Tag Archives: Chrome OS dual boot
thechromesource Daily: Links for 3/30/11
Posted on 30. Mar, 2011 by Daniel Cawrey. 
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It’s questionable whether a Google-sanctioned Chrome OS device would be dual boot capable.
You can now manage your music in a browser tab with this HTML5-based MP3 player – and even can use it offline.
While they’re saying that it doesn’t affect many users as a whole, Google is taking steps to help deal with tab overload.
Google has awarded its Gigabit service program to the residents of Kansas City, KS.
Is Google’s +1 button going to be able to compete against Facebook?
Chrome OS Devices Will Mass Ship in Second Half 2011, Be at Computex?
Posted on 30. Mar, 2011 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
Four companies are expected to start selling Chrome OS notebooks in large quantities during the second half of 2011. The devices are expected to have between 10-12″ screen sizes, Intel Atom or NVIDIA Tegra 2 processors and one or more may have dual operating system support, according to the Taiwan-based Digitimes.
The companies include Samsung and Acer, which have already be identified by Google as initial hardware partners, as well as Asustek and Sony. The report also says that while both Dell and HP are testing Chrome OS internally, they have not yet made a decision whether or not they will produce them this year.
What’s promising to hear is that both Acer and Asus models are expected to have a retail price under $300. I wrote a few weeks ago that I thought this would be an ideal range to sell these devices, as many early adopters and regular users of Google services would be willing to give a Chrome OS laptop a try for that price. Digitimes also identifies the Sony device to specifically come with a Tegra 2 ARM processor and an 11.6″ screen.
It’s also entirely possible that one or more devices will be shown at Computex, being held May31-June 2 in Taipei, Taiwan. This is probably highly dependent on what Google announces regarding Chrome during the I/O conference in the first part of May.
I’d say that this is exciting news, but as always it’s best to take Digitimes’ reports with a grain of salt. They aren’t always right with their information, but that might not be because their sources are wrong, just that things can often change, especially since Google is working closely with its hardware partners to make a Chrome OS launch successful.
via Digitimes
Chrome OS a Perfect Candidate to Add onto Every PC
Posted on 10. Mar, 2011 by Daniel Cawrey. 1 Comments
I read with great interest the fact that HP has made the decision to add its WebOS platform to every PC that they manufacturer. As you may or may not know, WebOS is a project that came over from HP’s purchase of Palm. I’ve struggled to understand where WebOS, which is positioned in Chrome OS’s market, was going to fit in with HP’s overall strategy, but this move makes sense.
HP already owns WebOS, and they need to do something with it, lest they just let it die. Why not add it to every software image for each PC with the company’s logo? They aren’t losing anything by doing that since the cost of developing that operating system has already been spent for the most part.
Google should try to do the same thing with Chrome OS. The problem with that is the fact that there’s very little chance that Google will ever sell PCs with their logo; they have to convince other manufacturers that dual-boot PCs with Windows and Chrome OS make business sense.
Video: Could Chrome OS Plus Ubuntu be the Dual Boot Solution?
Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 2 Comments
Just came across this video showing Chrome OS and then a quick boot to Ubuntu. This makes me wonder whether using Chrome OS and Ubuntu as a dual boot solution would help to ease those fears about going completely into a cloud environment:
One thing noticeable is that there was no login at the boot as if this build was somehow packaged without it. For more information, head on over to http://www.chromium.jp as it looks like a build made from this version will be available from there.
