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Linux Users Can Try The Chrome OS Browser Right Now

10:12AM John Herrman | Google spilled some choice Chrome OS guts yesterday, leaving us with a heap of files to sift through. The best part? It included the browser. Google’s files have been pulled, but Linux users can still download Chrome for Chrome here. More »
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Acer’s Android Netbook Arriving In Time For The Eggnog

7:20AM Joanna Stern | There isn’t a lack of Android MIDs and smartphones these days, and soon there will be an Android netbook on the market. Acer will release its dual boot Android, Windows XP Aspire One in time for the holidays. More »
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Will We See Google Chrome OS In The Mobile Space?

3:40AM Adrian Covert | At today’s Mobilebeat 2009 Conference, Google VP of Engineering Vic Gundotra spoke about mobile platforms and what enables success. Interestingly enough, Gundotra quickly mentioned web app development as the future of successful mobile platforms. Does he mean Chrome OS? More »
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Failed Mobile And Desktop OSes That Time Forgot

3:45AM Dan Nosowitz | In the wake of the Google Chrome OS news, it’s worth taking a look back at those other OSes that just didn’t quite make it. Not to say that Chrome OS is doomed, but these are murky, unforgiving waters. More »
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Microsoft VP On Chrome: “Most Of What Google Does Is Defensive”

1:15AM Dan Nosowitz | Microsoft’s Vice President of Developer and Platform Evangelism, Walid Abu-Hadba, explained in an interview what he thinks Google’s real motivation for creating the Chrome OS might be, and according to him, it’s not out of love for the consumer. More »
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Google Chrome OS Screenshots Are Fake, Just Like We Thought

8:21AM Dan Nosowitz | John Herrman was pretty sceptical of the Chrome OS screenshots we saw this morning, and as it turns out, rightly so; their creator has piped up and admitted their falsity. More »
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Are These The First Chrome OS Screenshots?

6:54PM John Herrman | It’s hard to totally disprove these first Chrome OS shots, though there are plenty of reasons to be suspect. Setting our scepticism aside for a second, here’s what alleged leakster allegedly saw, allegedly: More »
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Google Chrome OS Partners: PC, Netbook, Chip-Makers, But Not Dell

10:34AM Dan Nosowitz | Google released a partial list of their Chrome OS partners, and it includes most of the big boys you’d expect, from all sectors of the computing world, from full-featured PCs to netbooks to handhelds, plus Adobe for some Flash support. More »
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Giz Explains: What The Hell’s Google Chrome OS?

7:50AM Matt Buchanan | Google. Chrome. OS. Just reading that makes my pants tingle. But, uh, what is it exactly? More »
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Rumour: ‘Google Chrome OS’ In The Works For Netbooks

2:45PM Adrian Covert | Ars Technica has received confirmation from two sources that Google is working on new software named Google Chrome OS, which will offer a cloud-based, OS experience around the browser. And rumours also suggest it could be released as early as tomorrow. More »