It's Google this and Google that today.
The search giant has already announced a major update to its Chrome web browser, and now we get more details of its Chrome Operating System.
The OS is aimed primarily at notebooks and Google says Acer and Samsung will be the first manufacturers on board. Their notebooks sporting the Chrome OS should be out in the middle of next year.
But Google will be distributing a Chrome-powered prototype notebook to a chosen few in the meantime, so it can be road-tested.
Here are the major features of the OS:
- Cloud-based printing via Google Cloud Print
- Short startup/boot time (it takes less than 60 seconds to launch Chrome OS for the very first time)
- Profile sharing: A Chrome OS computer can be shared with others and accessed on other Chrome OS devices via guest profiles.
- 3G access: All Chrome devices ship with 3G built-in. The 3G is powered by Verizon. There are no contracts or activation fees for Chrome OS.
- More security: Chrome OS utilizes OS-level sandboxing and data encryption to keep the device secure. It also has the ability to detect malicious code and purge itself of the bad code.
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