Category: Misc

Nintendo Wii U: Live from GDC

We’re reporting live from the 2013 Game Developer’s Conference where Nintendo has a huge presence, interesting dev session, and hopefully exclusive Wii U News!

What would Chrome OS look like on a phone? Awesome.

Google can be a confusing company sometimes. Right now they are pushing two different operating systems: Android and Chrome OS. Android runs on tablets, but not laptops, and only Android runs on phones, but they both have Chrome browser. Many people have asked “when will they combine?” We’re still probably a couple years away from […]

Win a Nexus 7 fast and easy

There is nothing not to like about the Nexus 7: it is crazy affordable, has awesome specs and it’s Nexus brand will keep you running the latest and greatest Android versions. Can it be made any better? Our friends from Brand Thunder say hell yeah! By giving it away for free. That is right, this […]

Google Drive Will be Baked into Chrome OS

One of the biggest flaws of the Chrome OS is that files are very hard to manage on the devices as the built-in file manager leaves a lot to be desired. Sundar Pichai, the Vice President of Chrome has today confirmed that Google will be integrating Google Drive into the latest version of Chrome OS, […]

Google Chrome’s Growth Slows In July According to Browser Share Data

A research firm by the name of Net Applications released their report on browser share and it looks like the adoption of Google Chrome has slowed down a bit for the month of July. As shown in Net Applications data, Chrome’s market share has grown since June but at a smaller rate of .34% when […]

Chrome Frame No Longer Requires Admin Privileges

Chrome Frame is a nice little download that will allow you to enjoy the capabilities of Chrome inside of other browsers. One great use for it? Installing it on the computers of friends/family who insist on using IE or FF to prove Chrome’s worthiness. Unfortunately, unless the user was marked as an “administrator” on the […]

Analyst Says Chrome’s Security Claims are Bunk

The latest announcements by Google about their netbook OS, Chrome, are drawing the ire of some security experts saying; saying, more or less, that they are just too good to be true. Google is claiming that “Chromebooks have many layers of security built in so there is no anti-virus software to buy and maintain. Even […]

Toshiba Nixing Chrome OS Book

While Toshiba may have had plans on releasing a Chrome based netbook; those plans seem to have been axed, along with W7 tablets, according to some leaked information. With the two devices scrapped, Toshiba will focus on its Android based Thrive device. The move comes after Toshiba’s AC100 flopped, and the company has decided to […]

CR-48 Shipping Out Again

Engadget is being told that the CR-48, Google’s first Chrome OS netbook, is back to being shipped out to its eager beta testers. Yes, those who signed up for the beta program back in December claim they are, or have, been shipped the reasonable-to-call-a-flop-netbook. Hey maybe those who received it will just load Ubuntu on […]

Chrome OS’s File Manager Will Finally Be Usable

When I was stuck in Las Vegas, Nevada without my trusty Windows laptop (my display went out), the only feasible alternative after blowing all of my money at the casino tables was the CR-48 Chrome Notebook that Rob happened to bring along. I knew I wouldn’t be able to do any heavy-lifting with this thing […]