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  • Dell and Google talking about Chrome OS (as they should be)

    Dell and Google talking about Chrome OS (as they should be)

    Posted on June 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Dell and Google are already sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g. The computer company currently offers Android on its Aero smartphone and Streak tablet. But a Reuters report is stating that Dell is "in talks" to offer Google's upcoming desktop software in a computer as well -- sometime.

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  • First Chrome OS netbook coming this fall

    First Chrome OS netbook coming this fall

    Posted on June 3, 2010 | No Comments
    Google's planning on launching Chrome OS this fall. We found that out yesterday. We also speculated that it's likely that there will be hardware partners in place with Google Chrome OS tablets or netbooks ready to go as well. It seems that's probably what's going to happen.

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  • McAfee: Boogada boogada! HTML5 and Chrome OS will steal your preciouses!

    McAfee: Boogada boogada! HTML5 and Chrome OS will steal your preciouses!

    Posted on December 29, 2009 | No Comments
    This doesn’t look dangerous As more people move away from lucrative Windows desktops (OK, more is a relative term, but it’s definitely a countable number) folks like McAfee have to find new threats for us to fear in order to ensure that we purchase their products. The latest scare? McAffee is warning us that HTML5 in Chrome [...]

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  • Purported Google Chrome OS netbook specs don’t quite add up

    Purported Google Chrome OS netbook specs don’t quite add up

    Posted on December 28, 2009 | No Comments
    A handful of sites are linking to a post on NetbookNews.de, which links to a post on a UK-based site called IBTimes titled Google Chrome OS-based netbook tech specs are out. It seems fishy and the site doesn’t get a lot of traffic in the first place but if the post ends up being credible, I apologize.

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  • Get Ready For The Google Branded Chrome OS Netbook

    Get Ready For The Google Branded Chrome OS Netbook

    Posted on December 17, 2009 | No Comments
    Most of the tech world now considers it a given that Google will be selling its own unlocked phone, called the Nexus One, to customers directly early in 2010. A few stragglers are still debating the finer points of the difference between Google working with handset manufacturers and carriers on a good Android experience v. them dictating the hardware specs and selling it directly to users. While they work that out for themselves we're off to the next story - the Google Chrome OS Netbook (although we think Google has a few surprises left around the Nexus One, too). Google has said from the beginning that they plan on working with select manufacturers to ensure a good Chrome OS experience for users when devices first hit the market next year. From an early FAQ: "The Google Chrome OS team is currently working with a number of technology companies to design and build devices that deliver an extraordinary end user experience. Among others, these companies include Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Toshiba." Most people assume that "working with" around Chrome OS means the same thing as "working with" around Android - lots of meetings to make sure the devices and software work together as well as possible. But sometimes those pesky hardware guys just don't do things quite right. And when you're competing against Apple, everything most definitely needs to be quite right. That may explain why Google has, according to multiple sources, been talking to at least one hardware manufacturer about building a netbook for Google directly. As in Google gave the company a RFP with quite detailed technical specifications and has begun discussions on building it.

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  • Someone else shows us what Google Chrome looks like

    Someone else shows us what Google Chrome looks like

    Posted on December 4, 2009 | No Comments
    For an OS that isn't even out yet, Chrome OS sure has a bunch of people going crazy over it. I'll admit, I'm definitely looking forward to seeing it when it's released, but I'm going to wait until then. This guy doesn't seem to want to wait, though; he's got it installed on his laptop and wants to demo it for your pleasure.

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  • Acer aims to be first to market with Google Chrome OS netbook

    Acer aims to be first to market with Google Chrome OS netbook

    Posted on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
    Acer, no stranger to netbooks with Google-backed operating systems, is hoping to have the first Chrome OS netbook on the market by the second half of next year, according to DigiTimes.

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  • What ChromeOS Means For Netbooks And Why Microsoft Needs To Be Scared

    What ChromeOS Means For Netbooks And Why Microsoft Needs To Be Scared

    Posted on November 19, 2009 | No Comments
    While you won't be able to sense it at first, expect to feel a high frequency buzz from the direction of Redmond in the next few months. That's the Windows 7 and Office group fearing the rise of a new juggernaut on low-cost computing hardware, ChromeOS. ChromeOS may not be powerful, it may not play Far Cry and it may not run Microsoft Office but it's a game changer. The underpowered laptops that limped along under Vista, XP, or 7 will fly under a new ChromeOS regime and thin-and-light laptops will fall below the vaunted $199 mark as the so-called "Microsoft Tax" - basically the small cost manufacturers pay for OEM licenses - disappears.

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  • Video: What is Google Chrome OS?

    Video: What is Google Chrome OS?

    Posted on November 19, 2009 | No Comments
    Google announced Chrome OS today. So what is it? Watch Google’s answer above.

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  • Google Chrome OS To Launch Within A Week

    Google Chrome OS To Launch Within A Week

    Posted on November 13, 2009 | No Comments
    Google's Chrome OS project, first announced in July, will become available for download within a week, we've heard from a reliable source. Google previously said to expect an early version of the OS in the fall. What can we expect? Driver support will likely be a weak point. We've heard at various times that Google has a legion of engineers working on the not so glamorous task of building hardware drivers. And we've also heard conflicting rumors that Google is mostly relying on hardware manufacturers to create those drivers. Whatever the truth, and it's likely in between, having a robust set of functioning drivers is extremely important to Chrome OS's success. People will want to download this to whatever computer they use and have it just work. We expect Google will be careful with messaging around the launch, and endorse a small set of devices for installation. EEE PC netbooks, for example, may be one set of devices that Google will say are ready to use Chrome OS. There will likely be others as well, but don't expect to be able to install it on whatever laptop or desktop machine you have from day one. Google has previously said they are working with Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Toshiba on the project. We've seen convincing and not so convincing screenshots of Chrome OS over the last several months. The good news is the speculation is about to end, and you can try it out yourself. If you have one of the supported devices, that is.

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  • Rumor: Tegra-based devices running Chrome OS this month?

    Rumor: Tegra-based devices running Chrome OS this month?

    Posted on September 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Here’s a nice, juicy rumor to start the day off on the right (or wrong) foot. After those recent supposed screenshots of Google’s upcoming Chrome OS, Taiwan’s Shanzai.com is now reporting the following: “According to our reliable sources on the Mainland, both Lenovo and Acer are planing to launch Tegra-based devices running Google’s Chrome OS, and [...]

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