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Google released five different Googlebook laptops earlier this week. Google describes these laptops as offering an Android-based software experience inspired by lessons from ChromeOS. Meanwhile, reputable PC and laptop manufacturers handle the hardware. One of those manufacturers is Lenovo, and its Googlebook 15 is the most affordable in the range. However, the company was previously…

Google gave US shoppers barely enough time to decide whether its shiny new Googlebooks deserved a spot in their backpacks before making that decision a little harder. Pre-orders only opened on September 21, but just a few days later, Google’s own online store appears to have burned through its available inventory. For a brand-new laptop…

As we head toward the expected October 5 Googlebook launch, we’re steadily getting more leaks and rumors about the first wave of devices. Early last month, a Geekbench listing suggested Dell’s Googlebook might arrive under the company’s famed “XPS” name. Now, we’re getting more evidence that Dell could indeed launch its Googlebook laptops under the…

Do you ever think of your phone as a remote control? We already use our phones to control countless other devices through the apps they connect to, but somehow that feels like a different class of interaction entirely. Maybe the closest example of employing a phone as a straight-up remote is something like the Google…