Unfazed by the general public’s poor response to first-generation Chrome OS hardware, Google and Samsung have introduced a couple of new devices featuring the cloud-based OS. The Series 5 550 is an update to last year’s Series 5 chromebook, whereas the Series 3 Chromebox is the first of its kind.
If Acer and Samsung thought that they were forever going to have the Chromebook market all to themselves, we’ve some seriously bad news for the two companies. A Japanese rival seems to be gearing up to invade what has essentially been their collective fiefdom till now. Hit the jump for more.
Google tried to change the way we think about computing when it launched its Chromebook platform. These devices are the result of a three-way between a laptop, netbook, and the almighty cloud, the end result of which is an 11.6-inch or 12.1-inch notebook with just enough lower end components to scrape by living in the cloud. The next generation of Chromebooks, however, will be better spec'd for improved performance, among other things.
Remember Chrome OS? Google's cloud-based operating system was all over the news when Chromebooks first came out, and then they virtually disappeared from headlines. Until recently, that is. Acer a few days ago announced a price drop for its AC700 Chromebook, and Samsung said it was coming out with a Piano Black color option. But the biggest news is that HTC seems at least mildly interested in Chrome OS.
Google on Wednesday announced the release of Chrome 15 on the Stable Channel for Chromebooks. This Chrome OS update brings a number of new features, but perhaps none more noteworthy than support for the NTFS file system. Hit the jump for a list of new features and enhancements introduced by this update.
Google’s cloud-based Chrome OS was seen as a threat to Windows by some (highly excitable) people when the search giant first talked about it in 2009. This was especially thought to be a possibility where the limited computing needs of the less tech savvy were concerned. That threat, however, never materialized. But Google isn’t ready to give up yet. It’s now trying to convince PC vendors to begin selling desktops with the cloud-based OS.
Remote desktop access tools are nothing new. Even Chromebooks have had a few third-party remote access solutions for quite sometime now. However, we have always been more interested in the first-party remote access capability that Google promised last year. This past Friday, Google finally delivered on that promise, releasing Chrome Remote Desktop beta version. Hit the jump for more.
With the Black Hat security conference going on right now, it’s the season for new hacks. Although, we didn’t really expect Google’s cloud-based Chrome OS to be a star this year. Google highlighted the increased security of Chrome OS when it was announced, but a team of security researchers has managed to use web tools to gain access to user data.
The 11.6-inch Acer AC700 Chromebook, which was originally scheduled to arrive on June 15, 2011 as the Cromia, is now finally available. Despite the reasonably long delay, Acer has only managed to bring the Wi-Fi version of the AC700 to the market, with the 3G version scheduled for release later this summer. Hit the jump for more.
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