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A look at some of Chrome OS’s latest bits of polish
The release of Chrome OS looms ever closer, but still there are a number of enhancements and changes being rolled in that should make for a somewhat nicer experience, and TechCrunch has highlighted a few. Perhaps most major among those changes is the ability to browse the internet without signing in, but if you want to update your bookmarks or save any form data you’ll still need a Google account. There’s a new side bar that appears to give access to other apps, replacing tabs on top, and it also adds in battery and WiFi strength indicators. There’s also something of a debate going on regarding whether Chrome OS should have support for compressed archives (.zip and .rar files and the like). Right now the OS has no support for those files, which, as one contributor points out, is rather unfortunate given that Gmail itself generates zip files when you click “download all attachments.” Let’s hope someone at the Googs finds time to add that in so that future users aren’t locked out of the joys of extraction.
A look at some of Chrome OS’s latest bits of polish originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dell confirms talks with Google about Chrome OS
When Google listed which companies were diving head first into the Chrome OS pool, Dell was surprisingly spotted standing around without its floaties on. Of course, that didn’t stop the company from installing the OS on one of its netbooks just for fun. Now, hot on the heels of a Dell-specific Chrome configuration, we have word from Amit Midha, Dell’s President for Greater China and South Asia, that the two companies are in talks regarding future use of the blingy OS. Midha isn’t indicating just what that future use might be, saying only that his company just wants to be “one of the leaders” with the technology. With Acer seemingly ready to announce hardware any day now, Round Rock’s best had better get rolling.
Dell confirms talks with Google about Chrome OS originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google replaces hints of Chrome OS hardware from Acer, Dell, and HP with even better hints
Google replaces hints of Chrome OS hardware from Acer, Dell, and HP with even better hints originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Chrome OS build internals confirm Acer, Dell, and HP hardware coming?
We’re getting closer and closer to Google’s planned Chrome OS release this fall, but still the hardware side of the equation is looking a little less shiny. As of today we don’t know exactly who will be bringing Google’s little laptop OS to retail first, but now we have a few more clues. Google’s code repository contains build configurations for Acer, Dell, and HP hardware, suggesting the OS is being tested by those manufacturers, and while this isn’t hard confirmation of device support it does back up what we’ve heard previously. Acer was rumored to actually show hardware at Computex (it didn’t), Dell has already shown Chrome OS running on a netbook, and HP was one of the many that Google indicated was aboard when Chrome partners were announced last year. In other words: no real surprises here, but it’s an encouraging indicator just the same.
Chrome OS build internals confirm Acer, Dell, and HP hardware coming? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google adding ‘Chromoting’ remote desktop functionality to Chome OS?
Well, this one’s come a bit out of left field, but it looks like Chrome OS could be set to get a pretty big new addition: a remote desktop feature dubbed “Chromoting” (at least for now). That word comes courtesy of an apparently authentic message from Google software engineer Gary Kačmarčík posted on a Chrome OS mailing list, which goes on to explain that the feature would let you run “legacy PC applications” right in the browser, and that it would be “something like” Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection. No more details than that, unfortunately, nor is there any indication that the feature will actually be included in the initial release of Chrome OS that’s launching this fall, with Kačmarčík only going so far as to say that Google is “adding new capabilities all the time.”
Google adding ‘Chromoting’ remote desktop functionality to Chome OS? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Microsoft responds to Google moving away from Windows, calls it ironic
Google made some waves earlier this week by reportedly moving employees off of Windows and onto Mac OS X and Linux machines — although the company wouldn’t confirm the switch, the move was said to be precipitated by security issues after Chinese hackers attacked the search giant back in January. Now, that wasn’t the only reason mentioned in the report — Google apparently also wants employees to use home-grown products like Chrome OS, and it’s sort of weird for Google to buy tons of software licenses from a major competitor — but the implication that Windows isn’t secure enough for Google seems to have raised Microsoft’s hackles: a new post on the Windows Team Blog says the irony of the move is “hard to overlook” as Gmail and Google Docs have privacy and security issues of their own, offers a point-by-point breakdown of all the ways Windows 7 is more secure than the competition, and goes on to suggest that a recent piece of shady Mac OS X malware is “a future sign of things to come for Apple and security.” Meow. Now, we honestly think the real story is as simple as Google not wanting to write Microsoft a really big check, but we’re not going to say no to a little fight here — Eric, Steve, you have anything to say?
Microsoft responds to Google moving away from Windows, calls it ironic originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google: Chrome OS launching this fall
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Originally announced with a planned second half of 2010 launch, today Google has narrowed the launch of its Chrome OS to fall. This, according to Sundar Pichai, Google VP of product management speaking at Computex. By our calculation that is sometime between 22 September and 21 December in the northern hemisphere if you want to take the man literally… and you do, don’t you. Wonder if we’ll see a Chrome OS tablet launch at the same time?
