An unfamiliar source sent us these, which claim to be screenshots of the upcoming Google Chrome OS. Are they real? Who knows, but we’ll confess we kinda like them – super simple for a web-centric experience. They’ll probably turn out to be mockups from a kid in Delaware. Or pinched from an Engadget story published years ago. Or something. We don’t care…they’re cool, and we’re only gonna keep prodding GoogleGoogle until we get to see the real thing.
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(more screenshots at mashable.com)
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Last week, GoogleGoogle announced some interface changes to their Google DocsGoogle Docs service that are designed to make finding your files easier. The changes are relatively minor – the “shared with” list has gone away, there’s a new “Sharing” menu, and you now have the ability to save your searches – but that hasn’t stopped some bloggers from theorizing that the shiny new UI is bringing us one step closer to the often theorized, yet never realized, “Google Drive” service, aka “your hard drive in the cloud.” Although we know this service exists in some form as an internal tool, Google has yet to release a version for public use. But with the latest announcements about the new ChromeChrome operating system, we wonder: will Google Drive finally become a reality thanks to Chrome OS? Read on at ReadWriteWeb.com
Ever since GoogleGoogle had officially announced Google Chrome OS, its operating system initially aimed at netbooks, with somewhat vague ambitions to become a full-fledged WindowsWindows competitor, there have been many speculations on how can Google compete with Microsoft, what its adoption rate might be and so forth. Read on at Mashable…
It’s only been a few days, but it feels like weeks since GoogleGoogleannounced Google Chrome OS and stirred up the blogosphere and the imagination of techies and Microsoft haters everywhere. The response, the analysis, and the debate has been constant ever since. Can it beat WindowsWindows? Can it even run Photoshop? Details…
GoogleGoogle’s always been in heated competition with Microsoft. We thought that the competition was becoming hot again when the company behind the dominant Windows OS launched their new search engine BingBing with much fanfare. But that may be nothing compared to the bombshell Google just dropped.
Google announced on their blog tonight that they’re releasing an operating system: Google Chrome OS. While the company already has a mobile operating system in AndroidAndroid, this new one will be based off of ChromeChrome, Google’s web browser. Details…
An unfamiliar source sent us these, which claim to be screenshots of the upcoming Google Chrome OS. Are they real? Who knows, but we’ll confess we kinda like them – super simple for a web-centric experience. They’ll probably turn out to be mockups from a kid in Delaware. Or pinched from an Engadget story published years ago. Or something. We don’t care…they’re cool, and we’re only gonna keep prodding GoogleGoogle
until we get to see the real thing.
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