Google shows off Chrome OS Tablet concept: TechVi Now Afternoon Edition
Google has released concept images and a video showing off how Chrome OS could work on a tablet computer. In oddball news, MySpace is still tops in at least one social networking arena. Find out more on TechVi Now.
Google netbook running Chrome OS coming?
There are rumors that Google is working on a netbook running their Chrome OS operating system. We talk about why they would do this and what this means with guest Brad Linder from Liliputing.
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- Brad Linder , Liliputing
Chrome OS: Can it compete?
Yesterday, Google showed off Chrome OS, something that won't be publicly available for quite a while. The OS is essentially the quickest way to get to the internet, and works just like a web browser. Is it going to shine, or fail? We ask Molly Wood from CNET, and Kimberly Bradford from LAPTOP.
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Is Chrome OS a Google distraction?
Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, told reporters at a press conference he was reluctant to start developing software applications for consumers, and had resisted the eager Google founders' wishes for six years before Chrome saw the light of day. Did he have it right then? Should Google be focusing more on developing software, or defending its core business (search) from its competitors? We ask Ross Rubin from The NPD Group and Kevin Tofel from JKOnTheRun.com.
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Microsoft vs Google: Grudge match or snooze fest?
Much has been made of Google's supposed "entry" into the desktop operating system market next year as a direct warning shot to Microsoft. Some people are speculating today that the timing of the Chrome OS vaporware announcement coincides with a Microsoft announcement on Monday, which will bring an online version of Microsoft Office. The dramatic angle is that the companies are gearing up for what could be a slugfest, both in the operating system world as well as the search space, where Microsoft's Bing search engine has surpassed some web2.0 companies in terms of traffic. Are the two companies really about to do battle? We ask Seth Porges from Popular Mechanics, and Tom Merritt from CNET.
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Chrome OS: Will it succeed?
We talked earlier to Stephen Shankland about the basics of the upcoming OS, but now we want to know the inevitable question: Will it succeed? We talk to Brad Linder, who covers netbooks at Liliputing, and Brian Tong of CNET.
Brad doesn't exactly consider this a slam dunk. He cites the problems inherent in the early days of netbooks, when none of the machines ran Windows. People often wanted what they were used to, and with an unfamiliar operating system, many people were less than excited about the prospect of running Linux.
Brian isn't sold either. Chrome OS expects users to use exclusively web based applications, but what about when an internet connection goes south? After the show Brian noted that Google Gears exists for these scenarios, but that isn't bullet proof either. He much prefers the stability and reliability of a traditional notebook OS feel rather than the promise of a web specific OS.
What's your take? Are you excited about Chrome OS and the future promise that it holds? Sound off in the comments and make your voice be heard.
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Chrome OS launch: What do we know?
Google says they'll be releasing a new operating system next year called Chrome OS which is a simplistic method for getting online. This announcement came by surprise to almost everybody, so we grabbed Stephen Shankland of CNET News, who covers Google on a regular basis, to talk about the announcement, and what it really means.
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