Tag: Google Chrome OS
Chrome OS Notebook Invasion Planned for Summer 2011: Should You Wait?
The netbook may be taking a hit thanks to the popularity of the iPad 2, but there is set to be an invasion of 10-12″ notebooks this summer powered by the Google Chrome OS. DigiTimes is reporting that we should see Atom or Tegra powered Chrome OS notebooks from Acer, ASUS, Sony and Samsung in [...]
Top 10 Tech Disappointments of 2010
This past year was an interesting year for technology. There were some really big wins, like Apple’s iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Xbox 360 Kinect. Sadly, there were also some really big flops. We pick the 10 biggest disappointments in the tech world in 2010. The criteria for making our list was that these ten products [...]
Google Chrome Notebook Unboxing Video
Google was kind enough to send over a Cr-48, the first Chrome OS notebook. This notebook is part of Google’s Chrome OS pilot program and will not be sold to the public. Google promises that Chrome OS is nothing but the web, but is that enough for most people? We’ll find out as we explore [...]
Google Chrome Web Store Announced
Today at a Chrome Chrome Event Google announced the launch of the Google Chrome Web Store, a resource for Chrome users to purchase and download apps that run in the Chrome browser. The apps serve different purposes, but one key thing that was mentioned during the demo of Chrome Web Apps is that the apps [...]
Acer Chrome Netbook Details Leaked in Bug Report
It’s no secret that we’ll soon see Chrome netbooks coming to the market but up until now we only had speculation relating to what these Google Chrome OS powered netbooks would be powered by. Now, thanks to a bug report found by Macles, we have a better idea what the Acer Chrome netbook will be [...]
Google and Verizon Team to Launch Chrome OS tablet on Black Friday
According to Download Squad Google and Verizon have teamed up on a Chrome OS powered tablet that will be available on the Verizon Wireless network starting on Black Friday 2010. Google Chrome OS tablet mock-up An un-named source tells Download Squad that the Tablet will be made by HTC and go up for sale on [...]
Google Chrome OS coming late 2010
At Computex 2010, Sundar Pichai, head of the Google Chrome project, has announced that they expect the first Google Chrome OS netbooks to launch late this fall. In an article at Reuters, when asked about the release of Chrome on netbooks, Pichai said: “We will be selective on how we come to market because we [...]
Samsung planning a Chrome OS Netbook
Like many other major netbook makers Samsung has confirmed that it is working on a Google Chrome OS powered netbook. The confirmation came at an event in Australia at which several new Intel powered netbooks were unveiled. Phil Newton, head of Samsung IT, told attendees that Samsung Australia would launch a Chrome OS netbook before [...]
Review of the $100 Android Notebook: Hivision PWS700CA
While Google is busy working on a Chrome Operating System for notebooks which will be available later this year, some manufacturers have taken it in their own hands to put the Google Android Mobile Operations System on cheap ARM powered notebooks. Charbax from Armdevices.net has been testing the Hivision PWS700CA Android powered notebook, which he [...]
Google Chrome Netbook Specs Revealed — ARM, TEGRA and SSD
Since the Google Chrome netbook from Google was outed in mid-December we’ve been wondering exactly what will power the Google branded device when it hit’s homes in late 2010. Well, the wait is over if the IBTimes’ source is correct the specs for Google’s Chrome netbook have been determined from a request for proposal which [...]
