The first laptops running Google Chrome OS are scheduled to hit retail stores next month, but you may not have to wait until June to get your hands on a Chromebook. It appears that Google has resumed shipping free Cr-48 laptops to users who signed up to beta test the platform last year. The Cr-48 […]
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Google runs out of Cr-48 Chrome OS notebooks
Google has been sending out Cr-48 notebooks loaded with the Chrome OS browser-based operating system since late last year. But after shipping thousands of free laptops, the company has apparently run out of test units… at least “for now.” Google’s Sundar Pichai posted on Twitter that the company has shipped all of its Cr-48 units, […]
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 […]
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 […]