Though the release of the ASUS Chromebook Flip has been pushed back a bit from the initial listing we found over on Amazon, it is still one of the most anticipated Chromebook releases for 2020 and it is only a month away at this point. There's little left to learn about this Chromebook aside from … [Read more...] about User manual for the ASUS Chromebook Flip C436 reveals magnetic USI pen holder
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Snapdragon Chromebook ‘Bubs’ being tested with phone-sized display
Let me be very clear and upfront from the get-go on this one: file this under either speculation or confusion as you read what I'm about to tell you. I don't have a firm understanding of what is going on or why, but I know that some testing is happening on a Chrome OS baseboard that looks to be … [Read more...] about Snapdragon Chromebook ‘Bubs’ being tested with phone-sized display
Microsoft’s Edge browser is speedy on Snapdragon, and that’s good news for Chromebooks
In a recent video from Dieter Bohn over at The Verge, he took the Surface Pro X for a spin a second time around, only instead of reviewing it as a Windows laptop hybrid, he used it more like a Chromebook. We talked about that whole process in a recent article and in that piece, I really leaned into … [Read more...] about Microsoft’s Edge browser is speedy on Snapdragon, and that’s good news for Chromebooks
Citing delays, ASUS now expects the Chromebook Flip C436 to be available mid-March
Since CES 2020 a bit over a month ago, we went from expecting the ASUS Chromebook Flip C436 sometime in March to getting hyped about a February 24th release. The reason for that new, hard date was an Amazon page that went live before it was supposed to, displaying a shipping date of February 24th … [Read more...] about Citing delays, ASUS now expects the Chromebook Flip C436 to be available mid-March
Upcoming Comet Lake Chromebooks ‘Dragonair’ and ‘Dratini’ show up in Geekbench with wide range of processors
Back in December, we reported on the appearance of 'Dratini' showing up in Geekbench results with some pretty massive hardware on board. With a 10th-gen Core i7 and 16GB of RAM, it was clear at that time 'Dratini' was set to be a top-tier variant of the 'Hatch' baseboard family of upcoming … [Read more...] about Upcoming Comet Lake Chromebooks ‘Dragonair’ and ‘Dratini’ show up in Geekbench with wide range of processors
‘Mushu’ could be the first Chromebook to utilize a discrete GPU
Over the years, we've seen Chromebooks tested with discrete GPUs (dGPU) in the Chromium repositories, but they have always been AMD devices and we've never really come across any proof that we could expect to see them in production any time soon. The AMD devices we currently see in the market are … [Read more...] about ‘Mushu’ could be the first Chromebook to utilize a discrete GPU
‘Mushu’ is a new 10th-gen Intel Chromebook that may get Project Athena certification
It already seems like its been too long since we had our hands-on time with the first pair of Project Athena certified Chromebooks at CES 2020. The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook and the ASUS Chromebook Flip C436 clearly represent the first wave of the new high-end Chromebook efforts from both … [Read more...] about ‘Mushu’ is a new 10th-gen Intel Chromebook that may get Project Athena certification
New 10nm+ Tiger Lake Chromebook discovered: Meet ‘Ripto’
At CES 2020 earlier this month, Intel made the 10nm+ Tiger Lake processor an official thing. The chipmaker is seemingly quite proud of their next-generation CPUs and has gone so far as to tout "double-digit" performance gains thanks to the companies new Xe graphics architecture. We'll have to wait … [Read more...] about New 10nm+ Tiger Lake Chromebook discovered: Meet ‘Ripto’
‘Stryke’ is another 10th-gen Intel Comet Lake Chromebook entering development
I've repeatedly said that the large collection of 'Hatch'-based Chromebooks (think Samsung Galaxy Chromebook, ASUS Flip C436, etc.) would only grow as 2020 wore on. We're not even to the point where the first of these Chromebooks based on the 'Hatch' baseboard are up for purchase and already more … [Read more...] about ‘Stryke’ is another 10th-gen Intel Comet Lake Chromebook entering development
Google’s Chromebook site gets gorgeous landing pages for Lenovo and Samsung’s latest Chromebooks
It already feels like it's been a little while since we had our hands-on time with all the new Chromebooks announced at CES 2020. In reality, it has only been about 3 weeks, but if absence makes the heart grow fonder, these three weeks have only increased my excitement level for all the new devices … [Read more...] about Google’s Chromebook site gets gorgeous landing pages for Lenovo and Samsung’s latest Chromebooks
Hands-on first impressions with the incredibly durable Acer Chromebook 712 [VIDEO]
Acer just announced the Chromebook 712 and in many ways, this device is unique in not only the specs it brings to the table, but in the outer, ruggedized features as well. Education-focused Chromebooks tend to be thought of as corner-cutting, uninspired tanks; they get the job done for as little … [Read more...] about Hands-on first impressions with the incredibly durable Acer Chromebook 712 [VIDEO]
Google’s new Pixel Buds release nears as they show up at Bluetooth SIG
Back in October of 2019, we had the opportunity to travel to New York and see all of Google's newest hardware for the next year. While the Pixelbook Go stole the show for us, one other piece of hardware was announced that I personally was just as excited about: the new Pixel Buds. With a ton of … [Read more...] about Google’s new Pixel Buds release nears as they show up at Bluetooth SIG
