Tag: Chrome OS
Chrome OS vs Windows war heats up as Google offer to replace Windows 8 launcher
Google have announced a new version of their Chrome web browser which offers something unique to Windows 8 users: It can turn your computer into Chrome OS. Sort of, anyway. The above screenshot might look pretty familiar. It isn't, however,…
Acer C710-2605 Chromebook revealed, pairs 500GB HDD with two year 100GB Google Drive subscription
Acer have updated their C7 Chromebook, sprucing up its spec sheet and revealing the catchily-named C710-2605 Chromebook. Bumping the price up to $299 (£185), Acer have doubled the RAM to 4GB, popped in a bigger hard drive with 500GB of…
Three will be official 3G partner for UK Chromebooks
Three have announced that they will be the 3G network of choice when Google's Chromebook laptops launch in the UK. "I'm sure by now that lots of you will have heard the exciting news from Google. Over in San…
VIDEO: White Samsung Series 5 Chromebook pops up in preview clip
Samsung have just posted an official preview clip of their Series 5 Chromebook computer, one of the first machines to hit stores this summer running Google's web-based Chrome OS. Revealing that a white model is also on the way,…
Samsung reveal first Chromebook computer with Google Chrome OS
Samsung have become the first company to reveal a Google "Chromebook" netbook computer, the Series 5, running the search giant's Chrome web-based OS. The core specs read as: . CPU: Intel N570 1.66Ghz Dual Core · Operating System: Chrome…
Racing-themed Chrome notebook codenames revealed. We're guessing they're speedy.
The codenames for the first Chrome OS packing notebooks have been revealed. Mario and Andretti are the monikers of the first two, as in "Mario Andretti of Formula 1, Nascar and IndyCar racing fame". In other word's, Google are pretty…
Google Chrome OS due for "late fall" 2010 release
Google Chrome OS, the search giant's first stab at an operating system to compete with the Mac OS and Microsoft's Windows 7, will launch in "late fall" of 2010, according to one of the company's vice presidents. Sundar Pichai, Google's…
App store for Google's Chrome OS showcased at I/O conference
Google have been showcasing an app store for the Chrome OS at their annual I/O conference. With web based applications central to Google's Chrome OS, the app store briefing was a tantalising look at the heart of the incoming operating…
Acer Chrome OS Netbook launching in late 2010?
The Netbook has been in development since the middle of 2009, so it's quite an unexpectedly long wait for it to arrive.
Could the Google Chrome OS be ready this week?
Google hopes that success in the portable market will build up a following loyal enough to take on the might of Microsoft's own Windows OS
