Googlebook review: Android on a laptop is still Android
Googlebooks are just the latest attempt after tablets, Chromebooks, and foldables induced little change in how people interact with Android software.
Ars Technica reports: Googlebooks are just the latest attempt after tablets, Chromebooks, and foldables induced little change in how people interact with Android software.
Android was designed for phones, but that hasn't stopped Google from trying to adapt the OS and its apps to larger machines over the years. These new Android-powered laptops are designed to pick up where the web-focused ChromeOS left off, offering premium hardware and native support for Android apps.
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