We got Google’s Chrome OS up and running alongside Android on a Pixel phone. This is possible thanks to a special build of Chromium OS — the open-source version of Chrome OS — made for running in a ...

Android and Chrome OS have been developed in parallel for years, but Google is planning to streamline its operating systems. In a recent interview, Android Ecosystem President Sameer Samat stated ...

Since this would be a controversial move, we wanted to get your opinions on it. We ran a poll on the topic and saw an overwhelming number of responses: over 5,400 votes! This gives us a huge sample ...

Google recently announced that Gemini will soon replace Google Assistant everywhere, from your phone and smartwatches to smart home speakers. ChromeOS has now joined the transition bandwagon, starting ...

While many of us thought Google’s laptop and desktop OS would be an extension of Android, Google had been working on the ChromeOS. Announced today in a simple blogpost by Sundar Pichai, Google VP ...

If you were expecting computer makers to start showing off netbooks and tablets running Google’s Chrome at Computex this week, it looks like you’ll have to wait a little longer. When Google first ...

While devices running CloudReady OS aren’t true Chromebooks, they offer an attractive option for enterprise use. Here’s how to deploy and manage CloudReady devices at your organization. Whether you’ve ...

Chrome OS must be a dream come true for Google-versus-Microsoft fanboys. Rumors that Google would ship a desktop OS first flew back in 2006, but the project in question turned out to be for internal ...

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It’s never fun to be in last place. Google has been coasting along with its Android tablets and Chromebooks for years, playing second fiddle to the bigger players in the game. But the company has a ...

What just happened? Google is reportedly all set to separate the Chrome browser and ChromeOS on Chromebooks, and it's using Linux to do so. The move has been in the making since at least 2020, when ...