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Kansas City Schools Swap Chromebooks, PCs for Mac Book Neos in 'All-Apple' Shift
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (303+ words) The school district will eventually replace 30, 000 Windows PCs and Chromebooks with Mac Books and i Pads, calling Apple's devices 'more secure, durable, and reliable.' Kansas City Public Schools will kick their PCs and Chromebooks to the curb to become an…...
How Will Googlebooks Actually Work? I Answer Your 7 Biggest Questions About Google's New AI Laptop Line
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (706+ words) As Google prepares to launch its most integrated OS yet, I weigh in on the biggest unknowns, including pricing, privacy, specs, and release date. Here are my best answers to those questions, based on scraps of information that have emerged…...
The Googlebook Reveal Has Me Bullish on Google Reinventing the Laptop (Again)
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (452+ words) COMMENTARY: With AI ramping up in every direction, Google needs a better platform to leverage everything that its Gemini Intelligence models can do. To my eyes, Googlebooks look like the answer. With AI absolutely popping off now, however, devices working…...
The Original Chromebook Dream Is Dead. Googlebooks Killed It
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (493+ words) PCMag That's not what I want from any laptop, and I hate that it means Chrome OS's days are numbered. For everyone who appreciates the brilliant simplicity of Chrome OS (myself included) and wants an operating system that feels fully…...
Googlebooks Just Killed the Original Chromebook Dream
1+ week, 3+ day ago (591+ words) PCMag UK OPINION"For application developers, the web is the platform." That's what Google wrote when it announced Chrome OS back in 2009, describing a desktop operating system focused on open web technologies. But the reveal of Android-based and Gemini-heavy Googlebooks…...
Google Confirms Googlebooks Won't Be Limited to Intel Chips
1+ week, 4+ day ago (359+ words) Google VP John Maletis says Google is working with Intel, Qualcomm, and Media Tek. Upcoming Googlebook laptops will be powered by a range of hardware, including chips from Intel, Media Tek, and Qualcomm. "We're thrilled to partner with Google on…...
With the Googlebook, I'm Betting on Google to Reinvent the Laptop (Again)
1+ week, 4+ day ago (447+ words) Commentary: Yes, Googlebooks look like a big gamble. But in the age of AI, Google needs more than a browser and a bunch of apps to fully leverage Gemini. In the age of AI, though, that approach will no longer…...
New 'Googlebook' Laptop Category Puts AI Front and Center
1+ week, 5+ day ago (145+ words) PCMag Australia Need more AI in your life? Googlebooks from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo arrive in the fall, built 'from the ground up for Gemini Intelligence.' Move over Chromebook. Google is preparing a new category of laptops that…...
Turn This $145 ASUS Chromebook Into a Laptop or Tablet in Seconds
2+ week, 1+ day ago (207+ words) Save 63% on a versatile touchscreen Chromebook with a detachable keyboard, stylus support, and up to 12 hours of battery life. TL; DR: Pay only $144. 97 (MSRP $389. 99) through May 10 for an open-box ASUS Chromebook CM30 with a flip-ready 2-in-1 build, touchscreen, stylus support, and…...
Is the $599 Mac Book Neo Too Good to Last?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (343+ words) Rumors suggest Apple may be rethinking its Mac Book Neo lineup amid the global memory crisis, dropping the cheaper 256 GB option and prioritizing the 512 GB configuration. The Mac Book Neo made headlines and racked up sales in part because of…...