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.
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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.
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.
The virtual desk feature for Chromebooks is expected to land in a few weeks with Chrome OS 76, including keyboard shortcuts. A new code commit suggests a four-finger swipe to move between workspaces may be added in time for the release.
If the Pixel Slate meets your needs, this week is a great time to buy one. Google is selling all models of the Chrome OS tablet for $100 off and including your choice of either Google or Brydge keyboard.
I had to dig around the FCC and Bluetooth databases to find it, but it appears that Logitech is making a new USB and Bluetooth keyboard called the Slim Multi-Device ChromeOS Edition K580
Is the Linux partition taking up too much storage capacity on your Chromebook? A feature to resize that disk was expected for Chrome OS 75 but has been pushed back to Chrome OS 78 for now.
Need a basic bare-bones browser on a sub-$150 budget? The Lenovo Chromebook S330 cuts some corners but at nearly half-price on Amazon Prime Day, you can consider overlooking some of them.
Paying $500 to Samsung for the Chromebook Plus v2 with a Celeron processor seems an excessive cost. Amazon’s Prime Day deal is more much palatable at $379.99 for this solid 2-in-1
The Core i5 Acer Chromebook Spin 13 beats out the Pixelbook in terms of performance and still has a fantastic high-resolution screen. You can snag one for $300 off today only thanks to Amazon Prime Day.
While everyone is getting ready for Amazon’s Prime Day to start on Monday, Lenovo is jumping the sale gun with Black Friday in July pricing: You can save 10 to 30 percent on a Lenovo Yoga Chromebook C630.
Automatic Chromebook updates are a great thing, until they’re not, as shown by the recent issues with Chrome OS 75. Maybe it’s time for users to have a little more control around the update process, similar to how GSuite managed devices have.