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The Weekly Round-Up: 17.07.09
Round-Up The last time I checked you don't need two client operating systems," he said of Google's Chrome and Android. Last week a lot of people got very excited and waved their arms about after Google announced... [17 Jul 2009]
Office 2010: You're not getting in without an invite
News The applications, which run in Safari, Firefox and Internet Explorer, are aimed at both expanding the number of Office users within businesses, as well as holding the ground threatened by Google Docs and other web-based... [13 Jul 2009]
Is there a place for Android and Chrome? Google says yes
News Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems. Among the many... [13 Jul 2009]
Google reveals who's on board for Chrome hardware
News Google has named the hardware companies that will make products tailored for its recently announced Chrome operating system. Chrome OS, which will be Linux-based, was introduced by Google on Tuesday.... [09 Jul 2009]
What does Google's Chrome OS mean for Android?
News This week saw Google announce its first foray into the world of the desktop operating system with the Linux-based Chrome OS. But given Google already seems to have a viable netbook... [09 Jul 2009]
Android on your desktop gets its second alpha
News The developers of the LiveAndroid project have released the second alpha version of their software, which allows users to try out Google's mobile operating system without having to install it on a handset. [09 Jul 2009]
Google Chrome: Do PC makers really want another OS?
News Google is gearing up for an assault next year on Microsoft's dominance in PC operating systems, yet the companies that would have to be complicit in the battle are keeping quiet. Judging by their public reactions to... [09 Jul 2009]
Chrome OS: What Google can do, Ubuntu does better
Comment Following Google's announcement it's joining the OS party, Renai LeMay asks, has the search giant got what it takes to fully embrace open source? Google's revelation today that it will create its own... [08 Jul 2009]
Google to launch netbook operating system next year
News Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web and is being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems," Sundar Pichai,... [08 Jul 2009]
Free apps way to woo users into opening wallets?
News Templeton said the approach was inspired by consumer technologies such as iTunes and Google Apps. By getting XenServer for free, Templeton said, Citrix hopes businesses will buy the licensed products it makes that work... [17 Jun 2009]
Testing times for the cloud: IBM gets involved
News IBM's focus on development mirrors moves by Microsoft with Azure and Google with App Engine. The company said this service significantly reduces power consumption, simplifies management and can cut lower-end support... [17 Jun 2009]
Google crossbreeds Outlook, Google Apps with new tool
News Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook, announced on Tuesday, is a plug-in that lets companies adopt Google Apps mail infrastructure as the back-end for their email and personal information management... [10 Jun 2009]
Intel: From silicon company - to software company?
News Wind River supports not just moblin but also Google's Linux-based Android operating system for mobile phones. Apple, which uses Intel chips in desktop and notebook computers, has its own iPhone business... [05 Jun 2009]
Google: Apps to shun OS for the desktop
News Google spent Wednesday morning trying to get developers excited about the next generation of web technologies by showing off how future web applications will mimic desktop apps. In his speech kicking off... [28 May 2009]
Minority Report: Apple, Google closer than ever?
Comment Mac OS X has grown its market share with years of impressive quarterly growth while Google's mobile OS Android is threatening to break out from the smartphone space and into the desktop/notebook arena. [26 May 2009]
