The GPD Pocket is a tiny laptop with a 7 inch display, a compact keyboard, and a case small enough to fold up and slide into a (fairly large) pocket. Over the past few years GPD and a series of rival companies have released similar mini PCs with more processing power and other upgrades, but […]
Chromebooks may not get dual-boot Windows support after all
Remember last year when developers started to notice a feature in Google’s Chromium OS code that suggested one day you might be able to dual-boot Windows and Chrome OS on the same computer? Yeah, it looks like that’s not coming anytime soon. Not officially anyway. A recent update to the Chromium Gerrit shows that the […]
Acer launches Chromebook 714 and 715 for the business market
Acer is launching two new Chromebooks aimed at the business market this summer. The Acer Chromebook 715 is a 15.6 inch model that’s the company’s first Chromebook to feature a numeric keypad, while the Acer Chromebook 714 is a smaller model that… doesn’t. Both feature fingerprint readers, aluminum bodies, and backlit keyboards, as well as full […]
“Atlas” Chromebook revealed in bug report (may not be made by Google)
There’s a new high-end Chromebook on the way that features a keyboard layout that makes it look a lot like a Google Pixelbook or Pixel Slate. Up until recently, plenty of folks thought that the device, code-named “Atlas” would be a follow-up to Google’s Pixelbook laptop. But now that a Chrome OS developer seems to […]
Chrome OS 74 will enable audio for Linux apps
You can install and run Linux apps on most recent Chromebooks thanks to Google’s Crostini software. That makes Chromebooks feel a lot more like “real” laptops, since you can now run desktop software like GIMP or LibreOffice. But there are a few things Linux apps still can’t do. They don’t support hardware-accelerated graphics. And they […]
Google releases Chrome OS 72 with optimizations for touchscreen devices
The latest version of Chrome OS brings a number of new features for Chromebooks and other devices running Google’s operating system… including the growing number of Chrome OS tablets. Among other things, Chrome OS 72 includes a version of the Chrome browser that’s been optimized for touchscreen devices when you’re using them in tablet mode. […]
Now you can buy a Chromebook with a 15.6 inch, 4K display (if that’s something you want to do)
Lenovo’s Yoga Chromebook C630 is a convertible laptop with a 15.6 inch touchscreen display, a 360-degree hinge, and pretty beefy specs (by Chromebook standards). An entry-level model features 8GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and an Intel Core i3-8130U processor, while higher-priced models have 128GB of storage and Core i5-8250U chips. When Lenovo first announced […]
Chromebook Instant Tethering now works with (some) non-Pixel smartphones
Most modern smartphones have some sort of mobile hotspot feature that lets you share your cellular data connection with nearby devices by basically turning your phone into a WiFi router. But usually that means you have to manually connect your laptop, tablet, or other device to the wireless network established by your phone. In some […]
Dell unveils 4 new laptops for education (3 Chromebooks, 1 Windows model)
Dell is updating its line of computers designed for use in classrooms with the introduction of a new 75 inch, 4K touchscreen monitor and four new laptops. The Dell 75 4K C7520QT interactive 4K display with support for 20-point multitouch input is probably the most interesting of the new products… but it’s also most expensive […]
Acer launches four new 11.6 inch Chromebooks for the education market
Just a day after introducing its first Chromebooks with 12 inch, 3:2 displays, Acer is adding three more Chromebooks to its line of laptops for the education market. All four have 11.6 inch displays and two have Intel Gemini Lake processors, while the other two have one of AMD’s new low-power chips for Chromebooks. All […]
HP introduces two AMD-powered Chromebooks for education market
The first Chromebooks with AMD processors are starting to hit the streets — HP unveiled a 14 inch model at CES earlier this month and it’s already available for purchase, while Acer has a 15.6 inch model on the way. Now HP is introducing two new models — the HP Chromebook 14A G5 EE,which is should […]
Lilbits 345: Hanging up on Google Hangouts (eventually)
A few months ago we learned that Google was planning to retire the communication service known as Google Hangouts… while transitioning some of the key features to its Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet services. It’s still not entirely clear what this will mean or when it will happen for personal users. But Google has announced […]
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