Are you thinking about getting a Chromebook? When I first wrote this post in 2014, and even when I updated it in 2016, I could not possibly have recommended that...Continue reading
Tag: Chromebook
A Million Android Apps Are Coming to Chromebooks Next Month – Just Not Yours
I have some good news and some bad news about the long-anticipated merging of Chrome and Android. Google announced at the I/O conference this week that last month’s rumors about Chromebooks getting...Continue reading
3M Cloud Library now Available for Chromebooks
I was updating my post on Chrome as a reading platform this morning when I came across a previously unannounced Chrome app. The 3M Cloud Library (which is now owned...Continue reading
Got a Freewrite by Astrohaus? Want to Write a Review?
When the much anticipated Freewrite retro word processor launched last month, I expected that we would soon have the chance to read several user reviews of the $500 glorified typewriter. Unfortunately, that hasn’t...Continue reading
iPad Pro Outsold the Surface Tablet Last Year
Tablet sales were down last year across the board, but there was one bright spot (I mean, besides the success of the Fire tablet). IDC reported that the detachable tablet,...Continue reading
IDC: Chromebooks Gain on iPads in Schools
A new report from IDC last week revealed that Apple’s pattern of being the most profitable device maker (but not the biggest platform) is just as true in academic market as...Continue reading
Intel’s New 2-in-1 Reference Design Tablet Will Have You Seeing Double
Over the past few years Intel has shown off any number of reference designs, including tablets, a Chromebook, and a two-in-one laptop, and now Intel is talking about their most ambitious...Continue reading
E-Fun Nextbook Flexx 2-in-1 Windows 8 Convertibles Launch for $178 And Up
Widely known for their incredibly cheap tablets, budget tablet maker E-Fun has launched a couple new dual-purpose Windows 8 tablets with Intel Atom Bay Trail, detachable keyboard docks, and the expected...Continue reading
Google Debuts First Chrome on a Stick, First Chromebook Tablet, & $149 Chromebooks
Some companies might want to spread out their product launches in order to get more press, but not Google. The ad network and its hardware partners announced a slew of new...Continue reading
Chromebooks Outsold iPads in US Schools in the 4th Quarter
Apple may be winning the smartphone market and still lead consumer tablet sales, but report after report says that they’re losing out on school sales. And according to Futuresource, that trend continued...Continue reading
Archos Launches a Line of Education Tablets, Laptops
Archos jumped into the edutech market on Monday with the launch of four new tablets and laptops. With screen sizes ranging from 9″ to 14″, Archos will have most students’ needs...Continue reading
Blogger Gives Up on Chrome, Goes Back to Firefox
As a blogger, I spend 80% of my day in a web browser, so when I this morning that Eric Limer had posted a rant about Chrome I made sure to...Continue reading
Dell launches Chromebook, Win8 Laptop for Educational Market
Ever interested in the lucrative 1:1 market, Dell launched a pair of laptops yesterday (to compliment its new Windows and Android tablets). The new Chromebook 11 and Latitude 11 Education Edition...Continue reading
Security Update Lets Admins Remotely Lock Lost or Stolen Chromebooks
Last week Google released an update for the Chromebook which enabled users to unlock their device with an Android smartphone, and and now Google has made it easier to remotely lock...Continue reading
Why Chromebooks are outselling iPads in the school market
Many bloggers have been writing lately about recent estimates which suggest Chromebooks are outselling iPads in the school (I broke the news 4 months ago), but few have been trying to...Continue reading