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  • Google Chrome OS: What you will and won't be able to do. Software, Operating Systems, Google, Chrome OS, Features 0

    Google Chrome OS: What you will and won't be able to do

    Read on to find out what the pros and cons really are 19 November 2009 21:16 GMT

    Google has officially announced Google Chrome OS, its operating system it hopes will allow it to get more people on the web, while at the same time offering an alternative to Microsoft's Windows 7 and Apple's Snow Leopard OS. But what does it offer, should you be getting...

  • VIDEO: Google explains Chrome OS

    VIDEO: Google explains Chrome OS

    The search giant explains all 19 November 2009 19:29 GMT

    Google has today unveiled its plans for its new OS, Google Chrome OS. The cloud based OS promises to fundamentally change the way people work on the go when it launches next year. 

    Based on the Chrome Browser, Google has said that it will focus on three things,...

  • Google Chrome OS detailed

    Google Chrome OS detailed

    New OS announced 19 November 2009 18:56 GMT

    Google has announced details of its new operating system, Google Chrome OS on Wednesday outlining what the new OS will offer.

    Focusing on speed, simplicity and security, Google aims to appeal to those looking for a lightweight operating system by being fast and...

  • Chrome OS source code available

    Chrome OS source code available

    Entire open-source platform appears online 19 November 2009 18:08 GMT

    Google's Chrome OS is about to be unveiled to the public, and the source code for the operating system has already made it out into the wilds of the Web.

    At the moment, there's very little to show for it - just a login screen and one of the included wallpapers...

  • Google's Chrome OS plans to be detailed

    Google's Chrome OS plans to be detailed

    Event to be held at company HQ on 19 Nov 18 November 2009 10:08 GMT

    Further to reports that Chrome OS is close to launch, we now have more confirmation that the platform isn't too far off - Google is apparently going to hold an event on 19 November that will reveal all about current progress of the OS, a broad overview of its features,...

  • Is Chrome OS approaching launch?

    Is Chrome OS approaching launch?

    Rumours suggest "within a week" timescale 13 November 2009 14:33 GMT

    Could Google's web-based "Chrome OS" operating system be close to launch? TechCrunch is quoting a "reliable" source who reckons that it could be here within a week.

    The operating system will likely be initially rather rickety, due to the demands of creating a...

  • Nvidia and Google working on Chrome OS hardware

    Nvidia and Google working on Chrome OS hardware

    Tegra-based netbooks coming soon 25 September 2009 10:04 GMT

    Further to previous rumours, Nvidia has now officially confirmed it is "working closely with Google" on Chrome OS Tegra devices.

    As well as Android devices, Mike Rayfield, Nvidia's GM of mobile business, has told JKOnTheRun that netbooks, or "smartbooks" running...

  • Comment: What does Chrome OS mean for PC gaming?

    Comment: What does Chrome OS mean for PC gaming?

    Will it invigorate casual gaming and kill off the hardcore? 10 July 2009 16:44 GMT

    Picture a future that's a few years away. A future where Chrome OS has been released, has gained some decent market share, and is having an impact on Microsoft. A future where Windows 7 hasn't really taken off and most laptops run Chrome OS and not Windows.

    What...

  • Schmidt: Chrome OS and Android "may merge closer"

    Schmidt: Chrome OS and Android "may merge closer"

    CEO says he didn't want to build Chrome initially 10 July 2009 11:10 GMT

    Since the announcement of Chrome OS, Google's browser-based, lightweight, operating system, the internet's been stuck in an argument over how big a deal it is - whether it'll annihilate Microsoft like in search, or whether it'll be a flash-in-the-pan fad like Knol.

  • Google Chrome OS screenshots surface

    Google Chrome OS screenshots surface

    Colour us suspicious 9 July 2009 15:13 GMT

    We're not convinced these are necessarily the real deal, but an anonymous employee at a company that supplies parts to Acer claims to have got some screenshots of Google's new Chrome OS.

    Yes, already. The timing's more than a little suspect, but if we're taking...

  • Google Chrome OS partners named

    Google Chrome OS partners named

    Big names, but not everyone joins the party... 9 July 2009 1:32 GMT

    Following the announcement today that Google will be launching its own free operating system, Google Chrome OS, the search giant (or should that be software giant) has confirmed a number of hardware manufacturers that it is already working with.

    "The Google...

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