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2011-12-31 19:35:23 - 50 Open Source Technologies / Projects to Look Out For in 2012 - Digit

Digit
50 Open Source Technologies / Projects to Look Out For in 2012
Digit
Apache continues to be the most popular web server, the public domain SQLite lies deep within nearly every mobile OS, and any software that deals with lots of data. Firefox and Chrome, both open source -- although to different extents -- now make up ...
Issues for 2012 #4: What Should the Browser Become?ReadWriteWeb

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2011-12-30 23:00:36 - Android Was 2011''s Open Source Story of the Year - OStatic
Android Was 2011's Open Source Story of the Year
OStatic (blog)
By comparison, Google's foray into computer-based operating systems--Chrome OS--has been a small-scale experiment. Android is the company's OS success. If you look at the market share chart above, it's also remarkable to note how far down the mountain ...

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2011-12-30 18:17:23 - A look at the Google Ecosystem - SYS-CON Media
A look at the Google Ecosystem
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
Google offers its own browser, Chrome, not to mention an operating system, Chrome OS. Google has recently launched their Music offering, enabling cloud storage of your tunes (no questions as to where you found them), and purchase in the Google Market. ...

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2011-12-30 10:22:33 - Microsoft''s 10 Bonehead Mistakes of 2011 - eWeek
Microsoft's 10 Bonehead Mistakes of 2011
eWeek
Windows, while still popular, was under attack from all sides as Mac OS X's star rose and Google delivered Chrome OS in the hopes of eventually dislodging Windows' position as the world's standard desktop operating system. ...

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2011-12-29 21:19:40 - Issues for 2012 #4: What Should the Browser Become? - ReadWriteWeb
Issues for 2012 #4: What Should the Browser Become?
ReadWriteWeb
Though the notion of Google Chrome as an OS for laptops and netbooks hasn't yet caught on with consumers, it has succeeded thus far at advancing the vision of the browser as an environment for real-world work. It's like a guiding star for the product ...

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2011-12-29 17:34:02 - Google Chrome Uses Graphics Card to Accelerate SVG, CSS - Tom''s Hardware Guide
Google Chrome Uses Graphics Card to Accelerate SVG, CSS
Tom''s Hardware Guide
Chromium supports SVG and CSS acceleration on Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS. Additional experimental GPU acceleration features include GPU accelerated painting as well as GPU compositing on all pages. We were not able to determine any performance ...

2011-12-29 17:09:15 - Web standards win, Windows whimpers in 2012 - InfoWorld

New York Times
Web standards win, Windows whimpers in 2012
InfoWorld
But the real winner will be Chrome: Google's browser handles Web standards best, and users are already starting to realize it. I predict the coming year will see Chrome emerge as the second most popular browser on the Web, beating both Firefox and ...
Review: Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac9 to 5 Mac
This Year In MicrosoftThe Next Web

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2011-12-29 11:26:21 - Four Google sureties to look forward in 2012 - SubmitinME

SubmitinME
Four Google sureties to look forward in 2012
SubmitinME
Google Chrome, created a bit of commotion with it eating into Firefox's market share in November 2011 and is looking ahead to draw users of IE. With Chrome being touted as one of the fastest growing browsers among users, there is more to expect in the ...

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2011-12-28 07:05:00 - After a Decade of Stagnation, Is This Tech Titan a Buy, Sell, or Hold? - Motley Fool
After a Decade of Stagnation, Is This Tech Titan a Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Motley Fool
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG ) has been pushing two (naturally) free offerings that directly threaten those products: Chrome OS and Google Docs. Despite the tardiness, Microsoft is now showing that it's serious about the cloud. Its cloud-based Office 365, ...

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2011-12-28 04:38:09 - Why Google Is The Grinch Who Stole Your Business - Business Insider

eWeek
Why Google Is The Grinch Who Stole Your Business
Business Insider
This seems to be great for consumers, but what about the businesses who are now reliant on Google for search and display revenue, advertising technology and various business applications like Google docs, Android OS, Chrome, etc. ...
Google+, Android, Chrome Top Google Products in 2011eWeek

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2011-12-28 00:33:59 - Google+, Android, Chrome Top Google Products in 2011 - eWeek

eWeek
Google+, Android, Chrome Top Google Products in 2011
eWeek
The platform started the year with 25 percent to 30 percent market share and will end it with more than 50 percent share worldwide, putting further distance between itself and Apple iOS, and all but burying the flagging Research in Motion BlackBerry OS ...

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2011-12-27 22:16:14 - Citrix Receiver One Answer to BYOD - InformationWeek
Citrix Receiver One Answer to BYOD
InformationWeek
Consistent with the widely noted trend of the consumerization of enterprise IT, one can expect to see more tablet computers and smartphones--as well as laptops running Apple Mac OS X or Google Chrome OS--brought into the office by workers who received ...

2011-12-26 23:48:37 - Mozilla''s Boot to Gecko Mobile OS Concept: One to Watch in 2012 - OStatic

South Korea News
Mozilla's Boot to Gecko Mobile OS Concept: One to Watch in 2012
OStatic (blog)
If it seems like a far-fetched idea for Mozilla to consider developing an operating system, just consider what Google has done with Chrome OS. Chrome OS is a reinvention of what an operating system does, and uses the Chrome browser's interface as the ...
Why Hasn't Safari Skyrocketed Like Chrome Has?TechCrunch
Google Paying Mozilla Almost $1B for Firefox Search: Why?PC Magazine
Firefox 9 ReviewDigit
Afterdawn.com
all 29 news articles »
2011-12-26 19:19:23 - Confessions of a Chromebook addict - Network World
Confessions of a Chromebook addict
Network World
One year later: The good, the bad and the ugly truth about Google's ChromeOS-based notebook. By Howard Wen, Network World Last December, Google started shipping the Cr-48 -- a lightweight notebook running Chrome OS -- to select people across the US ...

