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The guidelines for designing tablet and Chromebook apps have been in need of updates for years, and less than a week before Google I/O, the Material Design team has introduced Material Design Guidance for Large Screens. The team also teased forward to more changes during panels next week.
Whether your kid is still in elementary school or needing a new laptop for high school, there's a Chromebook out there for everyone! These are the best Chromebooks and Chromebook tablets for students of all grades.
We've now had Android apps on Chromebooks for five years, and while Chromebooks have come a long way in that time, app performance and optimization for Chrome OS have made significantly less progress.
Google's Fuchsia OS has been in development for six years now and we've still not seen much in the way of progress or development. That hasn't stopped Google from getting new partners to work on the platform, as Samsung has now officially contributed code to the open-source project.
The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 is shiny and new, but it is far from a worthy upgrade of the original Galaxy Chromebook. In fact, being a downgrade is the whole point of the second generation, but it's not enough of a price drop to make the sacrifice count.
Wireless chargers have been around for several years now, but even as the technology has improved, the market's still flooded with older, cheaper, inferior pads. If you want to grab a wireless charger that'll last and work best for your current (and future) devices, here's how to tell the difference between a bad charger and a good one.
The pandemic drove an unusual spike in sales for tablets and Windows laptops, but even as lockdowns end and vaccinations rise, Chromebook sales are continuing to expand at an impressive pace. Here's why it's not slowing down anytime soon.
Widgets can add style, functionality, or just plain fun to your home screen. Here's how to add and remove them easily!
The Samsung Galaxy A52 5G is one of the best mid-range phones Samsung has ever produced, and the Pixel 4a 5G is a worthy rival if you're looking to upgrade in 2021. Both have strengths, but can the Pixel's camera prowess overcome the sales and Samsung polish that the A52 5G is rocking?
Want to give your Android phone a new look with minimal effort? How about trying out a new launcher? If that sounds like something for you, we've rounded up the very best there is.
Finding a docking station that will work consistently with a Chromebook is a lot harder than it is for Windows and Macbooks, but we're going to have two more options this summer from Hyper. The HyperDrive 14-port Docking Station may be a bit expensive for most Chromebook users, but it's got more ports than you can share a flash drive at.
Chrome allows you to experiment with all kinds of new features or little-used tweaks if you want, and they're all kept in one easy-to-search page so you can keep them straight as you tinker. Here's how to toggle on that upcoming Chrome OS feature or fix some hardware bugs.
Chromebooks have been able to connect to your Android phone for years so that your Chromebook stays unlocked while the phone is nearby, but these days it can do more! See your phone's notifications and control some of your phone's settings straight from your Chromebook with Phone Hub.
If you're picking up the OnePlus 9 Pro, you need to protect your investment and get some extra grip with a high-quality case. Whether you want clear cases or heavy duty, thin cases or hybrids, these are the cases your OnePlus 9 Pro deserves.
Chromebooks are handy little laptops, but when yours is plugged in and not doing anything, you can let it pull double duty as a smart display with Ambient Display and Google Assistant.
Part Google Docs, part Google Tasks, part scratchpad, and all awesome, Google Keep is much more than just a note-taking app. Whether you need it to juggle multiple major projects or just need a grocery list that'll pop up when you reach Target, Google Keep is more than deserving of a spot on your home screen and in your workflow.
Portable charging is great, but cables get snagged, ripped, and forgotten. Wireless power banks don't need no stinkin' cables!
Six months after its announcement, the Acer Chromebook Spin 513 is finally available for purchase. The Snapdragon 7c processor inside is drawing a lot of attention while not drawing much battery power, but even after six months, that processor still needs optimization for Chrome OS.
As 5G phones and coverage slowly continue to roll out across the west, Samsung is stepping up to fill the hole left by LG's mid-range phones and give us a 5G phone that'll be a no-brainer for those on carriers. Even unlocked, the Galaxy A52 5G is an attractive offering worth considering next time you upgrade.
Wireless charging on past Pixels was always a bit of a guessing game. Unique profiles and speeds meant that you had to search high and low to find chargers that worked. Thankfully with the Pixel 5, things are much more mainstream and chargers are more widely available.