Google Chromebook: the NewTrend of Cloud Computing

Google announced its new laptops called Chromebook, the two first devices for sale are by Samsung and Acer Inc. and are slated for release on June 15, 2011. The Chrome OS is an operating system that has been around for sometime but will now solely run the Chromebook. These laptops will have more or less no storage capacity and will store its data on Google's cloud online services. There is no such thing as a desktop in the Chrome OS, everything is done on the web. The operating system will enable users to incorporate applications like spreadsheets to be stored directly on the web instead of storing it on a PC. The Chromebooks are a new phase in low cost computing.

Chromebooks are designed for quick, convenient and secure access to the Web. Instead of installing traditional applications, web apps from the Chrome Web Store are added to the user's account for access to functions such as word processing and instant messaging. The provided software consists of the Google Chrome web browser with an integrated media player, plus a simple file manager.

Chromebook will be available in both Wi-Fi and 3G versions from both manufacturers. The Samsung Chromebook will have a 12.1 inch 1280 x 800 screen. The Acer Chromebook will have an 11.6 inch screen. Both versions will have an HD webcam and two USB 2.0 ports. The Samsung version will have Mini-VGA out while the Acer version will have HDMI output. Support for many USB devices such as cameras, mice, external keyboards and flash drives will be included, utilizing a feature similar to plug-and-play on other operating systems. Google has claimed an eight-second bootup time, and that Chromebooks would require no virus protection due to the unique nature of the hardware and software. These are not typical laptops. With a Chromebook you won't wait minutes for your computer to boot and browser to start. You'll be reading your email in seconds, Google into territory now dominated by Microsoft's ubiquitous Windows software and Apple's Mac OS. The Chromebooks also will be relatively inexpensive, from $349 to $499 with optional 3G connections.

It could be said that Google starts a revolution with the Chromebook, or you can call it just a netbook. Now the circumstance is, tablet computer like iPad is red hot all around the world, but Google is seemingly not interested in this territory and turns its head to where Microsoft has failed, the PC market, as it has achieved the tremendous success on internet and mobile market with its powerful Android operating system, Google want them all. Now the company is following in Microsoft's footsteps on these and other paths, and its efforts will be compared, and Google definitely has the advantage of learning from someone else's mistakes.

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