The latest announcements by Google about their netbook OS, Chrome, are drawing the ire of some security experts saying; saying, more or less, that they are just too good to be true. Google is claiming that “Chromebooks have many layers of security built in so there is no anti-virus software to buy and maintain. Even [...]

Users of Evernote and Chrome can now combine their love into one great Chrome extension. Evernote just released their web-clipping extension for the browser which allows users a plethora of new tools. The main feature is the web-clipping tool which allows users to take a snapshot of the webpage they are currently on and have [...]

While Toshiba may have had plans on releasing a Chrome based netbook; those plans seem to have been axed, along with W7 tablets, according to some leaked information. With the two devices scrapped, Toshiba will focus on its Android based Thrive device. The move comes after Toshiba’s AC100 flopped, and the company has decided to [...]

Google is pushing a Chrome OS update and owners of the CR-48 can get their grubby hands on it. The update gets Flash up to 10.2.158.22, the file manager that Quentyn was moaning about, some various UI updates and other bug fixes to round out the changes. For those of you interested, Engadget has a [...]

Check out the Chrome commercial Google aired during the season finale of SNL: I’m not a very big Lady Gaga fan – in fact, I kind of despise her – but it’s great to see Google putting big bucks into Chrome advertising. While the fate of Chrome OS and Chromebooks are unknown, I think it’s [...]

Engadget is being told that the CR-48, Google’s first Chrome OS netbook, is back to being shipped out to its eager beta testers. Yes, those who signed up for the beta program back in December claim they are, or have, been shipped the reasonable-to-call-a-flop-netbook. Hey maybe those who received it will just load Ubuntu on [...]

Bombshell: everyone who thought the Chromebooks were total fails only limited to running stuff in the browser are about to change their mind. Google’s FAQ for Chrome OS has been updated to mention “Chromoting”. This will be a free feature offered by Google that allows remote access to your Mac or PC, meaning your Chromebook [...]

The Samsung Chromebook can supposedly boot up – from being completely off to completely on and ready to run – within 10-seconds. At the launch event, we put that to the test: Not below 10-seconds, but that was indeed FAST! We had to take into account entering the password which tacked on a few seconds. [...]

Last night we had the pleasure of attending an exclusive Samsung event where they presented the Samsung Chromebook, officially named the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook. The actual presentation didn’t feature anything new, but we DID get hands-on the first ever Chromebook for the first time. We were pretty impressed with both the hardware and the [...]

If you think about it, Google’s Chromebook could pose a huge threat to Apple and their Macbook Air experience. Take a quick look at some of the specs comparing the Samsung Chromebook, Acer Chromebook, and 11-inch Macbook Air. (click to enlarge) The Chromebooks are MUCH cheaper, you can get them with 3G connectivity, they last [...]