HP announces three education focused Chromebook devices

HP announced three new Chrome OS devices that take advantage of the latest enhancements to the Google for Education ecosystem: the HP Chromebook 11 G6 Education Edition, the HP Chromebook 14 G5 and the HP Chromebox G2.

"The historic rise of Chromebook adoption in schools has driven more equitable access to technology for students, offering a simple and manageable solution for digital education transformation. In fact, Chromebooks accounted for an astonishing 58% of mobile PC device shipments to K-12 schools (not including desktops) in the United States last year and now lead school markets in Canada and Sweden^{," says Gus Schmedien, who is VP of Worldwide Education for HP.}

The sixth-generation HP Chromebook 11 G6 EE is purpose-built for the daily demands of students. With industrial co-molded rubber, reinforced corners and a unique impact dispersion pattern on the internal chassis to protect hinges, the device can withstand bumps and drops from 70 cm onto bare concrete surfaces and designed to pass MIL-STD 810g testing.

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Meltdown and Spectre patches for Surface devices released by Microsoft

As computer and smartphone manufacturers and IT managers alike scramble to mitigate the unprecedented flaws found in Intel, AMD and ARM processors. it is now clear that Meltdown and Spectre  can lead to serious exploits and opens up a Pandora's Box of possibilities for hackers and malware.

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Lava Red version of the OnePlus 5T is reportedly coming to India on January 23

It looks like OnePlus isn’t done distributing the different versions of the OnePlus 5T. We’ve just seen the Sandstone White model but rumour has it one of its other limited edition models is coming to India. According to reports, OnePlus and partner Amazon have plans to release the Lava Red variant in the country on January 26. However, the latest report from Techook claims the release date is earlier and is set for January 23. But neither OnePlus nor Amazon has given any official comments on the matter. Right now we’re just going to have to wait and see.

Source: GSMArena

Spotify hits 70 million paying subscribers

Spotify just hit a significant milestone. The music streaming service just hit 70 million subscribers and the company made the announcement on Twitter. Spotify last released its subscriber count back in July 2017 where they counted over 60 million users. The company hasn’t released the number of its total active users. Last we heard they were up to 140 million back in June 2017. When compared to its competitors, Apple Music reported back in September to have over 30 million subscribers. Tidal, on the other hand, hasn’t released its own subscription numbers.

Hello 70 million subscribers 👏

— Spotify (@Spotify) January 4, 2018

Source: Billboard