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2011-12-26 19:01:40 - The Disasters of 2011 - TechNewsWorld
The Disasters of 2011
TechNewsWorld
Yes, Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) launched the Chrome OS to great fanfare and underfunded marketing. After months in market, the Chrome OS is still largely unused and unsuccessful. OK, the Chrome OS sucks, but the real disaster is that Google actually makes ...

2011-12-25 07:06:11 - Why Hasn''t Safari Skyrocketed Like Chrome Has? - TechCrunch
Why Hasn't Safari Skyrocketed Like Chrome Has?
TechCrunch
But it's hard to imagine that being a bigger advantage then either IE or Safari which are both baked into Windows and OS X respectively. To get Chrome, a user still has to download something (unless they're using Chrome OS — but if that's the case, ...

2011-12-25 04:02:42 - Google Paying Mozilla Almost $1B for Firefox Search: Why? - PC Magazine

Chicago Tribune
Google Paying Mozilla Almost $1B for Firefox Search: Why?
PC Magazine
Consider this: If Google's Chrome OS takes off, the company will invariably push Google Chrome as the de facto browser for users of the operating system. And when that happens, argues MG Siegler, Google and Chrome starts to look a lot like Microsoft ...
Firefox 9.0 offers Mac OS X Lion gesture supporttuaw.com
Firefox 9 Released, Brings JavaScript Speed ImprovementsAnandTech
Mozilla's 3 bold bets to keep the Web openInfoWorld (blog)
eWeek -Geek -ZDNet (blog)
all 437 news articles »
2011-12-24 19:08:42 - Google Details Successes of its Chrome Release Process - Tom''s Hardware Guide
Google Details Successes of its Chrome Release Process
Tom''s Hardware Guide
As far as security updates are concerned, Google hopes for a "transparent" and "magical" effect for the user: " Subtle enough that most users won't realize but power users will act upon," Ruel said. "In both Google Chrome and ChromeOS, we decided to ...

2011-12-24 05:56:35 - Mozilla Fixes HTML5, Memory Corruption Bugs in Firefox 9 - eWeek

Computerworld
Mozilla Fixes HTML5, Memory Corruption Bugs in Firefox 9
eWeek
At the moment, Google's Chrome Web browser is the only major Web browser that upgrades itself to the latest version without requiring any user interaction. Microsoft announced this month it will also implement automatic updates for Internet Explorer. ...
Mozilla embarrassed by Firefox 9 crashesConsumer Tech

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2011-12-24 03:05:54 - Overview of the Improvements in Newport
Overview of the Improvements in Newport (Pacific NW Portal Version 5.0)
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog (blog)
... build of Chromium like ChromePlus). Opera 11.60 (Desktop only, please note that Pacific NW Portal 5 looks very broken in Opera Mini. We advise sticking to your native browser if you are an iPhone, Windows Phone 7+, or BlackBerry OS 6.0+ user. ...

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2011-12-23 22:53:39 - Mozilla Fixes HTML 5, Memory Corruption Bugs in Firefox 9 - eWeek

Computerworld
Mozilla Fixes HTML 5, Memory Corruption Bugs in Firefox 9
eWeek
At the moment, Google's Chrome Web browser is the only major Web browser that upgrades itself to the latest version without requiring any user interaction. Microsoft announced this month it will also implement automatic updates for Internet Explorer. ...
Mozilla embarrassed by Firefox 9 crashesConsumer Tech

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2011-12-23 21:23:27 - Google, Norad Track Santa, And Some 2012 Predictions - Google Watch
Google, Norad Track Santa, And Some 2012 Predictions
Google Watch (blog)
Chrome OS will be shuttered, or banished to open source for good, if Chromebook sales don't pick up and other PC makers don't buy in. Why? Two reasons. First, CEO Larry Page is cleaning house for dead-end projects to focus on core software. ...

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2011-12-23 18:59:46 - 10 tech trends to watch for in 2012 - TechRadar UK

TechRadar UK
10 tech trends to watch for in 2012
TechRadar UK
Some of our picks for 2011 didn't turn up - Augmented Reality remains a potentially great thing rather than a popular, useful thing - and others were damp squibs, such as Google's supposedly world-conquering Chrome OS. 2012 will be different, ...

2011-12-23 17:01:59 - Mozilla''s 3 bold bets to keep the Web open - InfoWorld

Reuters Blogs
Mozilla's 3 bold bets to keep the Web open
InfoWorld (blog)
If this sounds like Android or Chrome OS, it should. Boot to Gecko uses some of the same lower-level building blocks as Android, such as the Linux kernel and libusb. The team says this choice was made to reduce the burden on device makers that will be ...
Firefox 9.0 offers Mac OS X Lion gesture supporttuaw.com
Firefox 9 Released, Brings JavaScript Speed ImprovementsAnandTech
Firefox 9 Speeds Up Mozilla's Browser, Lionizes InterfacePC Magazine
ZDNet (blog) -CNET -Geek
all 384 news articles »
2011-12-23 10:19:03 - Consumer Electronics Show: 10 Things You''ll See in 2012 - eWeek
Consumer Electronics Show: 10 Things You'll See in 2012
eWeek
They're the computers running Chrome OS that Google's hardware partners launched earlier this year. Chromebooks might not be the most successful computers, but they have some potential. And vendors are going to try and prove that at CES. ...

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2011-12-23 00:44:38 - GDrive: 5 Ways Google Could Dominate the Cloud Storage Market in 2012 - Mashable
GDrive: 5 Ways Google Could Dominate the Cloud Storage Market in 2012
Mashable
In order to pull this off, Google needs to build in support for Android devices, Chrome browsers and the ChromeOS. Outside of Google properties, we'll require virtual drive extensions for Windows, Mac and Linux. If Google Drive is ubiquitous and ...

