Been itching to try out the Chromium OS on a dedicated laptop? Looks like your best bet in Australia comes from Google fanboy Ruslan Kogan in the shape of the new Agora 12 ultra portable laptop launching next week. More »
After knocking around on Windows since last August, the Google Chrome Canary pre-dev build is now available for Macs. In the words of Google, “it automatically updates more frequently than the Dev channel, and does not undergo any manual testing before each release. Because we expect it to be unstable and, at times, unusable, you can run it concurrently with a Dev, Beta or Stable version of Google Chrome.” [Chromium Blog]
RockMelt, the social web browser that’s built on top of the tech that powers Chrome, has finally come out of beta and is available for everyone to download and get their social browsing on. [RockMelt via TechCrunch]
While it could just be a screengrabbed imaged displayed in the Photos app, we’re inclined to believe it’s the real deal as Hexxeh already has a proven track record in Chromium OS builds. More »
Google’s adapted the aesthetics of Chrome OS slightly, making it even less-cluttered and easier-looking to use, as some screengrabs found in the Chromium OS code page show. More »
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What’s Google’s Native Client SDK? A way to develop web apps that use native code like C or C++. This, plus OpenGL-powered hardware graphics acceleration? Google’s world, where the browser is the OS, looks more and more possible everyday. [Chromium]
Google hinted at their aspirations towards putting everything – including printing – in the cloud when they first announced Chrome OS last year. Today, they’re taking the first steps with Google Cloud Print: a vision of a web, mobile and desktop printing ecosystem without drivers. Presumably, you’ll be able to print from any device to any printer in the world. More »
Google’s ANGLE project, launched today, will allow their Chrome OS to be able to access graphics hardware using the OpenGL ES 2.0 API. What this means to you: 3D graphics in your browser! More »
