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Google is celebrating two years since it started offering monetary rewards for security vulnerability reports in Chrome and related technology. During that time, Google paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to researchers revealing vulnerabilities.
Now, Google is expanding the program to include Chrome OS issues as ... |
10 February 2012
12:41 GMT |
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Chromebooks failed to become as popular as Google wanted, but Samsung won’t give up on this concept and at this year’s CES fair the Korean company has showcased its next-gen Series 5 Chrome OS-powered notebooks. On the outside, there’s little to differentiate these next-gen Choromebooks from their c... |
11 January 2012
20:51 GMT |
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A few days late, as usual, but Google Chrome 16 is available for Chromebooks. The latest major version of the popular browser was released for desktops earlier this week and it's now available as an update in Chrome OS 1193.117.Apart from the Chrome specific updates, like multiple profile support and built-in Cl... |
17 December 2011
15:31 GMT |
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Google is finally updating Chromebook owners to newer versions of Google Chrome. Stable channel users got Google Chrome 15, beta users got Google Chrome 16 and dev channel users finally got Google Chrome 17.New features related to the updates revolve mostly around the new features in Chrome itself, though there are s... |
23 November 2011
12:23 GMT |
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Adventurous Chromebook owners rejoice, there's a new update for the dev channel. Don't rejoice too much though, it's still Google Chrome 16, even as the rest of the world has moved on to Google Chrome 17.Dev channel Chromebook users have received Chrome OS 1193.52.0 with Google Chrome 16.0.912.38.Googl... |
16 November 2011
14:51 GMT |
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Microsoft just announced that it's gotten yet another unfortunate Android phone maker to pay up or be sued for patent infringement. What this means for Android is pretty clear, it's a big threat, one that Google doesn't seem to be doing much about.But the deal also had to do with Chrome OS. It's n... |
24 October 2011
17:21 GMT |
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Google has updated both the dev and the beta channel Chrome OS for Chromebooks. Owners that are running the more experimental channels should be receiving an update any minute now, if they haven't already. Of course, since the whole process is invisible, most users won't even notice. The latest updates bri... |
6 October 2011
05:08 GMT |
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Chromebook users sporting the bleeding edge dev channel release may have been missing their media player for the past week or so, but the latest update fixes the issue and several more.What's more, the latest Chrome OS dev channel update for Chromebooks also brings some fixes to the not-so-great new tab page fro... |
30 August 2011
12:07 GMT |
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Google Chrome 15 is now available for Chromebook owners, part of the dev channel. As Google Chrome 14 graduated to the beta channel of Chrome OS, the latest version is now available, several days after it became available to everyone else."The Google Chrome team is happy to announce the release of Chrome 15.0.855.0 (... |
20 August 2011
06:30 GMT |
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Chromebook users are by definition early adopters. Perhaps not the corporate ones, but there probably aren't that many of those yet. But there are early adopters even among early adopters and, in this case, they're running the dev channel version of Chrome OS to power their notebooks.For them, Google has an... |
18 August 2011
09:31 GMT |
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Google's recent stable channel update for Chromebooks brought more than the latest Google Chrome 13, some parts of Chrome OS were also updated and improved. "One of the things that excites us about Chromebooks is that unlike other computers, the user experience automatically gets better over time," Google's... |
11 August 2011
06:51 GMT |
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Google is working on a touch UI for Chrome, that much is certain. The UI code is in the Chromium repositories and you can build a version with touch interface support. Already, some elements are fairly advanced and adopted for a touch screen device. Still, plenty of other things need work and it doesn't seem lik... |
6 August 2011
09:21 GMT |
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Initially expected to ship in mid-June, the WiFi-only version of Acer's Chromia 700 Chromebook is now finally available for purchase from select US retailers, pricing being set at $349, just as Acer has promised.
