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- Operating System
- The computer's master control program. When the computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional modules may be loaded as needed, the...
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- Google's Chrome OS: A threat to Intel and the rise of ARM chips
- Google's Chrome OS, which generated an extreme amount of hubbub, is a defensive move as much as it is an offensive one, say analysts. Nevertheless, Google's move will have a wide impact on the industry. Analysts were handicapping Google's move into operating systems on Thursday and some...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, ARM, Operating System, Analyst, Google Chrome, Intel Corp., Chip, Cloud Computing, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- News to know: Chrome OS, Sinofsky, Kindle price drop, SEC and Steve Jobs, EMC-Data Domain
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Google Chrome OS coverage: Garett Rogers: Google to create operating system called Chrome OS Dave Greenfield: Google Officially...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Operating System, SEC, Domain, Google Chrome, Sam Diaz, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, Hardware, Marketing, Software
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- Android on PC gets new input
- The developers of the LiveAndroid project have released the second alpha version of their software, which allows users to try out Google's mobile operating system without having to install it on a handset. The developers of the LiveAndroid project have released the second alpha version of their software, which...
- Tags: Developer, Google Inc., PC, Android, Operating System, LiveAndroid, Operating Systems, Software, Google, Chrome, Chrome OS, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk
- News items 2009-07-08
- Chrome OS: good for you; bad for Microsoft
- Google's latest announcement is good news for all computer users. It helps loosen Microsoft's death grip on the PC market and promises lower prices, higher reliability and smarter design. Unpacking Google's announcement This announcement was carefully calculated - not an over-caffeinated coder's late-night howl. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Google to create operating system called Chrome OS
- Rumors along these lines have been surfacing for years -- now Google has officially announced their intentions to create a computer operating system. The new operating system, called "Google Chrome OS" will run on both x86 and ARM processors -- which means it could technically work on anything from...
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Google Chrome, Operating Systems, Software, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- I can't wait for Google Chrome OS
- Timing is everything in this business. Tech trends are like surfing, where you can hit the wave too early or too late. In terms of Netbooks like my HP Mini, this looks late. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Google Chrome, Tech Trend, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Will Google's Chrome OS look rusty by late 2010?
- After reading the very few Chrome OS details that Google smartly dropped a couple of weeks before Microsoft is expected to announce the release to manufacturing of Windows 7, I've got a few doubts.... And quite a few more than the huge number of Google fanboys and girls who seem...
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Google Chrome, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Manufacturing, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- With the Chrome OS, Google's software stack is revealed; Shrapnel everywhere
- Google is planning to launch lightweight operating system dubbed the Chrome OS that'll target netbooks and Web apps. With the move---clearly targeted at Microsoft---Google's software stack has come into sharp focus in just the last 24 hours. It should be noted, however, that Google's stack is still being formed. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Netbook, Chrome OS, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Google Chrome OS is a game changer
- Late last night Google finally owned up to having an OS in the pipeline the Google Chrome Operating System. This is going to be a game changer. We don't have a lot of information on Chrome OS just yet, but what we do know is very interesting: ...
- Tags: Game, Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Google Chrome OS, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Google ChromeOS: Have people taken leave of their senses?
- Reading the commentary from the likes of TechCrunch, Mashable, The Guardian and even our own esteemed Sam Diaz on the pre-launch (you've got another YEAR to wait) you'd think the Google ChromeOS was the closest thing to the second coming of Jesus Christ. Get a grip people. First up MG...
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Register, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Hardware, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Google Officially Announces OS for PCs
- Google officially announced yesterday night that they were developing an operating to run on x86 and ARM processors. The open source project is an extension of Chrome, hence the name Google Chrome Operating System and will initially target netbooks with product delivery set for the...
- Tags: Google Inc., PC, Operating System, Google Chrome, Google Chrome OS, Software Architecture, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Productivity, Hardware, Software, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Remove Windows 7 or Vista from a dual-boot configuration with the Bootsect command [video]
- Dual-booting Windows is a handy way to test betas and service packs before committing to a new OS. But once you’ve made your decision to stick with the new OS or give it the boot, you’ll likely want to get rid of those extra partitions and revert to a single...
- Tags: Operating Systems, Dual-booting Windows, Video, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Larry Dignan, Marketing, Software, Microsoft Windows Vista, Operating System, Corporate Communications
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Google goes after Windows with launch of Chrome OS
- Google said late Tuesday that it will launch the Google Chrome operating system, a computer operating system that initially will target netbook computers by offering a faster, better and more secure way for users to access Web-based applications. The Chrome operating system should not be confused with...
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Google Chrome, Netbook, Computer, Chrome OS, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-07-07
- Documents To Go for iPhone updated with global cut, copy, & paste support
- I wrote up my review of Documents To Go with Exchange Attachments when it was launched on June 14th. Now that the iPhone 3.0 update and iPhone 3GS units are available people asked for cut, copy, and paste across the new OS. DataViz was quick to respond and today you...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Operating System, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-07-07
- Google Chrome OS announced, It should just work
- We knew it was only a matter of time before Google launched their own competing operating system and with all of the applications and services they have it was a fairly natural progression. Tonight, Google announced the upcoming Google Chrome OS is an open source operating system primarily intended to...
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Google Chrome, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-07-07
- Inside Microsoft's radical, new Web browser
- Inside Microsoft's radical, new Web browserNoScript with ABE?So this is like NoScript with ABE?How can the operating system go away?Are these Operating System haters going to write an OS for every application, including their precious web browsers? Do these so-called "futurists" want to regress back to 1950's computing? The...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-07-07
- Virtual Computer Releases NxTop 1.1 with System Workbenchâ„¢
- Virtual Computer just launched a new release of its flagship product, NxTop. This new version, dubbed version 1.1, includes something the company is calling System Workbenchâ„¢. What does this really mean and will it open the doors to desktop virtualization to organizations watching from the sidelines? ...
- Tags: Operating System, Environment, Backup, Virtual Environment, User Data, Image, Computer, Virtual Computer, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Servers, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-07-07
- 101 Microsoft Windows Vista tips, tweaks, and hacks you need to know
- Windows Vista is Microsoft's most ambitious operating system yet. But that ambition often comes at the price of performance. However, through the implementation of tricks, tweaks, and hacks Vista can be made as efficient as any OS can be. This download is the culmination of years of...
- Tags: Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Download resources 2009-07-07
- EF Commander 7.11 (Windows)
- EF Commander is a complex and multi-featured file manager that a wide range of users, from beginners to professionals, will find easy to use. It is the result of many requests received by the author. The first version was written in 1994, under the OS/2 operating system using Presentation Manager,...
- Tags: Operating System, EFSoftware, EF Commander, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-07-07
- Oxygen Phone Manager II for Symbian OS phones 2.18.11 (Windows)
- Oxygen Phone Manager II for Symbian OS smartphones lets your PC and mobile Symbian OS phone communicate with each other. The program allows you to work with Phonebook, Calendar, To-Do List, Profiles, Log records, Applications, Images, Melodies and Messages. You can load your phonebook from the phone, edit contacts, set...
- Tags: Oxygen, Phone, Nokia Corp., Operating System, Microsoft Windows, Symbian Inc., Images Browser, Symbian OS, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-07-07
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