Minecraft: Education Edition can now run on Chromebooks
Kids going back to school will probably be happy to learn that Minecraft: Education Edition isn’t just for PCs any more. Now they’ll be able to run it on their Google-powered Chromebooks, […]
Tag: Chromebooks
GeForce Now on Chromebooks: How it works
Nvidia’s long-awaited GeForce Now arrived on Chromebooks Tuesday morning, giving gamers the ability to play their game libraries on Google’s laptops. Plans for GeForce Now streamed gaming on Chrome OS have been […]
The Full Nerd ep. 148: GeForce RTX 3090 rumors, Intel Xe info, GeForce Now on Chromebooks
In this episode of The Full Nerd, Gordon Ung, Brad Chacos, and Willis Lai dig into an episode all about real-time ray tracing in gaming. Well, not really—but it’s worth noting that […]
AMD Ryzen is moving into Chromebooks
AMD has adapted its Ryzen microprocessor to address the growing Chromebook segment, with a new C-series lineup for mid-level and premium models. In total, AMD is offering five new processors in its […]
Intel said 11th-gen Tiger Lake is on its way to Chromebooks
Intel’s new 11th-gen Tiger Lake CPUs will be the “best processor for Chromebooks,” the company said in a blog posted Monday. Compared to a Chromebook with a 10th-gen CPU, a Chromebook with […]
Don’t tell your kids that they can play Xbox games on their Chromebooks
Right now, the most comfortable, convenient way to take advantage of Microsoft’s new Xbox cloud gaming is on…a Chromebook?! On September 15, Microsoft formally unveiled cloud gaming for Android phones and tablets, […]
Google will open Office files in editing mode, a boon for Chromebooks
Beginning in late November, Google is making a small, but critical change to how Google Drive opens Microsoft Office documents, both on the web and on Chromebooks: They will open immediately into […]
Google buys Neverware to turn old PCs into Chromebooks
Google has quietly acquired Neverware, a developer that can take an old Mac or PC and essentially retrofit it into a Chromebook via its CloudReady technology. The technology will be folded into […]
New Chromebooks will ship with Google’s Stadia pre-installed
Google’s making a play to turn Chromebooks into gaming platforms, stating this week that new Chromebooks will ship with the Google Stadia cloud gaming service pre-installed. “Did you know Chromebooks now come […]
Chromebooks continued to outsell Macs in 2020
Consumers snapped up Chromebooks in 2020, enough so that Google’s Chrome OS is now the second most popular operating system in the PC space—easily surpassing Apple’s Mac OS. Data from both IDC […]
