Archive for October, 2009

Google: Chrome os should be like “switching on a tv”

by Liz on October 27th, 2009

I like that metaphor. In a recent interview Vinay Goel, Google’s Country Head of products in India said that Chrome OS should just be like switching on a tv, and I think he’s right on the money.


Google Chrome safety: will it be enough?

by Liz on October 24th, 2009

We’ve been speculating so much about Chrome OS, but nobody’s really sure what it’ll be able to actually DO once it’s launched. Or how they plan to protect it. Google’s VP of product management, Sundar Pichai, shed some light at the Web 2.0 Summit.


Chrome OS to launch mid-October on Chinese netbook?

by Liz on October 4th, 2009

Google’s operating system Chrome isn’t scheduled to be released til 2010, but there are strong rumors on Shanzai.com that some Chinese manufacturers are all set to ship their first Netbooks, running on Chrome OS!


Google OS: Native Client comes out to play

by Liz on October 3rd, 2009

Chrome Version: 4.0.220.1, which was released last Friday, ihas Native Client technology as a built-in feature, giving the browser improved processing power to run Web apps. And play Quake!