The Asus Padfone X is a 5 inch smartphone that comes with a 9 inch tablet dock, letting you turn your phone into a tablet simply by sliding it into a dock. The phone is the brains of the operation, which means you don’t need to sync your data (it’s all on your phone), or […]
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Deals of the Day (2-13-2014)
The HP Chromebook 11 is a portable notebook with an 11.6 inch display, a Samsung Exynos 5 processor, and Google’s Chrome operating system. It normally sells for $280, making it relatively affordable for a notebook (although a bit on the pricey side for a Chromebook). But today you can snag one for $30 off, bringing […]
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HP Chromebook 11 with LTE now available for $379
The HP Chromebook 11 is a small notebook with a Samsung Exynos 5250 processor, a bright display, and a $279 price tag. But now you can also pick up a model with built-in 4G LTE functionality for $379 or less. Best Buy has the new models available in stores. Like the WiFi-only model, the new […]
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Google, HP recall the Chromebook 11 charger
The HP Chromebook 11 is an inexpensive, portable laptop that runs Google’s Chrome operating system. It was developed by HP with help from Google, launched in October for $279, and about a month later sales were halted due to some reports of overheating chargers. Now Google and HP are recalling the chargers and the US […]
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Lilbits (12-06-2013): Cheapest. Samsung. Tablet. Ever.
Samsung offers phones and tablets in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and soon the company may also expand its horizons by extending its price range to cover “dirt cheap.” The folks at SamMobile report that Samsung may be working on cheaper versions of its phones including a Galaxy Note 3 Lite and Galaxy Grant […]
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HP Chromebook 11 sales halted due to overheating chargers
HP and Google have temporarily stopped selling the HP Chromebook 11 after learning that a small number of users reported that their chargers were damaged from overheating while in use. Google’s taking the unusual step of recommending that folks who already have a Chromebook 11 stop using the charger that came in the box, and […]
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Lilbits (10-25-2013): T-Mobile offers free mobile hotspot
A few years ago Google added the ability to use Android phones as mobile hotspots — and wireless carriers pretty quickly started charging customers extra to use that feature. The move seemed a bit odd to some, since carriers weren’t giving users any more data to use during a given month, they were just charging for […]
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HP Chromebook 11 review: Sometimes less is more
The HP Chromebook 11 is an affordable laptop that’s easy to tuck in your bag. It has an 11.6 inch display, weighs just 2.3 pounds, boots in seconds and resumes from sleep nearly instantly, making it both easy to use at a moment’s notice and easy to use on the go. But this little $280 […]
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Running Ubuntu apps on the HP Chromebook 11 (video)
Have your eye on the $280 HP Chromebook 11, but aren’t entirely sold on the idea of a laptop that runs Google’s Chrome OS software? No problem. You can enter developer mode and load another operating system on there. In fact, you don’t even have to remove Chrome OS. There’s a way to run Ubuntu […]
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HP Chromebook 11: How to enable dev mode (video)
The HP Chromebook 11 is a thin and light laptop which runs Google’s Chrome OS software. But what if you want to break out of the confines of a browser-based operating system, access a command line terminal, repartition the storage space, or even install an alternate operating system? Easy. Just enable developer mode. Every chromebook […]