An anonymous reader writes Chrome OS is based on the Linux kernel and designed by Google to work with web applications and installed applications. Chromebook is one of the selling laptop on Amazon. However, devs decided to drop support for ext2/3/4 on external drivers and SD card. It seems that ChromiumOS developers can’t implement a script or feature to relabel EXT volumes in the left nav that is insertable and has RW privileges using Files.app. Given that this is the main filesystem in Linux, and is thereby automatically well supported by anything that leverages Linux, this choice makes absolutely no sense. Google may want to drop support for external storage and push the cloud storage on everyone. Overall Linux users and community members are not happy at all. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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ChromeOS Will No Longer Support Ext2/3/4 On External Drives/SD Cards
Google Hangouts is a nice little chat client, and someday it could be unstoppable . But a few things have been holding it back, including a desktop experience that was just OK. Now, Google’s released a new app for ChromeOS and Windows users that makes it way, way better. Read more… 
For those who like to really spoil their eyes, Dell’s new 27-inch monitor services them a whopping resolution of 5120×2880 . That works out to 14.7 million pixels in total, and 218 PPI. That’s just a hair shy of the 15-inch MacBook Pro’s 220 PPI, on a display that’s nearly twice the diagonal lenth. Wowza. Read more… 
Ride sharing apps have gotten a lot cheaper, but you can find great deals if you know where to look. Lyft has free rides in every city, and we know three ways you can get yours. Read more… 
Zothecula writes No one with red blood in their veins buys a sports car and hands the keys to a chauffeur, so one of the barriers to truly personal submarining has long been the need for a trained pilot, not to mention the massive logistics involved in transporting, garaging and launching the underwater craft … until now. Pioneering underwater aviation company DeepFlight is set to show an entirely new type of personal submarine at the 2014 Monaco Yacht Show next week, launching the personal submarine era with a submersible that’s reportedly so easy to pilot that it’s likely to create a new niche in the tourism and rental market. Read more of this story at Slashdot. 
With over 8 hours of battery life and a legitimate Haswell processor, the Acer C720 is one of the best bets in the Chromebook space, and you can get a refurb right now for an eminently reasonable $117 . Read more… 
Pandora has released an app for Google Glass that will let you control your music with voice commands and touch gestures. You can also access your radio stations and create new stations using voice. [ Pandora Blog ] Read more…