Google: Chrome OS launching this fall originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google said to be moving away from Windows internally, Mac and Linux systems on tap instead
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According to a report in the Financial Times, Google is making a full-throated move away from Windows PCs for the company’s workforce. Apparently the big G is now giving staffers the option of a Mac or Linux rig as an alternative to a Windows computer. The FT article suggests that the move is spurred on by security concerns — some specifically related to a flurry of attacks against the company which emanated from China, a country Google has recently been at odds with over censorship. Although security could be at issue, some of the employees interviewed for the article seem to suggest the changes — which mean staffers require CIO approval for a Windows PC — might actually be geared towards bringing Chrome OS into the Googleplex full-throttle. “A lot of it is an effort to run things on Google product,” said one unnamed source, “They want to run things on Chrome.” Another employee is quoted as saying that, “Before the security, there was a directive by the company to try to run things on Google products. It was a long time coming.” Regardless of the reasoning behind the move, if Google is moving the company to Macs and Linux instead of the world’s most popular computing platform, it’s certainly notable. We’ve reached out to both Microsoft and Google for comment, and will update you if and when we have word.
Google said to be moving away from Windows internally, Mac and Linux systems on tap instead originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 May 2010 22:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google unveils Chrome web store, Sports Illustrated app impresses
Interested to know how you were gonna fill up that Chrome OS app page? Google just announced its new online web app store at I/O. So far they’ve shown off Dark Room for image editing, a pretty slick version of TweetDeck, and yes, like every other platform known to man, there’s Plants. vs. Zombies and Lego Star Wars. Paid-for software will be offered — Dark Room is $4.99, if you want to go ahead and put that money aside. No word on a launch date, but we’ll keep pushing for more. We were just shown a demo of Sports Illustrated‘s interactive magazine, and we gotta say, it’s mighty impressive — embedded video, fully searchable, and some pretty clever tricks with geolocation that frankly exceed most anything we’ve seen on the iPad thus far. The web store — for Chrome and Chrome OS — will hit the dev channel “soon.”
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Google unveils Chrome web store, Sports Illustrated app impresses originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 May 2010 13:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Official: Acer will not launch Chrome OS devices at Computex
Oh, what’s this? Acer officially saying it will not launch a Chrome OS device at Computex or in the “short term,” just like our sources told us a few days ago? Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s going on. Like we said last week, Google’s other operating system just doesn’t look like it’s ready for prime time yet, and it’s a little premature to expect devices running Chrome OS to “launch” in just two weeks — although we’re sure we’ll see someone throw an early Chromium build on a new tablet or netbook, and show it off at the upcoming Taipei computer show. Of course, we are expecting Android tablets and smartbooks to be in full force at the show, and we’ll be there hunting down the best ones. Hit the break for Acer’s official Chrome comment.
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Official: Acer will not launch Chrome OS devices at Computex originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 May 2010 14:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Acer holding global event at end of May, no Chrome OS devices planned to launch
Thinking that early June / Computex will see the launch of Acer’s Chrome OS devices? That’s what we heard yesterday, but after doing a little digging of our own, our advice is simply, don’t hold your breath. A source within Acer has told us that the company has no plans to hold a press conference at the Taipei show, and that a global launch event will be held in New York on May 25. The “significant news” Acer has to share this spring will be revealed then, but it doesn’t seem like it’ll entail Chrome OS devices either.
So, what do we make of all of this? If we had to bet, we’d say that Chrome isn’t quite ready for prime time yet, as others have been reporting. But Acer has been known to show early prototypes of devices behind glass at trade shows — we saw the Android Aspire One under lock and key at Computex last year. Who knows what will happen in the next few weeks with Google I/O, this Acer event and Computex, but we just have a feeling we’ll be waiting a bit longer for the company’s Chrome OS systems to hit the market. Though, that doesn’t mean it won’t launch them in the second half of the year like originally promised.
Acer holding global event at end of May, no Chrome OS devices planned to launch originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 May 2010 17:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Acer to launch Chrome OS devices at Computex?
Acer said it would be first to market with a Chrome OS netbook, and it’s looking like it may meet that lofty goal. Sources told VentureBeat that the company will debut multiple new products featuring the cloud-based operating system at Computex in June, less than three weeks from now. Then again, Chrome OS has been slated for the second half of 2010 for some time, so Acer may not be alone in introducing insanely-quick boot times at the show. We could even see devices earlier; we’ve been invited to an Acer press event in NYC on the last week of May, and it’s not too late for Samsung, Asus or Verizon to show off a partner device at Google I/O. It’s going to be a exciting few weeks, eh?
Acer to launch Chrome OS devices at Computex? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 May 2010 18:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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