There’s a new king of Chromebooks: All hail Acer! The company accounted for 30 percent of all Chromebook sales last quarter according to TrendForce’s research. That’s not just good for Acer but also for Intel since its chips power the Acer devices. In fact, some folks already have the Acer Core i3 Chromebook and have shared some positive thoughts that we discuss on this week’s podcast.
SHOW NOTES:
Hosts: Janko Roettgers and Kevin C. Tofel
The Chromebook sales crown is slipping from Samsung’s head
An early look at the Acer Core i3 Chromebook
Chrome OS Stable gets pinch-to-zoom for touchscreens
One million Chromebooks sold to schools in the second quarter of this year
Never gonna give you up: Chromecasts can be hacked with the Rickmote Controller
BBC Sport and Frequency get Chromecast support
Google’s Project Athena is unveiled publicly.
Chrome fonts in Windows are about to look a little bit better (beta)
What’s your most-used app or extension? We share ours.

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