Category: Chrome OS

Samsung Galaxy Note 6 may have 8GB of RAM

Written by Joey Peters
Check out this blog post in video form on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ALitmw-hgG4

The Samsung Galaxy Note series is known for being very powerful and one of the most powerful phones on the market. Apparently that is not good enough because they want to raise the RAM storage from 4GB to 8GB.

Most modern computers now have a base of 8GB of RAM inside to keep the computer running smoothly. Phones on the other hand don’t need that much RAM. The base RAM storage for a smartphone is at about 2GB. Samsung is thinking that they need 8GB of RAM which is just so freaking fascinating seeing that smartphones are going to be just as powerful as our home computer. That could either mean a good thing or a bad thing to you. If you are on the go and need to get work done, instead of pulling out the computer you can just pull out your smartphone from your pocket and do the same exact thing. It is bad if you are selling computers because then sales will probably go down because of this trend. Why buy a computer when your phone is way more portable and can be just as powerful.

This whole thing about the 8GB of RAM is all thanks to the new Snapdragon 823 which will be super fast, faster than a Chromebook. It will be a Quad Core processor running at about 2.6 GHz. My Mac runs at 2.7 GHz so it is really close to having the same amount of power as my Mac.

Just because the Snapdragon can hold 8GB of RAM, Samsung will probably only put 6GB in which is better and doesn’t sound like total overkill. I mean even we thought the 4GB this year was total overkill on a smartphone. Just imagine 8GB.

Tesla Model 3 Released | Currently Techie News Update #10

Written by Joey Peters

The Tesla Model 3 was released and can go over 210 miles and is fully electric and is only #35,000! That is not the only news story today, watch the whole video to catch up on all of the tech news that happened today!

Watch the YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/_j6KUbRys0I

How to turn your old PC into a Chromebook (for free)

Written by Lance Nickel

The funny part about the cloud computing era is that the top of the line new notebooks (Chromebooks at least) tend to be less powerful than an older PC. That is because everything is handled by the servers that you use your products with.

No need for storage, Google Drive has that covered. No need for fast processors, server end coding has that covered.

This company called Neverware created an installer that dual boots your old PC or Mac with Chromium OS. Because these systems are lightweight, they will run this without a problem. Most likely faster than most modern Chromebooks. These are meant for applications in school buildings with older computers, and usually not the budget to replace them.

But, this company also offers a free download to anybody who stumbles upon their website. Which means that anybody can turn their old computers into a Chromebook.

The software works off a version of Chrome OS called Chromium. It is an open source version of Google Chrome OS, and is run by Google and many other people. Since it is open source, you can use it without an extra cost, you can modify it without any ramifications, and you can surely share it with your friends.

This is perfect for somebody who wants a basic operating system for their older computers just to do email or some other things without paying for a new one.

And where it can really shine is in the developer market. People can download it for free and get a feel for the Chrome OS environment in an almost carbon copy of Chrome OS.

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