They won’t replace Chromebooks, but Googlebooks have an Android-centered operating system, AI-first features like the Magic Pointer, and a promise of desktop-grade apps.

Despite Android's presence in nearly every corner of the tech industry, it has yet to truly establish a foothold on PC platforms. Google has had ChromeOS powering Chromebooks for years, but the ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it. David Lumb is a managing editor for the mobile team, ...

Samsung’s laptop lineup might undergo a major shift. According to a SamMobile report, Samsung is actively developing Galaxy Book laptops that run on Android rather than Windows. It would represent a ...

ChromeOS and Android are often mentioned in the same breath, which has a lot to do with them both being part of Google's vast mobile and digital ecosystem. But while they share common DNA, including ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. It was reported in November that Google was in the midst of a "multi-year project to fully transition ChromeOS into Android," ...

When images of Google's Aluminum operating system leaked online, Android users jumped for joy at the possibility of combining ChromeOS and Android into a single operating system. While Google has kept ...

If you own a laptop, you’re probably familiar with the OS (Operating System) and the kind present in your laptop. It can be Windows, macOS, or Linux. What you may not know is how this operating system ...

While the Primebook 2 Max doesn’t feature a cutting-edge processor, it delivers a solid experience and is sufficiently fast ...