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Open source digital painting app Krita comes to Android and ChromeOS (Beta)
Krita is a free and open source application designed for digital painting, 2D animation, and image editing. Originally designed for Linux, Krita has also been available for Windows since 2014. And now...
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Google could bring Steam gaming to Chromebooks (via Linux)
There’s mounting evidence that Google is preparing to make Chromebooks a viable platform for gamers. Earlier this year a member of the Chrome OS team told Android Police that the company was working...
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Use Samsung DeX with a Chromebook or Linux PC (unofficially)
Samsung’s DeX software lets you use supported phones like desktop computers when you connect an external display and optionally a keyboard and mouse. Last year the company made things even easier by...
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Lilbits 7-9-2020: Wink will require subscriptions later this month
Up until recently one of the key selling points for using Wink’s smart home products was that you didn’t also need to sign up for a subscription service to use them. But a Wink hub, motion sensor, or...
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Check Google’s Auto Update policy before buying older Chromebooks
It’s been nine years since the first Chromebook went on sale. And it’s been four years since Google released any software updates for that device. When Chrome OS was brand new, Google promised to...
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Chrome OS 84 brings new features for tablets, Linux users (and everyone else)
Google is rolling out a new version of its operating system for Chromebooks and Chromeboxes. Among other things, Chrome OS 84 brings new features for arranging windows, a new way to snap photos using...
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Running Windows on Chromebooks is going to get easier (for some users and...
Chromebooks are, by definition, laptops that run Google’s Chrome OS operating system. But that doesn’t mean you’re limited to running web apps on a Chromebook. In recent years Google has added support...
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NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW game streaming now works on Chromebooks (beta)
When you think of gaming laptops, you probably don’t think of Chromebooks. But maybe that’s going to change soon. Rumor has it that Google is working to bring Valve’s Steam game client for Linux to...
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Lilbits: Hackable handhelds
Another day, another Raspberry Pi-based handheld computer. This time the developer of the YAHR.IO MK1 has created a system with a 5 inch, 800 x 480 pixel resistive touchscreen display, a tiny keyboard...
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Lilbits: Access Linux files in Windows, sync your Steam games with...
Last month NVIDIA announced that its GeForce Now game streaming service was adding support for Chromebooks, allowing you to stream PC games through a web app, even if you’re using low-end hardware....
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Google is separating Chrome from Chrome OS (for faster updates?)
Chrome OS is an operating system that puts the Chrome web browser front and center. While you can run Android and Linux apps on Chromebooks these days, Chrome is still very much the star of the show....
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AMD-powered HP Pro c645 Chromebook coming in December
Now that AMD is making Ryzen chips available for Chromebooks, HP has introduced its first Chrome OS laptop to feature support for up to an AMD Ryzen 7 3700C processor. The HP Pro c645 should be...
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CrossOver lets you run Windows apps on Chromebooks (now out of beta)
The first Chromebooks were designed to run web apps only. But a few years back Google added support for running Android apps, and then Linux apps. Now you can also run Windows applications on a...
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Chromebook lifespans creeping upward: some models get 9 years of OS updates
Buy an old Windows laptop and you’ll probably be able to keep installing Windows updates until you decide that your system doesn’t have enough RAM or a fast enough processor to meet your needs...
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FydeOS beta brings Chromium OS to the PineBook Pro (Android app support too)
The PineBook Pro is a $200 laptop with a 14 inch full HD display, a Rockchip RK3399 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and support for a bunch of different operating systems… most of which are...
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Asus Chromebox 4 is an Intel Comet Lake mini PC with WiFi 6, support for 3...
The latest member of the Asus Chromebox family is a 5.8″ x 5.8″ x 1.6″ computer with a 10th-gen Intel Comet Lake processor, support for up to 16GB of RAM, and support for up to three displays thanks...
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Lilbits: Samsung and LG leaks, Chrome OS Phone Hub, and Raspberry Pi HiFi
Google makes the Android operating system that powers most of the world’s smartphones. And Google makes the Chrome OS operating system that powers a growing number of laptops. So you’d think that the...
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Lilbits: Google acquires company that lets you turn Windows PCs into...
A company called Neverware has been offering software called CloudReady that lets you turn old computers into pseudo Chromebooks since 2015. But in order to do that, the company has been using...
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Asus introduces fanless Chromebox with Intel Comet Lake
Asus has quietly added a new Chromebox to its line of small form-factor desktop computers powered by Google’s Chrome OS operating system. The new Asus Fanless Chromebox is a 8.14″ x 5.83″ x 1.26″...
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Lilbits: Intel’s discrete graphics card, AMD’s Lucienne chips, and new Chrome...
Intel’s Iris Xe integrated graphics have brought big performance gains to thin and light laptops in the past year or two, even making handheld gaming machines like the GPD Win 3 possible. But Intel...
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