HP launched new Chromebook 14 series powered by Intel Apollo Lake dual core processors in India. The new Chromebook features 14-inch HD ultra-bright touchscreen display and have 180-degree hinge. The new Chromebook boot up in less than 10 seconds as per HP. Powered by Chrome OS and support for Android Apps, the Chromebook 14 comes […]
Acer launches 11-inch Chromebook – C720
Acer India announced the availability of a new 11-inch Chromebook, the C720. Powered by Intel Celeron processor, the C720 features 16GB SSD and 1TB of Google Drive cloud storage for two years. On the connectivity front it features WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI, 1 x USB 3.0 port and 1 x USB 2.0 port. C720 comes with […]
Adobe Photoshop comes to Chromebook
One of the most important image editing suite – Photoshop will finally make its way to Google’s Chrome OS. But unlike an app that is needed to access Photoshop, Adobe will deliver the Photoshop goodness on the Chrome OS through streaming. This streaming version of Photoshop will run straight from the cloud to the Chromebook […]
Asus Chromebox Review
As an operating system, Chrome OS holds a lot of promise. The OS is fast and requires very little resources, making it a perfect companion for a laptop. But is it enough to lure desktop users? Asus introduced their Chromebox in the Indian market last month and the box tries to play with the Chrome […]
Asus unveils Chromebox in India
Asus has announced its Chromebox for the Indian market. Asus will sell three different SKUs in India, depending on the hardware, with a starting price of Rs. 21,000. The Chromebox is equipped with Intel’s Haswell processor, up to 4GB RAM, 16GB SSD, integrated Intel graphics, one HDMI and DisplayPort that is also capable of outputting […]
Google introduces Chromebook Pixel, starts from $1299
Google has pitched their Chrome OS powered Chromebooks as affordable alternatives to full-fledged laptops. But Chromebook Pixel is a different kind of beast. Not only the Chromebook Pixel is the most expensive Chromebook yet, it packs a 12.85-inch display with 4.3 million pixels (2560X1700) – most found on a laptop. The screen is also touchscreen-enabled […]
Chrome OS code hints at ARM processor support
Google’s Chrome OS currently runs on devices powered by Intel Atom processors but according to the new info on the Chromium OS page, Google’s OS will support ARM-powered processors pretty soon. A Chrome OS device codenamed Daisy is apparently being tested with an ARM-based Samsung Exynos 5250 processor. This Exynos processor is a dual-core […]
Google eyes Chrome OS for tablets, traces found in Chrome OS’ source code
Google is looking to expand Chrome OS’ territory by adding touch-friendly features to the OS. New source code that was published by Google has references related to touch-based user interfaces. For instance, Google has added a new user-agent string as “CrOS Touch” that will help the web browser to deliver a touch-optimized website rather […]
Google launches Chrome Web Store; Chrome OS in H1 2011
At a press conference yesterday, Google announced couple of news related to Chrome. The first being the Chrome Web Store. It’s an app store for your browser with all the web apps, extensions and themes. The Chrome Web Store is now available to consumers and though Google claims the store is online only in […]
Google CEO: Chrome OS optimized for keyboard-based solutions
Ever wanted to know why Google is creating two mobile operating systems – Android OS and Chrome OS when they can pump all resources into one and make it the ultimate OS for tablets, phones and netbooks? Well, Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt has the answer who says that Chrome OS is “focused on keyboard-based […]