How To Make Facebook Video Calls on a Chromebook

It's now possible to make Facebook Video Calls on a Chromebook out of the box, no plugin download or workaround needed.

13 January 2015

Chromebooks ‘Fuelled’ PC Shipments In Late 2014, IDC Say

Chromebooks once again helped boost the flagging PC industry during the fourth quarter 2014, the latest PC shipment figures from IDC claim.

13 January 2015

Browse TED Talks From the Chrome OS File Manager With This New Extension

A new extension for Chrome OS allows you to browse TED Talks from the Chrome OS File Manager as if they were local video files stored on your SSD.

9 January 2015

Code References for Three New Broadwell Chrome Devices Surface

A trio of Chrome 'boards' using Intel's power-efficient Broadwell processors have been added to the Chromium OS repository, suggest new devices are coming.

9 January 2015

First Chrome OS Beta, Dev Releases of 2015 Now Rolling Out

Flags to enable experimental Wi-Fi password sync and a Material Design PDF viewer feature in the first Chrome OS Dev Channel release of the year.

9 January 2015

Chrome OS File Manager To Get ‘Material Design’ Revamp

Google is to bring a Material Design file manager to Chrome OS as early as next month, a recent bug report suggests. But what will it look like?

8 January 2015

TalkTalk Confirms Purchase of Tesco Blinkbox VOD Service

TalkTalk has acquired 'blinkbox' video streaming service from troubled UK supermarket chain Tesco, but long-term plans could see Chromecast support dropped.

8 January 2015

‘Material Icon’ Headed to Chrome’s Desktop Webcam App

Google's webcam app for Chrome is getting a new "material icon" design in keeping with other Chrome OS apps like the Gallery, File Manager and Audio player.

7 January 2015

Chrome Web Apps Will Soon Behave Like Native Apps on Mac

The latest developer channel release of Google Chrome for Mac features some much needed improvements to the way 'Hosted Apps' run and integrate with OS X.

7 January 2015