Lenovo took the wraps off a trio of new Chromebooks today: An 11- and 15-inch Lenovo Chromebook C340 2-in-1, as well as a 14-inch clamshell Chromebook S340. Prices begin at $250 with availability starting next month, depending on the model.
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Now that Linux on Chromebooks is available for the enterprise, how do IT admins plan to manage this feature? Recent code commits suggest that Red Hat Ansible will be integrated with Crostini for centralized, secure Linux app deployment.
Dell is now showing the price and configurations for its 5300 and 5400 Latitude Chromebook enterprise devices with a wide range of options. Luckily, IT budgets are bigger than those of consumers.
Google is continuing its Chrome OS push in enterprises in partnership with Dell. Starting tomorrow, businesses can buy some high-end hardware in either the Dell Latitude Chromebook 5400 or 5300 models.
I’ve been pondering what a Chrome Phone would look like since 2013. We’ll probably never see one but if you want to get an idea for the concept, look no further than Samsung DeX, which bridges the mobile and desktop computing paradigms.
Google introduced a Password Checkup extension in February, and flagged 315,000 passwords as unsafe due to data breaches that first month. Chrome OS 78 will natively include a similar feature for improved online protections.
Right on time to coincide with the Intel Comet Lake launch, the Drallion baseboard for future Chromebooks now references Intel’s new processors.
After four months in a preview release, Android Studio arrives on Chromebooks with official support. There’s still no Android device emulator, but the USB debug feature of Chrome OS lets you install and test apps on your connected phone.
Still rocking a Chromebook Pixel 2015 or other device from around that era? You’ve been missing out on Linux apps but that’s about to change with Chrome OS 77 next month, thanks to a kernel update.
While the new Virtual Desks feature of Chrome OS landed with version 76, the keyboard shortcuts to use them on a Chromebook didn’t. And they won’t be here for Chrome OS 77 either.
Even with the great discount I got on an Acer Chromebook Spin 13 with 16 GB of memory, I don’t recommend most people get “this much Chromebook.” Here’s why, who should, and who shouldn’t.