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Video: Mozilla Announces Webian, a Chrome-like Desktop Shell
Posted on 08. Jun, 2011 by Daniel Cawrey. 
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Here’s a quick overview of Mozilla’s new cloud interface for PCs called Webian Shell. Essentially this is an effort to capture the wave that is Chrome OS by offering a “shell” that works with your traditional operating system. There’s actually an app in the Chrome Web Store called Jolicloud that does this as well. Many of the concepts in this video remind me of what Google has been saying about the future of the computing experience in that almost everything that we do today on computers resides on the web.
Do you think Webian Shell is a competitor to Chrome? Would you use it?
Chrome OS Ahead of its Time? A Quick Look at the Competition…
Posted on 29. Mar, 2011 by Daniel Cawrey. 1 Comments
Yesterday, I wrote about Microsoft’s plan to offer a secure cloud environment called ServiceOS. I also pointed out that companies like Motorola and Baidu are also planning to create a cloud operating system. Reading about the fact that some of these companies are creating their own lightweight operating system I had to wonder – is Chrome OS like software version of the tablet for Apple – ahead of its time? Now that its coming, many want to get in and there’s probably even more companies out there that we don’t even know about working on their own.
One has to consider that since Google has been working on this project since 2009 that they have already moved further ahead than other organizations on their project. The fact that there is a open source project based on Chrome OS is also helpful because that means there are a lot more eyeballs on the project than that of a proprietary-only one.
Nevertheless, it would seem as though many companies may try to develop their own web-based operating system. This is especially true if they are a hardware manufacturer or have an ecosystem to build upon.
Thousands of Jolicloud App Users May Have a Point
Posted on 24. Mar, 2011 by Julian West. 9 Comments
I will admit that I was tempted to dismiss the Jolicloud App of simply jumping on the cloud computing bandwagon. But you know what? I’ve reconsidered. While I feel ambivalence to certain features, Jolicloud’s “App Store” really shows some possibility. And yes, it really does appear to have a ton of users in the Chrome Web Store.
Jolicloud’s interface is very similar to Chrome, almost to the point of redundancy. Like Chrome, Jolicloud presents your web apps as icons lined up in rows across the screen. To access your apps, you simply click on them, and it will take you to the web page from which they are hosted. There is a search box on the top, a bit like Google’s Omnibox, but not as integrated into the web as Chrome.
The sharing aspect of the Jolicloud app doesn’t work for me. While I understand how powerful sharing things can be on the internet, it would be more helpful if Jolicloud users could share their favorite applications outside the Jolicloud user base so others — perhaps their Facebook friends or Twitter followers — could be exposed to more web based applications.
thechromesource Daily: Links for 3/7/11
Posted on 07. Mar, 2011 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
With so many application programming interfaces, Google has decided to release an API Explorer to help developers.
The Cloud Save extension is a useful tool for Chrome, but some think that it should be a feature that Google provides.
Chrome OS rival Jolicloud has changed the name of their operating system to Joli OS in an attempt to avoid cloud confusion.
Firefox 4 appears to be having the same problem with graphics drivers that Chrome has had.
Mozilla has released the first developer version of its open webapps project.
Chrome OS Competitor Jolicloud in the Web Store
Posted on 27. Dec, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
I had heard rumblings that Jolicloud, an operating system that is positioned to compete against Chrome OS, was in the Chrome Web Store. When I went searching for it, there it was! If you’re not aware, Jolicloud is a French company focused on cloud operating systems; they even have their own netbook called the Jolibook.
But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves here. Even though Jolicloud talks about being in the cloud, it is not the same as Chrome OS. While it does allow for cloud based applcations, it also has a native app component to it as well. I found that to be true even in the Chrome Web Store version.
Video: Hands-on With the Jolibook
Posted on 19. Nov, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 1 Comments
The Jolibook is made by the French cloud OS company Jolicloud. It’s intended to be a “cloud” operating system, which is a bit of a dubious distinction given that you can install native apps on it that are compatible with Ubuntu. The netbook runs an Intel Atom processor, has a 250GB hard drive, 1GB of memory, and a 10.1″ screen.
