Chromebooks have long been associated with affordable, browser-first laptops. This time around though, Acer’s upcoming Googlebook 14 GP714-91N has surfaced through retailer listings and other databases, with configurations reportedly featuring Intel’s Core Ultra 7 355, up to 32GB RAM and a 2.8K OLED display. As reported by NotebookCheck, the GP714-91N is linked to Acer’s Moonstone Googlebook development.
The hardware is what makes Acer’s Googlebook particularly interesting. A Core Ultra 7 355 and 32GB of memory suggest this isn’t being designed simply for browsing, streaming and basic productivity. The 2.8K 120Hz OLED display also puts it firmly in premium-laptop territory. Additionally, leaked benchmarks from the GbookHub also show a GP714-91N configuration with a Core Ultra 5 325, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD and the same 14-inch 2.8K 120Hz OLED panel.
That could help Googlebooks avoid one of the biggest problems with premium Chromebooks: once the price climbs, buyers naturally start wondering why they shouldn’t just get a Windows laptop. A machine with genuinely premium hardware gives Google’s new platform a chance to compete on something other than price.
Of course, hardware alone won’t make the Googlebook 14 successful. Google’s new platform needs to show that Android apps, Gemini features and desktop workflows work naturally on a laptop-sized screen. Throwing 32GB of RAM at the problem won’t help if the software still feels like a tablet experience stretched onto a notebook.
There’s also the biggest question of all: price. Premium hardware could make this Googlebook considerably more expensive than the machines that built ChromeOS’s reputation. If Acer can combine this hardware with a polished Googlebook experience and sensible pricing, however, its first attempt could give Google’s laptop platform something Chromebooks have often struggled to achieve: a reason to be taken seriously beyond the budget market.
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Touchscreen laptops have been around for years. You can get them in all sizes and shapes. Just not from Apple. For years, the Cupertino giant has treated the idea of a touchscreen MacBook the way I treat a meeting that could have been an email: with open contempt. However, Wednesday looks like the day the company could finally change its mind.
The latest Apple invite puts the “Pro and Tell” showcase in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on October 28, 2026. Instead of a regular live-streamed keynote, it is an invitation-only, hands-on event for a handful of press and creators (similar to what the company did for the MacBook Neo earlier this year).
Two residents of Chicago have filed a lawsuit in the US over claims that robots run by Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics captured their facial and hand measurements without consent, bringing renewed attention to the food delivery robots. The cases raise a troubling question: If a robot delivers food to your door, can it also be gathering sensitive information about you?
According to a report by The Associated Press, the proposed class-action lawsuits were filed in Cook County on Oct. 9 and allege violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. The complaints claim that the robots’ cameras and LiDAR sensors captured information on customers’ faces and hands as they approached the machines to pick up their orders. Both have denied the allegations.