Chrome OS

Analysts say Chrome OS is an ambitious long-term strategic move, but any impact on the company's financial performance would be years away.

That seems to be the thought behind Chrome OS, a minimalist operating system that Google announced it was working on a couple of months ago.

How much attention are you giving to the role of touch as an interface for Chrome OS?

Chrome nails this experience that I'm looking for, and that's one of the reasons why Chrome OS excites me so much.

Here's what I can say: Most of the user experience in Chrome OS apps still seems to be unpolished.

So, if I had to guess, I would bet that we'll see some sort of Chrome OS beta launch in December.

Google uses the tagline "Nothing but the Web" to promote Chrome OS, but "Nothing without the Web" would be almost as appropriate.

The first machines running Chrome OS, as the new software is to be called, will not be available until late next year.

For instance, I was able to run Linux and an open-source version of Google's Chrome OS on my Mac using Parallels.

Chrome OS netbooks do not have HDDs but instead they use flash based memory solutions or solid state drives (SSD) for that.

While Chrome OS has potential, it will need to add some compelling new features if it is going to top Christmas lists next year.

Other manufacturers are also building devices running Chrome OS, he said.

To be fair, Chrome OS even links to Yahoo and Microsoft's webmail offerings right out of the box.

Last month's announcement of plans for a Google PC operating system, called Chrome OS, was the final straw.

Google wants to capitalize on this trend with Google Chrome OS and its own bevy of online services.

With a strong focus on speed, the Chrome OS promises nearly instant boot times of about 7 seconds for users to login to their computers.

Google Android and Chrome OS, of course, will probably be optimized for WebM, something Google may try to use as a marketing advantage.

The fact that Chrome OS is largely Web-based perturbs Stallman because a great amount of users' data will be stored on Google's cloud.

Instead, Chrome OS is only shipping on specific hardware from manufacturers Google has partnered with.

Google has big plans for the Chrome OS. It has built-in features it claims will work great with future touch-screen hardware.

Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks.

In practice it is likely to be many years, if ever, before Chrome OS can hope to rival the entrenched Windows operating system.

The code base used to build the OS is open-source - that means anyone take the code and create their own version of Chrome OS.

No one outside of Google has even seen Chrome OS yet, but it's already stirring concern with privacy advocates.

That means Chrome OS applications will also work with other browsers that are compliant with the latest web standards.

Will Chrome OS be tracking your on- and offline behavior by default as well?

Perhaps Google's most important offering in the past year was the Chrome OS, an operating system designed to run Web applications.

Google has announced the culmination of its CR-48 pilot program: two Chrome OS-powered notebooks manufactured by Acer and Samsung.

Its new Chrome OS will power notebooks that essentially act as Web browsers, and run programs stored in the cloud, not on a hard disk.

The Web Store will, of course, be an integral part of the Chrome OS environment.

In my tests, I found this early Chrome OS machine to be fast, with decent battery life and almost instant resumption from sleep.

Google took the wraps off of its first Chrome OS-powered textbook Cr-48 at an event in San Francisco Wednesday, US media reported.

All applications written for Chrome OS will be web-based, although it will allow users to work offline and synchronise changes later.

Every Chrome OS laptop will come with free Verizon data service providing 100MB of data per month for two years.

At the end of the day, Chrome OS is an exciting, but not fully realized, vision.

Speaking to The Register, the chip maker confirmed that at least on some level they are working with Google in the development of Chrome OS.

If Google can persuade Apple to provide a version that runs on Linux, people may move over to Chrome OS.

Even by Chrome OS's launch next year, there's no reason to believe the landscape will have changed significantly by then.

Chrome OS's brand-new features consist of two things: application tabs and panels.

Companies like these bring big partnerships to the table, as Google has already managed to do for Chrome OS.

In particular, the iPad represents a head-butt to another bold new model for computing: Google's Chrome OS.

Chrome OS's most obvious target is Microsoft Corp. , which has long dominated sales of operating systems for PCs.

For now, Chrome OS is an exciting glimpse at the future of computing, but not a practical device for the majority of users.

Chrome OS will be a cloud-based environment, depending on access to online services.

It's not a consumer laptop, it's a test machine designed to showcase how Chrome OS netbooks will work.

The new OS does away with desktop applications entirely - everything you use on Google Chrome OS runs on the web.

The first netbooks running Chrome OS, he explains, will not be available for consumers before the second half of next year.

There's a lot of hoopla right now that Google's Chrome OS has been delayed and will miss the stated release date of "this year" .

A couple days ago, Daring Fireball wondered if the real key for Chrome OS (and netbooks) may be to serve as your secondary computer.

They claim to be working with several OEMs to bring Chrome OS-bearing netbooks to market as early as the second half of 2010.

Chrome OS would also allow users to work offline and synchronise changes later.

Google announced Chrome OS in 2009, promising the cloud-centric operating system would be available in 2010.

The Atom processor inside will probably need a boost before Chrome OS hardware hits the shelves.

Google has announced which hardware firms have pledged to build machines that will run its Chrome OS.

Analysts estimate about 2 percent of PC users will try out the Chrome OS in its first year.

While analysts say Chrome OS is no Windows-killer, just yet, that doesn't mean Microsoft shouldn't be worried.

The Google Chrome OS is expected to be available in the 2nd half of next year.

But when I tried the Samsung Series 5, a "Chromebook" that runs Google's Chrome OS, it kept locking up and requiring reboots.

At this stage, Chrome OS can't do anything with USB flash drives or SD memory cards, and can't synchronize phones.

Videos demonstrating Chrome OS's user interface, security, fast boot and other features are below the jump.

Also, Chrome OS updates itself with newer versions when available.

Of course, we can't help but wonder if this work isn't also being done in preparation for the upcoming release of the Google Chrome OS.

In bringing Chrome OS to market, Google has taken on some powerful partners.

For now, of course, there is no Chrome OS to speak of.

Google makes no money directly from open-source software like Chrome OS.

But now that the news is out, has Chrome OS lost its shine?

Google Print, while still in beta, will be supported within Chrome OS.

Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS.

Google Chrome OS is a new operating system for computers.

Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android.

Finally, the biggest downside: Because it's a cloud-oriented system, Chrome OS is almost useless if you lack an Internet connection.

The Chrome OS and Android are both ideal for pushing Google's net-centric view of computing.

The Chrome OS program is also going well, and we look forward to launching devices with our partners later this year.

Like Chrome OS, which is built on top of Linux, Gazelle isn't really a new operating system.

The first Chrome OS textbooks will be available in late 2010, Pichai said.

As an open-source system based on freely available Linux software, Chrome OS takes aim at that.

First, you need to get an image of Chrome OS.

You Can't Just Install Chrome OS - You Have to Buy a New Netbook