Cheaper Chromebooks might be on their way

Chromebooks are generally affordable devices but they might be even more pocket-friendly with the use of a low-end chip. MediaTek has contributed code to Chromium operating system (the base for Chrome OS) to test a device running on an entry-level ARM Cortex-A7 processor.  Theoretically, this will create Chromeboxes and Chromebooks that would cost less than the usual US$200 price of these devices. However, this will also affect speed as the Cortex-A7 system can be quite sluggish. MediaTek has not said what they plan on doing with the code but this is just showing us what may lie ahead.

Source: Engadget

HP introduces new Haswell-powered, colourful Chromebook

HP’s launching a new Chromebook and it’s going to be the first one to be powered by an Intel processor based on the Haswell microarchitecture—which means faster, more powerful machine—and one that’s quite a looker, too. Available in whimsically-named colours (Snow White, Ocean Turquoise, and Coral Peach), the Chromebook is equipped with a 14-inch HD display, 16GB SSD, and connectivity options that include HDMI, USB 2.0 and 3.0, and combination headphone and microphone jack.

Since it’s a Chromebook, you are guaranteed a quick and easy way to connect to your favorite sites and have instant access to Google Chrome apps. You will also be gifted with 100GB free storage on Google Drive for two years. This new laptop is said to be ready for the holiday season with a starting price of US$299.99.

SourceCode: Riding the Chromebook Cloud Part 1

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Ever since Google came out with the CR48 Chrome-browser powered notebook, trying out a cloud connected OS had become something of an obsession for me. The idea that all your data was secure (or not) in the cloud regardless of what hardware you are using is not only revolutionary but clearly the future of computing itself. Well we finally managed to get a Google Chromebook  (Samsung Series 5) and here are our initial impressions.

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