Google takes the wraps off its Chrome OS

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	Google's Chrome OS gets unveiled Google this week invited much of the technology press to an event at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters to demonstrate Chrome OS, which it is developing for Netbooks as a new type of operating system. It was the first time the company has displayed the OS to the public. The good news? It's a lot like the Chrome browser as we know it. The bad news? Unless you speak code, you're going to have to wait awhile to use it. Read more  Read the live blog  Google has its own plan for Netbooks  Mozilla not interested in building a Firefox OS Tom Krazit CNET.com New on Webware.com Yahoo adds photos, tweets to news search Posted by Tom Krazit Yahoo this week added more context to news searches, bringing photos, videos, and even tweets into its search results page. Users have long been able to find links to news stories about a given search query through the shortcut, but you can now find other ways of telling the story with the new tabs.  Read more  Six Apart releases tiny blog tool, TypePad Micro Posted by Rafe Needleman Blog platform company Six Apart is adding a free, miniaturized blogging service to its paid blog-hosting service TypePad. The new TypePad Micro service is essentially a simplified template, called Chroma, for unpaid users on the TypePad service. It will likely be compared with Posterous and Tumblr.  Read more  Adobe releases new Flash, AIR betas Posted by Stephen Shankland Adobe Labs this week released test versions of two closely related foundations for Net-based applications, Flash Player 10.1 and AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) 2. Flash is widely used to bring streaming video, interactive graphics, and games to browsers; AIR, with Flash built in, is a foundation for other desktop applications.  Read more  Woot launches site for Web deals Posted by Josh Lowensohn Popular online shopping site Woot is set to expand its network of sites into new territory: deal hunting. Unlike some of the site's other properties, which offer a new item for purchase either on a daily or weekly basis (be it gadgets, wine, T-shirts, or kids toys), the new Deals.Woot service gets a steady stream of things to buy throughout the day. It's also run almost entirely by Woot's community. There are sponsored deals that have been hand-picked by Woot's editors, but users do the rest.  Read more  Browser security features compared Posted by Dennis O'Reilly Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3, Google Chrome 4, Apple's Safari 4, and Opera 10 include features that block sites known to host malware and malicious downloads. All but Opera also let you browse without leaving any tracks. But just as important as these protections is ensuring that whichever browser you use is thoroughly patched.  Read more  Webware tools Firefox-syncing Weave updates to beta Posted by Seth Rosenblatt Mozilla's homegrown tool for synchronizing Firefox across computers and devices graduates to beta and introduces incremental syncing and a more streamlined, less obtrusive experience. Mozilla Weave 1.0 beta 1 looks and feels far more polished than its predecessors.  Read more  With IE 9, Microsoft fights back in browser wars Posted by Stephen Shankland With this week's unveiling of Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft showed it's trying to retake the browser initiative. IE remains the Net's dominant browser. But perversely, it became something of a technology underdog after Microsoft vanquished Netscape in the browser wars of the 1990s and scaled back its browser effort.  Read more  More Webware  Webware RSS feed  The Webware 100  About Webware.com
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Week in review: Browser breakthroughs

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	Week in review: Browser breakthroughs From Azure to Windows 7 to Firefox, operating systems and browsers grabbed headlines this week as Google proved, with its unveiling of Chrome OS, how interrelated they are. Read full story Michelle Meyers CNET.com Video of the week Digital Pen gets app store, too Owners of the Livescribe Pulse digital pen can now choose from among 30 different add-on programs from games to language translators to one that lets the pen act as Bar Mitzvah tutor. Watch this video Most popular stories 1.  Google releases Chrome OS source code 2.  Google has its own plan for Netbooks 3.  With IE 9, Microsoft fights back in browser wars 4.  Microsoft PDC: Lots on Azure, a peek at IE 9 5.  Mozilla not interested in building a Firefox OS 6.  Feds: Top e-tailers profit from billion-dollar Web scam 7.  AT&T loses first legal battle against Verizon ads 8.  AOL: We need to fire 2,500 'volunteers' 9.  