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Google's vision for Chrome OS isn't going to replace what is on your desk now...unless you are working and reading this on Netbook that is. 

Google took the wraps off their Chrome OS yesterday. The OS will be a big deal. Here are some observations that you might not have considered.

In today's podcast: Google offers detailed look at Chrome OS; Dell sees Q3 revenue and profit slip; and US blames China for cyberattacks.

No doubt they're breathing a big sigh of relief at Microsoft right now, after the world has had a first look at the Google Chrome operating system. Chrome represents absolutely no threat to Windows for the foreseeable future, just at a time when Microsoft is vulnerable.

Google and Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, have been working together on Chrome since before the project was announced and they'll continue to do so.

Google today will make available automatic speech recognition captioning for its YouTube video selection.  You can also add captioning manually by following directions on YouTube's site here.

Starting at 1 PM EST, Google will be unveiling its Chrome desktop operating system. Follow the blow by blow here.

No more rumors. This time, it's real. Chrome, Google's Linux-based desktop operating system is on its way.

In today's podcast: Massive data privacy breach reported by T-Mobile UK; China orders Microsoft to stop sales of Windows XP; and Google to shed more light on Chrome OS.

Invitations have gone out. Google is going to share information on their upcoming Chrome Operating system on Thursday morning at Googleplex HQ in Mountain View, California.

According to Gartner, Windows Mobile share is being eaten up by Android...

Lenovo will soon be shipping an ARM Snapdragon-based netbook using Linux.

Google's latest toy for us to play with is a new Web protocol. Designed to make browsing faster and more efficient, SPDY sets out to solve many of the limitations of good ol' HTTP. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers dig into the detail, shouting "¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!" Not to mention Tweetlanta...
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Local TV news has long lived by the maxim, "If it bleeds, it leads." It appears that Microsoft has decided that when it comes to local news on Bing, that's also the path to success, at least when it comes to Massachusetts. Check out Bing's local Massachusetts news, and you'll find plenty of tabloid news -- at least I did when I tried it out.

Google has unveiled an interesting programming language. Dubbed Go, it's aimed at making programmers' lives more fulfilling, especially for multi-core or perhaps even clustered computers. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers go wild. Not to mention epic kludges...
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