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2011-12-22 00:13:33 - How to raise digital natives as a non-geek parent - The Next Web

The Next Web
How to raise digital natives as a non-geek parent
The Next Web
But because of that Chrome OS platform, I had to teach them that Minesweeper doesn't come from a “Start button” like it does on my wife's old Toshiba. You also need to have a firm grasp of different operating systems. Know how to do things on a Mac, ...

2011-12-21 21:08:02 - Google eBooks Offline Support Now Available for Chrome, Chrome OS - WebProNews
Google eBooks Offline Support Now Available for Chrome, Chrome OS
WebProNews
Google announced the launch of offline support for Google eBooks for those using Chrome or Chrome OS, so they can continue reading books even when they're not actually connected to the Internet. “We've all been there: the Internet is suddenly down, ...

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2011-12-21 21:05:04 - Firefox 9 Released, Brings JavaScript Speed Improvements - AnandTech

Moneycontrol.com
Firefox 9 Released, Brings JavaScript Speed Improvements
AnandTech
To test this, I ran a few quick SunSpider tests to compare performance to older versions of Firefox and current versions of Chrome and Safari. These tests were run on a 2010 iMac running OS X 10.7.2 with all updates installed and are only meant to ...
Firefox 9 arrives, boosts JavaScript performance by 30%Geek
Firefox 9 battles Chrome with JavaScript performance boostIDG News Service
Firefox 9 Is OUT, And It's 30% Faster Than The Last VersionBusiness Insider
TechRadar UK -CNET Asia -ITProPortal
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2011-12-21 11:06:23 - Firefox 9.0 offers Mac OS X Lion gesture support - tuaw.com
Firefox 9.0 offers Mac OS X Lion gesture support
tuaw.com
I personally like Firefox, but for some reason it's never run well on my MacBook, and I switched over to Chrome full time a few months ago. But it's a solid browser (aside from some issues with memory leaks, mostly having to do with Flash, ...

2011-12-21 08:24:07 - Firefox 9 Speeds Up Mozilla''s Browser, Lionizes Interface - PC Magazine

Globe and Mail
Firefox 9 Speeds Up Mozilla's Browser, Lionizes Interface
PC Magazine
By Michael Muchmore Though Mozilla's Firefox has been overshadowed of late by competition from Web behemoth Google's Chrome browser, you can hardly say the non-profit software developer is sitting still. With a new technology called "Type Inference," ...
The web in 2012: 5 predictionsZDNet Australia

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2011-12-21 03:05:19 - Devs: Ripple Emulator v0.9.1 Beta Released – Goes Standalone - BerryReview

BerryReview
Devs: Ripple Emulator v0.9.1 Beta Released – Goes Standalone
BerryReview
This new version is no longer a Chrome Plugin and is rather a standalone app. It also adds the ability to run as a local webserver for testing. I really hope RIM starts picking up the pace with WebWorks development and its tools. ...

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2011-12-20 22:33:09 - Firefox 9 arrives, boosts JavaScript performance by 30% - Geek

Moneycontrol.com
Firefox 9 arrives, boosts JavaScript performance by 30%
Geek
Last week, Chrome 16 hit the stable channel and this week it's Firefox 9 making its debut. As is the case with most version bumps in the rapid release era, there aren'ta ton of front-facing changes in the new Firefox. Mac users might notice that the ...
Firefox 9 Is OUT, And It's 30% Faster Than The Last VersionBusiness Insider
Firefox 9 release version begins to roll outTechRadar UK
Firefox 9 brings improved JavaScript performanceCNET Asia
ITProPortal -ExtremeTech -The Verge
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2011-12-20 20:02:12 - Firefox 9 Is OUT, And It''s 30% Faster Than The Last Version - Business Insider

Business Insider
Firefox 9 Is OUT, And It's 30% Faster Than The Last Version
Business Insider
Mozilla accomplished this impressive speed increase by including Type Inference, a new technology Chrome, Safari, nor Internet Explorer can brag about. Mac OS X Lion users will also be pleased with new compatibility with "two finger swipe" navigation, ...
Firefox 9 release version begins to roll outTechRadar UK
Firefox 9 brings improved JavaScript performanceCNET Asia
Firefox 9 Released, Gets OS X Lion Enhancements and Faster JavaScript EngineITProPortal
ExtremeTech -The Verge -Techworld.com
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2011-12-20 15:22:02 - Firefox 9 release version begins to roll out - TechRadar UK

ZDNet
Firefox 9 release version begins to roll out
TechRadar UK
Although its popularity has been hit by the arrival of Google Chrome, Firefox will always have a special place in the hearts of technophiles as the browser that began to erode the Internet Explorer dominance. The latest version from not-for-profit ...
Firefox 9 brings improved JavaScript performanceCNET Asia
Firefox 9 now available, brings major JavaScript performance boost and OS X ...The Verge
Firefox 9 unofficially released, JavaScript performance improved by 20-30%ExtremeTech
ZDNet Australia
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2011-12-20 14:04:14 - Firefox 9 brings improved JavaScript performance - CNET Asia

CNET Asia
Firefox 9 brings improved JavaScript performance
CNET Asia
... which is slightly better than the 262.1ms recorded using Google's Chrome 16. Besides the usual bug fixes, the Mac version of Firefox 9 also brings better integration with OS X Lion, including support for horizontal two-finger swipe navigation. ...
Firefox 9 now available, brings major JavaScript performance boost and OS X ...The Verge
The web in 2012: 5 predictionsZDNet Australia
Firefox 9 unofficially released, JavaScript performance improved by 20-30%ExtremeTech

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2011-12-20 07:16:27 - Five Last-Minute Gifts for Open Source Fans - PCWorld
Five Last-Minute Gifts for Open Source Fans
PCWorld
Included in this dual-purpose netbook/tablet device are Android, Ubuntu, Chrome OS, and the company's own, homegrown Linux system. Geek nirvana? You bet. And it will set you back only $399. The Solder:Time DIY Watch KitKeeping time is always an ...