Antitrust concerns linger in Google Books deal 10.  Modern Warfare 2 tops entertainment industry, not just games Multimedia 1.  Podcast: Meet Chrome OS 2.  Loaded: Is the Google Phone an urban legend? 3.  Audio Slideshow: Hackers use tech to solve disaster relief challenges 4.  The technology we're thankful for Top photo galleries 1.  Home energy displays show you the juice 2.  Screenshot tour of Chrome OS 3.  Unboxing the free PDC laptop 4.  A PDC peek at a Microsoft server container 5.  Random Hacks of Kindness Crave Online gaming's dirty little secret Jeff Bakalar Assistant Editor While the bulk of mainstream media criticism of gaming tends to focus on the violence, gore, and questionable ethics in combat-centric titles, little is spoken about growing instances of racism, misogyny, and homophobia. Read more Top-rated reviews of the week 1.  Alienware M15x (Intel Core i7 720QM, 250GB HDD, 3GB) 2.  Apple iMac (21.5-inch, 3.06Hz Intel Core 2 Duo, Nvidia GeForce 9400M, Fall 2009) 3.  Callpod Fueltank UNO 4.  Logitech Harmony 700 5.  Sonos ZonePlayer S5 6.  Synology Disk Station DS409slim 7.  2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet (video, photos) 8.  Sony Vaio L117FX (Core 2 Quad Q8400s 2.66GHz, 6GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium) 9.  TomTom Car Kit for iPhone 10.  Zvox Z-Base 575 More from CNET News  Today on News  Business Tech  Cutting Edge  Wirelesss  Security  Digital Media  Crave  Markets  Blogs  Webware  Photo Galleries  Recent Videos
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Week in review: Pre-holiday buying spree

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	Week in review: Pre-holiday buying spree Lots of big tech players go shopping, while Intel closes antitrust deal. Also: Windows 7 inspired by Mac OS? Read full story Steven Musil CNET News.com Video of the week A CNET Conversation with Eric Schmidt Google's chief sits down for an extremely rare and wide-ranging interview and discusses Google's two operating systems, government scrutiny, and, of course, evil. Watch this video Most popular stories 1.  HP aims for networking cloud with 3Com buy 2.  Google to acquire AdMob for $750 million 3.  EA picks up Playfish for social gaming push 4.  Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement 5.  Windows 7 use continues to climb 6.  Microsoft bans 1 million Xbox Live players 7.  Google hopes to remake programming with Go 8.  Research: Twitter has yet to grow into valuation 9.  Microsoft denies Windows 7 is based on Mac OS 10.  Verizon tests sending RIAA copyright notices Multimedia 1.  Apple takes a bite out of the Upper West Side 2.  CNET News Daily Podcast: Firefox is five 3.  Loaded: Google's gift of free airport Wi-Fi 4.  Prizefight: Motorola Droid vs. Apple iPhone 3GS Top photo galleries 1.  Getting personal with Windows 7 2.  New Manhattan Apple store on the Upper West Side 3.  iPhone games graphics showdown 4.  Firefox through the ages Crave Smartphone users, keep complaining Jessica Dolcourt Associate Editor Want great software for your mobile phone? Keep up the complaints. That was the message at a Tuesday session aimed at developers at the BlackBerry Developer Conference in San Francisco. Read more Top-rated reviews of the week 1.  Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device (U.S. & International Wireless, Latest Generation) 2.  HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless) 3.  Booq Boa Squeeze 4.  Canon PowerShot S90 5.  Dell UltraSharp U2410 6.  Mobile Edge Ultra Portable Netbook Messenger Bag - notebook carrying case 7.  Nokia Booklet 3G (black) 8.  Palm Pixi (Sprint) 9.  Asus UL50AG-RBBBK05 10.  Dell Studio XPS 8000 More from CNET News  Today on News  Business Tech  Cutting Edge  Wirelesss  Security  Digital Media  Crave  Markets  Blogs  Webware  Photo Galleries  Recent Videos
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Bing gets a fall refresh

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	Microsoft's Bing gets a fall refresh This week Microsoft added several new features to its Bing service, the most noticeable being "hover," which lets you see what Web pages look like before you click on them. The update also includes the first fruits of a deal with Wolfram Alpha. As part of that arrangement, certain health related searches, such as "how many calories in a hamburger" will now feature information from Alpha. Bing will also rely on Alpha for some math calculations. Other changes to Bing include improved local results for topics such as weather and events. The company also announced some enhancements to Bing Maps, including the ability to use the mouse to alter a suggested route and have one's directions re-calculated. Read more Ina Fried CNET.com New on Webware.com Google hopes Go will give a browser boost Posted by Stephen Shankland Google, ever eager to renovate the computing industry for the benefit of the Web and its own business, is working to link two nascent but potentially significant projects, its experimental Go programming language and its Chrome Web browser. Specifically, the company is building a foundation to let programs written in Go run directly within a Web browser endowed with Google's Native Client software.  