Month: September 2015

Installing Linux on a Chromebook: What you need to know

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Installing Linux on a Chromebook isn’t difficult–if you know what you’re doing. Chromebooks are more powerful than you realize already, but zooming around the web in Google’s browser is just the beginning of what Chromebooks are capable of. Chrome OS is built on top of the Linux kernel, and you can install a full Linux … Read more

Broadwell-C is not dead, Intel clarifies

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Intel corrects a report about the demise of its socketed Broadwell CPU, but how long it’ll live remains anyone’s guess. Intel’s Broadwell-C desktop processor is alive and well—for now, at least. A report on Thursday by ITWorld claimed that Intel was discontinuing the socketed Broadwell CPU after just one month on the market. But Intel … Read more

Google Play Music, Gmail Android apps both land helpful updates

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Play Music gets gapless playback for streaming over a Chromecast, while Gmail includes hints of rich text formatting and deeper calendar integration. Both Google Play Music and Gmail got a couple of nice updates this week that will have you listening with ease to your tunes and soon crafting better formatted Gmail messages. With Google … Read more

What 3D Touch could mean for accessibility

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When it’s hard to tell a button from a link, the iPhone 6s and its 3D Touch feature could put more power into the hands of the visually and motor impaired. In March, I wrote a piece for MacStories on the accessibility merit of Force Touch. I said, in part: Imagine, for example, iOS 10 … Read more