Google’s Chrome OS debuted nearly 11 years ago as a browser-centric operating system designed for laptop and desktop computers. Since then the operating system has become more powerful and versatile with support for Android and Linux apps, Steam games, and many usability improvements. Thanks to a rather aggressive release schedule, Google rolled out Chrome OS […]
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Google announces Steam Alpha for Chrome OS, bringing the game client to Chromebooks
We’ve known it was coming for a while, but now Google has officially confirmed it’s bringing support for the Steam game client to Chromebooks. In a blink and you’ll miss it moment during the company’s Game Developer Summit keynote, Google announced that it will soon launch an alpha of Steam for Chrome OS, available on […]
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Lilbits: Steam for Chromebooks minimum specs revealed, Galaxy Book Pro 2 360 leaked, and handheld gaming PCs benchmarked
1 Comment on Lilbits: Steam for Chromebooks minimum specs revealed, Galaxy Book Pro 2 360 leaked, and handheld gaming PCs benchmarkedGoogle’s been working to bring Valve’s Steam game client to Chromebooks for the past few years, and it looks like the effort is, umm… picking up steam. A recent code commit suggested we could see Chromebooks with the RGB keyboards often found in gaming laptops. And now the folks at 9to5Google have spotted a list […]
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CTL’s PX14 series Chromebooks with Intel Jasper Lake chips go up for pre-order for $299 and up
Comments Off on CTL’s PX14 series Chromebooks with Intel Jasper Lake chips go up for pre-order for $299 and upThe new CTL Chromebook PX14-E is a $299 Chrome OS laptop with a 14 inch HD display, an Intel Celeron N4500 dual-core processor based on Jasper Lake architecture, 4GB of LPDDR4 memory, and 64GB of eMMC storage. But if you’ve got a slightly larger budget, the $369 CTL Chromebook PX14-EX offers a lot more bang for a […]
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MediaTek launches Kompanio 1380 processor for premium Chromebooks
Chromebook makers have been tapping low-cost MediaTek processors for budget models for years. But now MediaTek is making a play for the premium Chrome OS laptop market with the introduction of the MediaTek Kompanio 1380 processor. The recently announced Acer Chromebook Spin 513 will be one of the first models to feature the new processor when Acer’s […]
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Acer’s new Chromebooks for education & commercial markets include the Chromebook 512 with a 3:2 display and Intel Jasper Lake
1 Comment on Acer’s new Chromebooks for education & commercial markets include the Chromebook 512 with a 3:2 display and Intel Jasper LakeAcer is launching four new Chromebooks for the education and commercial markets with an emphasis on durability thanks to features like mechanically-anchored, spill-resistant keyboards, reinforced ports, and shock-absorbent bumpers. Most of the new Chromebooks also incorporate post-consumer recycled plastics and they all have “OceanGlass” touchpads made from abandoned, ocean-bound plastic waste. While most of the […]
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Lilbits: Modular laptops, Google’s foldable “Pixel Notepad,” and open-spec single-board computers
Comments Off on Lilbits: Modular laptops, Google’s foldable “Pixel Notepad,” and open-spec single-board computersThe Framework Laptop is a thin and light notebook with a 13.5 inch, 256 x 1504 pixel display, an Intel Tiger Lake processor, and a modular design that makes the computer not only versatile and repairable, but also hackable — because folks have been designing their own custom expansion modules that do more than just […]
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Lilbits: Playdate dissected, PC shipments continue to rise, and Chromebooks lose support for MS Office Android apps
2 Comments on Lilbits: Playdate dissected, PC shipments continue to rise, and Chromebooks lose support for MS Office Android appsChromebooks are basically just laptops that ship with Google’s Chrome OS rather than another operating system. But since Chrome OS was designed to put the web browser front and center, some folks have insisted that it’s not a real operating system – after all, it loses much of its functionality if you lose your internet connection. […]
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NVIDIA brings RTX graphics to ARM, shows ray-tracing on MediaTek-powered hardware
Chromebooks and Linux laptops with ARM-based processors and NVIDIA RTX graphics could be on the horizon. NVIDIA has released a demonstration showing PC games running on computer with a MediaTek Kompanio 1200 (MT8195) processor, NVIDIA RTX 3060 graphics. While PC makers haven’t announce plans to release hardware with those features yet, NVIDIA’s demo presents some […]
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Lilbits: Windows 11’s new Start, Pixel 6 specs leaked, and Google leaves Jelly Bean behind
2 Comments on Lilbits: Windows 11’s new Start, Pixel 6 specs leaked, and Google leaves Jelly Bean behindThe upcoming Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are expected to be the first Google smartphones to ship with a Google-designed processor. According to the latest rumor, they could also be Google’s first phones that come with a promise of 5 years of software updates. Meanwhile, Microsoft is continuing to refine Windows 11 ahead of launch. […]