This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The mobile version of Lightroom is going to get a big step closer to its PC-based big brother with Apple’s decision to let iPhones and iPads connect to storage systems like flash memory cards and external drives. Lightroom, …
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Microsoft reportedly has a dual-screen Surface prototype up and running. The Windows maker recently demoed a dual-screen Surface internally, according to a report Monday from The Verge. Going by the codename Centaurus, the new device is said to likely use the company’s Windows Lite OS, which is a slimmed-down, dual-screen version of Windows designed to compete against Google’s Chrome OS. …
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Summer vacations are just beginning, but now is a good time to get a jump on back-to-school laptop shopping. Chromebooks are a great pick for students because of their ease of use and low prices. If you will need to buy a Chromebook for the next school year, you can save some money by picking one up now. Best Buy …
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HP on Thursday announced its biggest Chromebook laptop to date, which features a 15-inch touchscreen display and full-sized keyboard and number pad. The company joins Acer, Asus and Lenovo, all of which unveiled 15-inch laptops running Google’s Chrome operating system during the past two years. The HP Chromebook 15 starts at $449 and comes equipped with fairly typical 2019 Chromebook components: an Intel …
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In the market for a new laptop? This might be the ideal time to see if a Chromebook is the right option for you. The price is certainly right: Today only, and while supplies last, Woot has the refurbished HP Chromebook 14-ca043cl for $199.99, with free shipping for Prime subscribers. (Amazon owns Woot.) Elsewhere, I’m seeing it new for $325. …
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Acer’s pushing hard into the corporate world with its latest Chromebooks. At its Next@Acer press event in New York Thursday, the PC maker announced the new 15.6-inch Chromebook 715 and 14-inch Chromebook 714. Both feature premium all-aluminum chassis with military-grade durability to survive drops from up to 48 inches (122 cm) and downward force up to 132 pounds (60 kg). …
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Looks like Google’s Pixelbook and Pixel Slate might be getting a new coworker. At the company’s Cloud Next 2019 conference on Tuesday, Pixelbook Group Lead Product Manager Steve Jacobs discussed a device coming “down the road” for users to be “be productive on-the-go,” 9to5Google reports. The new hardware was mentioned as part of a session called “The Premium, Versatile, & Secure: Introducing …
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The MacBook Air has achieved icon status. When Apple introduced it in 2008, it redefined what a laptop could be — and set the bar for style and portability. I love the MacBook Air, and for many years vigorously recommended it as the best laptop for most people. But since Apple reworked the design in 2018, things have become more …
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A Chromebook, with a couple pricey exceptions, is an inexpensive, streamlined alternative to a Windows laptop or Macbook. Today at Best Buy, three Chromebook models are even more affordable. A trio of fairly high-end two-in-one Chromebooks are currently discounted. (The Macbook, too, is also on sale for a very reasonable $999.) You can save $150 on a 14-inch Dell Inspiron and …
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You can now protect your eyes from the blinding whiteness of Google Chrome — at least when you’re using a Mac. In the latest release of its web-based operating system, that’s Chrome 73, the company has enabled dark mode, which turns webpages and elements of the browser itself black. To turn it on, go to the settings panel …
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