If you’ve been keeping an eye on the upcoming Googlebook laptops from Google, you likely know about the handful of device manufacturers and chip makers that are on board for actual device launches this fall. Acer, ASUS, HP, Dell, and Lenovo will be working in tandem with MediaTek, Qualcomm and Intel to deliver the first […]

Though it has perhaps been tempting to think of the upcoming Pixel Glow as just a nostalgic return to the quirky lightbar days of the original Chromebook Pixel, it seems more is going on with this new feature than many initially thought. New teardowns of the Pixel Diagnostics and Google apps have revealed that Google […]

If there is one thing we know about Google’s Chromebook hardware development cycle, it is that they are always building for the future. While the current crop of Chromebook Plus devices offers plenty of power, the Chromium repositories have just revealed that Google is already looking ahead to Intel’s next major architectural leap: Nova Lake. […]

In all our years of tracking the Chromium repositories, we have never seen a single baseboard spawn this many offshoots. To put it in perspective, a typical “prolific” baseboard might see 8 to 10 variants. ‘Skywalker’ just hit 20, and there is no sign that Google or its partners are slowing down. The latest recruits: […]

If you’ve been following our coverage of Project Aluminium (Google’s ambitious plan to re-baseline ChromeOS on a desktop-class Android foundation) you know that the hardware has been one of the biggest question marks. We’ve been tracking a fleet of devices in the Chromium Gerrit for months that all look destined to become recipients of this […]

A few days ago, I wrote about how excited I am for the upcoming “wide” foldable revolution. Devices like the soon-arriving Huawei Pura X Max, along with incredibly solid rumors of Apple and Samsung’s upcoming designs are finally abandoning the awkward, square internal screens in favor of a landscape-first, small-tablet experience. But as some of […]

I’ll be the first to admit it: I’m bored with smartphones lately. I’ve been eligible for a phone upgrade for months, but every time I look at the current crop of flagships, I find myself questioning what I would even buy if I were to actually go through with it. Even the Galaxy Z Fold […]

We know the hardware for Google’s upcoming Aluminium OS is going to be incredibly capable, but what is the software actually going to look like? If there was any concern that the merger of Android and ChromeOS was going to result in some sort of sterile, utilitarian UI, it would seem that you can officially […]

If you’re waiting for the ultimate ChromeOS tablet, the upcoming ‘Sapphire’ detachable continues to look like the exact device you’ve been dreaming of. We already know this 13-inch, Lenovo-built powerhouse is packed with high-end specs, will come with the first-ever Chromebook Plus tablet designation, and will feature upgrades like quad speakers and a gorgeous high-resolution […]

A few days ago, we broke the news about ‘Calypso’, a new Qualcomm SoC appearing in the Chromium Gerrit alongside a reference board named ‘Mensa’. At first glance, it’s just another chip in the pipeline, but the more we look at the trajectory of Google’s Project Aluminium, the more it becomes clear that Calypso might […]

Apple recently did something that, on paper, seems to make no sense. They launched the MacBook Neo; a $599 laptop powered by the A18 Pro chip that, in a previous life, powered the iPhone 16 series. Yep, it’s the same silicon that powers the phone in your hand, yet here it is, driving a full-blown […]

If you’ve been following our coverage of the upcoming ‘Sapphire’ Chromebook tablet, you know we are incredibly excited about it and think you should be too. For years, we’ve been waiting for a true, no-compromises flagship ChromeOS tablet that can go toe-to-toe with something like the iPad Pro. Based on everything we’ve uncovered so far, […]

When it comes to premium tablets and high-end convertibles, a great screen and a fast processor are only part of the equation. If you want a device that truly excels at media consumption, you need great audio, too. For years, devices like the iPad Pro have set the gold standard with their immersive quad-speaker setups, […]

I’m officially out of clever ways to say I’m surprised. When we found ‘Dooku’ back in November, bringing the total number of ‘Skywalker’ devices to 12, I joked that I wasn’t betting against more Star Wars characters showing up. Well, I’m glad I didn’t, because the Chromium Gerrit has dumped three more names onto the […]

For months, we’ve been operating under the assumption that the ‘Bluey’ baseboard (the foundation for the upcoming Snapdragon X Plus Chromebooks) was destined for top-tier status. Between the NPU-heavy silicon and its central role in the Aluminum project, all signs pointed to these being premium machines. Comments at the Snapdragon Summit between Google and Qualcomm […]

We’ve been digging into the development of ‘Sapphire’ for a while now, and the more we find, the more it feels like Lenovo is building something pretty special. Between the tablet form factor with the MediaTek Kompanio Ultra, the wirelessly-recharging stylus, 13-inch screen, fingerprint scanner in the power button, and the iconic Google-y four-color light […]

Google officially pulled back the curtain on the Pixel 10a a few days ago with a video teaser that confirms what we’ve been suspecting. The Pixel 10a is not only real, but, as expected, it’s coming a lot sooner than some might have expected. The 15-second teaser gives us our best look yet at the […]

We have been tracking the development of the Lenovo-made ‘Ruby’ Chromebook for nearly a month now, and it is increasingly clear that this device is intended to be the another critical addition to the high-end hardware we’re expecting for Google’s ambitious ‘Aluminium’ project. A more recent discovery in the Chromium repositories suggests that Lenovo is […]

Google’s Aluminium project is picking up speed, and today we have another new development board to add to the mix. For the past few weeks, we’ve been tracking high-end hardware like Lenovo’s ‘Sapphire’ and ‘Ruby’, as well as Acer’s ‘Moonstone’ and the couple Snapdragon X Plus Chromebooks we know are in development: ‘Quenbi’ and ‘Quartz’. […]