Computer Operating System Archive

  • Five Things Google’s Chrome OS Will Do for Your Netbook

    Five Things Google’s Chrome OS Will Do for Your Netbook

    Chrome OS, Google’s newly announced computer operating system, is coming this autumn and promises to revolutionize netbooks and other underpowered machines. Essentially, the OS is a small, fast-booting platform whose purpose is to run a browser, and from there all the Google apps and other web services you know and love. But why bother? Your [...]

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  • Acer to sell Android netbooks later this year and, no, this is not the death of Windows on netbooks

    Acer to sell Android netbooks later this year and, no, this is not the death of Windows on netbooks

    acer androidAcer recently announced that it'll be selling Android netbooks later this year. This will likely set off a round of news articles and opinion pieces calling for the death of Windows on netbooks. That's not going to happen, though. I'd read this news as Acer using Android to replace the Linpus Linux Lite interface that the company currently offers on its Linux-powered netbook selections.

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