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2011-12-20 04:02:45 - The Good and Bad Surprises of 2011 - Techzone360
The Good and Bad Surprises of 2011
Techzone360
ChromeOS: This product positioned as a Windows killer and loaned for free on Virgin America flights showed up on interesting and inexpensive hardware only to become the latest iteration of the netbook. Folks once again showed that for a $100 less they ...
Grading My 2011 PredictionsGotta Be Mobile
10 Tech Predictions for 2012PC Magazine

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2011-12-20 01:37:55 - 2012''s Top 10 Tech Toys & Tools - CIOUpdate
2012's Top 10 Tech Toys & Tools
CIOUpdate
Other than the Chrome OS, the device has no software to speak of. Everything happens in the cloud. Security is very good (there are no known malware attacks of any significance). A drawback: probably you cannot load the drivers you want (for printers, ...

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2011-12-19 23:43:46 - 10 Tech Predictions for 2012 - PC Magazine

Austin American-Statesman
10 Tech Predictions for 2012
PC Magazine
Of course, they would have lower end processors, a shortage of memory, Android as the OS, and could even just ship with the Chrome Browser on it. Although they may only be a small part of the PC shipment mix, I believe there is still real interest in a ...
Grading My 2011 PredictionsGotta Be Mobile

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2011-12-19 22:55:08 - Grading My 2011 Predictions - Gotta Be Mobile

Gotta Be Mobile
Grading My 2011 Predictions
Gotta Be Mobile
Android will be the big story but Chrome OS will get some play but not until later in the year. (Somewhat accurate. Android was and continues to be a big story. Chrome OS surfaced with Chromebooks and seems to be a lackluster success so far. ) ...

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2011-12-19 05:03:27 - The web in 2012: 5 predictions - ZDNet Australia
The web in 2012: 5 predictions
ZDNet Australia
But Google is encouraging developers to create extensions and web apps that can be distributed through the Chrome Web Store, for Chrome and Chrome OS only. A Chrome-only version of the web hearkens back to the bad old days of IE6's dominance, ...

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2011-12-19 04:07:08 - Google wants you to buy a Chromebook: Should you?
Google wants you to buy a Chromebook: Should you? (Review)
ZDNet (blog)
I like my Samsung Chromebook, but it looks like not many people fell in love with these Chrome OS powered netbooks. So, Acer and Samsung have reduced their price from a high of $499 to $299 and Google started banging the advertising drum for ...

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2011-12-16 22:14:55 - Google Cloud Print: Growing Steadily and Supported in Chrome - OStatic

Moneycontrol.com
Google Cloud Print: Growing Steadily and Supported in Chrome
OStatic (blog)
Steadily, Google appears to be taking key functionality from Chrome OS--its first attempt at an operating system--and bringing it into its Chrome browser. The Cloud Print functionality in version 16 of the Chrome browser is the latest example of this, ...
Opinion: 5 Reasons Why Firefox is Losing to ChromeTom''s Guide
Google Cloud Print Connects 6M Printers Via ChromeeWeek
Google Chrome 16 ReleasedAnandTech
CNET -Mashable -ConceivablyTech
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2011-12-16 21:17:26 - Opinion: 5 Reasons Why Firefox is Losing to Chrome - Tom''s Guide

HEXUS
Opinion: 5 Reasons Why Firefox is Losing to Chrome
Tom''s Guide
It has not been a secret for at least 18 months that both Google and Microsoft are developing their browsers as platform enablers: Chrome OS and search support by Google, and Windows 7/8 by Microsoft. When Microsoft announced hardware acceleration in ...
Chrome 15 Beats Internet Explorer 8 as World's Most Popular BrowserMashable
Google Cloud Print Connects 6M Printers Via ChromeeWeek
Google Chrome 16 ReleasedAnandTech
CNET -OStatic (blog) -ConceivablyTech
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2011-12-16 18:03:27 - Google Cloud Print Connects 6M Printers Via Chrome - eWeek

Computerworld
Google Cloud Print Connects 6M Printers Via Chrome
eWeek
The Web service was designed to enable printing for notebook computers based on its Chrome Operating System, a Web-based operating system that eschews drivers. Google, which is positioning Chrome OS as a way to extend its cloud and mobile computing ...
Chrome 15 Beats Internet Explorer 8 as World's Most Popular BrowserMashable
The Web in 2012: Five predictions, starting with IE10CNET
Google Chrome 16 ReleasedAnandTech
OStatic (blog) -iProgrammer -Computerworld
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2011-12-16 01:49:14 - Google might have found the best place to offer Chromebooks - Laptop Computer Planet Blog

Laptop Computer Planet Blog (blog)
Google might have found the best place to offer Chromebooks
Laptop Computer Planet Blog (blog)
Also Chromebooks, unlike a regular notebooks, don't need round the clock maintenance for things like software update or virus protection because Chrome OS handles all of those things on its own automatically. Really renting a Chromebook when you need ...

