Google chooses ChromeOS over Android for tablets and education

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google, it seems, has made a Sophie's Choice and given preference to its ChromeOS over the more popular Android OS to run its upcoming tablet products like the recently launched Acer Chromebook Tab 10. This really comes as no surprise since Google's recent forays into the tablet space with Nexus and Pixel devices have been lacklustre, to say the least. The last tablet Google released that made any sense was the Nexus 7, that was around five years ago. It seems developers didn't have much incentive to develop apps for the tablet form factor, which resulted in stagnant apps that felt like half-measures.

ChromeOS is the platform Google is going with for Chromebooks and tablets and all of a sudden, we're seeing Google in a different light as a computing platform competitor. Why is this a power move by Google, because it already has a foothold in the education market and has a variety of cloud connected apps and solutions that fit most schools and universities like a glove. By adding tablets to the mix, Google is giving students a more portable, personal and tactile medium that has similar benefits to Chromebooks.

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Acer's latest Chromebook Tab 10 is the first tablet designed for education

Updated on Monday, March 26, 2018 at 3:37PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google and Acer have a launched a preemptive strike against Apple who hopes to reclaim its place as a supplier of educational hardware and software solutions. The Chromebook Tab 10 is the first tablet running ChromeOS and also has a stylus made by Wacom and access to the Android ecosystem.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Chromebooks are extremely popular in education as versatile and low-cost solutions that can run manifold cloud applications and serve various users. Chromebooks have been mostly low-cost or midrange notebooks, until now. Acer and Google are offering a tablet-first form factor with the Chromebook Tab 10 

Announced one day befoer Apple is rumoured to  have a similar education-focused iPad announcement. This is the first tablet running Chrome OS designed for education and promotes engagement and collaboration between students and teachers. the Chromebook Tab 10 also features a Wacom stylus.

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Netflix can’t compete at Cannes Film Festival

Netflix won’t be eligible to compete for the Palme d’Or this year, as announced by Cannes head Theirry Fremaux. The streaming service was able to enter Bong Joon-ho’s Okja and Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories last year, but that was met by widespread protest from French filmmakers. Fremaux claims they aren’t allowing Netflix to compete this year because it refuses to release its movies in theaters and instead on its service or they opt to do day-and-date release so the film can be seen both online and offline. In order for films to be eligible to compete, Cannes needs to have French theatrical releases. However, Netflix can still show their films at Cannes. These just won’t be eligible for the Palme d’Or.

Source: The Verge

Tidal adds pre-save option to streaming service

If you’re on Spotify, the concept of pre-saving music isn’t new. Now, if you’re on Tidal, too, you’re finally getting this option. When you pre-save an album, it means that album will show up in your library when it gets released. Tidal is launched the feature on its service with the new Deadmau5 album that’s about to come out.

Source: The Verge