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Google confirms its Pixelbook group has new laptops and tablets inbound
Last month, Business Insider reported that Google might be shifting employees out of the laptop and tablet division that brought us the premium, pricey Pixelbook and Pixel Slate, citing "roadmap cutbacks." But though Google originally declined to comment, the company now tells The Verge that its hardware division actually does have new laptops and tablets on the way.
While Google wouldn't talk details or timing, it did drop a big hint earlier today — as 9to5Google reports, the company led a session at its Cloud Next 2019 conference dubbed "Introducing Google Hardware for Business," where it suggested that a new device might help on-the-go employees in ways that the Pixelbook and Pixel Slate couldn't quite accomplish.
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Previously: Google Hardware Makes Cuts to Laptop and Tablet Development, Cancels Products
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday April 11 2019, @02:13PM (1 child)
You can easily put Linux on Google's ChromeOS products, which use coreboot. Not as easy with UEFI Windows boxes, IIRC.
So you're wrong.
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(Score: 2) by bryan on Thursday April 11 2019, @05:43PM
Ever try it? When you bootup the device, you get a fullscreen (bios/uefi/coreboot?) warning that says "OS verification is off, press SPACE to re-enable". If you accidentally follow the directions and hit the space key, then *poof*, the device helpfully wipes itself along with all of your files and performs a factory reset. Instead of the spacebar, you need to press the special key combination to allow developer mode (Ctrl + D) to continue. Of course, this information isn't shown on the screen so you just have to remember it, and also remember to never let anyone else reboot your device.