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Google sets ‘late autumn’ release date for Chrome OS

A Google vice president has announced that the company’s Chrome operating system will be launched in the “late autumn” of this year, and will initially be targeted at users of laptops and netbooks. The company’s first step into the OS market, Chrome OS will compete directly with Windows 7 on its release, by offering users speedy access to online applications such as Gmail and Google Docs from a simplified operating system. Initially to be released with netbooks and laptops in mind, Chrome OS hopes to appeal to workers and net fans on the go, by stripping down and streamlining to make an operating system that’s fast and focused on connectivity. PC Pro reports that the Mountain View giant has not yet revealed which partner companies it will be working with to develop Chrome-ready netbooks and tablet computers , though it has denied earlier rumours that Acer was working on developing a Chrome netbook. Sundar Pichai, head of the Google Chrome project, told attendees at the Computex PC show: “We will be selective on how we come to market because we want to deliver a great user experience. “We’re thinking on both the hardware and software levels.” Recent developments like Google’s acquisition of 3D desktop software BumpTop indicate that the company is looking to make a big splash with its new operating system, despite Microsoft’s recent dismissal of its competitor’s plans for an open source operating system, which it claims will mean software developers need to create numerous versions of applications to work on different systems. “Chrome OS is one of the few future operating systems for which there are already millions of applications that work,” Pichai explained

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Microsoft unveils Internet Explorer 9 preview

Microsoft has unveiled a preview of the next version of its newest web browser, Internet Explorer 9, which focuses on performance and will include HTML5 integration.

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Google Apps Marketplace launched

Google has announced the official opening of its Google Apps Marketplace, where users can discover and install third-party applications that “deeply integrate” with Google Apps.

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Google unveils plans for tablet to rival iPad

Never one to stand idly by while competitors garner industry hype, Google has unveiled concept designs for its own version of Apple’s iPad . CNN Money reports that it is unlikely Google’s tablet will be available until at least 2011, but preliminary designs have already been posted to chromium.org, the website of Google Chrome OS . Observing the design mock-up, CNN explained: “The designs showed a user interface that includes large, square icons and controls, navigation tabs on the side and the ability to run multiple programs in separate, side-by-side windows at once

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October browser market share unveiled

The battle of the browsers is still one easily shattered by Internet Explorer, but it looks like other browsers are carving their niches in the market, with Firefox and Google Chrome amongst those that have seen increases in users. IE, however, dropped just over a per cent from 65.71 per cent to 64.64 per cent this month, say stats taken from Net Applications.

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Microsoft’s online Office restricted to ‘familiar’ web browsers

Microsoft’s upcoming software suite Office Web Apps, the company’s answer to free online competitors such as Google Docs , will only be compatible with certain web browsers, the Register reports. Office Web Apps, intended as a lightweight online counterpart to Office 2010, will not be compatible with competing web browsers such as Google Chrome or Opera.

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Google Chrome OS - a Windows-killer in the making?

If anyone was ever in doubt over Google’s ongoing efforts to dominate the internet world, its most recent announcement - that it is launching its own operating system - is sure to remove any uncertainties. Google Chrome OS was revealed last night in an official blog post by Sundar Pichai , who said that the new operating system was “[Google's] attempt to re-think what operating systems should be.” Google Chrome OS is described as a “new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel”, and is designed for people who spend most of their time on the web, with application developers using the web as the platform. And since it’s an open source project, applications created for Google Chrome OS will also be able to run on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux, according Pichai

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