You’ve probably heard about Google Chromebooks. Like Android, Chrome OS is based on some variant of Linux, but it is targeted at the “cloud first” strategy so Chromebooks typically don’t have a huge ...

The search company's programmers have a bare-bones version of Chrome working on Linux--enough to use JavaScript and Gmail. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors ...

Chrome OS 69 is rolling out now to Chrome OS-powered hardware. The Chrome OS 69 update brings stable Linux app support to specific Chromebooks as well as some new features and design tweaks. Many of ...

Chromebooks are pretty darn handy. Even some hardcore Windows users now acknowledge that a Chromebook might be just what you need for work. But, as great as Chromebooks are, and as much progress as ...

Chrome OS began as a simple browser-based operating system that only ran progressive web and Chrome apps. Over the years, Google's OS has evolved well past its humble origins. Modern Chromebooks ...

Developers and schools will love the programming tools they'll be able to run on Chromebooks now, Google says at its Google I/O show. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

According to a report by Tech Radar, a group of security experts has questioned why Google Chrome took a long time before releasing the privacy feature to the Linux platform. If Chrome finally allows ...

If you’d like to employ a Chromebook as a developer machine, you might be interested in a new multi-Linux container feature in Chrome OS 98. Jack Wallen shows you how to enable and use it. Chrome OS ...

Chromebooks are amazing little machines. Since they run a barebones operating system with just a browser on top, they are often inexpensive, low-powered, and incredibly useful. However, if you want to ...

I will show that it's possible to install, configure, and use this Linux distribution with absolutely no command-line access. Read now At Google I/O, Google announced it was bringing Linux to Chrome ...

Chrome OS is about to become even more powerful, with Google’s “Bruschetta” project adding support for using the Linux distro of your choice. One of the biggest shifts for Chrome OS in recent years ...