Google has unveiled the first notebook designed to run the Chrome OS operating system. It’s not really meant for the general public, but the new Cr-48 is a 12 inch notebook that will be available as part of a pilot program for developers and other testers. While the Cr-48 isn’t supposed to be a consumer […]
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Google: Chrome is for keyboards
For a company whose bread and butter is search, Google sure is working on a lot of operating systems… or two, rather. The company’s Android OS has taken the smartphone space by storm, and we’re starting to see it show up on tablet computers as well. And in the next few months Google is also […]
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Google Chrome netbooks coming this month?
Google’s Chrome Operating system is due out by year’s end, and now the folks at Digitimes are reporting that the first devices running Chrome OS could ship by the end of November. The site also suggests that Google will launch a Chrome OS notebook under its own brand name. I’d take the reports with a […]
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Google Chrome OS ported to the Apple iPad
We’ve seen hackers install Google Android on the iPhone, so it it any surprise that someone decided to cram Google’s upcoming Chrome Operating System onto an iPad? That’s exactly what one hacker named Hexxeh has done. Hexxeh is probably best known as one of the first people to compile early builds of Google Chrome OS […]
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Google: Android isn’t designed for tablets… yet
Google clearly didn’t have tablets in mind when it designed the Android operating system. Way back in 2007, tablets were generally expensive computers running Windows software which often had a full keyboard, a screen on a swivel, and active digitizer and stylus doohickeys for input. Android, on the other hand, was aimed at smartphones. Flash […]
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Acer Chrome OS netbook specs leaked in bug reports
It’s no surprise that Acer is working on a netbook that will run Google’s Chrome OS. So far Acer’s been pretty quiet about the details, though. But Macles spotted a few details by following a rather convoluted paper trail. For the full details, check out Macles, but here’s the good stuff. It looks like someone […]
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Google Chrome OS web store, gaming ambitions revealed?
OK, so Google might launch a tablet this fall running its browser-centric Chrome Operating System. OK, so Chrome OS is designed to run web apps instead of native apps stored on a hard drive. But what kind of apps are going to be available? Video gaming site 1Up snapped some photos at a Google presentation […]
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Google and Verizon to launch a Chrome OS tablet in November?
Google is expected to launch its Chrome Operating System for netbooks and other mobile devices later this year. Chrome OS is based on the Google Chrome web browser, and it’s designed to blur the lines between a desktop operating system and web-based apps. Want to write a document, watch a movie, chat with friends, or […]
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Google Chrome OS netbooks due out before year’s end?
Google Chrome OS is an operating system designed around a web browser — perfect for people who take the word “netbook” literally and really just want a device that can connect to the internet to run web apps, surf web pages, and access web media. Google has been saying for a while that the OS […]
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Google probably won’t “need to” launch its own Chrome OS netbook
Google is a software company. Google’s best known product is probably its search engine, but over the last few years the company has also launched the Google Docs online office suite, acquired YouTube, and introduced the Android operating system for smartphones, among other things. And Google is working a new operating system for netbooks called […]