It was recently reported that Google�s Chrome OS netbook, the Cr-48, is out of beta testing and that it could be available this summer. The device may come with a subscription policy attached to a Google account and even a rental plan, but the most important detail has been left out: Who�s making the first one?
Earlier this year we heard that Acer was a possibility, as was Samsung. Now rumor has as leaning toward the latter, as a Chrome bug report unwittingly outed. The device is internally codenamed �Alex.� A Chromium Google doc title �Issue 13967 in chromium-os: Improve hardware components probing method� outlines USB/PCI operations, and specifically makes reference to �Samsung Alex.�
That�s not all. Various specs and a mockup have also surfaced via Google docs, although the page has since been restricted. Various blogs got a look beforehand, and here are the details according to Samsung Specs:
* 1280 x 800 pixel display
* (Probably) 10-inches
* 1.5 GHz dual-core Atom N550
* SanDisk SSD P4 (capacity unknown)
* 2 GB RAM
* Qualcomm Gobi 2000 3G card
* Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
* Namuga webcam
* Synaptics touchpad
* Card reader, USB ports, VGA output
It�s more than possible the Google I/O event next month will solidify or dash these rumors, and either way we�re hoping will reveal more about �Alex� and the Chrome OS netbook. If the device is actually launching this summer, we expect the details to keep coming.
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Earlier this year we heard that Acer was a possibility, as was Samsung. Now rumor has as leaning toward the latter, as a Chrome bug report unwittingly outed. The device is internally codenamed �Alex.� A Chromium Google doc title �Issue 13967 in chromium-os: Improve hardware components probing method� outlines USB/PCI operations, and specifically makes reference to �Samsung Alex.�
That�s not all. Various specs and a mockup have also surfaced via Google docs, although the page has since been restricted. Various blogs got a look beforehand, and here are the details according to Samsung Specs:
* 1280 x 800 pixel display
* (Probably) 10-inches
* 1.5 GHz dual-core Atom N550
* SanDisk SSD P4 (capacity unknown)
* 2 GB RAM
* Qualcomm Gobi 2000 3G card
* Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
* Namuga webcam
* Synaptics touchpad
* Card reader, USB ports, VGA output
It�s more than possible the Google I/O event next month will solidify or dash these rumors, and either way we�re hoping will reveal more about �Alex� and the Chrome OS netbook. If the device is actually launching this summer, we expect the details to keep coming.
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