Acer is one of the two hardware partners that Google has chosen for the consumer launch of its Ch... |
11 July 2011
02:35 GMT |
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More than half a year ago, when Google Chrome OS was supposed to be launched, Google announced a delay instead but also a pilot program for early adopters and testers to get their hands on 'beta' devices, the Cr-48 notebooks. They weren't great, especially the early versions were rather buggy, but they... |
23 June 2011
14:31 GMT |
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As promised, Google has started selling Chromebooks, the small laptops designed to run its Chrome OS. A couple of models, from Samsung and Acer, are now available online in several countries. What's more, Google is also launching the enterprise and educational program, which enables companies and schools to rent... |
16 June 2011
08:31 GMT |
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Late last year, when Google was supposed to be unveiling its early awaited Chrome OS, the company instead announced that there will be a six months delay while the team works out the final kinks. But it also announced the Cr-48 program, a very interesting way of getting real-world feedback by sending out tens of thou... |
6 June 2011
08:39 GMT |
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Google took the stage at its Google I/O 2011 developer conference to showcase the fruition of its Chrome OS project, the Chromebooks, hitting online stores midsummer. While Google had the devices and the software to display, you won't be able to buy a Chromebook for one more month and the main reason for this wa... |
17 May 2011
08:50 GMT |
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Day 2 of the 2011 Google I/O conference is all about Chrome and Chrome OS. There should be plenty of announcements coming in just a few hours and a fresh new rumor suggests that one of them will be Chrome netbooks for $20 per month for students. Google has always said that, when it comes to Chrome OS, the device itse... |
11 May 2011
09:41 GMT |
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The stable version of Google Chrome OS may have landed, but that doesn't mean that all work is done. With a slated release to actual devices set two months from now, the race is on to put the finishing touches and polish the rough corners. The team has been busy adding some interesting new features, which may se... |
21 April 2011
10:25 GMT |
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Google has been providing a steady string of updates to Chrome OS users, the lucky few that have gotten their hands on the free Cr-48 devices Google has been handing out. The very latest brings a lot of fixes and some new features, but it also fixes one of the biggest and definitely the most irritating, the erratic t... |
4 March 2011
08:53 GMT |
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With a six-week release cycle, it doesn't look like Google Chrome ever gets any huge new features. Small, frequent updates are nice, but they don't make a huge impression. However, this doesn't mean that the Chrome team is not working on bigger, long term features. One particularly interesting one is a... |
24 February 2011
10:51 GMT |
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If there were any doubts that the final, stable release of Google Chrome 9 is just around the corner, the number of Chrome 9 Betas we've been getting for the past few days should dispel them. While the latest beta channel release, Google Chrome 9.0.597.47 Beta, re-introduces support for WebGL, hardware accelerat... |
11 January 2011
10:49 GMT |
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Google Chrome OS may not be available to users just yet, but Google is not wasting any time in driving home the main selling points of the upcoming operating system. The biggest promise, of course, is the possibility of having everything online and available everywhere, anytime - making the machine you're using ... |
22 December 2010
09:13 GMT |
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Google Docs is becoming the premier web app and the flagship of cloud computing for the company. It's understandable then that it's getting a lot of attention. And with Chrome OS delayed but still coming in a few months, it's becoming even more important. An updated interface, apparently in testing at ... |
16 December 2010
09:10 GMT |
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Part of the big Chrome OS push, Google released an interesting video showing how, even if your Cr-48 netbooks is set on fire or pierced by a garden gnome, all of your data and work is safe in the cloud. It was an interesting way to showcase one of the big advantages of living on the web, but there was a hidden challe... |
11 December 2010
06:55 GMT |
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The first Google Chrome OS Cr-48 devices have started shipping and, while this is 'beta' hardware and software, one issue in particular seems to be popping up more often than others, abysmal Flash performance. In fact, Adobe has even put up a post explaining that support for things like hardware acceleratio... |
10 December 2010
05:59 GMT |
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Google did dedicate most of its Chrome event to Chrome OS but the operating system and the devices running it are not becoming available for at least another half a year. Yet, there is one way of getting the full Chrome OS experience a lot sooner than that, get accepted into Google's Chrome OS Pilot program.Goog... |
8 December 2010
12:18 GMT |
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The most anticipated announcement of the Chrome event Google held earlier was, without a doubt, Chrome OS. Google's ambitious operating system is seeing the light of day but, unfortunately, it's not quite complete yet and you won't be able to buy a Chrome OS-powered netbook for at least six more months... |
8 December 2010
10:47 GMT |
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As expected, Google had a lot of exciting announcements at its Chrome-related event. Sundar Pichai, VP Product Management at Google, led the event which focused on three main topics, Chrome's progress in general and the launch of the Web Store and Chrome OS.Each announcement will get its own coverage, as well as... |
8 December 2010
06:46 GMT |
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Google is about to hold an event dedicated to Chrome. While the company wouldn't specify any details, the event will be dedicated to Chrome OS and the Chrome Web Store which will be revealed simultaneously. Rumors about both products have been coming in since last week and there are now too many indications to l... |
7 December 2010
11:16 GMT |
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Google has more or less confirmed the December 7 launch date for both the Chrome Web Store and, more exciting, Chrome OS. Google sent out invitations to an event for the date related to Chrome. The company isn't saying much else, but, along with a couple of rumors that were flying around, it's a safe bet th... |
4 December 2010
07:00 GMT |
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The dev channel of Google Chrome has been updated, the Chrome 8.0 stable release is days away and the Chrome 9.0 beta is very close. At the same time, the Chrome Web Store is very close to launch, Chrome OS is less than a month away as well and that's not counting new features worked on for Chrome 10. It's ... |
