Google launches Chromebook laptops packed with "no programs"
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Google has unveiled its line of notebooks, and they have jam-packed them with NOTHING.
That's right, the Chromebooks, available in either Acer or Samsung version, have no programs, no desktop, no nothing, apart from Google's own Chrome OS.
This groundbreaking and mind altering (perhaps not in the best or easiest of ways for us Mac or PC users) operating system means that rather than allowing you to install programs and files on the hard drive, everything is down through your browser. That means all your work is in the cloud…
If you are not that tech savvy the cloud is just another name for the web so rather saving all your music, photos, files and random stuff on your local hard drive you store it online.
The benefit of doing things this way is that he notebooks can boot in eight seconds, don't require updates and can't lose data in hard drive crashes, or so Google say.
The company also promises that its built-in security means anti-virus software is unnecessary.
The computer's functions are obviously limited when it's disconnected from the internet, although the Chrome browser can support the use of Gmail, Google Docs and Google Calendar offline, along with other applications or websites that use HTML5 to run when disconnected from the internet.
In addition to using WiFi, the Chromebook can be purchased with optional 3G wireless service, providing internet connectivity wherever 3G phones can get a signal.
The Chromebooks will go on sale online June 15 in the UK, US, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain starting at $349. The company said they would be available in other countries "over the next few months."
That's right, the Chromebooks, available in either Acer or Samsung version, have no programs, no desktop, no nothing, apart from Google's own Chrome OS.
This groundbreaking and mind altering (perhaps not in the best or easiest of ways for us Mac or PC users) operating system means that rather than allowing you to install programs and files on the hard drive, everything is down through your browser. That means all your work is in the cloud…
If you are not that tech savvy the cloud is just another name for the web so rather saving all your music, photos, files and random stuff on your local hard drive you store it online.
The benefit of doing things this way is that he notebooks can boot in eight seconds, don't require updates and can't lose data in hard drive crashes, or so Google say.
The company also promises that its built-in security means anti-virus software is unnecessary.
The computer's functions are obviously limited when it's disconnected from the internet, although the Chrome browser can support the use of Gmail, Google Docs and Google Calendar offline, along with other applications or websites that use HTML5 to run when disconnected from the internet.
In addition to using WiFi, the Chromebook can be purchased with optional 3G wireless service, providing internet connectivity wherever 3G phones can get a signal.
The Chromebooks will go on sale online June 15 in the UK, US, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain starting at $349. The company said they would be available in other countries "over the next few months."
