Speculation: Google Chrome netbooks this month?

By the end of this year, Google Chrome operating system will be out and about. According to Digitimes, the first devices to use the OS will be out by the end of November. The site also said that the company is also releasing a Chrome notebook using the new OS under its namesake. The first [...]

Google Chrome OS aka Chromium OS details

We have mentioned Google Chrome OS and Chrome OS netbooks and MIDs many times here on Gadgetmix.com. Well, as expected Google has revealed few more details about the Chromium OS today. We were looking forward for its BETA release or launch of some netbook running Chromium OS, but that did not happen.

Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.

However, we got some juicy details of what the Google wants Chrome OS to do:

• It certainly is not going to replace your desktop OS. It can do so if the only activity you do on a computer is web-browsing and chat. The apps that will be used on the Chromium OS will be using HTML5. In simple words, these are web-based apps, that completely depend on the Internet connection. So, no Internet connection means that app would be useless
• Boot time of mere 7 seconds: Although this will greatly depend on the hardware it will be run on, but Google wants to keep the boot times as short as possible. Google is even touting it as “Instant on OS”. Note that Google is still optimizing its code for even shorter boot times
• Google’s Chromium OS comes with these web-apps: Picase Web, Hulu, YouTube, Google’s Music app and Notepad
• Right now, Google’s main aim is to get it on as many netbooks and MIDs as it can. It will be made available for both x86 as-well-as ARM infrastructures.
• Expect machines to be out before the Christmas season commences
• Right now, Google is making only its source code available for download.

Santa Claus to bring Chrome OS Netbooks!

There is a latest hearsay that, netbooks with Google’s Chrome OS by Lenovo and Acer are in pipeline which will be released by Christmas. Infact in the past several rumors were surfaced one of them reported by Google that Chrome OS netbooks to be out in the end of this year by HP, Lenovo and Acer.

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Chrome Netbook coming from China – Fullong Mini – made by Lemote

Now, who would have ever thought that the first Chrome netbook will be from a local Chinese company. The name of the company is Lemote that is partially funded by Chinese government.

They are planning to unveil two Android netbooks, named Fullong Mini and Yellong notebook. Both are powered by a Loongson processor, which is also designed in China.

Google Chrome OS Netbooks to arrive in Mid-October

Google Chrome OS has been one of the mostly discussed tech-topics from the past couple of months. Plethora of manufactures are working on netbooks that will run Google Chrome OS.

The latest buzz about the Chrome OS netbooks is that they will make their appearance into the netbook scene in mid-October. It would certainly very interesting to see Chrome OS netbooks coming during Windows 7′s launch (Oct 22)