Chrome OS

Your Chromebook Gets Screenlock – Ctrl+Shift+L

Here is something for Chrome OS so that it wont feel weird in the OS gang. (yea, I think it was feeling kinda weird being a browser hanging out with big OS boys) Chrome OS will soon get a screenlock option, complete with a keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+Shift+L Yea, I can hear someone cheering here. This is now available [...]

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Did Google Just Put Chrome OS in Apple Apps Store?

Let me ask you something before we discuss this news. What is Chrome OS? A browser, and then you get access to Web Apps (most of the times just websites) and Google Web Apps come pre-installed. Google recently pushed an updated Google Search App for iOS. There is an “Applications” icon on the homepage of [...]

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Google Wants Chrome OS on Your Desktop PC But ……

We do not have much information about how many Chromebooks Samsung and Acer could sell so far. I am assuming that the numbers were not so great because we didnt see any excited announcements or press releases from any of these companies or Google. Not even a tweet. But still, Google wants PC makers try [...]

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How To Install Chrome OS In VirtualBox – A Video Tutorial

I have already posted articles on where to download Chrome OS image that suits you the best, and also how to install it on your netbook to make your own chromebook. Now, here is a video explaining how to install Chrome OS on your PC or Mac using VirtualBox. Download links and other details available [...]

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What’s New in Chrome OS?

It’s been a while since I posted some updates about what’s new in Chromium OS. Here is a collection of few new things added to nightly builds. Gallery UI Improvement – Edit, Share and More The Gallery in Chrome OS is getting  a better UI and more options to edit and share images right from [...]

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Bluetooth Support Coming to Chromebooks

It gets better; as promised. Google Chrome OS will soon get official bluetooth support. Unofficial? Yes, there used to be a way to get it working on the CR48 Chromebooks. Read it here. Latest Chromium builds have bluetooth support available under a flag. You can browse to chrome://flags and enable this. This is still a [...]

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A Stylish Image Gallery Coming Soon To Chrome OS

Remember the news about Chrome OS getting basic image editing capabilities? This is going to be part of a new UI for image gallery. Yes, a better looking image gallery + basic editing options! Native image editor will have basic functions like Resize, Crop, Blur, Sharpen etc. I remember seeing the following comment on the code [...]

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Where Do I Download Chrome OS For My Netbook?

This is a question  asked by hundreds of people every day. Some wants to try Chrome OS to find out how it works, but for some, its a better option than buying an expensive Chromebook. Chrome OS comes pre-installed with Chromebooks and can not be downloaded. However, the open source version of it, known as Chromium [...]

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Chrome OS Can Now Format Your Memory Card or USB Drive!

And one bonus update: I saw the mention of a “format device” button in the code, so we will soon have option to format your USB drive or memory card from Chromebook!!! That was from an old blog post here last week. Well, that was right, this feature is in the making for all Chromebook [...]

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Citrix Receiver For Chrome OS – Test Drive Now

Citrix has released its “receiver” for Chrome OS as a tech preview in the Chrome Web Store. The Tech Preview version of Receiver for Chrome OS, available from Google’s Chrome Web Store enables Chromebook users to get access to their corporate data, applications and desktops from their virtualized XenApp and XenDesktop environments. Note: Citrix Receiver does not run on Chrome [...]

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