Tag: chromebooks
A big Chromebook update just delivered 4 super-useful features – here’s what’s new
Google just released a new version of ChromeOS which comes laden with some impressive improvements, including the ability to implement custom keyboard shortcuts and to do the same with your mouse buttons. ChromeOS M123 delivers these new powers, and more besides, but the ability to actually define your own keyboard…
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ChromeOS 118 brings nifty improvements to Chromebooks for password recovery, touchscreens, and printers
ChromeOS 118 is here and it brings a clutch of new features, a few of which are very smart additions – particularly on the password front. As About Chromebooks reports, ChromeOS 118 is rolling out now to most (supported) Google-powered laptops, and it comes with new password recovery measures, along…
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Acer’s Chromebook Plus 514 and 515 are great additions to the Chromebook Plus selection
Google unveiled its brand new Chromebook Plus selection, one of the industry’s worst kept secrets, which has been revamped with updated specs and features. Adjacent to this are two of Acer’s own offerings to the lineup, the Chromebook Plus 515 (CB515-2H/T) and the Chromebook Plus 514 (CB514-3H/T). According to Acer,…
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Another banner quarter as Chromebook shipments grow 75% YOY
Last quarter, Chromebooks saw 275% year-over-year growth up to 12 million units. The figure isn’t quite as unwieldy for Q2, but a 75% year-over-year growth is still extremely respectable, with the category hitting 11.9 million shipments, per the latest figures from research firm, Canalys. Chromebooks joined the rest of the…
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Could Cloud PCs be Microsoft’s gateway to Chromebook-like hardware?
When Microsoft announced that it was releasing a cloud PC service called Windows 365 this morning, it got me thinking. While Windows 365 is about packaging a virtual Windows business desktop in a cloud context, if you think about the announcement in a different way, perhaps it could herald the…
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Acer’s latest convertible Chromebooks are built for classroom mayhem
Acer has unveiled a bunch of new computers meant for the classroom, including a refresh of two of its convertible and durable Chromebooks. The new versions of its Spin 512 and Spin 511 Chromebooks are powered by the latest generation Intel N4500 and… Source
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