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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All Mac and iOS devices are affected by Spectre and Meltdown flaw

Apple has released a statement concerning the Spectre and Meltdown exploits that are affecting all Intel, AMD and ARM processors and, by extension, the hundreds of millions of devices they are running on.

Apple says that ‘all Mac systems and iOS devices are affected’ by the vulnerability, but that there are no known exploits impacting customers right now.

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The OnePlus 5T Sandstone White Limited Edition is an object of desire

Adding new colour variants to an exisiting model is usually considered something of a copout from smartphone manufacturers, a sly way to repackage something old with a fresh coat of exclusive paint to move more units.

In the case of OnePlus and their SandStone White Limited Edition there's a complex paint and treatment process that adds hours to make the device in order to give it that cool matte texture and white colour.  OnePlue is selling the 5T for the same price as the regular coloured models but possibly in limited quantities. Orders will begin on January 9th.