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Dangerous social media craze encourages kids to set their laptops on fire - causing chaos in schools

The #ChromebookChallenge is a hazardous TikTok trend where students set their laptops on fire, causing school evacuations and safety concerns.

fromThe Verge

3 weeks ago

Chromebooks could get a boost from Snapdragon X Plus chips soon

The upcoming support for Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Plus in ChromeOS indicates a significant step towards improving the performance of Arm-powered Chromebooks, which previously underperformed.

Apple

Gadgets

fromTheregister

1 month ago

Mediatek wants to make Chromebooks more like Copilot+ PCs

MediaTek introduces the Kompanio Ultra 910 chip for Chromebooks, enhancing AI capabilities and performance to compete with premium laptop offerings.

fromInfoWorld

2 months ago

You can build it on a Chromebook

A Chromebook boots in seconds, and updates itself in the background, eliminating long update times and the dreaded Blue Screen of Death.

Apple

Video games

fromEngadget

2 months ago

Roblox is now much faster on Chromebooks

Roblox now has a new x86 version on Chromebooks that is twice as fast as the Android version, enhancing user experience.

fromTheregister

4 months ago

Chromebooks still set for scrap, even with 10-year lifecycle

The latest extension came in September 2023, when the company promised ten years of automatic updates, following pressure from the US-based Public Interest Research Group (PIRG). The advocacy organization had recommended this move in its Chromebook Churn report, which criticized the devices as not being designed to last.

Information security

fromZDNET

4 months ago