There’s no IFA this year, but Lenovo is hosting its own Tech World 2021 virtual event and it has some exciting new hardware to announce.


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There’s no IFA this year, but Lenovo is hosting its own Tech World 2021 virtual event and it has some exciting new hardware to announce.
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With Google set to release the first Pixel handsets with its own in-house microprocessors, this won’t come as much of a surprise.
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Microsoft will prevent Chromebook users from using the Office apps for Android, and it will push the web experiences instead.
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In yet another sign of the versatility of Chrome OS, HP today announced a Chromebook tablet PC and an All-in-One (AIO) Chromebase.
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CNBC reports that Google is building a five-building campus codenamed “Midpoint” that will house its hardware business.
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Google has released Chrome OS 92, which supports eSIMs, bundles Google Meet, and offers other usability improvements.
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The market researchers at Canalys reported this week that Chromebook sales grew an astonishing 75 percent in Q2 2021.
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And not just any Chromebooks, but premium, business-class Chromebooks that speak volumes about how far this platform has come in recent years.
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As expected, PC sales growth is slowing dramatically as the global pandemic winds down, with PC makers selling 77.6 million units in Q2 2021.
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Opera is offering up an odd proposition: Sure, use a Chromebook. But use Opera instead of Chrome. The Android version of Opera.
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HP reported net earnings of $1.2 billion on revenues of $15.9 billion in the most recent quarter, the latter of which is an all-time record.
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At its virtual [email protected] 2021 event today, Acer announced new Concept3D, Predator, Chromebook, Swift, and TravelMate hardware products.
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Google said that it would open a retail store location in New York City where fans can buy Pixel phones, Nest products, Fitbit devices, and more.
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A new report from Strategy Analytics claims that hardware makers sold 68.2 million notebook PCs in the first quarter, a YOY gain of 81 percent.
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Canalys claims that Apple saw iPad unit sales growth of 50.3 percent in the first quarter and extended its lead in the tablet market.
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A new report claims that Chromebook sales surged 275 percent in the first quarter of 2021, dramatically outpacing the PC industry.
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Google has announced the release of Chrome OS 90, which brings several useful new features to Chromebook users.
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One year ago, Google made Meet free to everyone to address the needs of the global pandemic. Now, it's introducing new features and a new look and feel.
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After skipping out on the 2020 rendition of its annual developer show because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Google I/0 is back for 2021.
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After pioneering custom silicon in previous Pixel models, Google could ship its own mobile microprocessor as soon as this year in the Pixel 6.
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Google announced today that it is adding over 100 AI-powered improvements to Google Maps throughout the coming year.
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The ThinkPad C13 Yoga Chromebook Enterprise is the first Chromebook to feature AMD processors, including one designed specifically for Chrome OS.
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Samsung announced today that customers can now preorder its Galaxy Chromebook 2, with prices starting at $550.
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Last summer, we learned that Google was working on a Your Phone-like app for Chrome OS called Phone Hub. Now it’s ready for public testing.
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A new Google proposal would see its upcoming Fuchsia platform “natively” run Android and Linux apps using a translation layer called Starnix.
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Recently acquired by Google, CloudReady will no longer support Oracle VirtualBox or the Flatpak software deployment and package solution.
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Researchers from Canalys claim that hardware makers sold 30.7 million Chromebooks in 2020, the platform’s best year ever.