The reason I suggested this rather than my own favorite operating system, Linux Mint, is that my buddy's not a power user. You don't need to be Stephen Hawking to run Linux, but it helps if you're ...

It’s downright astounding how much difference a decade can make. In May 2011, Google’s defiantly minimalist new computing platform—a little something the company called Chrome OS—shipped to consumers ...

Everyone’s all a-twitter over Google’s newly announced operating system, Google Chrome OS. Some swear it’ll be a hit; others are convinced it’s destined for failure. Love it or hate it, though, this ...

Arguing that today's most popular computer operating systems were designed in a age that preceded the worldwide web, Google said Wednesday it plans to release its own OS for web junkies that redefines ...

is a senior reviewer covering laptops and other gadgets. Monica was a writer for Tom’s Guide and Business Insider before joining The Verge in 2020. Google has announced early access to a new version ...

Google's quietly working on two shape-shifting Chrome OS features that could completely change the nature of Chromebooks — for the better. A Chromebook today is an awful lot of different things.