Need a USB keyboard for your Chrome tablet? You can now purchase either of two models from Belkin, starting at $40. They’re made for small slates but can handle larger devices such as the Pixel Slate too.
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Building off the upcoming “Share with Linux” functionality in the Chrome OS Files app, a new feature will allow you to install Debian packages on a Chromebook without having to first copy them over to Linux.
Of the three main missing features in Project Crostini, one is moving forward now: USB support is in the works for the Linux container on Chromebooks.
If Chrome OS tablets become hugely successful, we’ll look back on Chrome OS 70 as the Stable Channel release that made it happen. Here’s why.
Not all of the newest Chromebooks are in the $500 to $1,000 range. For an entry-level price of $229 to $269, you get your choice of three different sized Asus Chromebooks with Intel processors and Android app support.
The Linux container on Chromebooks is getting a broad range of shared access to data on your Google Drive and removable media directly through the Chrome OS Files app.
In case you doubted that the Snapdragon 845-powered Chrome OS device code-named Cheza would be a detachable tablet, a code commit today confirms it. Expect a 12.3-inch Chrome slate with a second battery in the keyboard.
Forget waiting for Android 8 on Chromebooks, we’re going right to Android 9 based on the latest Chrome OS Canary build. Look for an improved Google Assistant and far better Android Camera app on Chromebooks.
Surprise! The Lenovo Chromebook Yoga C630 is available at Best Buy today. The $699 model is a store exclusive and has the same internals as the $999 Google Pixelbook. $200 more gets you a 4K display.
The Inspiron Chromebook 14 that Dell announced in August for $599 will be available a little early at Best Buy. You can even pre-order now and pick up the 2-in-1 Chromebook with 8th-gen Intel Core i3 and 128GB of storage on October 21.
A few tweaks make it easier to share Chrome OS files and folders with the Linux VM in Project Crostini or close down the VM with a click, and you can now see VM resources usage in the Task Manager on your Chromebook.