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$1,300 Chromebook Pixel: What is Google Thinking?

By Adriana Lee |

Google’s new Chromebook Pixel is, in a word, stunning. The hardware’s form factor is beautifully designed — by the company itself, not some third-party partner — and many of the details are droolworthy: i5 processor, a touch display with impressively high resolution (even more than Apple’s…










Samsung Chromebook Series 5 Review

By Noah Kravitz |

This past May during the Google I/O developers’ conference, Google announced the forthcoming availability of Chromebooks, the consumer-facing evolution of their Chrome OS-based CR-48 laptop pilot program. Where CR-48 was a limited edition, free to the chosen few, beta program, Chromebooks were to be a…


How Secure is Chrome OS?

By Jack McGrath |

During Google’s annual conference for developers recently, the technology monolith announced its plans to launch its Chrome OS to the world in June. Touting a plethora of cloud-based features, Google is claiming that its operating system requires no virus protection to remain secure. If we…



Will You Buy a ChromeBook? (poll)

By Sean P. Aune |

With the veil officially lifted on the Acer and Samsung ChromeBooks this morning at Google I/O, we finally have a better idea of what we can expect from these new netbook-esque creations that Google has been working on.  Sure, we got a taste with the…


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Google Unveils ChromeBox Desktop

By Adriana Lee |

Today has been, in a word, Chrometastic. Not only were two ChromeBooks announced at Google I/O, but also a Chrome OS desktop with an “Aw shucks, how cute — but hey, still kind of slick” styling. Indeed, the black and metal finish of the Samsung-made…


Google Announces “Chromebooks”

By Emily Price |

Today at Google I/O the company announced the upcoming release of two new Chrome laptops. Called “Chromebooks” the laptops are able to boot in 8 seconds, and are immediately connected to the web. The laptops have built-in connectivity options, pay-as-you-go web (with 100MB of 3G…



Google Chrome OS: 1st Impressions

By Winston Sih |

Earlier a few months ago, we introduced you to the Google Chrome OS, a full-fledged Chromium Operating System.  ”The question that everyone is asking, though, is why are they even bothering?” “Announced back in July of 2009, Google announced the Chrome OS which is a…


Meet the Google Web Store

By Jack McGrath |

Today, Google decided to dive headfirst into the computer industry, announcing a competitive operating system alongside a platform that will rival Apple’s Mac App Store. The creatively titled Web Store went live a few hours ago, refining the experience that was seen at Google’s I/O…




What Will Google Make Next?

By Sean P. Aune |

Google has made a name for itself over the years by building some amazing applications such as its search engine and Gmail.  However, it has also had some rather infamous flops such as Orkut, Google Wave, and the way Buzz seems to be going.  So…