Mysterious ChromeOS tablet could be the work of Lenovo - and might be the future of Chromebooks

Date:
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:28:32 +0000

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Good news ChromeOS fans: Lenovo may be behind the rumored Chromebook tablet.

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Back in November, there were rumors about a new ChromeOS tablet finally being launched from Lenovo - hopefully a successor to the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet. The mysterious ChromeOS tablet is codenamed Ciri, and according to last years whispers, is powered by the MediaTek MT8188 that could surpass the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7C Gen 2 in the Duet 5.

We hope that the Ciri tablet, or whatever it ends up being called, does make
a debut quite soon. Our review of the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet is absolutely glowing, so were definitely excited to see what could surpass one of the best Chromebooks on the market three years after its original release.

According to ChomeUnboxed , we finally have clear evidence that Lenovo is the driving force behind Ciri at this point. A commit from Chromium Repositories (an open-source online resource for developers and enthusiasts working in ChromeOS and Chrome browser environments), named Ciri suggests that it would have Waves disabled on the DSP (digital signal processor).

Waves produce audio components for Windows Laptops and Chromebooks and are frequently used in Lenovo products, so while Waves may be disabled in this instance (meaning less of a focus on audio, another scrap of evidence
pointing towards a budget device), it does add some kind of credibility that Lenovo is indeed behind the next Chromebook tablet.

The Chromium Repositories also suggest a display that would fit the existing Duet 3, and the battery being used seems to be based on the same technology used for the Duet 3 as well, so all in all we may be getting a successor to one of the best Chromebooks you could buy - or at least, something very similar.

Since these are still rumors and were yet to hear any official word, we can only hold out hope and wait for more information in the coming weeks - and hopefully a proposed launch date. You might also like... Apple's M4 plans could make the latest MacBooks outdated already Microsoft can be slow to cure bugs at times but you wont believe how long it took to fix a CPU-related glitch preventing Windows 11 upgrades Microsoft targets another corner of Windows 11 with you guessed it adverts, and were getting a bit fed up with this



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/chromebooks/mysterious-chromeos-tablet-cou ld-be-the-work-of-lenovo-and-might-be-the-future-of-chromebooks


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