Chromebook’s are really on many people’s radar when it comes to holiday season shopping, but it looks like Samsung, Acer & Google are going to try to put them there. Google’s done its part by making some minor tweaks to the operating system, including a…
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Google Chrome Remote Desktop – Control Your PC Via Browser Extension
Google has released a new extension for the Chrome web browser that allows you to access computers remotely. Although there are many products that offer similar functionality, the Chrome Remote Desktop Extension definitely has its advantages. It is free and works with Windows, Mac OS…
10% Off Samsung Series 5 Chromebooks
Amazon has slashed 10% off the price of all Samsung Series 5 chromebooks, as spotted by Chrome OS focused blog Chome Story. Is this sign of a permanent price drop to come, or just a temporary deal? The other place that Chromebooks sell, Best Buy,…
Chromium for tablets demoed on video
Since early this year we’ve seen evidence that Google has been working on touch friendly features for their Chrome browser such as larger widgets, handwriting support, screen rotation support and a virtual keyboard, which suggests a possible tablet targeted version, either as a whole OS,…
Chrome Webstore Adds International Support to its In-App Payments
Google opened its In-App Payments API to all web application developers a few weeks ago but it was only open the US developers. We first heard about In-App Payments way back in at Google I/O. So what we’ve been waiting for all is months is…
Samsung Series 5 12.1″ Chromebook Unboxing
Samsung has come out with the Series 5 Chromebook which is essentially a web based laptop where you don’t keep any of your information on the device itself but in the cloud. The operating system is from Google and replies heavily of Google’s services for…
Apple Expected to Roll Out 3D advertising with WebGL Support
We’ve been hearing a lot around 3D lately since we found the iPad rocking a 3D display at CPT’s booth at Display Taiwan 2011. Today there is even more to talk about with 3D as Apple will be supporting WebGL in iOS 5, but limited…
Google Chrome touch interface progressing, screenshots
Google’s already said they don’t have any foreseeable plans to release Chrome OS on non-clamshell devices like tablets but behind-the-scenes we’ve seen plenty of work being done to adopt Chrome for tablets (screen rotation) and finger touch (larger UI elements).
Today, more screenshots showing better…
Samsung Series 5 Chromebook Preview
Google has been working on its Chromebook with the release 60,000 CR-48 in December of 2010 and released final products last week at Google I/O last week. The Chromebook hardware is lacking a hard drive which forces the user into the cloud for all of…
Samsung Chromebook Series 5 Official Demo
Google just made the first consumer ready Chromebook official by announcing the Samsung Chromebook. The device has a 12.1-inch screen and looks pretty darn sexy.The Google Chromebook will be available on June 15th in US, UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and Spain for $349-$499 and…
Google confirms no Chrome OS tablets
Despite development of tablet-supporting features (virtual keyboard, screen rotation, touch screen support) spotted in Chrome OS log files, confirmation from CNET that Google is working on a tablet version of Chrome OS and “Chromeboxes” (Chrome OS on nettops), Google has just reassured us on day…
Google I/O 2011 Announcement Round Up
Google I/O is officially over and there was a bunch of announcements a couple about Android, updates on Google TV, the Chromebook and if you live in the US you’ll be pleased to learn about Google Music.
Here is the high level wrap up giving…
Will Google’s ChromeBook Web Based OS be Enough?
We saw the test machines hit the streets a few months ago and it seems that Google is ready to launch into the main stream on June 15th. We think that the Chromebook is in a tough spot, competing with tablets as secondary devices and…
Chome OS notebooks launching in Q2, touchscreen support spotted
Earlier this month, Google’s VP of product management Sundary Pichai tweeted that Chrome OS devices from partners would be out mid-year. That’s been confirmed once again by Pocket-lint who’ve been told by Google to expect devices out in Q2 in the UK and several other…
Intel/Android Devices on Display at IDF Beijing
Intel has gotten on board with Android and as a part of that push they have decided to cooperate with Taiwan-based notebook makers including Inventec and Compal Electronics. Supposedly the fruits of these ventures are going to be on display at Intel Developer Forum (IDF)…
