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ChromeOS: Google kündigt neue KI-Funktionen und Chromebook mit Mediatek-Chip an
Google hat gemeinsam mit Lenovo ein neues Chromebook-Plus-Modell mit Mediatek-ARM-Chip angekündigt, das mehr KI-Aufgaben direkt auf dem Gerät ausführen kann. 

Google unveils Gemini AI features, like select to search, for Chromebook Plus laptops like Lenovo's new $649 14" flagship with MediaTek's Kompanio Ultra chip (Antonio G. Di Benedetto/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/690885/googl

Chromebook Plus laptops like Lenovo’s sleek, new 14-incher are getting free Gemini AI features
Google adds new Gemini features like select to search to Chromebook Plus laptops. Lenovo’s Chromebook Plus 14 also debuts with a new processor for on-device AI.

Perfect for Grandma
https://gizmodo.com/best-buy-is-basically-giving-away-a-14-inch-hp-chromebook-for-nothing-now-almost-60-off-2000610324

Best Buy Is Basically Giving Away a 14-Inch HP Chromebook for Nothing, Now Almost 60% Off
The tech giant's just dropped a huge sale on these highly rated Chromebooks that normally sell for $329.

For me I use both type of laptops. The windows machine (soon going to #linux) and my #linux laptop (retiring after I convert the windows laptop) I use for serious photo editing, condo newsletters, some work related programming, personal items (like medical).
The Chromebook I use for light…

Steam for Chromebooks will stop working in January 2026, after debuting in alpha in March 2022 ahead of the launch of the first Gaming Chromebooks (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/08/07/steam-chromebook-2026/

Google ending Steam for Chromebook support in 2026
After introducing in 2022, Steam for Chromebook will stop working in early 2026. At the time, it was a big effort...

CachyOS is all the rage.
CachyOS is indeed very fast, even on this underpowered Chromebook.
It is also kinda broken.
The installer is so close to unusable (as in, it's a GUI, but the mouse cursor doesn't curse and the display brightness is pegged at minimum and can't be controlled) that I very nearly gave up. Installing Arch on the CLI is far faster.
Wayland is irritating, the font rendering is still fucked (text literally jiggles around on screen!) and the s…

SCALE 22x Talks: Building a Chromebook replacement with NixOS by Mike Kelly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NKd3JAzMdI

Sigh. Google finally killed COG. I liked having that run in its own screen so I can quickly see an overview of the system. All I want is a simple screen showing basic stats about the ChromeBook.

I am so hard on headphones. I am semi-picky and prefer over the ears for my Chromebook and laptops. For the cell phone I have and use ear buds.
Well, I have broken my third bluetooth headset and these are not cheap models! For some reason the spot where you adjust the fit broke. I try my best being gentle when putting them on or take them off, but that is a weak point. The wired sets are still going strong after years of use, but I prefer going wireless.