Toshiba Announces the Refreshed Chromebook 2

Toshiba has pulled back the covers on their latest Chromebook, the Chromebook 2, which will be available next month and starting at only $329.99.  The 13.3″ displayed device which weighs in at only 2.9 pounds and has a full HD display running at 1920 x 1080.  To come with that display are front facing Skullcandy tuned speakers for a superior audio experience.

The Chromebook 2 will come in two variants according to the Toshiba press release.  For $329.99 you will have the Intel Celeron powered device while for $100 more you can have the 5th Generation i3 processor powering your Chromebook.

Follow The Rugby World Cup 2015 With The Official Android App

The Rugby World Cup 2015 started this past week in England and if you are a big fan of the game, the official Rugby World Cup 2015 app for Android is a must have app for your phone or tablet.  Not only does it provide you with the latest scores from each match but it will give you the times of the matches in your local time zone and you can stream audio from the matches on your devices.  It’s a great app that is easy to use and gives you news and other information about this year’s tournament.

Rugby World Cup 2015 – Free – Download Now

OnePlus Starts Rolling Out OxygenOS 2.1 To The OnePlus 2

OnePlus has started rolling out a significant update to the homegrown OxygenOS that is on the OnePlus 2.  The 2.1 update is starting to roll out to a small number today and will generally start rolling out in earnest tomorrow assuming there are no issues.  If you aren’t familiar with it, OxygenOS is the self built Android version that comes stock on the OnePlus 2.  They have moved away from Cyanogen so they can control things a bit better but they will still be supporting Cyanogen on the OnePlus One.

Updated Google Search Brings App Searches To Your Devices

Over the course of the past two weeks, there have been a significant number of updates to a wide range of Google apps in the Google Play Store.  These update primarily have been laying the foundation for Android Marshmallow which is expected to be released next week.  While those on Android KitKat or Android Lollipop will not see the full benefits of many of these update until Marshmallow, there are a few apps that have hints as to what is coming.  One of these is the Google Search app.

The Google Search app has been updated to build 5.3.19.19 for those keeping score at home and one of the big changes that comes with the update is an all new App Drawer and the ability to quickly and easily search for apps that you have installed on your Android phone or tablet.  The update has been published to the Play Store but it is slowly trickling out so you may not see the update for a few days via OTA updates.

Google Search for Android – Free – Download Now

Review of Noreve Traditions Case for the Nexus 7

There are cases for protection and cases for looks and every once in a while you find one that does both for your devices. For me, both are equally important and one of the best at providing both of these is Noreve.

Noreve is a French company who has been making leather cases and accessories for mobile tech for years and I have been fortunate enough to review some of their products in the past. Recently they sent me the Traditions B case for the Google Nexus 7 tablet and it is, as I expected, superb in every way.

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