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2011-12-15 20:38:39 - The Web in 2012: Five predictions, starting with IE10 - CNET

Computerworld
The Web in 2012: Five predictions, starting with IE10
CNET
But Google is encouraging developers to create extensions and Web apps that can be distributed through the Chrome Web Store, for Chrome and Chrome OS only. A Chrome-only version of the Web hearkens back to the bad old days of IE6's dominance, ...
Google Chrome 16 ReleasedAnandTech
Chrome 16 Delivers Flexible Authentication and Sync ServicesOStatic (blog)
Google ships Chrome 16, patches 15 vulnerabilitiesComputerworld
ConceivablyTech -Webmonkey (blog) -The H
all 112 news articles »
2011-12-15 18:02:33 - The Web in 2012: IE10 will rise - CNET

Computerworld
The Web in 2012: IE10 will rise
CNET
But Google is encouraging developers to create extensions and Web apps that can be distributed through the Chrome Web Store, for Chrome and Chrome OS only. A Chrome-only version of the Web hearkens back to the bad old days of IE6's dominance, ...
Google Chrome 16 ReleasedAnandTech
Chrome 16 Delivers Flexible Authentication and Sync ServicesOStatic (blog)
Google ships Chrome 16, patches 15 vulnerabilitiesComputerworld
ConceivablyTech -Webmonkey (blog) -The H
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2011-12-15 17:09:37 - An Update on Google Native Client - InfoQ.com
An Update on Google Native Client
InfoQ.com
This may have something to do with enlarging Chrome's market share and especially with Chrome OS' adoption. (NaCl is currently supported on Windows, Mac and Linux, but it will be soon supported on Chrome OS.) Many have complained about Google OS' lack ...

2011-12-15 07:10:57 - Google Chrome 16 Released - AnandTech

Computerworld
Google Chrome 16 Released
AnandTech
Windows, OS X, and most Linux flavors already feature robust multi-user support, so this added feature has much more to offer to Chrome OS devices than to standard desktops and laptops. However, heavy users could customize different profiles with ...
How Bastion Can Run in a Web Browser with Google's Native ClientVGChartz
Chrome 16 Delivers Flexible Authentication and Sync ServicesOStatic (blog)
Google ships Chrome 16, patches 15 vulnerabilitiesComputerworld
The H -Webmonkey (blog) -Engadget
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2011-12-15 06:15:26 - Chrome, Cloud Print finally get a proper handshake - CNET
Chrome, Cloud Print finally get a proper handshake
CNET
A Google spokesperson clarified that Chrome previously had limited Cloud Print integration that depended on a Web app or Chrome extension, but it didn't use the browser's print flow directly. This means that both Chrome the browser and the Chrome OS ...
Google Cloud Print: 6 Million Printers Have Already ConnectedWebProNews

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2011-12-15 05:46:58 - Chrome and Office updates address vulnerabilities - CNET
Chrome and Office updates address vulnerabilities
CNET (blog)
Yesterday Microsoft released updates for Office 2008 and Office 2011 for OS X, which include patches for a couple of vulnerabilities in PowerPoint and Word. In the security bulletin accompanying the ...

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2011-12-14 23:20:50 - Chrome 16 Delivers Flexible Authentication and Sync Services - OStatic

Computerworld
Chrome 16 Delivers Flexible Authentication and Sync Services
OStatic (blog)
Many folks have been wishing for that including ZDNet, which has called for: "... a high-security, “jailed” or virtualized tamper-free web browser that would replicate the core functionality of Chrome OS." Yes, that seems like the next step for ...
How Bastion Can Run in a Web Browser with Google's Native ClientVGChartz
Google ships Chrome 16, patches 15 vulnerabilitiesComputerworld
Chrome 16 brings support for syncing multiple accountsThe H
Webmonkey (blog) -Engadget
all 57 news articles »
2011-12-14 21:24:08 - Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 combined will give Microsoft an edge - Northern Voices Online

CNET Asia
Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 combined will give Microsoft an edge
Northern Voices Online
Samsung Chromebook, a Google Chrome OS-based notebook, has the much-coveted quick booting feature. Chromebook requires only 9 seconds for booting; but the Chrome OS is an underdog and the concept of Chromebook seems to be a failure. ...
Is Apple vulnerable in 2012? You betVentureBeat

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2011-12-14 18:40:38 - Palo Alto City Library to lend Chromebooks to patrons - The Verge

Digitaltrends.com
Palo Alto City Library to lend Chromebooks to patrons
The Verge
While offering free access is obviously a clever way for Google to familiarize people with Chrome OS, it doesn't remove one of the main perceptions that has hindered Chromebook adoption: namely, that a web-based computer can't provide functionality ...
Google Chromebooks celebrate 1 year anniversaryDigitaltrends.com
Google Laptops: One Year LaterTheStreet.com

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2011-12-14 15:54:29 - Chrome 16 brings support for syncing multiple accounts - The H

Webmonkey (blog)
Chrome 16 brings support for syncing multiple accounts
The H
Further information about the stable channel release can be found in a post on the Google Chrome Releases blog. Chrome 16.0.912.63 is available to download for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux from google.com/chrome; users who currently have Chrome ...
How Bastion Can Run in a Web Browser with Google's Native ClientVGChartz
Sync Your Browsing Life With New Chrome 16Webmonkey (blog)
Chrome stable channel hits version 16, adds multi-user sync support (video)Engadget

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2011-12-14 12:36:21 - Verhasselt: It''s all about the apps - Iowa State Daily
Verhasselt: It's all about the apps
Iowa State Daily
The list goes on and the excuses go on. However, the further these products develop, the more they become alike, and the fewer differences there are. OS X Lion vs. Windows 7, they're both easy to use. Chrome vs. Firefox, they're both really fast. ...

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2011-12-14 06:00:07 - Microsoft readies Windows 8 launch - MSN Money
Microsoft readies Windows 8 launch
MSN Money
The Windows platform currently dominates the operating system market and competes with Apple's (AAPL) Mac OS, Linux-based distributions and, to some extent, Google's (GOOG) Chrome OS. Windows 7 had a successful launch two years ago, having sold more ...

