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Earlier today, Google revealed new details about Google Chrome OS, the search giant’s attempt to redefine the operating system and push society and technology even farther onto the web.

We’re here live at the Google Chrome OS press conference, and from what we’re hearing and seeing, this thing is different than any other operating system before it. It is fundamentally different than Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

But now you may be wondering “How exactly is it different?” We were curious about that as well, so we analyzed the information that’s been revealed so far to provide some of our biggest takeaways from what we know about Google Chrome OS. There are just a few of the ways that it is completely different than any other OS on the market:

1. The browser IS the OS: This is the fundamental tenant of Google Chrome OS. There is no installation of Firefox or IE – Chrome IS both the browser AND the OS.

2. It’s designed to fix itself: Chrome OS really focuses on security. Applications run on Chrome OS are placed in their own “security sandboxes,” which is designed to prevent malware and virus attempts. Another cool feature is that Chrome OS verifies the integrity of its code and, if it finds that it is compromised, reboots and fixes itself.

3. All apps are web apps, no installations: Speaking of apps, there will be no installation of apps. No Microsoft Office, Adobe AIR, TweetDeck, or Digsby. This also means no installations. Even Android apps won’t run on Chrome OS.

4. Chrome OS doesn’t support drivers and will not run on your laptop: The Google operating system won’t be running on your Dell or Macbook anytime soon – it only works with solid-state hard drives. It is meant for netbooks. Many hardware manufacturers are going to have to tweak their netbook designs to support Chrome OS. In the future though, Chrome OS could evolve to support drivers. Today, they said it will handle printing, for example, based on some “innovative technique.”

5. Super-fast startup speeds: Google cares deeply about speed, and Chrome OS is a shining example. They took out anything they deemed “unnecessary” to speed up the boot-up. You can be browsing the web “in seconds.” In fact, they’re so obsessed with it that they’re asking the hardware manufacturers to use specific metals that make Chrome OS faster.

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Tags: Chrome OS, Google, google chrome, google chrome os

If you’re using a Hackintosh then you might want to hold off on the OS X 10.6.2 update, because for all its bug fixes, it lacks the Intel Atom support necessary for our beloved Hackintosh netbooks. Update.

Update: There appears to be some confusion regarding which sort of Hackintosh set up is affected by 10.6.2. If you are running something other than an Intel Atom-based netbook, you should be just fine, it’s those relying on Atom-support who are in trouble with this one. [OS X Daily]

Apple has just released their second minor update to their latest desktop operating system, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2. While there are a lot of fixes for Mac users, iPhone users may want to pay particular attention to the “general reliability improvements” for MobileMe and iDisk. (And yes, the infamous “guest account” data deletion [...]

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Apple Releases Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Update

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