Google Chrome OS is Official, Web Store Open for Business
At a live event in San Francisco today, Google officially launched Chrome OS, a lightweight and fast operating system based on the similarly speedy Chrome web browser. The event kicked off with a little background on Chrome and an update on just how fast it has become. When Chrome was first announced two years ago, [...]
Read MoreToshiba Tablet Trio and Chrome OS for Netbooks Coming Sooner Than You Think
Digitimes reports that Toshiba is developing a set of 3 tablets which will debut at CES 2011 in about a month. Each of the three tablets will run one of Android, Google Chrome OS, or Windows 7. The three new tablet PCs are expected to adopt different operating systems: Microsoft’s Windows 7 and Google’s Android [...]
Read MoreGoogle eBooks Launches with 3 million eBooks, Nexus S Launches with Gingerbread
Google has officially launched their Google eBooks service, which we previously referred to as Google Editions. According to Google, the service offers 3 million eBooks from your choice of book sellers and devices. Today is the first page in a new chapter of our mission to improve access to the cultural and educational treasures we [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 12-03-2010
Google Makes Being Bad to Customers Bad for Business The New York Times reported that one company, Decor My Eyes, was able to game the Google algorithms to get customers. The twist here is that they didn’t find some slick tech exploit or technique, they just engaged in a campaign of harassment against the costumer. This garnered [...]
Read MoreGoogle Set to Step Into E-Books
Google is finally launching Google Editions, a long-awaited e-book service that will either change the game or fail miserably. Just as most Google services, Google Editions focuses on being able to access your e-books anywhere. You can buy the books from Google or from third-party retailers and access them across all your screens (browser, smartphone, [...]
Read MoreGoogle Doodle Recognizes Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks sparked our freedom movement when, on this day 55 years ago, she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. Tired of giving in, the then secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) started a chain of events leading to the Montgomery [...]
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