The Google Cr-48 is the first notebook that was designed to run Google’s Chrome operating system. It never actually went on sale in the US, but Google distributed thousands of the laptops starting late last year as part of a pilot project before Samsung and Acer brought commercial Chromebooks to market in 2011. While the […]
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Google bestows free Chromebooks on Pilot Program “gurus”
The first time Google handed out free Chromebooks, the computers hadn’t even been given a retail-friendly name yet. The Cr-48 was shipped off to select members of the technology press corps and later to enthusiasts who registered via the Web to join the Pilot Program. Google’s goal: to get the Cr-48 deployed to a group […]
How to perform a factory reset on the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook
When boxing up the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook I reviewed recently I ran into a minor speed bump: I couldn’t figure out how to wipe my user data from the computer. Sure, you can just sign out of your Google account and anyone who subsequently uses the laptop won’t be able to access your data […]
Google: Hack Chrome OS, please
There are two schools of thought on cloud-based services. The first is that the most secure place to store your apps and data are in the cloud where you won’t lose anything if your computer crashes or gets stolen or if your house burns down, taking all of your backup hard drives with it. The […]
Google Android ported to the Cr-48 Chrome OS notebook
Not impressed with Google Chrome OS? Not to worry. It looks like you can install Android on Google’s Cr-48 notebook. You know, the one that comes preloaded with Chrome. Photographic evidence comes to us from Hexxeh, the same guy who released a tool making it easier to install Windows, OS X, or other operating systems […]
How to install any OS on the Google Cr-48 Chrome notebook
We’ve already seen that it’s possible to install Windows, OS X, or other operating systems on Google’s Cr-48 Chrome OS notebook. Now an independent developer by the name of Hexxeh has published a utility that makes the process pretty simple. I find this kind of funny, because Hexxeh has made a name for himself by […]
Windows, OS X come to the Google Cr-48 Chrome OS notebook
It was bound to happen: some of the folks who snagged Google’s developer notebook for Chrome OS have figured out how to install alternate operating systems including Windows and OS X. YouTube user Damis648 has installed OS X and he reports that while the OS is a bit sluggish most of the hardware is supported […]
How to install Ubuntu Linux on Google’s Cr-48 Chrome notebook
So you’re one of the 60,000 or so people who managed to get your hands on one of Google’s newfangled Chrome OS notebooks, but it turns out you’re not all that enamored with the Chrome Operating System. No worries. The Cr-48 turns out to be a nifty little 12 inch notebook with a nice big […]
Google Cr-48 laptop goes under the knife
Sure, the Google Cr-48 laptop is a device for early adopters who want to test Chrome OS, not the general public. But aren’t you a little curios to know what it looks like under the hood? Apparently you’re not alone, because Engadget has published a series of photos from a user who received the laptop […]
Flash video stinks on Google Cr-48 notebooks, Adobe’s working on it
The first Cr-48 Google Chrome notebooks began arriving today, and while by all accounts the hardware is well designed and the operating system is simple to use and fast to boot, there’s one glaring problem: Adobe Flash support seems to stink at the moment. Like the latest versions of the Google Chrome web browser, Chrome […]