Samsung Chromebook 2 Delayed Until End of May

Back in March, Samsung announced their new Chromebook. This is their second round of ARM-based Chromebooks. The first one came out in late 2012, and was, well not the best offering out there. But it was the first Chromebook that came in at under $300, selling for just $249. Now the Samsung Chromebook 2 has a bit of upgraded internals like a newer Exynos processor - we're looking at an Octa-core this time, along with a larger size. There is also a 13.3-inch model available with a 1920x1080 display. These two Chromebooks also have a faux leather back, similar to the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy TabPRO/NotePRO tablets. It's going to be interesting to see how well it works out on a Chromebook.

How to Add Swap Memory to your Chrome OS Device

Many of us that use Chrome, probably have about 10 more tabs open at any time. In fact, right now I have about 15 open, split between two windows. And because of that, Chrome uses a ton of RAM. Which is one major downside for Chromebooks since they - for the most part - come with 2GB of RAM. The Chromebook Pixel does come with 4GB of RAM though. When the amount of RAM you have goes down, you'll start to see lag, and some tabs will refresh when you activate them. Which that in itself really frustrates me. But luckily there's somewhat of a work around. It's called Swap Memory. I have it enabled on both my Samsung Chromebook (the ARM-one) and the Chromebook Pixel.

Native Client comes to ARM Chromebooks, Netflix Support Inevitable

One of the downfalls of having the ARM (Samsung Exynos-powered) Chromebook, is the fact that some apps and websites do not work on the ARM architecture, that includes Netflix. But in Chrome OS 25 which is currently in the dev channel, it brings a very welcome change. Native Client will finally run on ARM devices. Which currently the only ARM Chrome device is the new Samsung Chromebook.

Tip: Just Bought a New Chromebook? Here's How to Get your Free 100GB of Google Drive Storage

So you've just bought a shiny new Chromebook. Whether it be the Samsung Chromebook or the Acer C7. And you definitely want the 100GB of free Google Drive storage that was advertised with the device, right? Well here's how you do it.