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2011-12-13 13:43:11 - 3 Reasons Why Windows 8 Boots Faster - ITProPortal
3 Reasons Why Windows 8 Boots Faster
ITProPortal
It is said that the new OS will be able to boot in around ten seconds, clearly setting a new standard for competitors. Of course, there is one Google Chrome laptop that can fire up in 9 seconds but the OS is still an underdog at this point. ...

2011-12-13 08:11:46 - Google Chromebooks celebrate 1 year anniversary - Digitaltrends.com

Digitaltrends.com
Google Chromebooks celebrate 1 year anniversary
Digitaltrends.com
Android and its tablet-smartphone division has been something of a sore spot for Google, and add the Chrome OS to this inventory of operating systems and it can easily look like a tangled mess. Because Chrome isn't your traditional laptop operating ...
Google Laptops: One Year LaterTheStreet.com

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2011-12-12 21:57:06 - How Google Can Quickly Update 200 Million Chrome Users - ConceivablyTech
How Google Can Quickly Update 200 Million Chrome Users
ConceivablyTech
The best way to track those changes is the Chromium revision log, which logs every change made to the browser as well as to Chrome OS. No matter which changes are made to the master branch, Google's intent is to keep the master branch in a state that ...

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2011-12-12 20:52:48 - Microsoft Rides Windows 8 Launch to $32 Fair Value - Trefis
Microsoft Rides Windows 8 Launch to $32 Fair Value
Trefis (subscription)
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows currently dominates the operating system (OS) market and competes with Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) Mac OS X, Linux based distributions like Ubuntu and Linux Mint, and to some extent, Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Chrome OS. ...

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2011-12-12 20:01:58 - Google''s Native Client focuses on apps and games, brings Bastion to the ... - Engadget

ZDNet (blog)
Google's Native Client focuses on apps and games, brings Bastion to the ...
Engadget
Supergiant Games, for instance, has ported Bastion to the Native Client, opening up the Xbox Live hit to Mac, Linux and Chrome OS users. Google's Christian Stefansen says Native Client makes porting existing code bases written C, C++ or C# easy, ...
Google: We don't need Chrome OS, we want cloud login for PCsZDNet (blog)
Google wants your games in its Chrome browserTG Daily
Google as the new Sun: Case in point, Native ClientInfoWorld
Forbes -PC Magazine -TopNews New Zealand
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2011-12-12 16:58:42 - Samsung Series 5 ultrabooks surface in Korea - CNET UK

CNET UK
Samsung Series 5 ultrabooks surface in Korea
CNET UK
The Series 5 title currently describes Samsung's Chrome OS powered, Internet-reliant Chromebook, but there's apparently enough room under the umbrella for a couple of ultrabooks too. At 20.9mm thick and weighing 1.8kg, the 14-inch model doesn't ...

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2011-12-12 07:23:04 - ''Cloud is what people use 98% of the time'' - Times of India
'Cloud is what people use 98% of the time'
Times of India
You've launched the Chromebook with the Chrome OS. How's the response? We are at the beginning of a long journey. We are incredibly committed to it. This (OS) market is a very mature market. The software experiences you've had on PCs have been around ...

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2011-12-10 03:09:51 - Google: We don''t need Chrome OS, we want cloud login for PCs - ZDNet

ZDNet (blog)
Google: We don't need Chrome OS, we want cloud login for PCs
ZDNet (blog)
Personally, I've had mixed results with Chrome OS. On one hand, I've found the software pretty resilient and maintenance free. After I was done beta testing the CR-48 myself, I gave it to my mother-in-law. She LOVES the thing. ...
Google wants your games in its Chrome browserTG Daily
Microsoft Rolling To $32 Even If Internet Explorer Must DieForbes
Chrome is the most secured browser - new studyRegister
ConceivablyTech
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2011-12-09 16:07:29 - 10 gadgets to look forward to in 2012 - TechRadar UK

TechRadar UK
10 gadgets to look forward to in 2012
TechRadar UK
We were looking forward to Android 3.0 and Google's Chrome OS, but now we're clamouring for Android 4.0 and Windows 8. Gaming also looks set to have a bumper year, with new consoles and technologies coming, and this is all before we get the usual raft ...

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2011-12-09 14:14:01 - Firefox Won''t be Able to Update Silently Until Version 12 - Tom''s Hardware Guide

ExtremeTech
Firefox Won't be Able to Update Silently Until Version 12
Tom''s Hardware Guide
Chrome has benefited from silent updates since its launch in 2008 and has since then changed the perception of silent updates being "forced" updates to "convenient" updates. The delay on Mozilla's side raises concerns about the overall competitiveness ...
Opera 11.6: Better but not good enough (Review)ZDNet (blog)
Firefox May Not Recover In 2012ConceivablyTech
Google to douse Firefox for good?Techwatch

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2011-12-09 08:08:39 - Hands on With Twitter''s TweetDeck - Mashable
Hands on With Twitter's TweetDeck
Mashable
That's because it's built in HTML5 and maintains a consistent look and feel across virtually all platforms, including Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, and most browser platforms. Do I like it? I think so. It's easier to read and works smoothly. ...

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2011-12-08 21:33:05 - Wamda Holiday Guide: Check Out the Top 35 Gadgets for 2011 - Wamda
Wamda Holiday Guide: Check Out the Top 35 Gadgets for 2011
Wamda
[tweet] Samsung Chromebook: ($500) : For those wanting to try something different, this really affordable laptop runs Google's Chrome OS, which is ideal for web browsing. Chrome OS ensures really fast boot speeds, expanded battery life, simple syncing ...

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2011-12-08 21:01:24 - Dustin Kirkland Joins Gazzang as Chief Architect - MarketWatch
Dustin Kirkland Joins Gazzang as Chief Architect
MarketWatch (press release)
Kirkland constructed Ubuntu's unique home directory encryption feature on top of eCryptfs -- a model that was replicated by Google within its ChromeOS devices. Prior to Gazzang, Kirkland was Cloud Architect at Canonical, where he was instrumental in ...

