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Samsung Chromebook teardown shocker: materials alone are worth £196

June 14, 2011 2:05 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: chrome os, chromebook, Google, Samsung Chromebook, Samsung series 5

The team over at IHS iSuppli has given the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook the formal teardown treatment. Tucked inside the 12.1-inch web-connected laptop is a dual-core Atom processor, 2GB of memory and a 16GB solid state drive (SSD).

“The Samsung Series 5 Chromebook is every bit a full-sized notebook PC,” said Wayne Lam, senior analysts, competitive analysis, at IHS iSuppli. After hearing the components (other than the dual-core Atom processor) are typical of a standard laptop, the cost of the parts is a little easier to swallow — nearly £196 before factoring in the manufacturing cost.

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Mac OS X Lion browser mode: thief catcher not Chrome OS fighter

June 13, 2011 10:25 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Apps & Software Tags: Apple, chrome os, Find My Mac, Google, Mac OS X Lion, Restart to Safari

An intriguing new feature in Mac OS X Lion was uncovered over the weekend: a browser-only mode that immediately had people comparing it to the Chrome OS. Is Apple planning on giving Mac OS X Lion an instant on option to combat the threat for Google?

Not really. Instead Mac OS X Lion’s Restart to Safari mode seems to be a honeypot primed to lure unauthorised users into surfing the web and allowing you to hunt down your errant computer with the new Find My Mac feature…

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Google: Chrome OS tablets not coming soon

June 1, 2011 9:28 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: chrome os, chromebook, Google, Seaboard, tablet

Despite showing video of a rendered Google Chrome OS tablet concept months ago and rumours of tablet test hardware codenamed Seaboard, Google has damped down speculation about Chrome OS tablets arriving any time soon.

Speaking at Computex, Google’s senior vice president for Chrome, Sundar Pichai, said we’ll have to make do with Android tablets and netbook-style Chromebooks for the time being…

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Ecopad tablet concept: powered by Honeycomb, no charging required

May 27, 2011 3:58 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Gadgets Tags: Android 3.1, chrome os, Ecopad, Google, honeycomb, nano, piezoelectricity film

The Ecopad tablet is not your ordinary ‘green’ device. In fact, this tablet offers something no other tablet can claim — it requires no external charging of any sort. This means no fumbling for power adapters or dreading interruption from non-stop 24/7 use. The secret behind the Ecopad is NANO piezoelectricity film which collects power from every touch and swipe on the screen. Are you ready for a glimpse into the future of eco-friendly tablets?

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Samsung Series 5: First ever Google Chromebook laptop £349 – but is it any good?

May 12, 2011 2:40 am by Tom Bailey

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: chrome os, chromebook, Google, Laptop, Samsung, Samsung series 5, series 5

Finally. The first ever Google Chromebook laptop has just been officially outed: say hello to the Samsung Series 5, the first laptop designed entirely around Google’s cloud-based Chome OS.

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Rent your own Chrome OS laptop for $10 to $20 per month

May 11, 2011 6:21 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Android, chrome os, CR-48, Google, Google I/O

Chrome OS has fallen from the spotlight amidst the Android invasion currently underway at Google’s I/O event in San Francisco. Despite the lack of coverage, new rumors suggest Google is planning to offer U.S. students a Chrome OS laptop, complete with cloud-based software, for a nominal monthly fee of $10 to $20. The purported plan would have students commit to a 24-month contract, a total of $240 to $480 over the life of the rental.

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Samsung Chrome OS netbooks teased for Google I/O

May 5, 2011 10:02 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: chrome os, Google, Google I/O, netbook, Samsung

It looks like Chrome OS may finally be polished enough to get its big public unveiling on a consumer device. Sure we had the Google CR-48 last year but we’re still waiting for a Chrome OS product from one of the big brands. Now Samsung has invited tech journalists to an event on Wednesday 11 May just after Google I/O comes to a close…

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New Chrome OS netbook and tablet spied: bug reports spill the beans

April 28, 2011 10:08 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Acer, chrome os, Chrome OS netbook, Google, Seaboard, tablet

Two Chrome OS devices have been spotted skulking about in Chromium bug reports. One is a new version of the long-expected Acer Chrome OS netbook (now rocking the codename ZGB rather than the previously spotted ZGA), the other is a Chrome OS tablet dubbed Seaboard.

The Chrome OS tablet is a Tegra 2-based beast with 1GB of RAM, 2 USB ports and HDMI connectivity but that’s all we’ve got to work on right now. Read on for the netbook specs…

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