2 December 2010
11:46 GMT |
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While Chrome OS' launch date is not that clear at this point, a number of features associated with the upcoming operating system have been trickling into Google Chrome - the browser recently. For example, a feature that is a natural for Chrome OS but is very interesting for a browser is support for multiple, con... |
29 November 2010
04:55 GMT |
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Google Chrome OS is one of Google's most ambitious projects to date and has the potential to change desktop and mobile computing in the long run. But, with Android seeing huge success, many wondered if Chrome OS really had a future. In this context, the apparent delay of the operating system doesn't bode we... |
16 November 2010
10:48 GMT |
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The Google Chrome Web Store has apparently been delayed, according to a new report. While the Web Store launch was aimed at October, it has apparently been delayed until December. Obviously, the October launch is not happening with just a few days left in the month and no word from Google.Media Memo now says that the... |
28 October 2010
11:40 GMT |
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Google has pushed the first official release of Chrome 8. Google Chrome 8.0.552.0 dev is now available for early adopters and testers. This is just the first step towards a stable release of Chrome 8. Note that a stable release of Chrome 7 hasn't been made available yet. "The Chrome Dev channel has been updated ... |
13 October 2010
06:00 GMT |
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Chrome OS has been in the works for more than a year now. Officially unveiled about a year ago, Google hasn't made too many comments on the progress of its very own desktop operating system. However, the target date for release has always been fall 2010 and now we may have a more accurate one, November 11. Sever... |
12 October 2010
06:38 GMT |
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Google has been making the most out of the Labs section in Chrome lately. Yesterday, three new experiments and today we get another and it's a big one, cloud printing. The feature has been announced for quite a while now, but it looks like Google is getting very close to making it available to everyone. Cloud Pr... |
6 October 2010
09:34 GMT |
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One of the big features which have gotten a lot of attention in Google Chrome in recent months has been sync. The sync capabilities have been expanded several times and now it looks like tab sync is coming very soon. The feature will enable Chrome users to continue their browsing session where they left off, no matte... |
19 August 2010
10:12 GMT |
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The fact that Google is working on bringing web-app support to Google Chrome is no surprise. The Chrome Web Store was unveiled at the 2010 Google I/O developers' conference and there are plans to launch it sometime this year. The Chrome team has been adding the pieces necessary to support the store and web apps ... |
9 August 2010
05:40 GMT |
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For two decades now, software developers have relied on modal windows to enable users to tweak their applications to their liking. Google, though a web company at heart, opted for the same thing when it launched Chrome. Despite the browser not following that many ‘standard’ design principles, it didn&rsqu... |
2 August 2010
07:05 GMT |
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Google Chrome OS is still a few months off, but the browser-based operating system is evolving at a fast pace to meet the deadline. There’s still a lot to be done before Chrome OS is ready for use, but things are looking a lot better than they did even a couple of months ago. Some UI tweaks and new features hav... |
24 June 2010
10:19 GMT |
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Most people can’t really envision having a computer without Internet connectivity. Go offline and your system will feel severely crippled. In fact, the trend, at least as Google would have you believe, is to move everything online replacing local applications with web apps and even eliminating the need for loca... |
14 June 2010
09:55 GMT |
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Google has bold plans for Chrome OS: it wants to build an operating system that relies solely on web applications. This strict requirement means that the only native app in Chrome OS is the Chrome browser itself. Even things like printing will be handled in the cloud. Still, there are plenty of desktop apps today tha... |
12 June 2010
07:46 GMT |
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Google Chrome OS has set itself quite a hard-to-reach goal, namely to make everything a web app. Google has said from the beginning that there will be no native applications for Chrome OS except the Chrome browser itself. While web apps today are capable of amazing things, nobody, not even everyone at Google, believe... |
8 June 2010
05:54 GMT |
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An interesting piece of news has been making the rounds lately, saying that Acer is planning to launch Google Chrome OS devices in a couple of weeks, at the 2010 Computex Taipei show, running from June 1 to June 5. The report on Venture Beat is a little light on details, but would seem to indicate that netbooks or ot... |
14 May 2010
04:26 GMT |
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When Google first showed off Chrome OS, it made a simple but bold pledge, it would not run any native app, at all. The browser is the only native application that the user will have access to, everything else is in the cloud. It sounds like an enticing option, but many pointed out that the market was not yet ready fo... |
16 April 2010
05:15 GMT |
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The makers of Jolicloud have been on a roll lately. Jolicloud is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu aimed at netbooks. It lays a great emphasis on cloud apps and many believe it to be a true competitor to Google Chrome OS. Several big updates have arrived in the span of just a few days so the team believs the OS is... |
30 March 2010
04:59 GMT |
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With the completely 'unexpected' launch of the Apple iPad, there was some hope that things would quiet down on the tablet front. If anything, just the opposite happened, even more people started to talk about it, every other news story was either about the iPad or inserted some reference to it regardless o... |
2 February 2010
09:45 GMT |
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The hype around Google Chrome OS has died down a bit now that Google unveiled its first operating system (not accounting for Android on the mobile front). Scheduled to debut in time for holiday season 2010, Google still has a lot of work ahead of it and, while we have a general idea of what the company has envisione... |
30 January 2010
05:36 GMT |
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