Chrome OS

HP introduced the Chromebook x2, a 2-in-1 that actually consists of a disconnectable keyboard, a stylus and a tablet running on Chrome OS. The screen has a diagonal of 12.3 "and a resolution of 2400x1600 pixels. HP has equipped the…

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Acer has presented the first tablet with Chrome OS. The Chromebook Tab 10 has a 9.7" screen with 4:3 ratio and a built-in stylus. It has been known for some time that the device was coming.The stylus has a place at the bottom of the…

Chrome OS users will be able to reply to notifications from Android apps directly through the notification window. The operating system development team has activated that option in the Chrome OS beta channel.The functionality seems to…

Code added to Chrome OS suggests that the operating system may receive support for running Linux virtual machines in the future. In this way, for example, Linux applications can be used.The commit was noticed by Chrome Unboxed. The site…

As of Chrome 68, which will be released in July 2018, Google's browser will mark sites that cannot be accessed via https as 'unsafe'. According to the developer, enough progress towards a standard https web has been made to justify the…

Chrome OS gets a new 'Display Size' setting for resizing the display. The user can thus make the operating system more usable in combination with high-resolution screens.The slider for Display Size comes with Chrome OS in the display…

Adobe warns of a vulnerability in Flash that could allow attackers to hack into Windows systems remotely. The exploit uses Office files. Adobe will release a patch next week.On its help pages, Adobe discloses that it is aware of a…

Ars Technica has published a preview of the current version of Fuchsia, a new operating system from Google for laptops and smartphones. The lockscreen, homescreen and the file manager work, but many apps do nothing for the time being.The…

In the code of Chromium, indications have appeared for the arrival of notification indicators in apps. Apps with active notifications would be recognized by an indication in the top right corner of the app icon, just like with Android…