All articles by Joey-Elijah Sneddon

The New ChromeOS Wallpaper Picker Is A Thing of Beauty

Here's a change in ChromeOS dev that many of you will find trivial but a few, myself included, will find beautiful: a dark wallpaper picker.

3 March 2013

CIRC: An IRC Client for Google Chrome

Been looking for a Google Chrome IRC Client? Meet CIRC - a powerful, native-like app for Chrome.

28 February 2013

Netflix Plugin for ARM Chromebook Added to ChromeOS Dev

Are you a Samsung Chromebook (aka 'The ARM one') owner? Good news: you are one step closer to finally being able to use Netflix.

28 February 2013

Google Advertising Chromebook in Chrome New Tab Page

Google are once again display adverts for their Chromebook's on Google Chrome's 'New Tab' page. And what a billboard that is: there are over 300 million active users of Google Chrome.

18 February 2013

How To Set Up GiffGaff 3G on a Chromebook

UK mobile network GiffGaff offer some deliciously tempting data-only deals which are perfect for using with Chrome OS. With a trip coming up I need to have 'on the go' internet access so I can work. So I've decided to take my 3G-toting Samsung Chromebook Series 5. But how do you set-up GiffGaff 3G to work with a Chromebook? Is it even possible? Thankfully it is...

31 December 2012

Google Launching Touchscreen Chromebook ‘By End of Year’

A touchscreen Chromebook is due for release before the end of the year according to reports from a Chinese industry publication. Citing Taiwanese manufacturers as its source, the 'Commercial Times' reports that a 12" touch-controlled Chromebook will 'start shipping [before] the end of 2012'.

26 November 2012

ChromeOS Dev Channel Updates, Adds App Reordering, Smart Window Placing

New features have landed in the ChromeOS dev channel, including the ability to re-arrange apps in the App Menu, and mirror the display on a second monitor. Sure, they might sound like trivial additions - but they make using ChromeOS as a bona-fide desktop that little bit easier.

21 November 2012
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ChromeOS Verification Screen Gets Serious

With more ChromeOS devices floating around - and thus more users - the decision has been taken to replace the currently humorous 'verification screen' with a more considered and grown up one.

20 November 2012
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Acer’s New Chromebook Unveiled, Priced at $199

A mere day after images of it leaked online the new Acer Chromebook has been formally announced. And boy is it cheap.

12 November 2012