Latest Chromebook News

I’m a Mac. I’m a PC. I’m a … Chromebook? (Premium)
Ten years ago, Apple subjected TV viewers to a deceptive series of anti-PC advertisements. Now, Google is doing it too. […]

Google Just Took a Huge Shot at Windows and Mac in New Chromebook Ad
Remember Scroogle? Well, Google just released a very similar ad for Chromebooks. The company is taking shot at Windows and […]

Thinking About the Next Pixelbook (Premium)
Google’s Pixelbook 2 will compete directly with Microsoft’s Surface Pro. But as a small detachable, it holds little interest for […]

The PC Industry (Barely) Grew for the First Time in 6 Years
Both Gartner and IDC agree that the PC industry grew—if very slightly—in the quarter ending June 30, the first that’s […]

Spectre Mitigation Increases Chrome Memory Usage, Google Says
This week, Google said that the site isolation technologies it has had to add to its Chrome web browser to […]

The PWA Revolution is Off to a Slow Start. Why? (Premium)
I had hoped that 2018 would be the year of the Progressive Web App. It could still happen, but the […]

Hands-On with Google Messages for Web
This week, Google announced that it was bringing its Android Messages app to the web. I finally gained access, and […]

Samsung Announces Second-Generation Chromebook Plus
Samsung today announced its second-generation Chromebook Plus, again offering a convertible design with touch and smartpen support. “Today’s consumers want […]