Samsung’s Galaxy Chromebook 2 and Acer’s Chromebook Spin 514 vs. the competition

While Chromebooks have been fully embraced by schools for their low cost and ease of use, it’s been an uphill battle to get other laptop users to take them seriously. However, the past few years have seen a lot of higher-end Chromebooks with better s...

After Math: What to spend your stimulus check on

Americans should have started receiving their $1,200 stimulus checks this week. For those of us who haven’t seen it either snatched by our banks or already spent it on trivial items like bills, food, medicine, and rent, have I got great news: there’s...

Best Buy sale knocks the Pixelbook Go’s starting price down to $584

If your ideal work-from-home laptop is a Chromebook, Best Buy might have the deal you’re looking for. The electronics retailer is selling Google’s Pixelbook Go in its entry Core m3 trim for $584, or $66 off, if you’re a My Best Buy member (thankfully...

Google’s Pixelbook Go is finally available in ‘Not Pink’

It took three months, but Google is finally offering its "Not Pink" version of the Pixelbook Go. The internet giant has started selling its more colorful Chromebook through its official store, Best Buy and other channels. It's functionally the same a...

The best laptops and 2-in-1s to give as gifts

You'll see lots of laptop deals in the coming weeks: doorbusters for notebooks under $500, maybe under $400 or $300 if you're lucky. And while there's no shame in putting on three layers in the cold on Black Friday morning only to elbow someone i...

The Engadget Podcast: What do we lose if Google is everywhere?

Google is all about ambient computing. That much was made clear at the company's launch event this week. Its products were leaked so thoroughly that there were barely any surprises left. Yet, finally getting to see Google's full portfolio of devices...

Here’s everything Google announced at the Pixel 4 event

Despite all of the leaks ahead of Google's Pixel 4 hardware event today, the company still had plenty to share. Of course, we got our first official look at the Pixelbook Go and Pixel 4/4XL, but we also got to see the new Nest Mini, Nest WiFi and Pix...

Pixelbook Go hands-on: Google’s affordable premium Chromebook

Google's Pixel laptops used to be synonymous with "expensive." With prices upwards of $1,000, the company's Chromebook Pixel and Pixelbook were costly products meant only for the most ardent Chrome OS fans. Paradoxically, they were launched at...