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Pinebook Pro Review: A $200 laptop that’s only for cool people.

A Chromebook alternative where you don’t have to install Linux yourself? And it can also run Chromium OS or Android off an SD card? Sign me up!

RIP Pixel Slate: Google exits the tablet business, focuses on laptops

Head of the Google hardware division confirmed that the company exists the tablet business as the hardware division will focus solely on laptops.

Expect more squircles on the Google Play Store

It’s an odd aesthetic choice that Google has chosen to adopt for its apps store for Android and Chrome OS, but it’ll stick to it from June 24.

Don’t wait for a better Pixel Slate – Google pulls throttle on laptops and tablets

The company actually supposedly had a whole bunch of tablet and laptop projects down the pipeline when the staffing cuts took place.

AMD-powered HP Chromebooks also coming in the spring

HP continues its showcase of Chromebooks for the education sector this week with an AMD-powered product meant for the lab and field trips.

Two new HP Chromebooks for education are coming in April

HP has two new Chromebooks coming out just in time for school districts to pick out new equipment for their students. You can get one of them, too, in April.

The Pixel Slate is a Chromebook with Portrait Mode on it

Whereas the Pixelbook was more chic for professionals, Google has decided to bring in a wider range of consumers for a new and improved Chrome OS.
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Google Pixelbook or Pixel Slate codenamed Nocturne benchmarked

The rumored upcoming Google Pixelbook, or Google Pixel Slate, with the codename Nocturne, has popped up in benchmarks revealing some specs.
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Upcoming Google Pixelbook with detachable keyboard leaked in video

The device featured in this video leak seems to suggest a Pixelbook refresh coming, with a narrow bezel, and detachable keyboard.

BlackBerry lites up, Lenovo snaps up a new dragon | IFA 2018 Daily: Day -1 and 0

Laptops from Acer, ASUS and Lenovo and a quintet of phones from the well-meaning to the overachieving. You know it’s a trade show out there.

Lenovo at IFA 2018: ThinkPad X1 Extreme, Yoga Book C930 and Yoga Chromebooks

IFA 2018 has pulled out a trainload of computers from many manufacturers, but Lenovo’s got its own spin and twist that only Yoga can provide.

Acer Swift 7 will be lightest notebook, but Swift 5 currently is

The Taiwanese tech company’s IFA press conference brought in a mad dash of laptops from Windows to Chrome OS and a mixed reality headset.

“Campfire” Chromebooks will allow for Windows 10 boot option

Engineers have been working overtime to make this feature as universal as possible for Chromebooks that have the space for a Windows 10 ROM.

A few of our favorite Amazon Prime Day deals previewed

If you’re checking this out on Monday morning, there are a couple of deals to look out for from the start of Prime Day and a bunch of giveaways, too.

Best Buy clearing stock of 256GB Pixelbook at $479 off

That’s $719. If you’re a student, it can cost less than $650. But you’re going to have to do some research, march into a store and call for a price check.

Samsung Chromebook Plus (V2) starts at $500 with built-in pen, 2-in-1 design

The new Samsung Chromebook Plus (V2) is probably not the world’s most powerful, versatile or stylish Chrome OS laptop, but it’s got a built-in pen.

Evidence is mounting on Google’s intentions to seek Pixelbook Windows 10 certification

How would you like to run both Chrome OS and Windows 10 on Google’s ultra-high-end Pixelbook… officially? Believe it or not, it could happen soon.

Everything from the Pixel 2 XL to the Pixelbook, Google Home Max and Mini is on sale right now

US Google Store shoppers can get some decent discounts on the Pixel 2 XL smartphone, Pixelbook laptop and Google Home, Home Max and Mini smart speakers through June 17.

HP Chromebook x2 gets shipped a week early

The Chromebook x2 was actually first announced in April. Pre-orders began last month. Shipments weren’t even supposed to begin before June.

Acer unveils four new Chromebooks, including high-end options for business users

After bringing the world the first Chrome OS tablet not that long ago, Acer goes back to expanding its already rich Chromeboook laptop portfolio with new 13 and 15-inch configuration.

Watch the Google I/O 2018 keynote live right here at 10 AM PT

The first official Android P details are coming, along with possible Wear OS, Daydream or Google Home software and hardware upgrades. Here’s how to follow all the Google I/O 2018 action live online.

Google’s expensive Pixelbook is slightly more affordable this Mother’s Day

A $100 discount across Pixelbook variants is far from enough to make the 2-in-1 Chrome OS laptop a bargain, but it’s certainly better than nothing.

Tablet shipments may have been down in Q1, but detachables continue to grow

The global tablet market is not exactly thriving, but detachable tablets are doing well, and they will continue to grow, according to the IDC’s research and projections.

US vs. ZTE: a fight for survival | #PNWeekly 301

The US government has blocked ZTE from sourcing anything from American companies while Apple’s CEO says Macs and iPads on their own are the best at what they do. All on our show this week!

Pixelbook “AltOS” scheme could bring Windows as an option

Chrome OS developers are working on an alternative OS picker interface for the Pixelbook. What alternatives do user have? Someone said Windows in here.