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Gallery: Chrome OS revealed

Google is releasing its first official look at its upcoming operating system - Google OS. by Andy Smith

Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Operating Systems, Software, Google OS, Andy Smith

Image galleries 2009-11-19

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

Windows 7 at build 7600: Achingly close to RTM?

Windows 7 at build 7600: Achingly close to RTM?RE: Windows 7 at build 7600: Achingly close to RTM?I agree... I think it is a teaser... Win 7700 or Win 7000.... Just a hunch.ZDNet aching for news?"Windows 7 at build 7600: Achingly close to RTM?"I think ZDNet is aching for more...

Tags: Google OS, Microsoft Windows 7, RTM, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-12

Is Ballmer signaling a Yahoo deal?

Is Ballmer signaling a Yahoo deal?Microsoft would buy ANYTHINGTo establish their dominance, and then smash it to smithereens to promote their agenda.Usually, it's easier to just change the name, alter the icons, and claim it as their invention, after they have "acquired" it, though.The only thing that Ballmer is signaling...

Tags: E-mail, Mergers & Acquisitions, SEARCH, Ad Revenue, Google OS, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-11-06

GPhone is an OS aimed at Windows Mobile

GPhone is an OS aimed at Windows MobilePoll forgets one more optionRemember, Google's primary revenue is derived from ad sales. Is GPhone aimed at iPhone? Phooey... Not likely. There's other projects already in the works, such as OpenMoko.Is GPhone aimed at Windows Mobile? Competing...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Gphone, operating system, Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile

Discussion threads 2007-10-08

Clues may point to Google browser

Clues may point to Google browserGOOGLE OPERATING SYSTEM EXPOSED!The Google OS is now exposed to the public, we all know that they are going to compete with Microsoft in the OS Wars.http://searchwars.squarespace.com/the-google-os/Check out the latest, the browser is only the start of what they have planned.What's the point? Firefox will...

Tags: Web browsers, Google search technology, search engine, Google OS, Google Inc., Web browser, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-09-23

Additional Resources

Will the Adult Industry Drive Android Adoption?

The Adult Entertainment industry drove the adoption of DVD and the streaming media technologies that everyone now enjoys and takes for granted on the Internet. Will pioneering in mobile porn also accelerate adoption of Google's Android mobile OS? by Jason Perlow

Tags: Mobile, Adoption, Industry, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Media, Internet, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-29

Dejal Simon 2.5.5 (Mac)

Dejal Simon is the essential site monitoring tool for Mac OS X. It checks web pages, FTP and DNS servers, local or remote ports, and other services for changes or failures, and notifies you via e-mail, sound, speech, Twitter, HTML reports, and other means. Add tests to Simon to track...

Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Twitter Inc., Monitoring, Server, Web Page, Dejal, Dejal Simon, Channel Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-25

Prosopagnosia 1.3 (Mac)

Swedish software companies Dessibelle and Graphiclife are happy to announce Prosopagnosia for Mac OS X. Prosopagnosia is the missing link between the Faces feature in iPhoto 09 and the user's address book to ensure correct tagging of pictures uploaded to Facebook. Prosopagnosia matches the names of the people tagged in...

Tags: Facebook, Apple Macintosh, Address Book, Tagging, Apple iPhoto, Simon Fransson, Prosopagnosia 1.3

Software downloads 2009-11-25

Is Google the Center of the Universe?

Google and the universe"Say what you will about Murdoch?s empire, ethics and politics, but you can?t argue about the fact they employ over 60,000 people in an era when shedding jobs is the ?Wall Street juice? of a jobless ?recovery?."This may be true, but it is a lousy argument. We...

Tags: INTERNET, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

The cloud computing battleground takes shape. Will it be winner-take-all?

You can't be a good consultant if you can't even mention MSIf you really think MS is irrelevant in cloud computing then you have some serious bias issues to work out.The fact that throughout your entire blog you can't even get yourself to mention MS or Azure even once is...

Tags: Virtualization, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, cloud computing battleground, Microsoft Corp., cloud computing, Azure, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

1Password is must-have eshopping nirvana

Oh Goody ! Mac Users Are Easily Pleased :(Except for the credit card info, which I wouldn't want stored anywhere on my machine, Microsoft made popular, something so superior to your 1Password software,that it's almost petty to mention it.The fingerprint reader, and it's associated software, which is now marketed by...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, MAC USERS

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

"Turkey Day" tech support survival kit

Not bad, AdrianI agree about the Microsoft Security Essentials, as it is now my standard install. I typically find a nice performance improvement after removing whatever security suite they have and installing MSE.For scanners, I use Malwarebytes. It is small and easy to run, and finds and removes...

Tags: MSE, VIPRE, Defraggler

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

HP debuts iPAQ Glisten, 3G Windows Mobile 6.5 world phone on AT&T

FAIL!It's running Windows Mobile....FAIL! A phone is only as good as the OS that is on it. So long Windows Mobile...It has been replaced by Open_Source technologies and Android/Apple phones that work!;)Next up Google Chrome OS will take on Windows.It is going to be interesting.I agreeandroid and Linux is the...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Handhelds, Mobile applications, Wireless and Mobility, OPEN SOURCE, 3G, AT&T Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Compaq iPAQ, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Linux, Microsoft Windows, phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Chrome OS will rise or fall on the safety dance

Scare tactics against Chrome OSI can see Microsoft really did the 'safety dance' with Windows it has been so successful...Chrome_OS is an entirely different modular approach plus they are using Open_Source with NO limitation of how high they can reach. I find it amazing anyone with a straight face say...

Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Chrome, Chrome OS, ChromeOS, security, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Can (and will) Microsoft keep Silverlight compatible across platforms?

The better question is WHEN will it be better for Microsoft to keep it compatible across platforms, and WHEN or under what conditions might it not be better for MS to NOT keep it compatible across platforms.In other works, it is NOT a question of IF, but, at WHAT TIMES...

Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Operating systems, .NET, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

HP vs. Dell: Showdown at the Windows 7 upgrade corral

Well, the great thing is all the competition. I like to see Acer squeezing them both from below, and of course competing with each other. Of course also great to see all the pressure on MS to innovate and lower prices.Google Chrome_OS will be hard to beatWell, with Google_Chrome_OS it...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Windows 8, Microsoft Windows, XPS, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Chrome OS will rise or fall on the safety dance

It's not just about what Google's programmers do in terms of security that will drive Chrome OS. Google needs application developers to accept its security development framework as well. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Google Inc., Development Tools, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Driving Dimensions for Google SketchUp 1.2 (Mac)

LEDAS Driving Dimensions for SketchUp is a plug-in for parametric modification of 3D geometric models in very simple and intuitive way. With Driving Dimensions one can modify any dimension (length, distance, radius, or angle) in any SketchUp model in just one click. All driving dimensions set in one model are...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Dimension, Model, Plug-in, LEDAS

Software downloads 2009-11-24

GoogleMaps 1.1.0 (Mac)

GoogleMaps is a application for Mac OS X that allows users to interact with Google Maps mapping service. It provides maps, satellite and street view imagery, driving directions, traffic info, local search for numerous countries around the world. Features include reverse geocoding service, the ability to create and export customized...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Toolbar, GoogleMaps

Software downloads 2009-11-24