A Week with Googlebooks: Four Notes From Our Testing so Far

Googlebook's app situation is a mess, and not just because things are missing

Having been using a Googlebook for the better part of a week, there are any number of headaches I could talk about, but easily the biggest problem I’m running into thus far is the app situation. Frankly, it’s a mess. more…

A week with Googlebooks: four notes from our testing so far

Google's new operating system is off to a rocky start. The five newly launched Googlebook laptops have hardware that ranges from great to excellent, but the software in its current state is the weak point. There are four of us on staff at The Verge actively testing Googlebooks and, frankly, our internal Slack discussions have […]

Google is updating the Device Recovery Utility for Googlebooks, but it needs work

With the launch of Googlebook, there is a massive new operating system to explore and a lot of new software behaviors to learn. But amid all the new features, it is reassuring to see Google bringing over some of the most vital administrative tools we’ve relied on for years in the ChromeOS ecosystem. Specifically, it […]