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Google Chrome OS devices will ship late 2010

Google released Chrome OS as an open source project on Thursday, demonstrating its progress so far at a press conference held in Mountain View, Califorinia. The code became  available today but Google executives explained that it can't be downloaded onto typical PCs (except in a virtual machine) as it had some picky hardware requirements. Google promises that devices will be available in about a year, in time for the holiday season 2010. The question is, after seeing what Chrome OS devices are all about -- do you want one? Watch the videos and read The five best, and five worst, features of Chrome OS 

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  • Your definitive guide to today's Android smartphone Submitted by Google Subnet on Thu, 11/05/2009

    Although phones featuring Google's open-source Android operating system have been out for more than a year, it's only been in recent months that the platform has really caught on. In fact, this fall alone has seen the debut of several new high-profile Android devices from such esteemed manufacturers as HTC, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and Samsung.

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