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Google Chrome OS; first impressions.

Google Chrome OS

A few of you may have heard that the search engine giant, Google, is having a stab at creating its own operating system – yours or mine is likely Windows (being XP, Vista or 7) or OSX (what Mac’s run on).

Now, before I start, Google’s OS wasn’t designed to work, or behave like any OS before it. As everything is based on the internet, referred to as cloud computing. This means that all your programs, apps and documents are stored not on your computer, but on the internet, which may be a little tricky to get adjusted to at first. However, this concept is something that you should look into if you’re buying a low power netbook that you’re using at home, or somewhere with a constant internet connection, or if you find yourself messing up or constantly adjusting your current computers settings allot. If this is the case, it may benefit you to install Google Chrome OS.

One of the great things about Chrome is that it’s just plain quick, you can login and be on the internet in less than 10 seconds, which by modern OS standards is nearly impossible, and would certainly require you to have a ridiculously expensive computer, so if all you do is go on Facebook, and YouTube and basic document creating then this is the system may be for you. Using Google’s vast library of apps you can create word documents, spreadsheets and presentations among other things.

There are some drawbacks though, in its current state you can’t do a lot with it. Sure you can get onto the internet, and create some documents but that’s about it. I can almost guarantee you that it won’t work on your current PC’s as there is no drivers out for it at the moment.

Well, I was going to give you a guided tour of it, but Chrome has crashed, what’s expected of pre-release stuff. Anyway, here are a few screenshots of it when it was working.

Chrome certainly won’t make an impact on Gamers and power users, apart from those that dual boot it with Windows, but it could make inroads into netbook OS’s and as a second dual booted OS. As is stands this OS has a lot of potential. I just hope Google gets it right.

-Sam Cooper

PS3 3.1 update, brings facebook with it, the joy.

See that? That is the bastard child of facebook and PS3, all it lets you do is post trophies and other in game awards (like lap times perhaps) onto facebook, you carn't even update your status, how great...

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Folding Folding Folding@Home

So what the hell am i on about? Obviously i'm talking about the distributed computing network that helps solve the mysteries of how proteins in the human body fold, so therfore understanding how deseasies like cancer and what not affect us. Hopefully one day being able to treat/prevent them better! HUZZAH!

So how can you help? Simples, download the client that best fits your needs (theres a single core client, a client for multicore machines (SMP) and a graphics card client (thats where the most power is) Download pages:

Single core download for Windows, Mac and linux

Multicore and GPU clients for Windows only.

Then all you got to do is follow the instructions and leave it running, feels good don't it? Helping others?

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Orange Iphone prices revealed.

Pay as you go plan that same 8GB 3G will cost you £343, while the 32GB 3GS is a rather more painful £539

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Apple has released new imacs, mini, macbook, oh and a mouse

So there has been a flurry of mac news as of late, but i have just been far too lazy too post, but anyway here they are. The magic mouse is a new single button multi touch mouse that as far as reviews are concerned 'ok' citing it not really being big enough for multi touch, but is ok.

The new mac minis have had a slight spec bump and a new machine added to their ranks, a mini server. Basically a mac mini running osx server, it sacrifices its optical drive for a second hdd, how wonderful.

The new macbook is unibody plastic, so no more splintering corners its also had a spec bump so its in line with the lowest macbook pro.

And finally the imac, apples flagship computer has been updated to include Intels newest CPU's the i5's and i7's and a beefier GPU.

I still don't recommend buying one, but theres the info, hit the read link and check the apple store for more info.

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Asus has created the first motherboard that has USB3 and SATA 6Gbps built in

So there you have it, this motherboard has 2 loverly, shiny, speedy, blissful er well you get the picture USB 3 ports. Which should give you speedy external devices, and we just love speedy computers here so these are all good, they all support the new SATA standard which will be helpful if you have SSD's and what not.

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