Google To Announce Chrome OS/Notebooks Today!
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for; Google will announce their $20 per month Chrome Notebook subscription service later on today. Alongside, a number of Chrome Notebooks will either be announced or showcased. It is now more than certain that Samsung will make a showing with their much talked about ‘ZGB’ and ‘Alex’ notebooks. Google is also set to announce the final timeline of Chrome OS’ release whcih will likely see Chrome Notebooks going on sale as early as June this year.
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 12:44 pm GMT +00:00 by Nigel Mabandla 
1 Comment How To Follow The Google I/O (2011) Events
Google I/O 2011 promises to be big this year. Thousands of delegates will cpnverge on the Google Campus in California for a 2 day event starting tomorrow and ending on Wednesday. For us, this is an exciting time as it is widely expected that this year’s event will be the launchpad of Chrome OS.
Monday, May 9th, 2011 10:13 pm GMT +00:00 by Nigel Mabandla 4 Comments A Hefty Update For Chrome OS
Since Chrome OS’ debut (beta) on the CR-48 Notebook there has been a lot of discussion around the fact that Google chose to omit what some may call the most fundamental element to any modern operating system; proper file management. Well, a recent update of the Chrome OS beta seems to have changed all of that.
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 10:51 am GMT +00:00 by Nigel Mabandla 8 Comments Chrome Web Store Growth Settles
It’s safe to say the Chrome Web Store is ready for the deployment of the Chrome Operating System – whether it be via netbook purchase or netbook lease. The Chrome Web Store saw torrid 85% user growth from Jan-11 to end of Feb-11. As April-11 winds to a close, user growth has slowed to about 4% from Mar-11. For the …
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 05:15 pm GMT +00:00 by Nigel Mabandla 1 Comment The Ipad Has Killed The Netbook – For Now
With the impending launch of Google’s Chrome OS, many are begining to ask the question; ‘is Google far too late into the game’? This question would have seemed relatively misguided a year ago but as we all know, the landscape has changed drastically since then. Of-course this change can mostly be attributed to Apple’s Ipad 2.
Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 04:27 pm GMT +00:00 by Nigel Mabandla 6 Comments Chrome OS Netbooks Coming Soon: $10-$20 per month?
Neowin reported some exciting news yesterday which most of us have been waiting to hear for the last year. Not only are they claiming that Chrome OS devices (probably netbooks to start off with) will begin shipping this June/July , they are also suggesting that Google will sell them on a subscription service:
Thursday, April 21st, 2011 08:51 am GMT +00:00 by Nigel Mabandla 3 Comments Things I Want to See in the Chrome OS Tablet
With Chrome OS coming out soon and a tablet version in the works, here are some of the things I’d like to see make the cut. Granted, most of these things likely wouldn’t be seen on a low-price tablet, they’re nevertheless things that should be offered on some models. 4G and WiFi – Connection is everything to the Chrome OS …
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 07:57 am GMT +00:00 by Nigel Mabandla 1 Comment Android vs. Chrome OS: One broad idea with two futures?
With the recent statements from Google on the future release of the Chrome OS on tablets in the future, there has been many a healthy debate on the future of the two projects. The Chrome OS vs. Android discussion has been going on for quite some time but with tablets it will be the first time they actually share markets. …
Sunday, April 10th, 2011 08:12 am GMT +00:00 by Nigel Mabandla 8 Comments Chrome OS Tablet Version in the Works
A Chrome OS Touch version received more confirmations today with some information. Recent changes to the code within the project include the following: A user-agent string for “websites that are already customizing for tablet experiences” [1].Included here is the naming convention for further Touch adjustments to go from ‘CrOS’ to ‘CrOS Touch’. A new-tab page built specifically for Touch, with …
Thursday, April 7th, 2011 07:41 pm GMT +00:00 by Nigel Mabandla 0 Comments Google Readies Chrome OS For Release
Pocket-lint reported today that Google is on track to release Chrome OS this year in Q2. This should be some time in June or July. This of-course is news coming from what they call their ‘inside sources’; nevertheless if this is indeed true, Chrome OS development is going well.
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011 05:58 pm GMT +00:00 by Nigel Mabandla 2 Comments Google Chrome OS Gets Touch Friendly
Good news for tablets? A new TOUCH_UI build was released last week for the Google Chrome OS that supports the ability to touch and drag for apps development. This currently is focused on making apps easy to arrange on pages, with a range of gestures included such as swiping and dragging to switch pages as well as the ability to …
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 04:59 am GMT +00:00 by Nigel Mabandla 5 Comments Chrome Officially Gets a New Logo – It’s pretty
A few days ago we reported that Google was planning on reworking their Chrome Logo. News coming in from Chrome Story and a number of emails we have received from readers show that the predictions were indeed correct. Google has now begun to roll out the new logo through their dev channel:
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 10:58 am GMT +00:00 by Nigel Mabandla 7 Comments 
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