That's when I started researching and discovered something incredible. I could turn my old Chromebook into a smart home hub ...

Once you've gained the freedom to install Linux on your Chromebook, the next step is to choose the right distribution. There ...

The iconic Homo erectus fossil was welcomed home with a repatriation ceremony and a new museum exhibit in Jakarta.

Cyber Week 2025 is over, but the deals continue. Online retailers such as Walmart, Target, and Best Buy continue to offer many Chromebooks at significant discounts. Whether you're hunting for a ...

PC enthusiasts, including myself, have often tried to install Windows on Chromebooks — a project that sounds tempting on paper. After all, Windows offers greater flexibility and app support, while ...

Chromebooks have been around for almost 15 years, and since their launch, they've made some noble attempts to evolve into something beyond just a super cheap laptop for students. It's been a difficult ...

Microsoft’s security nightmare is coming true for more than 200 million Windows users. In just 25 days you will be "vulnerable to cyber threats, such as malware and viruses.” And you may need to pay a ...

Chromebooks are low-cost laptops that mostly target students and educators. While running ChromeOS under the hood makes them efficient, they lack a strong upgrade path and full-featured options ...

The Java ecosystem has historically been blessed with great IDEs to work with, including NetBeans, Eclipse and IntelliJ from JetBrains. However, in recent years Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor ...

It's still in beta, but if you have one of the 35 models that support Steam on ChromeOS, you can play PC games from the Steam store. Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been ...

ChromeOS-based laptops are known to be endurance champs, but Google is out to change that image with help from game-maker Valve. In 2022, the two released an alpha version of Valve's Steam game store ...

Chromebooks are some of the best value for money laptops you can buy. They're easy to use, secure, and have impressive battery life. But as good as Chromebooks are, they have their limitations. For ...