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Review Thermaltake Level 20 XT Review

Thermaltake's new giant, glass-clad E-ATX cube gets tested in our lab.

24-9-18 // 5:00p.m.

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Review Megaquarium Review

Mussel memory.

24-9-18 // 1:00p.m.

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Telltale Games hits the rocks

Lays most staff off, cancels most projects.

24-9-18 // 11:42a.m.

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Google's Chrome 69 brings privacy concerns

Ties Chrome sign-in to Google sites.

24-9-18 // 11:15a.m.

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Google's Chrome browser celebrates its first decade

Its future may kill off the URL.

5-9-18 // 11:40a.m.

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Asus reveals Chromebox 3

8th Gen Intel cores, USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C.

1-6-18 // 12:00p.m.

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Google releases Fuchsia OS details

Includes Vulkan-compatible renderer.

12-4-18 // 10:39a.m.

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HP announces HP Chromebook x2 detachable

Blurs the line twix Chrome OS, Android.

10-4-18 // 11:10a.m.

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Google code commits point to Linux-on-Chrome OS plans

Virtual machine tech for app expansion.

26-2-18 // 10:19a.m.

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Google announces top-end Pixelbook convertible

Core i7, up to 512GB of NVMe.

5-10-17 // 12:05p.m.

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Reports point to Windows 10 Cloud Edition plan

Inspired by Chrome OS, it seems.

1-2-17 // 10:16a.m.

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Google confirms Android app support for all 2017 Chromebooks

Though probably not at launch.

24-1-17 // 11:23a.m.

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Android app support coming to some Chrome OS devices

Two years old or newer, mind.

20-5-16 // 1:57p.m.

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Mozilla gives up on Firefox OS smartphone dreams

Pivots the platform to IoT projects.

10-12-15 // 11:48a.m.

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Google announces Asus Chromebit

Compute Stick-style Chrome OS dongles.

1-4-15 // 12:16p.m.

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Google unveils 2015 Chromebook Pixel

Twice the Type Cs of Apple's new MacBook.

12-3-15 // 11:11a.m.

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Google, Mozilla to drop SSLv3 support

'No longer secure,' the companies warn.

15-10-14 // 12:39p.m.

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Adobe brings Photoshop to Chrome OS

Streaming tech promises high performance.

30-9-14 // 12:07p.m.

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HP Stream 14 launches with a price hike

Misses Microsoft's $199 target by a mile.

9-9-14 // 10:57a.m.

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Google adds Trojan protection to Safe Browsing

Launches on Chrome next week.

15-8-14 // 12:04p.m.

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Acer unveils Nvidia Tegra K1-based Chromebook 13

13-hour battery life, top-tier performance.

11-8-14 // 12:00p.m.

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Microsoft declares war on Chromebooks

Pledges ultra-low-cost Windows devices.

15-7-14 // 11:16a.m.

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Asus announces Haswell-based Chromeboxes

Can it succeed where Samsung failed?

5-2-14 // 9:24a.m.

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LG unveils world's first Chrome OS all-in-one

"Simple to operate," claims executive.

18-12-13 // 10:56a.m.

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HP, Google partner to launch Chromebook 11

Compact, low-cost laptop for web warriors.

9-10-13 // 8:48a.m.

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Google offers millions to Chrome OS crackers

Puts up $π million for vulnerability details.

29-1-13 // 11:33a.m.

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Canonical unveils Ubuntu Web Apps

Canonical has announced Ubuntu Web Apps, to appear in Ubuntu 12.10

20-7-12 // 11:40a.m.

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Google and Samsung announce new Chromebook, Chromebox

Google and Samsung have unveiled an upgraded Chromebook alongside a nettop-like Chromebox.

31-5-12 // 9:15a.m.

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Google opens first retail store in London

Google store opens in London to sell Chrome OS laptops.

3-10-11 // 10:56a.m.

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Chrome OS gets Windows app support

Google's Chrome OS is to feature support for Windows applcations - sort of.

14-6-10 // 10:13a.m.

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Google netbooks set to hit market

Manufacturers are lining up to create netbooks running Google's operating systems, but the market is split as to which to support: Chrome or Android.

15-2-10 // 10:36a.m.

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Google to pay for Chrome bugs

Google has announced that it is to pay security researchers $500 per bug found in the Chrome or Chromium codebase - rising to $1,337 if the bug is particularly vexing.

1-2-10 // 10:16a.m.

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Chrome overtakes Safari

Google's Chrome has officially become the third most popular browser in the world, beating Apple's rival Safari browser into fourth place in December 2009.

4-1-10 // 10:14a.m.

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Chromium OS compatibility list released

A list of compatible hardware has been released for Chromium OS, the open-source version of Google's cloud-based Chrome OS.

1-12-09 // 10:54a.m.

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Google's Chrome OS gets official launch

Google's netbook-oriented operating system, Chrome OS, has enjoyed an official launch event - and while it won't be shipping until next year, the code is already available.

20-11-09 // 10:14a.m.

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Chrome netbooks due in weeks

Rumours claim un-named Chinese manufacturers are set to launch netbooks based on the MIPS architecture and running Google's Chrome OS by the end of the month.

2-10-09 // 1:02p.m.

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Episode 3 of the CPC and bit-tech Podcast

The combined Custom PC and bit-tech podcast returns for a third episode, and it's packed with tech and games discussion. This time we take on Chrome OS, P55, Battlefield 1943 and the Left 4 Dead 2 controversy. Plus listeners can win a copy of Zeno Clash.

26-7-09 // 10:29a.m.

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Microsoft not worried about Chrome

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has stated that his company is "confused" by Google's approach to the OS market, accusing the company of offering "two client operating systems."

15-7-09 // 2:11p.m.

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Google announces Chrome OS

Google has just announced that it will be developing an operating system of it's own, scheduled for use on netbooks by 2010.

8-7-09 // 11:10a.m.

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