Read more  Twitter issues mulligan on new 'retweet' feature Posted by Caroline McCarthy It was a controversial new addition: Twitter had just started rolling out a new feature that built "retweets," a user-created way to quote other tweets, into the main Twitter application. But on Wednesday, plagued by errors, Twitter appears to have pulled the feature for further maintenance.  Read more  Clicker launches for all--watch it Posted by Rafe Needleman The online video directory service Clicker launched this week. If you watch TV, you will love this site. Clicker is not a full-on video search engine like Bing or Google, and it's not a video-viewing site like Hulu. It is, instead, a carefully curated directory of full-length video content, with several extremely nice features and user interface flourishes that make it a good first stop online if you're looking for an episode of your favorite show to watch.  Read more  Google cuts Picasa photo storage prices Posted by Stephen Shankland Google has cut the price to store photos at its Picasa Web Albums site by a factor of eight. The photo-sharing site offers 1GB of photo and video storage for free, but now going beyond that limit costs less. The options now range from $5 a year for 20GB to $4,096 a year for a whopping 16 terabytes.  Read more  Two new remote Webcams: Mole and Vue Posted by Rafe Needleman The entry hall in my house has been a test bed for home monitoring cameras for years. I like to be able to record people coming into the house and see what's going on around the front door. Anyone with a family and occasional babysitters will understand. So I continue to look for simple, robust video-monitoring solutions, and vendors keep obliging by improving the state of the art in home remote cameras. The latest: Two interesting and very different products...  Read more  Webware tools Google launches Maps tool for finding flu vaccine Posted by Don Reisinger Google this week announced a new Maps feature to help make it easier to determine the availability of flu vaccine. Users can now visit Google's new flu shot Google Maps page to find out if there is any vaccine available in their area. The tool will also be made available on the U.S. government's flu page, as well as the American Lung Association's site.  Read more  Facebook photo tagging gets automated Posted by Matthew Fitzgerald After a trial release in July, Face.com this week, launched Photo Tagger to the public. Photo Tagger is a free third-party application for Facebook that uses facial recognition technology to automatically tag photos of people. Facebook users can use Photo Tagger to automatically tag their photos, it uses facial recognition software to tag all of the photos in an album.  Read more  More Webware  Webware RSS feed  The Webware 100  About Webware.com
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Firefox's first 3.6 beta arrives

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	Mozilla releases first beta of Firefox 3.6 Those keen to try out Mozilla's latest browser--and its new process to update the software more frequently--now can try Firefox 3.6 beta 1 for Windows, Mac, or Linux. New features in 3.6 include personas, which let people customize the browser appearance; faster execution of Web-based JavaScript programs; better browser responsiveness; and faster start-up time. Firefox is at the vanguard of the second generation of browser wars. Although it competes with Google's Chrome, Apple's Safari, and Opera, all those browsers are also allied in a way against Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which though dominant is relatively slow at some tasks and only now complying more fully with Web page standards of yesteryear. The rivals, meanwhile, are pushing ahead with new features... Read more  Related: Firefox gains Windows 7 features Stephen Shankland CNET.com New on Webware.com Google Dashboard lifts curtain on stored data Posted by Tom Krazit Google is launching Google Dashboard, a service that lets you log into a console and see all the personal data that the company maintains on a Google Account user across all its products, from Gmail and YouTube to Blogger and Picasa. It allows users to log into the settings page of their Google account and review links to the personal data stored by Google across many of its products from a single Web page.  