Lenovo’s huge Yoga Chromebook now comes with a 4K display and backlit keyboard

Announced at IFA 2018, the Lenovo Yoga Chromebook has only been available with a 1080p display. Starting today, you can pick up the Yoga Chromebook with a 4K display and backlit keyboard from Lenovo’s website for $899.99.

That’s a tough price to swallow for those who aren’t sold on Chrome OS yet. That said, the 15.6-inch display with 3,840 x 2,160 resolution, aluminum build, and powerful internals have the makings for a great experience when navigating Google’s desktop OS.

You’ll have to wait a bit to get the 4K version of the Yoga Chromebook, however — the laptop ships in “more than 5 weeks.” If you can’t wait that long, you can go to Best Buy and pick up the 1080p variant.

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Apart from the 4K display and backlit keyboard, everything about this Yoga Chromebook variant is the same as the version available through Best Buy. That means a 360-degree hinge, island-style keyboard, glass-covered trackpad, a quad-core eight-generation Intel Core i5-8250U processor, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, a 56Wh battery.

Keep in mind that the Yoga Chromebook sold through Lenovo and Best Buy might differ when it comes to the keyboard. According to Chrome Unboxed, the Yoga Chromebooks available on Lenovo’s website come with backlit keys — the version available through Best Buy do not feature backlit keys.

You can pick up the 4K Yoga Chromebook at the link below.

4K Lenovo Yoga Chromebook

Source: Android Zone

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Paranoid Android’s Pie beta now available for certain Xiaomi phones

The team behind Android ROM Paranoid Android announced that the Android 9 Pie beta is available for five Xiaomi smartphones.

Those who have the following Xiaomi smartphones can download and run the Pie beta today:

• Xiaomi Mi 5
• Xiaomi Mi 6
• Xiaomi Mi 8
• Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S
• Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Paranoid Android notes that some devices might get more beta updates than others due to device fixes and improvements by maintainers. Paranoid Android also stated that builds with the same date would have the same features.

If you don’t own any of the aforementioned Xiaomi smartphones, don’t fret. According to the announcement post, the Pie beta of Paranoid Android will be available for the Essential Phone, OnePlus 6/6T, Motorola Moto G5 Plus, and Xperia devices “in the near future.”

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More good news: Paranoid Android changed the way it develops its ROM to include Generic System Images (GSIs). The team said it saw “decent device compatibility,” though it’s still studying and experimenting with QSSI, Qualcomm’s interpretation of GSIs.

You can go here to download Paranoid Android’s QSSI build. The only officially-supported devices so far are the OnePlus 5 and 5T. The team said the build should be compatible with your device if it features the Snapdragon 835 processor, is Project Treble-ready, runs the OEM stock version of Pie, and does not use A/B partitioning.

You can visit Paranoid Android’s announcement post to find download links for the Pie beta.

Source: Android Zone

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