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How To Turn Your Netbook Into A Chromebook With Chromium OS

5:40AM July 13, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Google recently released its own line of Chrome OS-clad netbooks, but with only a few choices, a somewhat high price tag and no clear Aussie release plans. As such, you might be more comfortable running Chrome OS on your own machine. Here’s how to install it on your current laptop or netbook. More »

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Samsung Series 5 Chromebook: Built For The Future, Searching For Purpose In The Present

8:36AM June 11, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Samsung’s Chromebook isn’t all that different from the CR-48 prototype Chromebook that we saw back in December. This one is a little lighter, a little thinner, and easier on the eyes (in some ways), but save for a newer, dual-core Intel Atom processor, this Series 5 Chromebook more or less the same. Is that even a good thing? More »

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Samsung’s Chromebook Is Just A ‘Well-Polished Cr-48′

9:20PM June 9, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

All of the complaints about the original Chromebook – the battery life, the hardware, the trackpad – have been fixed in Samsung’s model, which iFixit tore apart in true teardown style. More »

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The ChromiumPC From Xi3 Is The First Desktop Ready To Run ChromeOS

2:40AM May 22, 2011 | Kwame Opam

The ChromiumPC modular computer, first unveiled by Xi3 last year, is ready to ship this summer, with an architecture designed specifically for Chrome. More »

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The Laptop Of The Future, Version 1.0

1:07PM May 12, 2011 | Matt Buchanan

Google’s CR-48 Chrome laptop was a rough draft of the kind of computer people will be using eventually—lean, fast, utterly and completely connected—but it had its problems. (Oh lord, the trackpad.) Samsung’s Series 5 Chromebook is like version 1.0. More »

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What (And Why) Is Google’s Chromebox?

3:50AM May 12, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Google just gave a sly mention of a desktop version of Chrome OS plugged into a Samsung computer, seen above. And then they didn’t say anything else, other than the fact that it’s coming… sometime later. It looks small. More »

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Chrome OS Gets More Computer-y Features

3:35AM May 12, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Google’s cloudtastic Chrome OS got a little shot in the butt today, with the addition of some features you’d expect from any non-Chromebook system. The updates aren’t the most stunning, but they’ll make Chrome feel more like a real computer. More »

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Live From Google IO: Keynote II, Chrome

2:20AM May 12, 2011 | Mat Honan

This was an absolutely packed keynote! Check out what Google has in store for it’s users. More »

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Google Chrome OS Lands On Hardware You Can Actually Buy

2:16AM May 12, 2011 | Adrian Covert

We’ve already seen Google’s Chrome OS. Now, it plays nice with USB storage and devices. And finally, there’s hardware you can get your hands on. More »

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Google To Sell Chrome Laptops To Students For $US20 Per Month?

5:20PM May 11, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Good news if you are a student who wants a Chrome OS laptop and missed out on the free Cr-48. Google may announce a purchase plan that lets you buy a Chrome OS laptop for $US20 per month. More »