First Google Chrome OS screenshots leaked? Update: it’s a fake
It’s not much, in fact, these screenshots are incredibly easy to fake. Still, a hastily constructed WordPress blog has been setup to host what are claimed to be the world’s first screenshots of Google’s new Chrome OS — hailed as both a Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X killer or a Google FUD generator depending upon who you’re listening to. As the story is told, a Google representative demonstrated a private beta build of the OS to an anonymous Acer parts...
Read More
Google names Chrome OS compatriots, Dell noticeably absent
Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments — according to the latest Chrome OS update from Google, you’re looking at the company’s initial ragtag team of co-conspirators for its entry into the operating system business. With Adobe’s involvement, we can assume Flash support is a given, and the others unsurprisingly run the gamut of netbook and smartbook players. We can’t help but notice a couple of conspicuous absences...
Read MoreInternet Guru Leo Laporte To Talk At Tedx Dubai
TEDx Dubai 2009 announced yesterday that internet legend Leo Laporte will speak at its October 10 conference. Laporte is a journalist specialized in technology; he hosts and produces the most popular technology shows on the Internet. His shows are hosted on the This Week In Technology network (TWIT). All of his productions are available completely for free – he runs his business exclusively through a few sponsors and listeners donations; it is a revolution in the making, the real proof...
Read More