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- Fake Google Chrome OS looks a lot like Ubuntu
- What fooled me wasthe google.com domain. I was not familiar with google sites so I presumed it to be an official something or another. Maybe the ChromeOS browser running on an openSUSE platform for testing purposes or something to that effect.Interesting that this person used susestudio (http://susestudio.com/) to...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Google Inc., operating system, Google Chrome, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Fake Google Chrome OS looks a lot like Ubuntu
- Earlier today, there was a lot of buzz about the new Google Chrome OS beta. I downloaded it, and installed it... and then found out it was a hoax. The fake is actually based on OpenSuSE, which looks a lot like Ubuntu. ...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Operating System, Google Chrome, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Operating Systems, Quality, Business Operations, Software, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Is the Google Android platform the upcoming smartphone of choice?
- Android will winThe ATT exclusive and the other closed Apple policies for iPhone have kept the door open and now Google is in. The fact that Goole is behind it and that all the phone mfgs. and carriers will be using it bodes well for quick adoption and a buzzing...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Google Android, Google Inc., phone, carrier, operating system, Apple iPhone, smart phone
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Android opens doors for Google's next-gen search, ads and tools
- Current problem with Android devicesI am Android fan, but nevertheless my next mobile phone will be HTC HD2 - i.e. Windows device. And the reason: all Andorid devices currently available have relatively small screen size and resolution. I am wandernig why Google doesn't urge on phone makers to offer...
- Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Cellular phones, Smart phones, advertisement, tool, Android Devices, phone, smart phone, Linux, operating system, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Sneak Preview: Chrome OS Browser Video Tour
- Another videoThere's another video on a blog at http://chromeos-blog.com that also shows the browser. It's 3 mins.RE: Sneak Preview: Chrome OS Browser Video TourWith Google in the fight against MS over MS tyingbundling their browser to their OS, can someone explain to me why its ok for Google to make...
- Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Google Inc., Web browser, operating system, Chrome, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Might Google drop Chrome OS beta as a Windows 7 spoiler?
- It could also backfireand be lost in the Windows 7 hype and push?also anyboby that have 2 once of memory remember that nt vista was and in vista case is .... so a good kick in the ball by chrome os would be great ..... ...
- Tags: Operating systems, Blogging, Microsoft Windows, Chrome, Chrome OS, beta, Google Inc., Chrome OS beta, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Xtravo OS 0.786 (Windows)
- Xtravo Os is a competition to Google Chrome OS before it's release as Google Chrome OS is going to be the same what we have to offer infact better. Xtravo OS Features: 1) Docs 2) Spreedsheet 3) Powerpoint 4) Finance 5) Web browser 6) Facebook Chat 7) Sonic Game 8)...
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Windows, Google Chrome, Jawoco, Xtravo Os, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-10-11
- The Android-Cyanogen kerfluffle
- The Day that Android Died.The applications that he was distributing sort of were applications that were already on the users phone.But in order to install the new rom you need to erase all and start from fresh, there is no easy way to leave them untouched on the phone, so...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Google Inc., operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Microsoft vs. Google: An e-mail showdown at L.A. City Hall
- Contract worth $7.25 million? Google will probably do it for free, or as a minimum at a greatly reduced price. Cities like Los Angeles should take advantage of the competitive situation to drive the cost of email for the city to near zero.Remember, with Google, they also get GoogleApps. One...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, cloud computing, Google Inc., e-mail, operating system, desktop, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- Google exec calls for ISPs to get tough on botnets
- I can't agree with a requirement for active A/V.I don't need nor want useless A/V software on my systems.Its inappropriate for an ISP to scan MY machine..for paid access to the interent (when they want to claim they are a "dumb pipe"). If I am spewing out malware - sure,...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Google Inc., Internet Service Provider, A/V, malware, operating system, security
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- Crop circles: What's Google trying to tell us?
- Biofuel competition?My hope is that is it not something as simple as Orwell's books being made available on Google Books. My thought is crops, space craft, space age technology, future technology...biofuel. Perhaps some sort of biofuel grant competition or similar?! It must be big if they are using...
- Tags: Google Inc., Chrome OS, biofuel, operating system, Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- LG goes Android, but Google's mobile OS is still swimming upstream [video]
- LG unveiled its first Google's Android-based smartphone on Monday. I appeared on TechVi to discuss Android's place in the smartphone market. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, Operating System, Smart Phone, LG Electronics Inc., Video, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Mobile Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- Wall Street still worrying over netbook impact on Microsoft's Windows 7 sales
- Now if I could pay $15/year to keep Windows running .... I would be happy and MS would have a "steady" yearly cash stream. Unfortunately, the current setup is, "pay me now, enjoy later maybe".With the pay me now scheme, there is no incentive to keep me happy once...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, sales, netbook, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- Google: Pot, kettle, black, Chrome OS and a potential antitrust
- Apple should also be under fire.----Why can?t Microsoft ship a Windows edition without including a browser or at least come under fire from a zillion lawsuits yet Google can?----Well, what about Apple and its tight integration of Safari on the Mac? They are all doing the same bundling but then...
- Tags: Corporate law, Web browsers, Operating systems, Google Inc., Chrome, Chrome OS, Microsoft Corp., operating system, antitrust, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- Google seeks OEMs for Chrome browser; Sony signs on
- RE: Google seeks OEMs for Chrome browser; Sony signs onThis is the worst possible combination ever. You have both companies who are known privacy rights violators combining forces to strip your PC of any confidential data you might have. Sony is going to love putting rootkits on the PC,...
- Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Chrome, Google Inc., Web browser, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-01
- Google kicks off 64-bit Chrome for Linux
- Linux distro - Appliance/Devices = future!The future is Linux derived Appliances/Devices in which it performs a function with plug_in modules.The days of MS Windows Operating Systems that take 20G on a server will end. Many companies are going appliance based solutions for DNS/DHCP/EMAIL and the list goes on and on....
- Tags: Network technology, Operating systems, 64-bit, Chrome, Linux, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-21
- BriefingsDirect analysts discuss Software AG-IDS Scheer acquisition and lackluster prospects for Google Chrome OS
- Chrome OSI tend to agree with him on the Linux and usability part. However Win7 and Mac OS X runs great on netbookWith google behind linux, we can expect greater usability and perhaps more ported applications from Win/Mac worldAs for chrome OS as a thin client, it can practically runs...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, operating system, software, Google Inc., Google Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-08-18
- BriefingsDirect analysts discuss Software AG-IDS Scheer acquisition and lackluster prospects for Google Chrome OS
- Another topic for our panel this week is the seemingly inevitable trend toward Web oriented architecture WOA, most notably supported by Google's announcement of the Google Chrome operating system OS. by Dana Gardner
- Tags: Google Inc., Acquisition, Operating System, Google Chrome, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operating Systems, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Software, Business Operations, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- Leaked pictures of Chrome OS?
- Chrome OS is the ambitious operating system project Google is hoping will find its way into netbooks far and wide. Among other things, Google is hopeful the light weight operating system will be immune to viruses. Leaked screenshots of the operating system found their way onto...
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Chrome OS, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- Chrome security boosts Google OS plan
- Chrome security boosts Google OS planWho will protect us from our protectors?"completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don't have to deal with viruses, malware, and security updates,"Who will protect us from Google? This is beginning to sound like a replay of the 1995...
- Tags: Google Inc., security, Chrome, Google OS, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-07-22
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