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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 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 OS plan puts Chrome security in spotlight
News The Google Chrome OS is a "natural extension" of the Chrome browser running atop a Linux foundation, said Sundar Pichai, vice president of product management, and Linus Upson, engineering director, in a blog post.
[July 23, 2009, 17:02]
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 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]
Microsoft attacks Google's Chrome-in-IE plan
Talkback IE is an in-secure browser, running on an in-secure OS, and MS is complaining because someone is trying to help make IE more secure? Too funny! All these many years and they have been unable to offer their users any security, and now they are...
[September 25, 2009, 13:54]
Google readies Chrome for Mac and Linux
News Writing on the the search giant's Mac Blog, Google software engineer Amanda Walker said the company is now "actively working" on versions of the newly released Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux. Google has revealed it is working on versions of its...
[September 4, 2008, 8:11]
Google adds Native Client to Chrome
News That would improve the competitive position of web applications such as Google Docs compared to Microsoft Office — and thereby boost Google's Chrome OS project in comparison with Windows. Google has built its Native Client technology into its...
[October 5, 2009, 9:24]
Google releases stable version of Chrome 3.0
News Bringing HTML 5 technologies into Chrome is a huge part of Google's strategy for both the browser and Chrome OS. Google announced on Tuesday that the third stable release of Chrome is ready for the world, a little over a year after its debut.
[September 16, 2009, 9:08]
Google Chrome (beta) review
Reviews Google has released the beta version of a new browser, Chrome. That said, Google has released Chrome in 43 languages and in 122 countries. Webkit is also the basis for Android, Google's mobile platform, so it seems that Google is planning to use...
[September 3, 2008, 9:05]
Google Chrome: Highlights of the beta browser
News Google Chrome is still in beta, so some sites may not load properly. With Chrome, frequently used web applications such as Gmail and Google Calendar can be accessed directly from the desktop as though they were installed applications.
[September 3, 2008, 12:21]
Google to issue third Chrome beta in 'next few days'
News Chrome is still only available on Windows, but Google is working on Mac OS X and Linux versions. Google will soon begin distributing a third beta version of its Chrome web browser, a release that tackles bugs, performance and security weaknesses.
[October 30, 2008, 16:49]
Sony to ship Google Chrome browsers on Vaios
Blog After promising earlier this year that a major OEM would start to ship its Chrome browser, Google has done a deal with Sony that will see all its American Vaio-brand PCs so equipped. The story was first carried by the FT, which said that other...
[September 1, 2009, 13:12]
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. But given that Google already seems to have a viable netbook operating system, why does it need Chrome OS too?
[July 10, 2009, 15:23]
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]
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. Chrome OS won't be available as a general distribution in the way that, say, Ubuntu is officially available...
[November 24, 2009, 9:00]
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 shows Chrome OS, promises 2010 launch
News Google has unveiled its Chrome OS. Chrome OS will run on both x86 and ARM chips, but to be a Chrome OS netbook the device would need to use hardware approved by Google. All Chrome OS data is in the cloud", Pichai said.
[November 19, 2009, 19:18]
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]
