Want more tech news, deals and tips? Follow me on Instagram and Facebook. If there’s a Chromebook out there that has served you well for years and is also facing the scrapheap, get in touch.

Remote debug live content on an Android device from a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. My job means I will test and review other Chromebooks in the coming months and years, but it is game over for my quiet favourite. Open the Rendering tab and select Emulate CSS media > print. Using it without security updates isn’t a smart move, so the laptop will likely sit in my drawer should Google decide to reverse its auto update policy. I’m not too sure what I’ll do with the hardware after this. But if Google wants us to buy into its environmental credentials, then not forcing users to throw away still-working - thriving, even - tech would be a convincing gesture. Some hardware won’t work perfectly, but most PCs can run. I get it from a business perspective, you need to buy new stuff to keep the money moving. Chromium OS is an unofficial open-source version of Chrome OS, and it can work with all devices including Mac, Linux, and Windows. My Chromebook hasn’t and I suspect other mid-priced ChromeOS laptops won’t either. It is a browser like Google Chrome or Opera, that allows you to surf the Internet on any mobile devices, laptops or PCs as well. It is operated by using the Firefox web browser which is compatible with Windows and Mac OS. But those phones do break down, the batteries deplete and they slow down considerably by the end of those three years. The FlashFox browser is a free open source software that brings the ease of browsing the web to any desktop computer. Six years is a long time for software support and that should be recognised, especially when most Android phones - including Google’s Pixel - offer three or less. It is odd, then, that there is a pre-planned date for the Chromebook Pixel’s ultimate demise. But it still boots up instantly, runs quickly, has a nice screen and, most importantly, works perfectly well. Yes, the camera is a bit outdated (although laptop cameras are poor across the board regardless of price), there are better keyboards out there and it isn’t the lightest piece of kit.

Chromebooks will continue to improve, new features will land and with them sturdier arguments for ChromeOS over Windows or macOS. They don't degrade under the weight of increasingly taxing updates that often breaks other, fuller, laptops. The point is that contrary to most other tech, Chromebooks get better.

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