The biggest issue to plague the Pixel Slate is the poor animation performance in overview mode. More fixes and optimizations are coming this week in Chrome OS 73.
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Acer’s Next press event is scheduled for April 11 where the company is expected to announce new Chromebooks for 2019. Last year’s event saw the Acer Chromebook Tab 10 and four other Chromebooks.
After consumers gained support for Linux apps in Chrome OS 69, enterprise users get the feature in Chrome OS 73, along with managed guess sessions for improved device sharing.
Google is reportedly getting out of the Chromebook hardware business but we don’t know why, or if it’s even true. If it is, the negative impact is minimal and there could even be some positive aspect to come.
March is nearly half over and Asus said to expect its Chromebook Flip C434 this month. Staples is now showing the base model while Promevo has it and the Core i5 edition prepping for orders.
With an updated Skype for Web service, Microsoft has eliminated support for all but the Edge and Chrome browsers on certain hardware. To get around this on a Chromebook, you can use this trick.
Since Lenovo isn’t selling the 1080p version of the Yoga Chromebook C630, Best Buy is the only choice in town for now. That’s OK when you can save $150 and get a free Google Home Mini.
Currently you can remove just about any app from a Chromebook directly from the app launcher. But not Linux apps. That’s changing with Chrome OS 75, which will get the feature for simple Linux app uninstalls.
If you’re running Linux on a Chromebook today, up to 90% of your free disk space can be used for the Crostini container. A new feature to resize the disk will let you free up space.
Recent code changes and testing suggest that Chromebook users won’t be limited to the custom Termina VM in Project Crostini, opening up the possibility of running another OS on the device.
At $599, the HP Chromebook X360 with 14-inch 1080p display is a good value. It’s even better with $100 off this week and you get a Google Home Mini as an added bonus.