2011-12-08 12:07:22 - Windows 8: One OS to Rule Them All? - PCWorld

BBC News
Windows 8: One OS to Rule Them All?
PCWorld (blog)
But, Apple has been moving in a direction to converge iOS and Mac OS X in some ways, and Google seems to blur the line some with Android and its Chrome OS--so Microsoft apparently wants to double down with an OS that can simultaneously run desktops and ...
5 Minutes on The Verge: Paul ThurrottThe Verge
Microsoft Office for the iPad Could Put Pricing Pressure on Windows 8Trefis (subscription)
Microsoft's Windows Store will offer "a bigger bite of the apple"TweakTown (blog)
PC Authority
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2011-12-08 08:01:45 - Floss Hacks, iOS Music, and Full Screen Chrome - Lifehacker
Floss Hacks, iOS Music, and Full Screen Chrome
Lifehacker
Readers offer their best tips for tricking yourself into flossing more often, getting more info about a track in iOS, and using Chrome in full screen mode in OS X. Every day we receive boatloads of great reader tips in our inbox, but for various ...

2011-12-08 03:26:02 - Opera 11.6: Better but not good enough

ZDNet
Opera 11.6: Better but not good enough (Review)
ZDNet (blog)
... as its competition: Chrome, Internet Explorer, or even the beleaguered Firefox, are simply better. On the plus side, Opera 11.6, which is available as a free download for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, has a new HTML5 parser, code-named Ragnarök. ...
Opera 11.60 Web Browser Released, Non-Beliebers Rejoice (Sort of)Social Barrel
Opera releases interim Version 11.6, continues work on hardware accelerationComputerworld
Operating systems are becoming irrelevantAustralian Macworld (blog)

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2011-12-08 02:18:02 - Like Chrome OS? Try Lime for Extra Hardware Support - PCWorld
Like Chrome OS? Try Lime for Extra Hardware Support
PCWorld
Google's Web-centric Chrome OS operating system has drawn considerable interest since its birth two years ago, but not everyone can enjoy it because of the limited hardware it's available on. Aiming to broaden the range of ...

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2011-12-07 17:52:21 - Opera 11.60 Web Browser Released, Non-Beliebers Rejoice

Social Barrel
Opera 11.60 Web Browser Released, Non-Beliebers Rejoice (Sort of)
Social Barrel
Microsoft usually has its own Internet Explorer web browser bundled and installed in every Windows PC while Google's Chrome OS uses the company's Google Chrome web browser as default. To change that, Opera Software encourages people to try other ...

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2011-12-07 03:07:20 - Google Chromebooks Finally Reach Cloud Channel - CRN
Google Chromebooks Finally Reach Cloud Channel
CRN
Launched earlier this year at the Google I/O conference, Google Chromebooks are small, low-cost notebooks based on Google's Chrome OS that access apps and services via the browser. At their launch, Google Apps resellers said they felt left out because ...

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2011-12-06 21:46:34 - Lime: Chromium OS with extra hardware support - The H
Lime: Chromium OS with extra hardware support
The H
Following nearly a one year delay, web developer and hacker Liam "Hexxeh" McLoughlin has released new builds of Lime, a customised Chromium OS-based operating system. Chromium OS is the open source branch of Google's Chrome OS, the company's minimalist ...

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2011-12-06 16:49:03 - Hands On: Samsung Chromebook - the perfect cloud companion? - ComputerWeekly.com

ComputerWeekly.com (blog)
Hands On: Samsung Chromebook - the perfect cloud companion?
ComputerWeekly.com (blog)
You'd be wrong if you thought that Chrome OS is just the Chrome Browser, even though that may seem to be the case at a quick glance, after using it for more than a minute it quickly becomes apparent that there is more to the Chrome OS. ...

2011-12-06 13:11:48 - People increasingly live in the cloud: Google - Times of India

ZDNet
People increasingly live in the cloud: Google
Times of India
You've launched the Chromebook with the Chrome OS. How's the response? We are at the beginning of a long journey. We are incredibly committed to it. This (OS) market is a very mature market. The software experiences you've had on PCs have been around ...
Mozilla denies OS X Leopard 2012 killRegister
Firefox to drop support for Leopard?OnSoftware
Can Mozilla survive without Google?Digitaltrends.com

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2011-12-06 07:04:10 - Add The Pull-To-Refresh Gesture To Chrome And Safari - Lifehacker Australia
Add The Pull-To-Refresh Gesture To Chrome And Safari
Lifehacker Australia
Chrome/Safari: If you love the new “pull to refresh” gesture that seems to be sweeping the nation, you can actually add it to your browser with this simple extension. This only works on Mac OS X Lion, due to the way scrolling works, but it does add a ...

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2011-12-06 05:32:27 - It''s ba-ack. Exploit revives slain browser history bug - Register
It's ba-ack. Exploit revives slain browser history bug
Register
... Chrome, and Firefox browsers. In an informal test carried out by The Register, the attack was able to list recently visited sites on computers running both Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X. It worked even though all three browser makers have ...

