Introducing the Google Chrome OS

7/07/2009 09:37:00 PM

It’s been an exciting nine months since we launched the Google Chrome browser. Already, over 30 million people use it regularly. We designed Google Chrome for people who live on the web — searching for information, checking email, catching up on the news, shopping or just staying in touch with friends. However, the operating systems that browsers run on were designed in an era where there was no web. So today, we’re announcing a new project that’s a natural extension of Google Chrome — the Google Chrome Operating System. It’s our attempt to re-think what operating systems should be.

Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we’re already talking to partners about the project, and we’ll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve.

Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.

Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips and we are working with multiple OEMs to bring a number of netbooks to market next year. The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. For application developers, the web is the platform. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies. And of course, these apps will run not only on Google Chrome OS, but on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux thereby giving developers the largest user base of any platform.

Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android. Android was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones to set-top boxes to netbooks. Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems. While there are areas where Google Chrome OS and Android overlap, we believe choice will drive innovation for the benefit of everyone, including Google.

We hear a lot from our users and their message is clear — computers need to get better. People want to get to their email instantly, without wasting time waiting for their computers to boot and browsers to start up. They want their computers to always run as fast as when they first bought them. They want their data to be accessible to them wherever they are and not have to worry about losing their computer or forgetting to back up files. Even more importantly, they don’t want to spend hours configuring their computers to work with every new piece of hardware, or have to worry about constant software updates. And any time our users have a better computing experience, Google benefits as well by having happier users who are more likely to spend time on the Internet.

We have a lot of work to do, and we’re definitely going to need a lot of help from the open source community to accomplish this vision. We’re excited for what’s to come and we hope you are too. Stay tuned for more updates in the fall and have a great summer.

Posted by Sundar Pichai, VP Product Management and Linus Upson, Engineering Director

In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google is expected to announce on Wednesday that it is developing an operating system for a personal computer based on its Chrome browser, according to two people briefed on Google’s plans.

The details of the technology could not be learned, but Google plans to make the announcement on a company blog on Wednesday afternoon, this person said.

Google did not immediately return calls and e-mail messages seeking comment.

More here

I grew up listening to his tunes and trying to moonwalk every chance I could. Till this day i still can’t moonwalk. His music touched me and my generation in many ways. Showed us how to dance and shake it on the dance floor.  Watching thriller as a kid with my mom, getting scared and then trying to learn the dance moves.

As Elvis was the king for a generation, so was Michael Jackson to this generation. Its hard to grasp the reach of such an individual, but it is a testament to his greatness that on the day of his passing, the world stopped in shock.

One of the first beauty’s I fell in love with was Farrah Fawcet, watching her on Charlize Angels and gawing all the time when she came on screen. It hard to describe the loses on June 25th, a generation ; my generation has lost alot in a day.

So let pull out our Farrah postesr and put them back where they belong, right on the bedrom wall and dance the Night away with every Michael tune we love and enjoy.

Rest in peace Michael Jackson & Farrah Fawcett, you both shaped my childhood.

L.A. County Sheriff “Rescue-5″ CH-3 Sea King Helicopter just landed at UCLA to transfer the body to the Morgue. UCLA Doctor refusing to sign Michael’s Death Certificate, LAPD Homicide Detectives at Michaels Residence to investigate. Overdose on Prescription Pills is VERY likely

I really hope this is not the Heath Ledger incident all over again. But damn you celebs . stop taking pills. It will kill you.

“I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news. For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don’t have the words.

Divinity brought our souls together on The Wiz and allowed us to do what we were able to throughout the 80’s.

To this day, the music we created together on “Off The Wall,” “Thriller” and “Bad” is played in every corner of the world and the reason for that is because he had it all…talent, grace, professionalism and dedication.

He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever.

I’ve lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone

Via TMZ

Katherine Jackson, mother of late pop king Arrives at the Hospital.

Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We’re told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.

A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived.

Once at the hospital, the staff tried to resuscitate him but he was completely unresponsive.

We’re told one of the staff members at Jackson’s home called 911.

Michael Jackson hits include Thriller, Billy Jean, Off the Wall, Bad, Black or White, I Wanna Rock with you and countless more. Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince “Blanket” Michael Jackson II.

This movie looks absolutely gorgeous

via Cnn

American actor David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok, Thailand, hotel, according to his personal manager, Chuck Binder.
Binder said Thursday that the death is being investigated but could provide no other details.

Carradine’s death was “shocking and sad. He was full of life, always wanting to work … a great person,” Binder said, according to People magazine.

Carradine, who became famous in the 1970s when he starred as traveling Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine in the television series “Kung Fu,” was 72.

Modern audiences may best know him as “Bill” in Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” films. He earned a 2005 Golden Globe nomination for his role in the second movie in the two-part saga.

Hopefully his passing was out of old age and not drug inducded of foul play.

great! So when my husband asks me in the future how I would like to be buried, I’ll just have to say “Huny, put me in the shelf that we just bought, bury me with all our books… who cares…. dont bother with the cushy insides..

ok.. weirdo~!!!!

Source

http://bloodcopy.com/5274988/shelves-for-life

So here are some from Nintendo….

Wii Sports Resort, Mario 3, Wii Fit Plus,

Read Here for the list

http://gizmodo.com/5275641/nintendos-e3-keynote-liveblog-archive