Google has just unveiled its hugely anticipated, web-based operating system, Google Chrome OS. As expected, Google hasn't actually launched the operating system, but it has released the source code in its current state for developers to have a chance to start working on it. From now on, the code will remain open for third-party developers to build and modify. Google wants the actual operating system and the accompanying hardware to be ready for launch in time for the holiday season next year. As Google stated when it first revealed that it was working on its very own OS, Chrome OS will be completely web-based. There will be no native... [read more >>] The wait for Google Chrome OS is almost over as the company is getting ready to reveal the upcoming operating system in an event tomorrow at Googleplex, the company's headquarters. It's unclear whether Google will release any actual code or a rough, working version, but there will definitely be plenty of details and an in-depth overview of the web-based OS as well as more clearly laid out plans for the launch schedule. Rumors about an impending launch surfaced last week and Google has now more or less confirmed them, with the only unknown left being the issue of whether there will be any code available or not. Google sent out inv... [read more >>] The future is looking bright at Digg, or at least that's what cofounder and CEO Jay Adelson is claiming. The social news aggregator has been trying a lot of things lately to spur growth and, more importantly, revenue and it's clear that at least some of them are working; the CEO especially notes Digg Ads. They're working so well in fact that revenue is no longer an issue at Digg and profitability is just around the corner. In an interview with Fox Business News, the CEO made some interesting comments regarding Digg's present and future, but also on the state of 'news' in general. One of the first questions mos... [read more >>] Google Chrome is now almost certain to get much better support for extensions very soon, at least in the developer channel builds. After the first clues of an online extensions gallery were spotted yesterday, Google made it more or less official with the latest Chrome release, which now features links and notifiers to a still non-existent extensions gallery. What's more, Google's own sample extensions are now working on in the latest Chrome builds. While Google doesn't say it, with the latest Chrome 4.0.249.0 ,extension support is almost fully baked both on the technology front but also in the user interface. Users will... [read more >>] Google's most hotly anticipated project, the brand-new, web-based operating system Chrome OS, is about to become a reality if rumors about its impending launch as soon as next week turn out to be true. When it first announced the project, Google said that the first public release should come this fall so this wouldn't be too much of a surprise. There's not much info aside from the fact that it will be launched and any type of details about Chrome OS have been scarce so far, so there's plenty of anticipation in the tech crowd to see just what Google cooked up. The rumor comes from the TechCrunch blog which has been on so... [read more >>] Yahoo has just released the final version of its new instant messenger client Yahoo Messenger 10.0.0.1102. The latest version comes after a beta period of more than two months. The Yahoo dev team has been working on getting it to release quality and the final build comes with a lot of bug fixes and stability-related updates. Yahoo also noted that the latest version was fully compatible with the newly launched Windows 7. Yahoo Messenger 10 is the next evolutionary step for the IM client, borrowing more than a few things from the previous Yahoo Messenger 9, but also incorporating a couple of big new features. The most touted one is the one-on... [read more >>] There's nothing Google wouldn't want to have a crack at. Its engineers are working on anything from operating systems, two of them in fact, to power-saving widgets so the only surprise in the fact that they've now built a new programing language is that it took them so long to do it. Called Go, the new language is a blend of modern languages and good old-fashioned principles from C and C++. It doesn't necessarily intend on taking over the world, of course Google always says that, but its creators believe that it has its place in the development world. “Here at Google, we believe programming should be fast, product... [read more >>] Google may be planning to give all of its apps and services a great do-over, creating a more unified experience across the different products. None of Google's biggest names is spared, starting with Gmail and moving to Docs and News, all of which will supposedly get a brand-new interface, very similar to Google Wave. Even the search results page will be pretty drastically redesigned to bring it in line with the overall new theme. If the leaked photos Engadget managed to get its hands on turn out to be accurate, Google Wave is just the first step and offers a glimpse of how most of Google's apps will look and feel in the not-so-di... [read more >>] It's official, the Skype saga is finally over, with all parties involved most likely satisfied with the results, though not exactly thrilled. eBay got rid of Skype, allowing it to focus on its other assets, most notably PayPal, the investors got a nice piece of the VoIP service and Skype's founders also got themselves a small but juicy stake in the company. The settlement puts an end to months of legal disputes that could have potentially threatened Skype's future entirely. The deal has been rumored for a while now and most of the details have now been confirmed. As expected, Index Ventures is out of the picture, along with... [read more >>] A bit of a Nordic rivalry is heating up between Sweden and Finland, but a type of rivalry anyone can get behind of. Just a couple of weeks after Finland announced its plans to make broadband connections a legal right, Sweden is following suit with plans of its own. Regardless of whether it's national pride or a real necessity that needs addressing, Sweden is announcing its commitment to providing 90 percent of its population with a 100-megabits-per-second broadband connection by 2020. The plans have been announced by none other than Åsa Torstensson, Sweden's infrastructure minister, who recognized the importance of the Inte... [read more >>] | 
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