Google sets September 15 for Googlebook’s 8-laptop launch
Google confirmed a September 15 press event in New York, and Chrome Unboxed reports up to 8 Googlebook laptops are launching on day one.
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ChromeOS 151 gets a patch for the stutter it caused
A quick ChromeOS 151 patch fixes window freezes, stylus lag, screen flicker, and a Bluetooth crash from last week's update.
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ChromeOS 151 is here, and some Flex machines stop here
ChromeOS 151 reached the Stable channel on August 13 with 18 security fixes. Older ChromeOS Flex machines get pinned to 150 and stop there.
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Acer’s new Chromebook 315 lands at $199 as Googlebook looms
Acer refreshed the 15.6-inch Chromebook 315 with Kompanio 540 silicon and launch pricing of $199 and $239 at Best Buy. The 4GB of RAM is the catch.
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Acer Googlebook 14 leak confirms Panther Lake and OLED
Retailer filings and Chromium code confirm the Acer Googlebook 14, with Panther Lake silicon, a 14-inch OLED screen, and a dedicated Gemini key.
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Gemini in Classroom Opens to K-12 Students on August 10
Google is dropping the 18-and-over limit on Gemini in Google Classroom. Web rollout starts August 10, mobile August 17, and admins keep the switch.
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Lenovo’s Googlebook Lineup Leaks: Two Laptops, One Tablet
Leaked renders show Lenovo building two Googlebook laptops and a detachable tablet, plus a companion mouse, ahead of this fall's launch.
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ChromeOS LTS-144 Gets a Second, Much Bigger Security Patch
Google's July 28 LTS-144 patch fixes 29 ChromeOS flaws, five critical, nearly triple the ten bugs fixed in the same branch three weeks earlier.
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ChromeOS 151 Hits Beta Channel, Stable Release Still Weeks Out
ChromeOS 151 moved to the Beta channel on July 23, while most Chromebooks stay on 150 and Long Term Support devices hold at LTS-144 until October.
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Georgia libraries pair free Google AI training with Chromebook loans
Georgia's public libraries now offer free Google AI and career certificate training, plus thousands of Chromebooks to check out and take the course on.
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