Following Android, ChromeOS is adding systemwide privacy toggles to enable/disable access to a Chromebook’s camera and microphone.

A new report titled “Chromebook Churn” from the US Public Interest Research Group Education Fund has found that the millions of Chromebooks that flooded schools in recent years are breaking quickly with difficult repairs that lead to e-waste and higher costs.

Lack of repairability and Google’s Automatic Update Expiration system are blamed for the Chromebook churn.

Similar to Android phones, Chromebooks have a live captions accessibility feature that lets you get real-time readouts of videos and audio.

Chromebooks are simple and easy to use, and this is a collection of some of the best for kids of all ages.

Chromebooks are simple and easy to use, and this is a collection of some of the best for kids of all ages.

Google today rolled out several new features for enterprise users of its Chrome browser, including data loss prevention (DLP), protections against malware and phishing, and the ability to enable zero-trust access to the search engine.In all, Google highlighted six new features for Chrome – three of them specific to the browser’s existing DLP capabilities.A new “context-aware”…

Tap dragging on a Chromebook lets you double-tap an item on your screen to start dragging it. Here’s how to enable the feature.

Google has released Chrome version 112.0.5615.121 to address a vulnerability that can allow malicious code execution on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems.

Need to switch up your Chromebook’s font so the text is bigger or smaller? You just need to visit a few settings menus to get this done.

If you need an extra keyboard for your Chromebook or ChromeOS tablets, there are a lot of options made just for you.

In this post we look at the best Universal Stylus Initiative (USI) pens available for laptops, Chromebooks, and other touch-enabled devices.

Own a Chromebook, an Android phone, and a pair of compatible headphones? You can fast pair your favorite headphones to your Chromebook in an instant.

Chromebooks are great laptops for work or school, and Dell makes some of the best ones out there. Here are the top options.

In this buying guide we look at the best Chromebooks available for writers, taking into account display, performance, and battery life.

Riddle me this, my fellow tech-contemplating primate: What exactly is ChromeOS?It’s a simple-seeming question that’s deceptively difficult to answer. If there’s been one near-constant with Google’s ChromeOS operating system since its launch nearly 12 years ago, it’s the platform’s perpetual state of foundational change.In its earliest days, ChromeOS represented an ahead-of-its-time vision for an exceptionally…

Want to save some time when doing things on your Chromebook? Any of these nifty keyboard shortcuts can help.

As enterprise spending pivots from hardware purchases into service subscriptions, the fast-growing, ever-busy Apple enterprise space now has a new name to play with: Fleet. The company today introduced its own open-source take on mobile device management (MDM) with a cross-platform solution for macOS, Windows, Linux, and ChromeOS.

You can use the trackpad on your Chromebook if you want to scroll and click, but if you want to browse more comfortably, consider one of these mice.

Using Android apps can unlock a whole new level of creativity and productivity on a Chromebook. We’ve collected our favorites.

Chromebooks aren’t just laptops anymore. These ChromeOS-powered tablets or 2-in-1s can do so much more for you, be it drawing or taking notes.

Google Chrome saves your search keywords to help you save time. The next time you start typing the same keyword, Chrome will fill it for you. What if you want to remove those keywords from the search bar? Let me show you how to remove those search keywords from Chrome’s address bar. Chrome saves these…

Chromebooks tend to not have great port selections, so if you need to connect some peripherals, a docking station is your best bet.

Reading mode is the newest ChromeOS accessibility feature. It makes reading web pages easier. Here’s how you can get started with it.

We normally log into a Chromebook using our Google account passwords. However, sometimes, this can be difficult. Using a PIN like on our phones will be easier. In this article, I will show you how to use a PIN instead of a password. Switch Chromebook Login to PIN To switch your Chromebook login to a…

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Google to update Chrome‘s new User interface in 2023 (CR23), this year. The company has been working on a new design for some time, finally, the “Refresh of Chrome desktop UI” can be enabled and seen now. Updated Chrome looks more clear and beautiful with rounded corners everywhere for menus, and right-click menus, and, the…

Google’s latest update allows Android apps from supported smartphones to be streamed to Chromebooks.

It’s easy to overlook, but Google’s ChromeOS platform is in a near-constant state of evolution. The software inside Chromebooks gets updates and improvements multiple times a month — more than any other operating system out there — and if you aren’t watching closely, you might just miss something significant.That, my Chrome-carrying companion, is absolutely the…

It’s easy to overlook, but Google’s ChromeOS platform is in a near-constant state of evolution. The software inside Chromebooks gets updates and improvements multiple times a month — more than any other operating system out there — and if you aren’t watching closely, you might just miss something significant.That, my Chrome-carrying companion, is absolutely the…

Our team has managed to enable the new app streaming features of ChromeOS, bringing the full might of your phone’s Android apps to your Chromebook.

At CES 2022, Google announced how you’d be able to access any chat app on your Android phone using a Chromebook. We previously detailed how streaming was involved and even showed it off. This feature might be nearing a launch as Google today rolled out “Cross-Device Services” to the Play Store.

Have weak eyesight and a hard time seeing things in ChromeOS? You can turn on high contrast mode on a Chromebook to help increase legibility.

If you’re not comfortable with gesture navigation on your Chromebook or ChromeOS tablet, you can add button navigation instead.

ChromeOS isn’t just for laptops – there are also some great desktops called Chromeboxes, and we’ve rounded up the best ones for you.