Eee PC

Google is offering its latest operating system based on the company’s Chrome web browser. The Chrome OS is designed to operate on low-powered computers which are tagged as Chromebooks or Chromeboxes. While Chromebooks haven’t been that successful, Chrome OS isn’t that popular nowadays. However, Google says the Chrome OS laptops are getting popular with schools. [...]

Samsung is updating its Series 5 Chromebook by ditching Intel Atom N570 dual core processor for a faster Intel Celeron processor. The refreshed version trades its slick cover for something muted, with more discreet logo placement. It will also showcase a matte, 12.1-inch, 300-nit display. The new Chromebook will still have a 16GB solid state [...]

Soon, Google’s Chrome OS won’t be the only web-based OS in town. If things go according to plan, Mozilla is set to launch its own web-based OS for handheld and other mobile devices with the help of HTML5. Mozilla plans on doing this through a project called “Boot to Gecko” (B2G) which they announced today [...]

Rumors have been going around the web that Google are to hold an event next week, Tuesday 7th December, where they will unveil their own branded netbook, running the Chrome OS. The event was at first just speculation but, has now been confirmed and Engadget will be attending the event. This hopefully means the rumors [...]

If you’re one of the many people who have been looking forward to the release of Google’s open-source Chrome operating system since the day it was first announced, then you’ll be glad to know that Google’s VP of product management Sundar Pichai spoke at Computex 2010 in Taipei and said Chrome OS is on track [...]