebook partners decided to try making "gaming Chromebooks" a thing late last year. These machines included some gaming laptop features like configurable RGB keyboards and high refresh rate screens, but because they still…
“Absurd”: Google, Amazon rebuked over unsupported Chromebooks still for sale
Google resisted pleas to extend the lifetime of Chromebooks set to expire as of this June and throughout the summer. Thirteen Chromebook models have met their death date since June 1 and won't receive security updates or new features from Google anymore. But that hasn't stopped the Chromebooks from being listed for sale on sites…
Zero trust for Zoom calls: ChromeOS getting universal microphone/camera toggles
Enlarge / Rather than app-by-app permissions that are set once, ChromeOS will soon offer universal mic and camera toggles that should help prevent accidental exposure of messy bedrooms, running children, penguins, and other objects.Google Chromebooks will become a better place to take a video call or audio huddle soon, as Google is giving all users…
Why it does and doesn’t matter if Google, Microsoft, or Zoom...
Enlarge / Logitech really wants you to know that its Brio 500 webcam works with Meet, Teams, Zoom, and Chromebooks. Logitech made a peculiar announcement in January. It proudly declared that its MX Master 3S wireless mouse, along with some of its other peripherals, had been certified to work with Intel Evo laptops. (Evo laptops…
ChromeOS will finally, mercifully, let you change its keyboard shortcuts
Enlarge / For the first time since their 2011 launch, ChromeOS devices are seemingly going to allow custom keyboard shortcuts for navigation, browsing, and other functions.Google ChromeOS devices have become far more useful since the Cr-48. With Linux and Android apps, and "web only" being far less of a hindrance these days, they're compelling as…
Steam on Chromebooks enters beta, adds AMD support
Google It has been almost three years since Chromebook users got word that Steam support is coming to ChromeOS. We're still not totally there yet, but today Google announced that it's ready to enter beta testing. In a blog post, Zach Alcorn, Google product manager, announced that Steam on Chromebooks is available as a beta…
Stadia’s dead, but new Chromebooks keep Google’s cloud-gaming dreams alive
Enlarge / The Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming Chromebook (pictured) is one of three cloud gaming-focused Chromebooks announced today.Google The final nail is all but driven into Google Stadia's coffin, with Google announcing that it will shut down the game streaming service on January 18. In a meeting with the press this week, Google said it still…
Review: HP’s Elite Dragonfly Chromebook is the cream of the ChromeOS...
Enlarge / HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook. Specs at a glance: HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook Worst Best As reviewed Screen 13.5-inch 1920 x 1280 IPS touchscreen 13.5-inch 1920 x 1280 IPS touchscreen 13.5-inch 2256 x 1504 IPS touchscreen OS Chrome OS CPU Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i7-1265U vPro Intel Core i5-1245U vPro RAM 8GB LPDDR4-4266 32GB LPDDR4-4266…
The 23 best deals on laptops for Amazon Prime Day 2022,...
11 best laptop deals Dell The Acer Aspire 5 running on the AMD Ryzen 3 3350U processor is a budget-minded laptop for casual use. For $320, an already-affordable laptop is even more affordable. This budget-friendly laptop features a 15.6-inch screen with a 1366 x 768 resolution. It's powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 5700U mobile…
Google tests battery-conserving feature perfect for hoarding tabs
Scharon Harding Google is testing a method to boost the battery life of Chromebooks by changing how they work with the Chrome web browser. It's shaping up to be a potentially attractive update for users who leave a lot of tabs open on their Chromebooks. Google Chrome currently cuts the CPU time and throttles the…
