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HP Chromebook 11 Review

Several years ago I purchased the original Chromebook that was made in conjunction with Google and Samsung. So when I requested a review unit of the Chromebook 11 made in conjunction with Google and HP I was excited to see where they where taking the device. The HP Chromebook is remarkably lite weight, which in my opinion was really smart

First Look: HP Chromebook 11

Earlier this week, HP announced its latest addition to the laptop family, but this time, instead of Windows 8 or 8.1, the little  notebook is running Chrome OS. The HP Chromebook 11 sports a Samsung Exynos 5 dual-core ARM chip, 2 GB of RAM and a 16 GB SSD. It also has a webcam, full-size keyboard, 2 USB ports, digital speakers, an 11.6-inch 1366

Hulu Plus Now on Chromecast

This morning, Hulu Plus updated their website to include Chromecast support. With an update of the App, you can now watch your hulu subscription on the big screen. Chromecast is Google's answer to over the top television. For $35, you can plug into your HDMI outlet and use your phone as the remote. With the introduction, you could only send

New Chromebooks

Yesterday on the Chrome blog, Google announced that new Chromebooks from Acer, Asus, HP, and Toshiba were on their way. Arriving in the next few months the new Chromebooks are based on Intel's Haswell chips rather than the current ARM processors and the chip's low power consumption will double the battery life. These new Chromebooks are (roughly) the third iteration

Samsung UK Chromebook Offer

Just a quickie....Samsung UK have an offer on at the moment that if you buy one of their Chromebooks during August, you can claim a free smartphone. Don't get too excited as the phone is only a Galaxy Mini but it's better than nothing and you can always flog it on ebay. There are further goodies if you buy a 3G Chromebook. Pay attention to

Google’s Chrome browser gets Now…sort of

There have been hints and rumors circulating for several weeks that Google would bring its popular Now feature over from Android and into the Chrome web browser. Now, pun-intended, it seems is that time, but only a little bit. The latest build of Canary, the development channel version of Chrome, has been updated to version 28 and with it comes

Acer Announces $199 Chromebook, Can You Still Resist?

Today Google and hardware maker Acer announced the latest Chromebook laptop, following closely on the heels of the recent Samsung release.  Once again, Acer has undercut Samsung on the price by offering a $199 notebook and beating Samsung by $50. The Acer notebook has been officially named the C7 and packs some impressive specs given the price.  It has an 11.6 inch