CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it.

Google's Rick Osterloh just revealed plans to bring Android and AI deeper into PCs at the ongoing Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit.

One of the biggest stories out of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit in Maui isn’t just about Qualcomm — it’s how Google is finally ...

Android and Chrome OS have been developed in parallel for years, but Google is planning to streamline its operating systems. In a recent interview, Android Ecosystem President Sameer Samat stated ...

Why it matters: Google’s push to blend Chrome OS and Android could supercharge affordable laptops like Chromebooks, making them more versatile for work and play. This move echoes Apple’s seamless ...

We heard more details about ChromeOS' Android upgrades at Snapdragon Summit 2025 Snapdragon chips will power Chromebooks with the new OS Qualcomm’s CEO Cristiano Amon called the OS "incredible" ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. It was reported in November that Google was in the midst of a "multi-year project to fully transition ChromeOS into Android," ...

If you're trying to decide between a Chromebook and a Windows laptop, some recent changes have shaken up how these two ...

ChromeOS and Android are often mentioned in the same breath, which has a lot to do with them both being part of Google's vast mobile and digital ecosystem. But while they share common DNA, including ...

So, Google and Qualcomm are bigging up what's basically a desktop version of the former's Android OS for smartphones (via 9to5Google). The idea, apparently, is to fuse "mobile and PC" into a single ...

I recently picked up a cheap Android-powered tablet. How affordable? $200. This thing has an 8-core Mediatek Helio G99 CPU, 512 GB of internal storage, and 8 GB of RAM. The impressively large 12-inch ...