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How to easily move iPhone photos to your Chromebook

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 Kevin C. Tofel 7 Comments Chrome OS, Chromebook, Google Photos, How to, iOS, iPhone, photos, Productivity, Tips

Is it a challenge to move photos from your iPhone to your Chromebook? Not at all: There are two easy ways to make it happen and one of them can even free up storage space your iPhone.

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Apple Silicon targets between power consumption and performance
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Apple’s own chips inside ARM-powered Macs show why Google needs to make custom silicon for Chromebooks

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Kevin C. Tofel 8 Comments Android, Apple, ARM, Chrome OS, Chromebooks, Intel, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Project Crostini, X86

Those not happy with Android apps on Chromebooks might be tempted by Apple’s transition to ARM-powered Macs. Why? The company will have a unified desktop and mobile app platform that appears to perform better.

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After 7 years, a bug fix will let Chromebooks use a USB-connected iPhone for mobile broadband

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 Kevin C. Tofel 5 Comments Chrome OS, Chromebooks, iPhone, Linux, mobile broadband, USB

A bug filed on this day in 2013 is finally close to being resolved: Linux kernel updates and other code changes will make it easy to use a USB-connected iPhone in place of a Wi-Fi connection on Chromebooks.

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Chromebooks may soon support USB tethering to iPhones for internet access

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment Bluetooth, Chrome OS, hotspot, Instant Tethering, iOS, iPhone, Linux, USB, USB-C, Wi-Fi

USB-tethering to an iPhone for web access is in the works for Chromebooks. Why would you need this? It uses less battery on your device compared to Wi-Fi or Bluetooth tethering.

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Opinion Q&A 

Can you happily use a Chromebook and an iPhone? Yup.

August 3, 2018 Kevin C. Tofel 23 Comments Apple, Chrome OS, Chromebooks, Google, iOS, iPhone, Pixelbook, Productivity

When I’m out working with my Pixelbook and iPhone X, people often come up to me and ask: “How can you use an iPhone with a Chromebook?” It’s actually pretty easy and not that bad of an experience.

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