All of that for $380. You can get in the UK very soon, but no word on a U.S. launch yet. Still, it’s being released before any Chrome OS product hits the market. Well played Jolicloud, well played.
Does this combination of price and specs interest you?
Via TechCrunch
thechromesource Daily: Links for 11/17/10
Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
Chrome OS rival’s Jolicloud netbook called the Jolibook may become available this week in the UK.
The new version of Process Explorer can now offer info for multi-process apps like Chrome.
Many are seeing webapps as the way to unify mobile devices, even as some are claiming Chrome OS is dead on arrival.
It appears that Google has been awarded a patent for its Instant Search feature.
If Google’s Instant Previews seems like an annoyance to you, there is a way to turn it off.
Jolibook Will Use Chromium for Webapps
Posted on 12. Nov, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 1 Comments
We’ve received a good deal of information on the Jolibook, the first hardware offering from the folks who make the Jolicloud operating system. In addition to a Intel N550 Atom processor, it has a 250GB hard drive and 720p HD video support. The company has released some pictures of the device. It certainly has some flair, but otherwise it appears to be no different than other netbooks on the market today.
Video: Device Orientation in Chrome
Posted on 28. Aug, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 2 Comments
Here’s a short demo of device orientation from developer Jeremy Selier using the Jolicloud logo.
Device orientation demo from Jeremy Selier on Vimeo.
Here’s a look at the details regarding the demo. Selier is using a MacBook Pro with an accelerometer to achieve this, but I’m pretty sure most laptops are coming with accelerometers these days. My Dell laptop has one, although netbooks may not to keep the costs down. It’s pretty certain than any Chrome OS tablet or netbook would come with one.
Let’s Get Ready to Rumble – Jolicloud vs Chrome OS
Posted on 22. Aug, 2010 by Julien Cadot. 5 Comments
Making comparisons is always difficult, especially when one tries to compare apples-to-apples something complex like and operating system. But here goes anyway.
Ladies and gentlemen, on the left corner, please welcome one of the most anticipated operating systems, the 10 second-to-launch, fully browser operated Google Chrome OS! On the right corner, ladies and gentlemen, the outsider no one knew before its release except true geeks , the prince who wants to be king before the king has the crown, the black-wallpapered and not-that-clouded Jolicloud!
Everyone should have noticed: we’re dealing with a very much alpha preview version of Chrome OS and a fully functional one in Jolicloud. Unfair to compare? Not really, since I have also alpha tested Jolicloud. I promise, I’ll try to keep that in mind during the comparison.
Which of them will win?
thechromesource Daily: Links for 7/13/10
Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
Google still has a Map problem even though they been able have Search continue to run inside mainland China.
Web photo editor Picinik is now a part of Google’s Picasa photo gallery service, most likely leading to Chrome OS integration.
Google Fiber Communities now has its own website; is there gigabit networks coming soon for some lucky locales?
ZDNet is reporting that human raters play a role in a site’s PageRank along with its algorithm.
Conde Nast’s Mike Haney would like you to know that the Jolicloud cloud operating system is readily available.
New Version of Jolicloud Uses Chrome for Webapps
Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
A few months back I did a review of Jolicloud, which is a competing netbook OS that uses the Linux kernel and is made possible by venture capital-backed funding. There was some news related to the newest version of Jolicloud that while the default browser for the OS is still Firefox, webapps for its “cloud” portion of the platform will run with underlying Google Chrome architecture. This will be a change coming in its new beta version that is due out later this month.
As mentioned in my review, Jolicloud is a different animal when compared to Chrome OS. It has a mix of installed applications and webapps that will satisify both early adopters and regular computer users. However, I found that the “connect to the cloud” notifications when I first booted the system up would be confusing for regular users. I will have to take a look at the new version, but in the previous one it seemed to me that they only reason I needed to actually login to Jolicloud’s servers was to download and install new applications – of which I had to make a choice from their app directory.
But I like this concept of Chrome being the underlying engine for running applications that are web based. This shows that Chrome is really more than just a web browser even right now. A great example of this is Chrome Frame which can be paired with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer to run more intensive applications than the standalone IE can handle.
