Google has quietly acquired Neverware, a developer that can take an old Mac or PC and essentially retrofit it into a Chromebook via its CloudReady technology. The technology will be folded into the ...

Google LLC has quietly acquired a company called Neverware Inc. that sells software to transform old personal computers and Macs into Chromebook devices. The acquisition was announced today by ...

There is no sadder moment than the one where you realize it’s time to upgrade your computer. The load times are too slow, the battery no longer holds a charge, and it’s just too damn heavy. Now, ...

A service called CloudReady gives old computers new life with Google's Chrome operating system -- but there are a few things you should know before taking the plunge. Man — I’ve been “upgrading” an ...

When your old laptop takes five minutes to boot Windows, you may start to think about giving it away or worse, tossing it. A company called Neverware has a better idea — why not convert it to run ...

Robert Hornik has seen a lot in his two decades as a teacher at the East New York Family Academy in Brooklyn. “It used to be common to see police helicopters circling overhead,” he recalls. But things ...

After Jonathan Hefter graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in 2009, his life could have gone a number of ways. Instead of taking one of the multiple job offers the ...

Your typical school computer is probably not a machine you'd like to use on a daily basis -- perennially behind the curve in terms of technology, since educators can't afford smokin' hot video cards ...

Neverware makes Chromium OS, the open-source version of Chrome OS, easy to install on any PC or Mac. Unsurprisingly, it has gained traction with budget-strapped schools that have aging laptops laying ...

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