It’s not pleasant seeing a once-beloved laptop (or desktop) computer slowly slide into obsolescence as it gets too old and tired to keep up with the demands of modern-day computing, but Google has now ...

No computer lasts forever. No matter how well you take care of it, eventually that fancy laptop you bought six years ago will slow down — in some cases, to the point that it becomes totally unusable.

Having an aging piece of tech hardware can be anxiety building. Watching a machine you paid hundreds of dollars for like a personal computer deteriorate and stop getting updates is disheartening.

Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

Google has announced a new cloud-first version of Chrome OS for PCs and Macs. Chrome OS Flex has been built specifically for businesses and schools. A stable version of the operating system is ...

Google has announced Chrome OS Flex, which is an easy way to turn your existing computer into a Chrome OS machine. You can boot the OS from a USB stick or replace your machine’s current operating ...

ChromeOS Flex offers a convenient way to get a modern OS running on an older laptop or desktop computer. In order to reduce the impact of e-waste, Back Market and Google are partnering to improve ...

When my brother was killed in 2017, I inherited his Apple setup, including a 2012 Mac mini. Initially inclined to donate the computer, I decided to keep it as a reminder of the Apple-obsessed Frankie.

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Think that old computer sitting in your drawer is useless?

In late 2020, Google bought the company Neverware, which had made a name for itself thanks to a product called CloudReady that let individual users or large organizations turn old Windows PCs and Macs ...

Back in 2009, Google published the source code for Chromium OS, the open-source operating system project that underlies Chrome OS. However, while Chromium OS has remained open source, Google has never ...