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9to5Toys Lunch Break: HP Chromebook 11 $180, Nexus 7/10 rooCASE $4, Rayman Jungle Run $0.75, more

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Today’s can’t miss deals:

Updates:

Chromebook Deals:

Gadget protection: Nexus 7 (first gen) & Nexus 10 rooCASE (multiple colors) $4, more

Android App Deals:

Google Chromecast streaming media player $30 shipped (Reg. $35)

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More deals still alive:

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HP’s LTE Chromebook 11 to skip on 3G hardware, says chip supplier Altair

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Update: Best Buy is already listing the new model online for $379 (via Liliputing).

Reuters is reporting a claim by Israel’s Altair Semiconductor that HP will be launching a LTE-only Chromebook 11, with connectivity provided by the company’s chips.

“Our solution equips the Chromebook with a dependable and incredibly fast Internet connection,” said Eran Eshed, vice president of marketing and business development at Altair. “By focusing on 100 percent LTE and eliminating costly 3G components, we were able to help our partners lower the cost of this critical LTE connectivity feature” …

Google’s high end Chromebook Pixel is also LTE-only but the move for a more bargain-centric product has some folks scratching their heads….
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(Updated) Best Buy internal memo informs stores to stop HP Chromebook 11 sales

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Update: HP has attributed the stopped sales of the Chromebook 11 to overheating chargers and has provided a brief statement on the matter available at the end of the post.

Whoa, some big news on the Chromebook front this morning as Best Buy has halted all sales of the HP Chromebook 11. According to The Verge, Best Buy retail stores are receiving internal memos alerting managers to “Stop selling the HP Chromebook 11 effective immediately…partner with sales support to pull the product off the sales floor to a secure location in the warehouse.”


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