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Google has just announced that they will be creating a new operating system called Google Chrome Operating System. The new operating system that Google is developing will be an extension of the Chrome browser that will link the desktop market to the online world. Google has a lot of work to do and will think it will be ready for consumers by the second half of 2010.

I don’t know what you think, but this is one step closer for Google taking over the world. They already have access of information of what we search for, emails, documents, web history, website traffic stats, telecommunication, tracking system (latitude)  and now an operating system which I think will need broadband access and always be connected to the internet to get all the benefits.

What are your thoughts on Google developing an new operating system? Is it a good idea or are they going to far?

You can read the official Google Post here: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html

Today, Gmail finally removed its Beta tag after having it for more than 5 years now. As long with Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Talk also had the tag removed. The tag has been removed from both the Enterprise and consumers version so that is more than 1.75 million companies around the world out of Beta.

However, since you may miss the Beta label from Gmail, there is a lab feature that moves Gmail back to beta. If you feel a bit empty with the tag gone, bring it back and fulfil the emptiness.

You can read the official Google Blog post at Google Blog.

If your a Blogger, you would probably heard of Wordpress by now. With Wordpress Version 2.8 being launched in June, you can now vote for your favourite features that you would like 2.9 to included. Just head over to the Wordpress Blog Post and vote now on what you want in version 2.9.

We first told you about the JoliCloud OS back in January 09, and I could not wait for it to come out so I could see more and try it out.  JoliCloud is a operating system that is specifically designed for netbooks to capture the power of the online world. It has easy access to your emails, online documents, social networking sites and much more. If you want to read more about how JoliCloud came about, you can read their idea’s page.

It is really great for people who don’t have the time to install it to quickly check out the tour. Have a look, it is a great operating system.

The creators of JoliCloud have tested the OS out on many netbooks and you can check the full list out at http://www.jolicloud.com/compatibility.

Also check out their photo gallery on Flickr to get a real feel of the system.

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Good luck to everyone and we hope you win!!!

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The new Green PC out by Medion, the Medion Akoya Nettop-PC E2010D with the 18.5 inch LCD TFT Monitor E53002D included, is going to hit the shelves in Australia on Thursday 25th of June 2009.

The green beast, although I wouldn’t say very powerful since it only has an Intel® Atom™ 230 processor 1.6 GHz, 512 KB Cache, 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, and 160 GB hard disk is for sale for $699AUD with a possible 50% Education Tax Refund, making the product around $350. For more information about the tax refund, you can click here.

The Nettop PC uses 50% less power consumption then a normal desktop PC as it only uses a maximum of 65 watts. Although I’d love to get my hands on this PC, I don’t see it fitting my needs.  The only people I see buying this product is people who don’t like laptops and regularly move to different places requiring a desktop PC.

If you love your stylish desktop PC’s and want to have a lot of space on your desk, this is a PC for you, but if you want performance and portability, you can find yourself a nice laptop. Although it will cost a bit more money, it will better suit your needs.

I don’t think that this computer will be successful in the market, but if you like a green, stylish, desktop PC, this is the one for you.

To see more specs, and photo’s, have a look after the break.

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So have we found the edge of the Universe? I don’t think so, but Google Maps Street view might have.

Google Maps Street View has a few images that are not meant to be or can be taken in a way that could have different connotations.

This street view image was taken on Kulin Holt Rock Rd, Jilakin WA which is somewhere in the middle of Australia. I don’t know why I was looking in some weird place, maybe to look at the large mass of water nearby. So I am not quite sure of what the picture represents but I do believe if we go to that location, it will be completely different. Not a star a a colour spectrum in sight.

I do feel sorry for the Google employees who took all that time to drive out here to take these pictures, only to realise when they get back that their camera was broken.

You can find more weird and strange Google Street View images by a simple Google Search.

The location of the above image can be found at: http://go.jicola.com/4×1ho/

Have you come across a Facebook video that you want to save to your computer but can’t find a download link? Well here’s how you do it without any software.

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A few weeks back, Facebook announced that you can get usernames for Facebook instead of using a bunch of numbers.

You can now get your Facebook username. Just visit http://www.facebook.com/username/ and choose your name.