Even with the Core i5 edition, the Pixelbook delivers an exemplary, flawless web experience, with a user interface that can be smoother than more powerful PCs.
Even though the Pixelbook is a pretty good laptop for the money, you won’t really consider it if you’re not ready to shift to Chrome OS entirely. However, it appears that Google wants to tap into those customers as well and is developing an “AltOS” mode which will enable Pixelbook owners to run Windows on their laptops as well.
According to a recent discovery by security researchers, it seems that some Chromebooks that use a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) have a bug that allows hackers to brute-force their way into a Chromebook to obtain encrypted data. Thankfully the bug has since been patched, but the patch comes at a cost.
Announced in October last year, Google’s Pixelbook is the company’s latest attempt at making its own Chromebook. It is a pretty sleek device and even comes with a Pixelbook Pen, which is basically a stylus that lets users interact with the device. For those who own both and are looking for a way to protect it, you’ll be interested to learn that the Pixelbook sleeve has been officially released.
While Full HD 1080 displays are more or less the standard and the norm these days when it comes to laptops, we’re starting to see laptop makers push displays to even higher resolutions, offering 2K or even 4K options. However for the most part, Chromebooks have typically missed out on this, but that could change soon.
In case Dell’s laptop announcements at CES wasn’t enough for you, or if you were perhaps in the market for something different, then you might be interested to learn that Dell has recently announced the Chromebook 5000 series. In case the name wasn’t already a dead giveaway, these are a series of Chromebook laptops.
Acer has launched the Chromebook Spin 11. It’s a convertible machine courtesy of its 360-degree hinge. The new Chromebook features an 11.6 inch touchscreen display and can double as a laptop/tablet hybrid. There are quite a few configuration options available to customers so they can pick and choose based on their requirements.
Following a report from last week, it has been revealed that there are quite a few computers and mobile devices out there that are affected by a couple of vulnerabilities called Meltdown and Spectre. Some companies have since addressed the issue by fixing them, although in Google’s case, it seems that they won’t be addressing all affected devices.
Google confirmed last year that all Chromebooks shipped in 2017 and beyond will get full support for the Play Store, enabling users to access Android apps on their Chrome OS-powered devices. The company has gradually been rolling out Play Store support for a wide variety of Chromebooks. The Play Store has now landed on 10 additional Chromebooks from several different manufacturers.
If recent reports are to be believed, Samsung is working on a new Chromebook that’s codenamed “Nautilus.” It’s said to be a 2-in-1 Chromebook that’s also going to feature a stylus. Details about the specifications of this machine are slim but more reports are now surfacing with additional information. The latest reveals that the Chromebook is going to feature a Sony IMX camera, unlike any other Chromebook ever.
It was first reported last month that Samsung was possibly developing a new 2-in-1 Chromebook with a detachable keyboard. Some more information has surfaced about the device. A new report claims that Samsung’s new Chromebook is going to feature a stowable stylus. The information is based on new commits in the Chromium Repository.