Read more  Integrated retweet on its way to Twitter Posted by Don Reisinger Retweeting has become such an important part of Twitter use that the social network announced that its rollout of integrated retweeting has finally begun. In essence, the new retweet button will work much in the same way the "reply" option works on the site already. Users will need only to click the retweet button and their status-update box will be populated with the desired tweet.  Read more  An unofficial way to 'dislike' things on Facebook Posted by Josh Lowensohn Facebook's "like" feature has been around since February, but the massive social network never provided users with a way to quickly voice their opinions going the other way. Want to add it anyway? We've got a Firefox extension for you that does just that.  Read more  How-to: Preview search results in Google, Bing Posted by Jessica Dolcourt If you browse the Web with Firefox, free extension SearchPreview breaks up text blocks by inserting thumbnail images of the site's homepage to the left of the text, where your eye naturally goes. If you're unsure which of the many returned links you really want, a glance at the thumbnails could settle the dispute.  Read more  Amazon gets social with Twitter integration Posted by Dave Rosenberg Amazon.com this week rolled out an interesting new feature that allows Amazon Associate members to broadcast links to Amazon products via their Twitter accounts. Associates can now simply click a link in the toolbar to send a link (replete with sales-y text) to Twitter as part of their shopping and selling experience. Amazon gets a sale, Twitter gets traffic, and the associate gets revenue share. What could possibly go wrong?  Read more  All about Google Voice BT's Ribbit releasing Google Voice competitor Posted by Rafe Needleman Sure, Google Voice is cool, but it's not necessarily the best Web-meets-phone service one can imagine, is it? The field is still open, and switchboard-in-the-cloud company Ribbit (a division of BT) will stir things up when users get their hands on Ribbit Mobile, a new telephony service for consumers.  Read more  Your best 'worst' Google Voice transcription errors Posted by Jessica Dolcourt Last week, we shared three of our wackiest mistranscribed voice messages from Google Voice and asked you to pass along the funniest flubs from your own in-box. Your hilarious samples poured in through comments and e-mails. We've rounded up some fine specimens of voice mail meanings that were definitely lost in translation in our gallery.  Read more  More Webware  Webware RSS feed  The Webware 100  About Webware.com
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Week in review: Microsoft getting lucky with 7?

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	Week in review: Microsoft getting lucky with 7? Sales and usage of new OS are up, while Intel attracts additional antitrust attention. Also: AT&T has a lawyer for that app ad. Read full story Steven Musil CNET News.com Video of the week Verizon launches the Motorola Droid Maggie Reardon visits a Verizon Wireless store in Manhattan for the launch of the new Motorola Droid smartphone. Watch this video Most popular stories 1.  Windows 7 usage growing quickly 2.  Windows 7 upgrade version: The dos and don'ts 3.  New York antitrust suit accuses Intel of bribery 4.  T-Mobile users still reeling from outage 5.  AT&T vs. Verizon: There's a lawyer for that 6.  Corporate bank accounts targeted in online fraud 7.  Barnes & Noble hit with suit over Nook 8.  Microsoft gives the MSN butterfly a makeover 9.  Slow start for the Droid? 10.  FAQ: Should I buy that extended warranty? Multimedia 1.  Loaded: If you've fallen and you can't get up 2.  News Podcast: Much ado about extended warranties 3.  Reporters' Roundtable: The business of app stores 4.  Prizefight: Nintendo DSi vs. Sony PSP Go Top photo galleries 1.  Emerging devices at AT&T Labs 2.  Video guitars, crafted by hand 3.  Mickey Mouse, behaving badly 4.  Inside a Microsoft data center 5.  HTC Droid Eris Crave Android and iPhone price plan comparison Nicole Lee Associate Editor CNET compares the price plans of three Android phones and the Apple iPhone across all four nationwide carriers. Read more Top-rated reviews of the week 1.  2010 BMW X5 M 2.  RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) 3.  AKG K 518 LE headphones 4.  Casio Exilim EX-FC100 (black) 5.  Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 (4TB) 6.  2010 Lexus RX 450h 7.  LG 60PS80 8.  Onkyo SKS-HT870 9.  Samsung Freeform - teal (Alltel) 10.  Sony Vaio X (VPC-X115KX/N Signature Collection, gold) More from CNET News  Today on News  Business Tech  Cutting Edge  Wirelesss  Security  Digital Media  Crave  Markets  Blogs  Webware  Photo Galleries  Recent Videos
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