4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (484+ words) With Google’s New York media showcase just around the corner, we’ve covered tons of the over-arching Googlebook equation: the flagship hardware fleet, benchmark leaks, native Android execution, and independent Chrome browser updates. Yet, as we prepare to see retail laptops…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (393+ words) We are officially two weeks away from Google’s dedicated media preview event in New York City on September 15, and the excitement around here is at an all-time high. For months, I have been digging through Chromium Gerrit commits, checking hardware…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (448+ words) In just a couple of weeks, we’ll be on the ground in New York City for Google’s official Googlebook preview event. We know we’re going to see an unprecedented day-one fleet of six to eight brand-new flagship devices from HP,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (454+ words) When a major tech company introduces a brand-new operating system or platform architecture, the hardware playbook is usually pretty predictable: launch with one or two reference devices, test the waters, and spend the next three to five years working with…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (342+ words) While the steady stream of Googlebook leaks over the past few weeks has centered almost entirely on silicon benchmarks and chassis materials, we have not seen much of the actual desktop user experience. In fact, we don’t even know what…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (545+ words) Whenever a major platform shift looms on the horizon, it’s easy for tech conversations to slip into a strange, false binary: the idea that if you’re genuinely excited about where the future is heading, you must suddenly dislike or discount…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (428+ words) When Google launched the original Chromebook over a decade ago, it started from the bottom up. Early hardware was cheap, plastic, and low-powered, cementing an entry-level reputation that even years of Chromebook Plus and premium flagship efforts couldn’t fix. With…...