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Google Takes on Apple, Microsoft With AI-Powered Laptops

Google is taking another shot at the premium laptop market with its Googlebooks, priced at $899 and built around Gemini AI and with tighter integration with Android phones. Sameer Samat, president of the Android

10 publishers · 17 articles · first seen 21 Sept 2026 · updated 45d ago

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10 publishers have covered this in 17 articles since 21 Sept 2026. The Verge published first, on 21 September at 13:00 UTC. The most recent article, from Inc., appeared on 23 September at 10:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Verge (major outlet), WIRED (major outlet), Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), Ars Technica (major outlet), TechCrunch (major outlet), Latest from Tom's Hardware, Engadget, CNET, zdnet.com, Inc..

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published.

  1. The VergeI got to see Google’s wild ideas about the future of laptops
  2. The VergeGooglebooks feel like the first laptops built for Android owners
  3. WIREDGot an Android Phone? Google Thinks You’ll Probably Want a Googlebook Laptop
  4. Latest from Tom's HardwareHands-on with Googlebooks — Five models, the new Googlebook OS, and a Mac-style experience for Android users at premium prices
  5. EngadgetI tried every new Googlebook announced today
  6. cnet.comThe First Googlebooks Are Here, and They’re Everything I Need in a Laptop
  7. Bloomberg TechnologyGoogle Rolls Out $899-Plus Googlebooks from Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, ASUS
  8. zdnet.comI tried all 5 Googlebooks, and they feel like a whole new kind of laptop
  9. Ars TechnicaGooglebooks launch October 4 starting at $899—here are the five models you can preorder today
  10. EngadgetGoogle's pitch for Googlebooks: A laptop that works better with your Android phone
  11. Show 7 later sources
    1. CNETThe First Googlebooks Are Here: Features, Pricing and Specs Breakdown
    2. The VergeThese are the first five Googlebook laptops
    3. CNETWhat and Why Are Googlebooks?
    4. TechCrunchGoogle’s $899 Googlebook is a bet that you’ll buy a new laptop for Gemini
    5. Bloomberg TechnologyGoogle Takes on Apple, Microsoft With AI-Powered Laptops
    6. The VergeScore free Pixel Buds 2A when you preorder a Googlebook at Best Buy
    7. Inc.Google’s Strategy With Its New Laptop Follows a Playbook Apple Wrote 12 Years Ago

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Score free Pixel Buds 2A when you preorder a Googlebook at Best Buy The Verge ·
  2. Google Takes on Apple, Microsoft With AI-Powered Laptops Bloomberg Technology ·
  3. Google’s $899 Googlebook is a bet that you’ll buy a new laptop for Gemini TechCrunch ·
  4. These are the first five Googlebook laptops The Verge ·
  5. Googlebooks launch October 4 starting at $899—here are the five models you can preorder today Ars Technica ·
  6. Google Rolls Out $899-Plus Googlebooks from Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, ASUS Bloomberg Technology ·
Show 11 more sources
  1. I got to see Google’s wild ideas about the future of laptops The Verge ·
  2. Googlebooks feel like the first laptops built for Android owners The Verge ·
  3. Got an Android Phone? Google Thinks You’ll Probably Want a Googlebook Laptop WIRED ·
  4. Google’s Strategy With Its New Laptop Follows a Playbook Apple Wrote 12 Years Ago Inc.
  5. What and Why Are Googlebooks? CNET
  6. The First Googlebooks Are Here: Features, Pricing and Specs Breakdown CNET
  7. Google's pitch for Googlebooks: A laptop that works better with your Android phone Engadget
  8. I tried all 5 Googlebooks, and they feel like a whole new kind of laptop zdnet.com
  9. Hands-on with Googlebooks — Five models, the new Googlebook OS, and a Mac-style experience for Android users at premium prices Latest from Tom's Hardware
  10. I tried every new Googlebook announced today Engadget
  11. The First Googlebooks Are Here, and They’re Everything I Need in a Laptop cnet.com
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