News, tips, and other articles related to Google’s Chrome OS, the lean Linux-based operating system uses on Chromebooks, Chromeboxes, and more.
Google today have unveiled a new website celebrating Chrome's first four years, enter the 'Chrome Time Machine'...
Is news of new cursors (the icon that moves on your screen when you use a mouse or trackpad) the most exciting of changes? Probably not, but since we try to cover every facet of Chrome OS, from the big to the small, it's worth us pointing out that over 20 new cursor icons are set to arrive in the OS in the coming weeks.
10 new applications are to ship in future versions of Chrome OS by default. Google hope that adding the apps will make Chrome OS easier to use 'out of the box'.
Chromebox owners waiting patiently for an official Chrome-orientated keyboard can relax: they've gone on sale. Albeit very, very quietly.
The stable channel of Chrome OS has been updated to version 21 and is rolling out to Chromebooks in the next several days. There are some minor visual tweaks to the user interface here and there, as well as bug fixes. We've got the details inside!
A long time overdue: Chromebooks and Chromeboxes are finally going to land into hundreds of retail stores across the US and the United Kingdom. The news, delivered at day two of Google's annual I/O conference, will be the first retail presence for a ChromeOS device.
Not a fan of the current 'full screen' ChromeOS application menu? Well, it seems neither are the Chrome developers; a new look app launcher has been introduced in to the developer channel of ChromeOS.
Recent commits to the ChromiumOS source code appear to hint at work on porting the OS to run on the $25 Raspberry Pi development board.
The ChromeOS beta channel has pushed out a significant update for anyone still using the 'CR-48' Chromebook - the new Aura interface! Google's freebit device also gets updated with the new open-source touchpad driver, which, in theory, promises better behaviour and responsiveness.