Chrome OS Geek

Google morphs Chrome OS into netbook thin client

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:08:42 +0000

Google’s Chrome OS — the operating system that moves all apps and data into a web browser — will provide remote access to “legacy PC applications” through a mystery process the company calls Chromoting, according to an email from a Google employee. In a message posted by a third party to a public mailing list [...]

Google’s Chrome computing system to debut in autumn 2010

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:44:16 +0000

Google said Wednesday it is planning to release its Chrome operating system, seen as a rival to Microsoft’s Windows system, for free in the autumn. “We are working on bringing the device later this fall,” said Google vice president of product management Sundar Pichai at CompuTex Taipei, Asia’s biggest IT trade show. “It’s something which [...]

Acer’s Chrome OS device ready for Computex

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 05:43:50 +0000

The first Chrome OS-based device will be introduced by Acer in two weeks, according to a report by VentureBeat Thursday. The tech blog cites “multiple sources” saying that Acer will show Chrome OS “devices” at Computex Taipei, a yearly computer and electronics show, which opens June 1. The report doesn’t specify what kind of devices. [...]

Google Chrome OS brings printing to the cloud

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:28:31 +0000

The developers behind Google Chrome OS, the forthcoming cloud-enabled operating system from the internet giant, have explained how they are dealing with a key need for any computer – how well it plays with the printer. With Chrome OS on course for arrival at the end of 2010, the details of how the operating system, [...]

Chrome OS devices to cost under $400

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:22:35 +0000

Google CEO Eric Schmidt during the Atmosphere Cloud Computing Forum revealed that Chrome OS devices should be relatively inexpensive when they go on sale (video below). He estimated that they will cost between $300 and $400 and that all the cost will be associated with the hardware, since the OS itself is free. The most [...]

New Google Chrome browser translates websites

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:56:38 +0000

Google has launched a new beta version of Chrome, its web browser, featuring enhanced privacy controls and automatic translation. The tools will allow users to specify that they want every web page they visit to appear in a certain language, and also offer the opportunity to set privacy controls that are specific to individual websites. [...]

Introducing Google Buzz widget for Android

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:52:18 +0000

Since we launched Google Buzz for mobile, we’ve been working on ways to make it quicker and easier to share your thoughts and experiences while you’re out and about. Today, we’re excited to release a Google Buzz widget for Android phones that lets you post text and photos with a single tap. Like other mobile [...]

Will Chrome OS deliver us the disposable PC?

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:32:45 +0000

During a visit to Google’s London HQ we grabbed some time with Chris DiBona. He’s the Open Source Programs Manager for Google, overseeing everything the corporation does that’s open sourced and making sure it’s “correct and useful.” We talked Google Chrome OS and, later, Android. We put to DiBona the issue that if users buy [...]

So is ChromeOS a desktop winner?

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:19:28 +0000

When Google announced their ChromeOS there was a flurry of comment and opinion on what this could mean for the GNU/Linux user and the future of free software. Our esteemed editor, Tony Mobily made a bold statement (albeit framed as a question) at the time that Google’s ChromeOS could turn GNU/Linux into a “desktop winner”. [...]

Proxy Switchy (Chrome Extension) – Manage and switch between multiple proxy profiles

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:48:42 +0000

Proxy Switchy! is an advanced proxy manager for Google Chrome, it allows users to manage and switch between multiple proxy profiles quickly and easily. ————— Features ————— - Manage and switch between multiple proxy profiles. - Change the proxy configuration of Chrome and IE in one click. - URL based switch rules. - Supports Socks [...]