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Google has released Chromium OS*, the open source precursor to their Chrome OS (which Google says will be “ready for users” in a year). Google in a blog post explains that the Chrome operating system will be all about web apps, not traditional apps, so the “entire experience” takes place within the browser. Additional focus [...]

Google is planning to hold a special Chrome OS event at its headquarters in Mountain View, CA this Thursday morning. The plan is to give some technical background information as well as show off some demos. More notably, they will be giving a “complete overview” of the new OS, which they say will launch [...]

A customizable cell phone called the xpPhone will be available running the full desktop version of Windows 7 (or Windows XP or DOS). The phone will run on multiple carriers and multiple wireless technologies — and even using multiple simultaneous SIM cards.
The idea with this phone is that it’s a build-to-order device, like a [...]

Google’s Chrome OS project, first announced in July, will become available for download within a week, we’ve heard from a reliable source. Google previously said to expect an early version of the OS in the fall.
Check convincing and not so convincing screenshots of Chrome OS over the last several months. The good news is [...]

In exciting, but not unexpected news, Google has has put its name behind the brainchild of three of their in-house genius programmers. But it’s not a web app, nor is it an enterprise solution — it’s not even a downloadable tool like their Chrome browser. They’ve actually gone and invented a new language. [...]

Less than two weeks after they released the first beta, Mozilla is back with Firefox 3.6 beta 2. This release includes over 190 bug fixes from beta 1, in addition to the already existing performance boosts and support for one-click themes.
You can grab the latest straight from the Firefox beta page; if you’re already using [...]