We’re back with another exciting development for ‘Sapphire’, the first development board based on the ‘Tanjiro’ reference design for a new wave of powerful, MediaTek Kompanio Ultra-powered Chromebook tablets. A new commit we’ve uncovered in the Chromium Gerrit strongly suggests this upcoming tablet will include a killer, premium feature: wireless pen charging. But before we […]| Chrome Unboxed – The Latest Chrome OS News
The discovery of 'Tanjiro'—the reference board for a new generation of MediaTek Kompanio Ultra-powered Chromebook tablets—was already easily one of the most exciting ChromeOS developments of the year. As a baseboard, we knew it was only a matter of time before the first real-world devices began to spawn from it. via the Chromium Gerrit That...| Chrome Unboxed - The Latest Chrome OS News
In what has become one of the more exciting, ongoing stories we’re tracking in the world of Chromebook development, the baseboard for the mysterious MediaTek MT8189, codenamed ‘Skywalker’, has completely shattered all precedents for the sheer volume of ARM-powered Chromebooks in development at one time. We were already shocked when the family grew to a […]| Chrome Unboxed – The Latest Chrome OS News
Just yesterday, we were thrilled to uncover evidence of 'Tanjiro': a new Chromebook tablet in development with the incredible MediaTek Kompanio Ultra chip inside. The prospect of a single device with that amazing processor in a tablet form factor was exciting enough. But as I've continued to dig through the commits, I've found one small...| Chrome Unboxed - The Latest Chrome OS News
Ever since the debut of the MediaTek Kompanio Ultra, we've been absolutely blown away by its capabilities. In devices like the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 and the new Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514, this chip has proven to be crazy-fast, incredibly efficient, and better at running Android apps than any SoC we've ever seen in...| Chrome Unboxed - The Latest Chrome OS News
Just a few weeks back, I was left scratching my head a bit over the discovery of 'Jedi', a second, parallel baseboard for the upcoming MediaTek MT8189 chip. With the already-massive 'Skywalker' family in development (8 devices already in the works), I was left wondering why Google and MediaTek would need a whole new reference...| Chrome Unboxed - The Latest Chrome OS News
The anticipation for the new wave of Chromebooks powered by Qualcomm's powerful and efficient Snapdragon X Plus is incredibly high. We've been tracking the development of the main reference board for this new lineup—codenamed 'Bluey'—for a while now, waiting for signs of the first real devices to begin emerging. Today, we're excited to report that...| Chrome Unboxed - The Latest Chrome OS News
With Google's new update cycle for Chromebook releases beginning to take shape here in 2024, it feels like we're likely going to see new hardware a couple times a year at this point. Where older cycles had new Chromebooks launching at any point throughout the year, we've settled into a new rhythm where we'll likely...| Chrome Unboxed - The Latest Chrome OS News
While we may be smack-dab in the middle of summer, fall feels a tad bit closer than usual at this point in the year. Perhaps that is due to Google's Pixel Hardware Event happening far sooner than normal (August 13th), back to school looming, or my always-eager desire to see cooler temperatures on the forecast....| Chrome Unboxed - The Latest Chrome OS News
Of all the Chromebooks on the market, there is one line that I've felt has been right on the verge of greatness for years and has been held back by silly hardware choices along the way. That line is the x360 14c family of devices from HP, and it's almost painful to see them get...| Chrome Unboxed - The Latest Chrome OS News
It's been a bit since we last found a juicy nugget to share about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus. To clarify, that is the name we've decided to give 'Xol', a Chromebook in development that is clearly made by Samsung, will be Chromebook Plus, and would only make sense to be branded as such....| Chrome Unboxed - The Latest Chrome OS News
