Between offline file synchronization, Android and Linux apps, and smart prepping, you can do more than ever with a Chromebook when you’re not online. Here are 4 strategies from ComputerWorld and 2 of my own to make it happen.
Author: Kevin Tofel
Kevin Tofel
After spending 15 years in IT at Fortune 100 companies, Kevin turned a hobby into a career and began covering mobile technology in 2003. He writes daily on the industry and has co-hosted the weekly MobileTechRoundup podcast since 2006. His writing has appeared in print (The New York Times, PC Magazine and PC World) and he has been featured on NBC News in Philadelphia.
Google is following up last month’s Pixel Slate deal with a new one: Buy a keyboard for the Chrome OS tablet and you’ll get $250 off a Pixel Slate through August 18.
Drallion is the code-name for a new Chromebook board that should spawn both clamshell and 2-in-1 devices. There are code references to Intel’s Harrison Peak Wi-Fi 6 card as well as a “cml soc”. Could it be Comet Lake?
Looks like there’s another Chromebook option for developers: A Core i7 and 16 GB memory configuration of the Lenovo Yoga Chromebook C630 with 4K display.
If you like colorful Chromebooks, Lenovo has three new models on the way just for you. The Lenovo Chromebook S340 will be available in three display sizes and all will have Intel 8th-generation processors.
Recent Geekbench listings suggest the next Pixelbook, likely Atlas, will use the same chipsets as the Pixel Slate. That doesn’t make sense for a few reasons.
So you have Linux on your Chromebook. Now what? Here’s a tutorial on some key commands to help you navigate Linux files, view directories, update Linux and install applications.
If you’re going to spend $300 or so on a low-end Chromebook, consider stretching your budget this week: With a free my BestBuy account, the HP Chromebook X360 14 with Core i3 and 8GB of memory can be had for $399.
Most people don’t need a super high-end Chromebook but if you do, there’s a new choice to consider: The Acer Chromebook Spin 13 can be had with a Core i7 U-series chip and 16 GB of RAM.
An FCC filing from Quanta shows a device with fast Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. With the FCC ID number looking similar to the Pixelbook and Pixel Slate, this could be the first real hardware info on the Pixelbook’s successor, the Atlas Chromebook.
Upcoming Dell Chromebooks, codenamed Sarien and Arcada have shown code hints of integrated LTE support. Now, screenshots from testing Verizon’s network on Sarien confirm it.