“Now the sales reps at these resellers are able to not only tell them, ‘OK, this is what the path is if you want to move from Windows 10 to 11.’ But if that’s not what you’re interested in, we do have ...

We live in an age of mass consumption, encouraged to buy new things rather than make old ones last. In the spirit of encouraging repeat customers, many tech companies make devices difficult to repair, ...

Google and Back Market’s $3 ChromeOS Flex USB Kit helps older PCs avoid e-waste, but availability remains limited after early ...

In my last two articles, I explored using ChromeOS Flex as an OS replacement on a decade-old, dual-core laptop running Windows 10, as Windows 10 will soon reach its end of life (EOL). I found that it ...

Sure, you could buy a brand-new Windows 11 machine. But with ongoing tariffs and economic factors driving up hardware prices, a new computer could be a hefty investment. Plus, why spend hundreds or ...

Google offers a free, lightweight operating system that essentially turns any machine into a Chromebook. It's a great way to keep an aging computer in service longer. Because the software is simple ...

Google is partnering with Back Market to sell USB sticks that let you install ChromeOS Flex on older Windows and Intel-powered Macs collecting dust. Google’s ChromeOS Flex is a service that lets users ...

ChromeOS Flex lets businesses (or anyone) turn aged PCs and Macs into ChromeOS machines for free. I toured a Google QA lab to learn more about the effort's successes and challenges. I’ve been a ...