Neowin News Feed for: Chromebooks

Chromebooks. Should Microsoft be concerned?

Brad Sams — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:28:49 +0000

Google, a nearly impenetrable force in the search market, is now starting to make waves in the OS market too. But should Microsoft be concerned about Google's lightweight, Internet-dependent OS? Read more...

Lenovo rumored to offer Chromebooks in May - should Microsoft be concerned?

Brad Sams — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:04:45 +0000

Lenovo is rumored to be releasing several new laptops that run Google's Chrome OS and they could be arriving this May. If true, should Microsoft be concerned at this move? Read more...

Multi-monitor support added to Chrome OS dev update

John Callaham — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:45:00 +0000

A recent update to the developer version of Google's Chrome OS finally adds multi-monitor support, allowing Chromebooks to extend their monitors to another device. Read more...

Google gets its own store ... sort of

John Callaham — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:20:16 +0100

Following the lead of Apple and Microsoft, Google has started its own Chrome Zone, a "shop within a shop" inside a London retail store in order to sell its Chromebook notebooks. Read more...

Report: Google's Chromebooks to get improved Intel processors

John Callaham — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:54:16 +0100

The first laptops that are based on Google's Chrome operating system are now available for sale via PC makers like Samsung and Acer. However those first generation Chromebooks have Intel's low powered Atom-based processors inside.... Read more...