Google Brings Android to Laptops

Google is replacing ChromeOS with Android as its default OS for laptop devices. These devices are branded Googlebook instead of Chromebook. One of Google's main selling points for the new OS is how tightly it integrates with Android smartphones. Googlebooks offer multiple ways to work seamlessly between these different Android-based devices. Many apps will let you start on your phone, open your Googlebook and continue right where you left off, with one click. Google has, for years, been pushing Android developers to support larger screens and different form factors, so many popular Android apps will work on a Googlebook from day one. Another feature called Cast My Apps lets you "stream" an app on your phone to a desktop window. Googlebooks also offer seamless access to the files on your phone, including search. Google has carried over the security architecture from ChromeOS, which integrates with Google's Titan hardware security chip. Googlebooks can be powered by either x86 chips from Intel or Arm chips from Qualcomm. The initial lineup includes models from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. They start at $899 and ship in the US starting October 4.