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Google promises less frustrating Chromebooks

, Feb 18th 2012 Discuss [9]

Google's Chromebooks, web-centric ultraportables intended to drive adoption of cloud-computing, are set to get faster, the company has confirmed, as it makes a second try at the notebook market. "We are really looking forward to the next generation of Chromebooks" Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome, told CNET, "we will improve on the dimensions of speed, simplicity, and security." It's speed that has been one of the primary complaints, Google concedes, and it's there that the search giant has focused its efforts for the new generation. Read The Full Story

Android 5.0 Jelly Bean tipped for Q2 2012

, Feb 16th 2012 Discuss [49]

Android 5.0 Jelly Bean may arrive as early as Q2 2012, supply chain sources claim, with Google apparently integrating Chrome OS functionality for dual-boot tablets and netbooks. Those aren’t the search giant’s only dual-OS ambitions, however; insiders tell DigiTimes that Google is pushing Android 5.0 and Windows 8 hybrids to its manufacturing partners, for notebooks, netbooks and tablets that offer the best of both platforms.

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LG Chrome OS device could be in pipeline

, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [2]

LG's Chromebook plans have apparently been outed, with Microsoft revealing the company is working on - or at least considering - using Google's Chrome OS platform to create a cloud-loving notebook. The fast-booting OS was mentioned alongside Android in Microsoft's triumphant patent announcement earlier, in which the software company said the new agreement covers "LG's tablets, mobile phones and other consumer devices running the Android or Chrome OS Platform." Read The Full Story

LG signs patent deal: Microsoft collecting fees from 70% of Android OEMs

, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [2]

LG has become the latest Android device manufacturer to ink a deal with Microsoft of patent licensing, as the software giant continues to leverage its IP portfolio to squeeze cash out of those using Google's platform. The agreement covers all of LG's tablets, phones and "other consumer devices" which run either Android or Chrome OS. LG is the eleventh Android and/or Chrome OS device manufacturer to concede to Microsoft's licensing terms, something the company is quick to crow about. Read The Full Story

Google Chrome 15 is now the top browser version, but not the top browser

, Dec 15th 2011 Discuss [5]

If you're the sort of person who follows technology news across multiple websites, you may be seeing a story about how Google has finally out-done the rest of the browsers in the world with their magical fantastical Chrome browser version 15. What you might not be seeing as clearly is that though this version of the browser has beaten Internet Explorer version 8.0, it's still out-done by the the Microsoft-made browser on the whole. Those users who do not update their browsers when they should - aka your mother and father and your uncle Bob, they are the ones ruining the fun for the team at Microsoft. Read The Full Story

HTC Chromebook in pipeline tip sources

, Nov 23rd 2011 Discuss [5]

HTC is reportedly considering producing a Chromebook using Google's Chrome OS, despite underwhelming sales of Acer and Samsung hardware using the cloud-centric platform. The new HTC - billed as an "internet-access device" - would differ in that the company is apparently looking to "combine the advantages" of Android and Chrome OS, according to DigiTimes' supply chain sources, though it's unclear if that means a dual-boot arrangement or something else. Read The Full Story

Samsung Series 5 Chromebook Review

, Sep 23rd 2011 Discuss [27]

You run your social life in the cloud. You handle your email in the cloud. You might even write your documents, store your music and keep your backups in the cloud. Why not do away with local computing altogether? That’s the premise of Google’s Chrome OS, relying on just a browser to be your window to the all-purpose web. The Samsung Chromebook Series 5 is one of the first notebooks to give Chrome OS a go, in the case of our Three powered machines offering 3G to release you from the WiFi teat, too. Can we really live in the cloud, or are we destined to tumble back to earth with a bump? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Google’s Chromium Browser Gets Experimental Tablet Touchscreen UI Demo

, Aug 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Although Google has made it clear that its Chrome OS for Chromebooks are not meant for the tablet, there are certainly signs that Google is working on a touch-friendly interface for its Chrome browser. A new demo video has been released showing an experimental touch UI for Google's open-source Chromium browser that could eventually make its way to tablet screens. Read The Full Story

Google Chromebooks Now On Sale

, Jun 15th 2011 Discuss [3]

Google unveiled all the details on their Chromebooks during the Google I/O developer conference last month. Samsung and Acer were named as the first two partners in manufacturing Chromebooks, with the first commercially available models to ship on June 15. That's today and they are right on schedule. Read The Full Story

Samsung, Acer Chromebooks Now Available For Pre-Orders

, Jun 9th 2011 Discuss [0]

Although Google's Chromebooks appeared early on the exclusive flash sales site Gilt about a week ago, the actual launch won't be until June 15. The first two Chromebooks will be coming from Google partners Samsung and Acer. And now, less than a week from launch, the two Chromebooks are available for pre-orders on Amazon and Best Buy. Read The Full Story

Google Launches Chromebook via Game

, Jun 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

Google has started the preview launch of the new Chromebook in treasure hunt fashion. With the official launch on June 15, this seek-and-find game must be Google’s pre-launch ramp-up strategy. The game consists of clues, which are links, that take treasure seekers on a journey past technology milestones in history. The first clue was posted today by Product Marketing Manager Azhar Hashem on the official Google Chrome Blog. The clue takes you to a memo written by Tim Berners-Lee about the beginning of the World Wide Web (no offense intended at Al Gore). Read The Full Story

Are Chromebooks the Future of Notebooks?

, May 12th 2011 Discuss [22]

Google’s keynote yesterday was all about Chrome and, in essence, all about the future of the web. Despite the creative enhancements they are making to the Chrome browser it was the section on Chromebooks and Chrome OS that stood out most to me. Primarily because of the thought that the Chromebook may represent the future of notebooks.

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