Earlier this the U.S. PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) called on Google to extend is software update policy for Chromebooks from 8 years to 10, saying the move could save schools and other users billions of dollars, while cutting down on electronic waste. And now Google says it’s doing exactly what the non-profit had asked […]
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Extending Chromebook software support could save billions of dollars and reduce e-waste
15 Comments on Extending Chromebook software support could save billions of dollars and reduce e-wasteWhen the first Chromebooks hit the street in 2011 they came with a promise that Google would deliver regular software and security updates for at least four years. A few years later Google extended that to five years. But as I noted in 2018, that wasn’t nearly long enough for many users, especially since the […]
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Lilbits: Windows 11 Pro will require Microsoft accounts, using Chrome OS Flex to keep old Chromebooks alive
4 Comments on Lilbits: Windows 11 Pro will require Microsoft accounts, using Chrome OS Flex to keep old Chromebooks aliveThis week Google released an early access version of Chrome OS Flex, which is basically software that lets you turn nearly any PC into a Chromebook. Officially Google maintains a list of supported computers, but unofficially you can install Chrome OS Flex on just about any computer… including, it turns out, old Chromebooks. That could […]
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Lilbits: Qualcomm’s current and next-gen laptop chips, Google Voice loses a key feature
3 Comments on Lilbits: Qualcomm’s current and next-gen laptop chips, Google Voice loses a key featureWindows laptops with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors have been around for a few years… but they’ve offered generally underwhelming performance, especially now that Apple has shown that laptops with ARM-based processors can be much faster than equivalent models with x86 chips. But Qualcomm isn’t done making laptop processors. Details about an upcoming chip are starting to […]