Tag: laptops
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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Google might breathe new life into old Chromebooks with ChromeOS Flex
Don’t throw away your out-of-date Chromebook just yet as newly found evidence suggests Google may expand the availability of ChromeOS Flex to the old laptops. This information comes from tech news site Chrome Unboxed after they recently dove into Google‘s Chromium Repositories where they stumbled across references for a “Flexor”…
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Fed up with the cost of MacBook repairs? New unofficial tool might be a glimmer of hope
An Apple MacBook has had a sensor fixed by a German repair shop which managed to circumvent the company’s protections put in place to stop unauthorized third parties from making such repairs. Forbes reports that the outfit, NotebookNerds (in Dortmund, Germany) achieved the feat using a tool (dubbed ‘Nerd.Tool.1’) purpose-built…
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Apple could be about to surprise us all with new MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch models
Apple could be readying fresh MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch models and they’ll be debuting soon, if the latest from the rumor mill proves to be correct. MacRumors was keen-eyed enough to spot a DigiTimes report that insists – add salt, and plenty of it – those MacBook Pros are…
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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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Microsoft mocks Apple at Surface event, claiming Surface Laptop Studio 2 is faster than the MacBook Pro
At Microsoft‘s September 21 Surface event, the software giant behind Windows 11 took time to mock long-time rival Apple. It happened during the announcement of the Surface Laptop Studio 2, a new device aimed at creative professionals – a market that usually favors MacBooks. As Microsoft’s reps were extolling the…
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