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When folks here that a netbook is running Linux, and they run in the other direction, unless they are some ubergeek. Not surprisingly, users are simply more comfortable with the familiar world of Windows on their netbook. However, that may slowly change. After all, we have accepted that the iPad runs on an Apple smarthpone OS. [...]
Continue reading...Affordable Google Chrome OS Netbooks
20. April 2010 | by Jonas
It has been confirmed that Google will be releasing Chrome OS netbooks. The targeted price is $300 to $400, which seems a little expensive given that the OS has gotta cost less than any version of Windows. They are expected to be available in early 2011. In the meantime, they are working on some carrier [...]
Continue reading...Acer already has a Chrome OS netbook planned for the second half of 2010
3. December 2009 | by Robert Nelson
According to a recent DigiTimes report, Acer is already planning on releasing a Chrome OS based netbook sometime during the second half of 2010. Of course, that honestly does not come as much of a surprise because Acer has already shown some Google netbook love with their recently released dual-booting Android/Windows XP based Aspire One [...]
Continue reading...Looking to run Chrome OS? You may want to check this compatibility chart to see which netbook works best
1. December 2009 | by Robert Nelson
It looks like there has been some significant testing done on the recently made available Chromium OS, which for those who may not be as familiar, that is the open-sourced version of Chrome OS — and it is officially available as of now. Anyway, according to the Chromium developer site, there are quite a bit of [...]
Continue reading...Google Chrome OS Demo This Week
17. November 2009 | by Jonas
The Google Chrome OS has been coming for a while now, but it wasn’t expected for a while yet. I kind of expected it to make a splash at CES in January. Combined with the right netbook, it could be a real screamer, as the manufacturer could use it to get around Microsoft’s artificial restrictions [...]
Continue reading...Google Chrome OS Coming Sooner?
14. November 2009 | by Jonas
With plenty of users less than thrilled with Windows 7 Basic Starter Edition, it may be good timing that the Google Chrome OS just might be making an appearance sooner than expected. With many frustrated that the newer Win 7 OS, at least the version that netbooks are shipping with are offering less, not more. [...]
Continue reading...Lenovo confirms they are “watching” Chrome OS
4. November 2009 | by Robert Nelson
Coming in as a little bit of ‘is this really news’ we have confirmation that Lenovo is “watching” the developments of Chrome OS. Yes, at this time they have simply confirmed that they are watching it, not that they are planning to use it, or even that they are testing it — just watching it. The [...]
Continue reading...Tegra Smartbook To Run Google Chrome OS
The Nvidia Tegra folks are managing to keep their product in the news. This time it is that reportedly their smartbook will use the Google Chrome OS. On face value, this is certainly one way to keep the cost of the device down to the target of $299. After all, there is nothing wrong with [...]
Continue reading...Google Chrome OS Mockups
17. August 2009 | by Jonas
Google has committed to making their Chrome OS. It intends to be the epitome of a cloud computing operating system. This makes it very streamlined, and essentially just a minimal OS, with a robust browser. After all, everything will be on the web. Want to edit an image, then go to Google’s Picasa. Word processing [...]
Continue reading...Dell Looks To Linux
For years, Dell was solidly in the Microsoft camp. Somewhere along the way, they realized that there was at least a limited market for a preloaded version of Linux computers. They also may have had a regret or two about not exactly being in the center of the smartphone revolution. What’s Dell’s next move? It looks [...]
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3. June 2010 | by Jonas
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