Category: Others

November 20, 2020

Being able to install Linux apps on Chrome OS opens up some fascinating new possibilities — particularly if you’re an advanced user. After all, while a Chromebook’s standard combo of web apps, Chrome apps, and Android apps is more than […]

October 29, 2020

Hi. I’m writing this in the Microsoft Word app for Windows…on a Chromebook. I’ve got Microsoft Edge open, too, all within the standard Chrome OS interface — complete with my usual set of web apps, Android apps, and even Linux […]

October 20, 2020

Chromebooks are supposed to be simple, hassle-free systems — computers that are free from the complications of their Windows and Mac cousins. And by and large, they live up to that expectation. But, well, they’re still computers. And no matter […]

September 28, 2020

For a couple of years now, we’ve heard that Apple kept putting off a big home screen overhaul for iOS as it struggled with improving its development process to reduce the number of bugs that ship with its big annual […]

September 17, 2020

Don’t look now, but Chrome OS is about to undergo the biggest and most transformative change in the platform’s history. It’s something we’ve actually been hearing about since April but that’s just starting to take shape publicly for the first […]

September 16, 2020

Microsoft has submitted a series of patches to Linux kernel developers requesting that Linux run as the root partition on the Hyper-V, its hypervisor software for running Windows and non-Windows instances on hardware. Microsoft “wants to create a complete virtualization […]

September 10, 2020

Google’s Chrome OS platform sure isn’t what it used to be. The software that started out as a strictly web-centric entity — with everything revolving around the Chrome browser and apps that could operate inside it — has evolved into […]

September 8, 2020

Google is ready to release Android 11 to the general public. The announcement on Tuesday follows several months of beta testing and updates to the latest mobile operating system. The update is rolling out right now for Google’s Pixel line […]

September 2, 2020

Google has released Chrome OS version 85 and has highlighted several new features aimed at making Chromebooks easier to use for everyone at home. A new Wi-Fi Sync feature caters to people who often switch between different Chromebooks or share […]

September 1, 2020

We’re officially in the final countdown to the launch of Android 11, which is expected to arrive any week now — but forget the shiny new stuff for a second. I’d be willing to wager there are some worthwhile treats […]