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2011-12-06 05:05:20 - Run ChromeOS with a Hint of Lime: ChromiumOS Lime Builds

Geek.com
Run ChromeOS with a Hint of Lime: ChromiumOS Lime Builds (Finally) Available
ReadWriteWeb
ChromiumOS, of course, is the open source release of Google's ChromeOS. Unfortunately, Google doesn't actually do anything quite so helpful as provide installable images of ChromeOS for folks who haven't picked up a Chromebook. ...
Try Chrome OS on a USB stick with LimeGeek.com
Chromium Lime Now Supports Chrome OS on Many More LaptopsLifehacker
Chromium OS Lime offers better hardware support and Java plug-inLiliputing
Engadget
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2011-12-06 00:54:08 - Try Chrome OS on a USB stick with Lime - Geek.com

Geek.com
Try Chrome OS on a USB stick with Lime
Geek.com
Google is slowly trying to change the way we access the web and use online service by replacing the more typical operating systems we mainly rely on today with Chrome OS. The only official way to start using Chrome OS at the moment is to purchase a ...
Chromium Lime Now Supports Chrome OS on Many More LaptopsLifehacker
Chromium OS Lime offers better hardware support and Java plug-inLiliputing
Hexxeh adds a splash of lime to Chromium OS, brings extra hardware and plugin ...Engadget

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2011-12-05 22:10:46 - Chromium Lime Now Supports Chrome OS on Many More Laptops - Lifehacker
Chromium Lime Now Supports Chrome OS on Many More Laptops
Lifehacker
We've shown you how to turn your netbook into a Chromebook with Chromium OS, but if you found that your laptop's Wi-Fi or graphics card wasn't supported, there's a good chance Chromium Lime—Hexxeh's new build of Chromium OS—could work. ...
Chromium OS Lime offers better hardware support and Java plug-inLiliputing
Hexxeh adds a splash of lime to Chromium OS, brings extra hardware and plugin ...Engadget

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2011-12-05 17:10:10 - Hexxeh adds a splash of lime to Chromium OS, brings extra hardware and plugin ... - Engadget
Hexxeh adds a splash of lime to Chromium OS, brings extra hardware and plugin ...
Engadget
The open source version of Google's Chrome OS just got a zesty refresh. Capable of being housed in a mere USB stick, the latest image improves on Hexxeh's Vanilla release with hardware support for more WiFi ...

2011-12-05 16:42:41 - Mozilla denies OS X Leopard 2012 kill - Register
Mozilla denies OS X Leopard 2012 kill
Register
Another reason given was that Firefox on 10.5 had fallen behind the browser on newer versions of OS X. The suggestion of platform amputation came as Firefox officially became the web's number three browser by market share in November. Google's Chrome ...

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2011-12-04 22:08:59 - No Chromebook plans for SA - MyBroadband

MyBroadband
No Chromebook plans for SA
MyBroadband
The Chromebook fits somewhere between a pure cloud terminal and netbook, as it features its own storage (16GB SSD) and runs its own operating system (Google Chrome OS, which uses the Linux kernel), but boots straight into the Google Chrome browser. ...

2011-12-02 15:42:19 - Windows smashed: Could your next PC run Android instead? - Daily Mail

Daily Mail
Windows smashed: Could your next PC run Android instead?
Daily Mail
Google, of course, does already have its own 'light' operating system, Chrome OS, which runs on netbooks such as Samsung's, and is based largely on an internet browser, with 'apps' added. As yet, Chrome OS has not been a huge hit, and few manufacturers ...

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2011-12-02 07:36:04 - New No. 2 in Browser Battle - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal
New No. 2 in Browser Battle
Wall Street Journal
Some of the Chrome apps are free while others are available for a fee, similar to the app markets for Apple Inc. and Google's Android mobile devices. Google also developed a new operating system called Chrome OS that is derived from its browser ...
Google Chrome Browser Tops 18%, or Possibly 25%eWeek
Browsers and extensionsCNET
With Chrome Ascendant, Mozilla Is a Dead Man WalkingTechnology Review (blog)
Digitaltrends.com
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2011-12-02 03:58:27 - 5 Reasons Chrome Should Be Your Work Browser - PCWorld

Technology Review (blog)
5 Reasons Chrome Should Be Your Work Browser
PCWorld (blog)
What is driving Chrome's popularity, and should your business be using it? Google wants us all to live in the browser, businesses included, and is taking steps to make it possible. It's developing the Chrome OS at the same time, which allows its ...
With Chrome Ascendant, Mozilla Is a Dead Man WalkingTechnology Review (blog)
Safari browser usage suddenly tumblesBetaNews

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2011-12-01 22:51:47 - IE9 Continues to Climb on Windows 7 - PCWorld
IE9 Continues to Climb on Windows 7
PCWorld
Contrast that with the Google's Chrome--the big winner for the year--which has gained more than seven percentage points and is poised to overtake Firefox as the second place browser. Actually, by some measures Chrome is already number two. ...

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2011-12-01 22:20:17 - Sooner Or Later Chrome OS Is Doomed - eWEEK Europe UK

eWEEK Europe UK
Sooner Or Later Chrome OS Is Doomed
eWEEK Europe UK
With Google trimming dead wood, the axe might fall on Chrome OS. Clint Boulton asks: is it doomed or just ahead of its time? ReadWriteWeb's Joe Brockmeier published a provacative post about Chrome Operating System Wednesday. The premise? ...
Should Chrome OS Stay or Go Now?Google Watch (blog)

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2011-12-01 20:56:10 - ChangeWave: Siri helps iPhone 4S become the most beloved iPhone yet - 9 to 5 Mac
ChangeWave: Siri helps iPhone 4S become the most beloved iPhone yet
9 to 5 Mac
Having chewed on Apple increasing its lead over Android in mobile OS usage and Chrome surpassing Firefox globally, it's time for some iPhone numbers. According to ChangeWave Research, folks are loving their new iPhone 4S better than the previous model ...

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2011-12-01 11:09:31 - Should Chrome OS Stay or Go Now? - Google Watch
Should Chrome OS Stay or Go Now?
Google Watch (blog)
Google, which behind new-old CEO Larry Page has been trimming a lot of dark matter projects, may want to clip Chrome OS now rather than invest any more money in it or the Chromebooks in the market. The reason? People aren't buying them, partly because ...

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