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Google Gaming Chromebooks Flex GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Tech

By Mark Tyson published 11 October 22

Priced from $399, this new breed of Chromebook offers; 120 Hz+ screen refresh rates, RGB keyboards, fast networking, and apps for GeForce NOW, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Amazon Luna.

How To Play Steam Games on a Chromebook

By Les Pounder last updated 10 May 22

Using a low-cost Chromebook, the Android Steam Link client and a Bluetooth controller we can game in comfort.

Select Chromebooks Get Alpha Version of Steam

By Anton Shilov published 22 March 22

Select Chromebooks finally get proper gaming support with Steam alpha.

Chrome OS Code Shows That Gaming Chromebooks Could Be Incoming

By Anton Shilov published 28 January 22

Chrome OS code enables Chromebooks with RGB keyboards.

Google's Custom SoCs for Chromebooks to Debut in 2023

By Anton Shilov last updated 2 September 21

Google to follow Apple's footsteps with PC SoCs.

Google Developing Own Processors for Smartphones & Chromebooks

By Anton Shilov published 5 December 20

Google follows Apple, Huawei, and Samsung with its own custom silicon.

Acer Launches First Convertible Chromebooks with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c

By Anton Shilov published 22 October 20

Acer adopts Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7c for convertible Chromebooks.

Pixelbook Go Leaked Ahead of Google Event

By Andrew E. Freedman published 11 October 19

The Pixelbook Go, Google's latest Chromebook, leaked in full detail ahead of an event next week.

Samsung Announces Chromebook 4, 4+

By Nathaniel Mott published 7 October 19

Samsung announced the Chromebook 4 and Chromebook 4+.

Google 'Hatch' Chromebook Geekbench Scores Listed

By Nathaniel Mott published 16 September 19

Google's upcoming Chromebook, codenamed Hatch, appeared in Geekbench's CPU benchmarking database.

Coreboot Readies Support for AMD Picasso APUs

By Nathaniel Mott published 15 July 19

Coreboot seems to be getting ready to officially support AMD Picasso Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) sooner than later.

Details on Google's Upcoming 'Hatch' Chromebook Leak

By Nathaniel Mott published 18 April 19

Updates to the Chromium open source project have revealed many details about Google's next Chromebook, which has been code-named Hatch.

'Zork' Reference Device Hints at Closer AMD-Chromebook Ties

By Nathaniel Mott published 10 April 19

A new Chromebook reference device called Zork hints at upcoming 2-in-1 products based on AMD's Picasso APUs instead of its low-end mobile processors.

Finally: An AMD Chromebook, Courtesy of HP

By Scharon Harding published 6 January 19

We got a sneak peek at HP's Chromebook 14, which has a dual-core AMD A4-9120 CPU and integrated AMD Radeon R4 graphics.

Pixel Slate Hands-On: Google's First Detachable

By Matt Safford published 9 October 18

Google's Pixel Slate is a detachable 2-in-1 Chromebook starting at $599

Acer Reveals Chromebook 11 With 6th Gen Intel Processors

By Derek Forrest published 9 August 17

We may already be seeing the emergence of Intel’s 8th generation Coffee Lake processors, but Acer just debuted a new Chromebook with 6th generation Skylake processors.