Google's and Intel's Chrome OS event
Google and Intel will reveal upcoming changes to the Chrome OS and may show off new Chromebooks. Join CNET for a live blog from San Francisco.
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John Falcone 5/6/2014 4:35:39 PMHello everyone. -
John Falcone 5/6/2014 4:35:53 PMWelcome to CNET's coverage of today's Intel/Chrome event.
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John Falcone 5/6/2014 4:36:09 PMThe formal event is scheduled to start in 25 minutes, at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET.
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James Martin 5/6/2014 4:36:25 PM
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John Falcone 5/6/2014 4:36:43 PMOur crew is on site and getting setup. We'll also have a livestream of the event, which you should see at the top of this page.
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John Falcone 5/6/2014 4:36:57 PMPhotos are beginning to filter in from our ace photographer, James Martin.
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John Falcone 5/6/2014 4:37:10 PMSeth Rosenblatt and Eric Franklin will be reporting from the event as well.
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John Falcone 5/6/2014 4:40:40 PMWe got a preview (presumably) of what to expect at this event last night, when Lenovo announced new Chromebooks: www.cnet.com
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James Martin 5/6/2014 4:42:32 PM
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James Martin 5/6/2014 4:43:07 PM
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James Martin 5/6/2014 4:43:58 PM
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John Falcone 5/6/2014 4:47:27 PMWe should be starting in about 13 minutes
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James Martin 5/6/2014 4:57:16 PM
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MacAbra 5/6/2014 4:58:29 PMLet's pray for Pixel 2! -
James Martin 5/6/2014 5:00:19 PM
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James Martin 5/6/2014 5:00:39 PM
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James Martin 5/6/2014 5:00:50 PM
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James Martin 5/6/2014 5:01:48 PM
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Eric Franklin 5/6/2014 5:01:52 PMHey everyone. We're ready to report. Just waiting for Intel to actually start the event. -
James Martin 5/6/2014 5:02:03 PM
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John Falcone 5/6/2014 5:04:09 PMHere's the news that will be the focus of the event:
Google extends their Intel love affair with new Bay Trail Chromebooks -
Eric Franklin 5/6/2014 5:04:23 PMJust got the 2 minute warning.
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Eric Franklin 5/6/2014 5:04:59 PMIn that the event will begin in 2 minutes, not end.
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seth.rosenblatt 5/6/2014 5:27:41 PMNew Bay Trail Chrome OS devices: Asus, Acer, Toshiba, and Lenovo will have Bay Trail Chromebooks debuting throughout the year -
James Martin 5/6/2014 5:27:49 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 5/6/2014 5:28:01 PMthe N20p announced last night, coming in August
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James Martin 5/6/2014 5:28:12 PM
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John Falcone 5/6/2014 5:28:25 PMHere are our hands-on impressions of the Lenovo N20/N20p: www.cnet.com
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seth.rosenblatt 5/6/2014 5:28:56 PMnow onto Chromebooks for education
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seth.rosenblatt 5/6/2014 5:29:34 PMVideo time: the Science Leadership Academy in Philly is using Chromebooks for its students.
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James Martin 5/6/2014 5:29:47 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 5/6/2014 5:29:53 PM"they don't have to bring their charges because they have a really long battery life"
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Eric Franklin 5/6/2014 5:30:06 PMNow showing shaky-cam documentary-looking video showcasing Chromebooks in schools.
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seth.rosenblatt 5/6/2014 5:30:17 PMschool principal: Chromebooks good for 90 percent of what you do in school
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James Martin 5/6/2014 5:30:29 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 5/6/2014 5:30:49 PMother laptop shown in the video with the Chromebooks: a black Macbook
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seth.rosenblatt 5/6/2014 5:31:10 PMChromebook Yoga, announced earlier this year, will come with Bay Trail
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seth.rosenblatt 5/6/2014 5:31:23 PMI'm a big fan of the Yoga line, I have a Yoga 13 at home and in the office.
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James Martin 5/6/2014 5:31:33 PM
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James Martin 5/6/2014 5:32:05 PM
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John Falcone 5/6/2014 5:32:06 PM.... and here's our hands-on evaluation of the ThinkPad 11e (available in Windows and Chrome flavors): www.cnet.com
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seth.rosenblatt 5/6/2014 5:32:17 PM"Bay Trail is optimized for power, optimized for performance"
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Eric Franklin 5/6/2014 5:32:25 PMIntel's Education Chromebook reference design shown. Actual product coming from CTL later this year.
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seth.rosenblatt 5/6/2014 5:32:31 PMUp to 11 hours of battery life, up from 10 on Haswell
