A blast from the past using Linux.

Chromebooks have come a long, long way since I first used one. It helps that so much of what we do every day happens in a browser, so, in a way, we've met Chromebooks halfway. Either way, it's ...

One of the main appeals of a Chromebook is its simplicity: You've essentially just got a row of browser tabs, running web apps, with minimal background activity going ...

Zach was an Author at Android Police from January 2022 to June 2025. He specialized in Chromebooks, Android smartphones, Android apps, smart home devices, and Android services. Zach loves unique and ...

Chromebooks are often used for education. It is a good idea to set parental controls to prevent kids from accessing inappropriate content or spending too much time on social media, which can affect ...

When it comes to lightweight computing, it's amazing how much you can do with a Chromebook. Made famous by brands like Asus, Dell, and Lenovo, most Chromebook models deliver fast boot times and zippy ...

Google first introduced the Chromebook in collaboration with Acer and Samsung in 2011. When it first came out, ChromeOS was much like the Chrome browser, with extended capabilities to run an entire ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Chromebooks showed up on the scene in 2011 as cheap, low-end, Linux-based laptops that were still snappy, had long-ish battery life, and could ...

I recently shifted to a Chromebook (Asus Chromebook Plus CX34) for a review. While it’s fast and smooth overall, one thing that annoyed me was the Wi-Fi automatically disconnecting issue. If the ...

Brian, originally from Ohio but now in California, is an editor and writer born in the late 1900s. With a career spanning 13+ years and showing no signs of stopping, Brian was even once the Head of ...

Like a lot of people, I was wowed by Apple’s introduction of the $599 MacBook Neo laptop last week. Essentially I use my current laptop for writing articles, researching, watching YouTube videos, and ...