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AI Startup Perplexity Offers To Buy Google's Chrome Browser for a Whopping $34.5 Billion
The formal bid is nearly twice Perplexity's valuation, but other interested parties might be backing the deal.
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Google to End Steam for Chromebook Beta on January 1, 2026
Steam for Chromebook was launched in 2022 as a Beta, primarily designed to bring PC gaming to ChromeOS devices.
Google Finally Throws In the Towel on Its Comically Bad Attempt to Get Gamers to Buy Chromebooks
Chromebooks were never built to be serious gaming machines, but Google did at least make inroads with Steam. Now, that'll be ...
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Recycle Your Old Laptop and Get $50 Off a New Chromebook Plus
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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook Is Nearly 60% Off, This Laptop Could Be Cheaper Than Your Smartwatch
Head over to Best Buy to get the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook Laptop for just $170, down from its usual price of $400.
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A versatile, military‑grade Chromebook with detachable keyboard, Wi‑Fi 6, and 8GB RAM — all in an open box deal.
Google ending Steam support for Steam; Chromebook users to rely on Android and cloud gaming services
Google has no current native alternative for running PC games directly on ChromeOS. While Android and cloud streaming options like Nvidia GeForce Now or Xbox Cloud Gaming remain available, they don’t ...
Steam for Chromebooks is reportedly being discontinued
Google's plan to retire Steam for Chromebooks was discovered when 9to5Google tried to install the launcher on a new laptop.