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Samsung Chromebook with Celeron makes a brief appearance

Brad Linder — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:13:47 +0000

We've known for a few months that second-generation laptop and desktop computers designed to run Google Chrome OS would use Intel Celeron chips instead of less powerful Atom processors. Now through a series of leaks we have more details. TigerDirect appears to have accidentally sold at least one Celeron-powered Samsung Chromebox a few days early before removing the product listing....

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Samsung Chromebox coming soon for $330?

Brad Linder — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:23:16 +0000

Samsung hasn't said much about that little PC designed to run Chrome OS that we saw at CES in January. But a product listing for the Samsung Chromebox showed up briefly at retailer TigerDirect's web site today. The page has been pulled, but the folks at Engadget snapped a picture and captured some video. If the listing is accurate, it looks...

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Google Drive added to Chrome OS file manager

Brad Linder — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:24:51 +0000

Google is rolling out an update for Chromebook users that adds tight integration with the recently launched Google Drive online storage service. If you're running Google's "dev channel" software on an Aceer AC700, Samsung Series 5, or Cr-48 Chromebook, the latest update will add Google Drive integration to your file manager. That means you should now be able to save...

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Chromium OS builds for the Raspberri Pi on the way, build your own now

Brad Linder — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:20:24 +0000

Chromium OS is the open source version of Google's Chrome Operating System. Like Chrome OS, Chromium is basically an operating system built around a web browser. While there are only a handful of Chrome OS devices available for purchase right now, Google makes the source code for Chromium available -- and that means it's possible to compile it to run...

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Next-gen Chromebooks could feature 5-second boot times

Brad Linder — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:00:31 +0000

A few days ago we saw evidence that next-generation laptops designed to run Google Chrome OS might feature Coreboot technology allowing for super-speedy boot times. Now the folk sat Netbook News have seen the technology in action, and it's pretty impressive. The caught a Samsung Chromebook prototype going from 0 to a login screen in just 5 seconds. Current Chromebooks...

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Google Chrome OS gets a desktop manager, looks more like Windows

Brad Linder — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:20:08 +0000

Google Chrome OS is an operating system designed to support one app: a web browser. Up until now, that's meant the only thing you see when you turn on the computer is a web browser, and even when you want to watch a video or access files stored on your computer you've done that in a browser window. But for...

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Future Chromebooks could have Ivy Bridge processors… maybe

Brad Linder — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:00:46 +0000

The first notebooks to hit the streets running Google Chrome OS were powered by Intel Atom low power processors. The good news is that means the Acer AC700 and the Samsung Series 5 Chromebooks get decent battery life. The bad news is that they feel surprisingly sluggish for computers that don't really run much software beside the web browser. But...

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Unannounced Sony Vaio Chromebook visits the FCC

Brad Linder — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:17:30 +0000

Sony hasn't officially announced plans to release a notebook running Google Chrome OS, but it sure looks like Sony is as least thinking about joining the Chromebook party. A Sony Vaio VCC111 Chromebook just showed up at the FCC website. Actually, the VCC111 showed up at the FCC way back in September, but the confidentiality agreement just lifted and photos...

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Upcoming Chrome OS “Daisy” device to feature ARM-based chipset?

Brad Linder — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:22:25 +0000

If you want to buy a device that comes with Google Chrome OS preloaded right now you have two options: The Acer AC700 and Samsung Series 5 Chromebooks. Both are laptops with Intel Atom processors. We already know that Samsung is working on an upcoming Chromebook with an Intel Celeron chip as well as a Chromebox desktop. Now it looks...

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Chromium OS gets a desktop and window manager, looks like a proper OS

Brad Linder — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:46:31 +0000

Right now Google Chrome OS is little more than a Google Chrome web browser running on top of a Linux kernel. There's no desktop or taskbar, and there aren't many native apps built into the operating system unless you count the file browser or media player which open in in browser tabs. But Google may be planning to make its...

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27 thousand students getting Chromebooks

Brad Linder — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:20:00 +0000

Android isn't Google's only operating system. The company also offers Chrome OS -- a simple operating system based on the Chrome web browser that's designed to run on low-power laptops or desktops which Google calls Chrombooks or Chromeboxes. But you don't hear much about Chrome OS these days, because Chromebooks haven't had much commercial success. But Google says the Chrome...

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Closer look at the Samsung Chromebox, next-gen Chromebook

Brad Linder — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:00:36 +0000

Samsung has started to show off its upcoming Chromebox. It's a tiny desktop computer designed to run Google's Chrome OS -- an operating system based on the Chrome web browser. The box measures 7.6" x 7.6" x 1.3" and has a rear panel that's choc full of USB ports as well as Ethernet and video ports. It will be ship...

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Next-gen Samsung Chromebook ditches Atom for Celeron

Brad Linder — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:57:29 +0000

Samsung is updating its Series 5 Chromebook by swapping out the Intel Atom N570 dual core processor for a faster (but still hardly top-of-the-line) Intel Celeron processor. The new Chromebook will still have a 16GB solid state disk and Chrome OS operating system, which means that basically the laptop will run nothing but a web browser and web apps. But...

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Chromium OS Lime offers better hardware support and Java plug-in

Lee — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:19:54 +0000

Just as with Android, Google makes the open source base for Chrome OS available for all to download. But if you're not keen on setting up a 64-bit Linux build environment, what can you do? You can download a pre-compiled Chromium OS from Hexxeh, who's long been the name to know in Chromium OS DIY builds. Things had been relatively...

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Samsung Series 5 Chromebook now available in black for $350

Brad Linder — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:31:30 +0000

The Acer AC700 isn't the only Chromebook getting a price drop. Samsung has introduced a new version of the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook which is available for $350. Samsung is continuing to offer the Chromebook in white or silver for $430 and up, but the new model comes in "piano black." Like the other models, the laptop has a 12.1...

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