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Chrome OS adapted for Dell netbook
News Dell has released an experimental version of Google's Chrome OS adapted for its own Mini 10v Netbook. Earlier this month, Google released the source code underlying the Chrome OS browser-based operating system; the first version of the software...
[December 1, 2009, 8:04]
Chrome OS: screenshots review
Reviews You log into Chrome OS (or 'Chromium OS' to give it its pre-supported name) with just your username, which is your Google Account, and your password. Flash and JavaScript are the only official ways to run applications on Chrome OS, so there's still...
[November 24, 2009, 9:00]
Chrome OS
Talkback I installed Chrome OS, in virtual box, under PCLinuxOS, and found it to be very slow also. I did not get a log in screen though. The desktop just came up. I suppose if installed to a standard hard drive it would run much faster.
[November 24, 2009, 14:05]
Chrome OS: a first look review
Reviews For an event that many thought would disrupt Microsoft's Windows 7 launch, Google's announcement of Chrome OS was remarkably low-key. Part of that is because Chrome OS looks very similar to Chrome — just another browser.
[November 24, 2009, 9:00]
Chrome OS: What does it mean for Android?
News This week saw Google announce its first foray into the world of the desktop operating system with the Linux-based Chrome OS. The company said it is targeting Chrome OS at netbooks. But given that Google already seems to have a viable netbook...
[July 10, 2009, 15:23]
Chrome-OS download
Talkback The following link will take you a site that will let you download the OS plus it includes an image writer to install to a USB device.http://www.makeuseof.com/download-google-chrome-os-and-run-on-a-real-computer/
[November 27, 2009, 14:30]
Chrome-OS download
Talkback I missed a word in the link to download Chrome-OS.http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/download-google-chrome-os-and-run-on-a-real-computer/ Sorry about that, old age.
[November 29, 2009, 23:59]
Ballmer unfazed by Google Chrome OS
News Addressing Google's Chrome OS, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday that the move leaves its rival with dual operating systems, something Microsoft learned the hard way is not a good idea.
[July 16, 2009, 10:39]
Google names Chrome OS hardware partners
News Chrome OS, which will be Linux-based, was introduced by Google on Tuesday. Manufacturers including Acer, Adobe, Asus, Freescale, HP, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and Toshiba will work with Google in the designing and building of devices...
[July 9, 2009, 12:49]
Google Chrome OS takes shine off Windows
Leader After years of coy denial, Google has announced the Chrome OS — its first full-on assault on the Windows desktop monopoly. The Chrome OS, Google says, is aimed at improving usability and security. By announcing Chrome OS a year in advance, Google...
[July 8, 2009, 15:01]
Google shows Chrome OS, promises 2010 launch
News Google has unveiled its Chrome OS. All Chrome OS data is in the cloud", Pichai said. If I lose my Chrome OS computer, I can buy another one, log in and in a few seconds everything is back. Any web app is a Chrome OS app," said Pichai: an Excel...
[November 19, 2009, 19:18]
Google OS plan puts Chrome security in spotlight
News Like the Chrome browser, the Chrome OS will be built from the ground up, with development focused on three key areas — speed, stability and security. The Chrome OS, whose source code is due to be released publicly later this year as Google tries to...
[July 23, 2009, 17:02]
Chrome OS
Talkback It turned out to be SuSe 11.1 with a Chrome skin. My first download was a fake. Last night I got the real one, finally got it installed on a 16 gig thumb drive, and am writing this from my netbook. It booted in under 10 seconds, is faster than my...
[November 26, 2009, 14:36]
The real Chrome-OS
Talkback I would think that it won't be long before they get it where it will be a complete OS, and everything works out of the box. Well, it could not find my neighbor's wireless network, but it is still an amazing piece of work.
[November 27, 2009, 1:06]
Google Chrome OS takes shine off Windows
Talkback My views on current versions of Linux are based on a blog I read last week where the guy wanted to do something (can't remember detail) and was going to use an external storage device that wasn't supported on his debian machine so he was going to...
[July 13, 2009, 9:40]
When is a new operating system not a new operating system?
Blog Reading Steve Ballmer's comments about Google Chrome OS, I'm struck by how odd some of his ideas are. First, Chrome OS is anything but a new operating system. The Chrome browser may well be very new, but it hasn't been written just for Chrome OS.
[July 20, 2009, 9:10]
The importance of copyleft
Blog Comment Chrome OS won't lock out other distros, but it might level quite a few smaller ones. The real impact of Chrome OS vis-a-vis Linux will be felt with KDE and Gnome. Chrome's UI is stripped of any unneeded processes and built for one thing: speed.
[November 24, 2009, 20:13]
Google announces Chrome operating system
News Google on Tuesday announced the creation of the Google Chrome Operating System project, with the goal to build a Linux-based OS available for purchase on netbooks in the second half of 2010. As we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going...
[July 8, 2009, 8:35]
Less than an OS, less than free
Blog Remember that while Chrome OS will be open source, it will be open source in the same way Android is; the apps like Google Maps, with its turn-by-turn directions aren't. Google controls those and makes enough money from them that it can offer a...
[November 25, 2009, 9:23]
Google debuts Chrome for Mac, Linux
News Google released Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux on Thursday, but only in rough developer preview versions that the company warns are works in progress. In order to get more feedback from developers, we have early developer channel versions of Google...
[June 5, 2009, 9:17]
