As the second and final keynote address at Google’s developer conference winds down, we’re left with news of Google’s web-only Chrome OS (operating system) and the machines that’ll power it.
You may recall that Google announced Chrome OS notebooks late last year and shipped out a whole bunch of prototype units to people in …
Techland and our partner site Technologizer are teaming up to bring you live coverage of Google’s special event in San Francisco, starting at 12:30 pm Eastern. No need to refresh: Sit back and enjoy the show as Technologizer’s Harry McCracken and Techland’s Doug Aamoth bring you the latest news.
Need a laptop? Mainly for web stuff?
How does $20 per month sound?
That’s the deal reportedly about to be announced by Google any moment now.
For your $20, you’ll get a Chrome laptop – a cousin of the experimental CR-48 notebooks the company was handing out a few months ago (see Doug’s review of one here).
It will be a cheap …
So a lot happened yesterday. But somewhere, all amid Google’s I/O conference in San Francisco, Google executive Andy Rubin (who happens to be the head of Android) suggested that the next Nexus device might be coming in time stuff your stockings.
Asked about the Nexus brand, Rubin pointedly said, “The Nexus has been the thing that we …
At last, we can put the Google Music rumors to bed, because Google has finally launched the darned thing.
But you can’t try Google Music yet, because the service is invite-only. For now, just imagine a web-based version of iTunes. You store all your songs online, and then they’re accessible from any Flash-equipped web browser, along …
Google’s 2011 developer conference kicked off on Tuesday, May 10. Did you see the live blog? It’s O.K. if you didn’t. I’m not one of those How dare you not read everything I write! kind of writers. I just sort of fell into this whole blogging thing a few years back after my career in modern dance was cut short due to my lack of talent, …
Techland and our partner site Technologizer are teaming up to bring you live coverage of Google’s special event in San Francisco, starting at 12 pm Eastern. No need to refresh: Sit back and enjoy the show as Technologizer’s Harry McCracken and Techland’s Doug Aamoth bring you the latest news.
Business cards: can’t stand them. Can. Not. Stand. Them. If you want me to be able to get ahold of you, just give me your fax number, okay? Teletype works, too. In a pinch, I’ll hit you on your beeper—if I leave “911” after my callback number, call back quickly! It’s an emergency.
Let’s get totally serious, though. If I’m given a …
Google’s apparently decided they’re going to unveil its music service – with or without the support of music industry execs. Let’s get ready to rock ‘n roll.
According to several reports, Google’s is preparing to show off its cloud-based music service, Music Beta, during today’s I/O conference in San Francisco. We’ve …
Looks like the fight for Skype is over. Just last week, reports surfaced that both Google and Facebook were looking at joint deals with the VOIP company, but now Microsoft has apparently finalized a buyout – for $8.5 billion, according to AllThingsD.
Follow-up: Microsoft Makes Skype Purchase Official: What You Should Know
If the …
Google’s flagship Android phone has finally landed on Sprint as the Nexus S 4G. It went on sale over the weekend for $200 through Sprint and $150 at Best Buy.
Announced at the CTIA conference in March, the Nexus S 4G is similar to the model that launched on T-Mobile in December, but with support for Sprint’s WiMax 4G network. The …
The future of online news is social… and surprisingly casual. The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism has released results of a study into audience behavior for the top 25 news sites in the U.S., and those results underline existing wisdom and offer a new idea of who is reading their news online, and how often, …
