New Found Google Functionality…
Today I came across some functionality I have been waiting for from Google.
This is only available in the US for free. You can call any cell/LAN phones and from the testing that I have done it works great and has good quality as well.
Check it out and let me know what you think of Google Call in the comments.
Chrome OS Ready for Testing via VM Build…
I was following several users and news sites (like LifeHacker.com) during the press release of Google’s Chrome OS. I am excited about this functionality and think that this cloud OS will be great for retooling older machines.
What do you think of Google’s Chrome OS? Leave comments.
Chrome OS Virtual Machine Build Ready for Your Testing [Downloads]: "
If you’re aching to try out Chrome OS after taking a glimpse earlier today, friendly power user Mark Renouf has compiled a VMware image of Chrome OS for testing out in your virtual machine environment.
While Chrome OS is far from ready for the regular user, lots of us are aching to play around a little with Google’s young operating system. This virtual machine-friendly build looks like a good way to do just that, and you can grab it via BitTorrent now. From The Pirate Bay page:
This is a ChromeOS image converted to VMware .vmdk file.
It was built from instructions provided on the ChromiumOS developers site:
http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromium-os/building-chromium-os/build-instructions
Built from sources retreived on 11/19/2009, following the announcement of the opening of the ChromeOS source code.
Shared user password (for sudo, etc is ‘chromeos’)
If you give it a download and try it out, let’s hear how it worked for you (and share any images you manage to grab) in the comments.
Update: Alternately, you can download a VMware build directly from web site gdgt as well, ‘no strings attached’ (as long as you don’t consider creating an account at gdgt and giving them your email address ‘strings’).
Post is orginally from Lifehacker.com
Google… Now on the Twit Network…
I listen to most of the Twit Network podcast but I noticed on August 2nd, 2009 that there was a new podcast added to the network called “This Week In Google”. I have only listened to the first two podcast to date but thus far I am very pleased with the work that Leo has been doing. Now there is a podcast for all three of the big players; Microsoft, Google and Apple.
The G2 Android (HTC My Touch)…
As an owner of the T-Mobile G1 Android with Google I feel compelled to tell others about my experience with the G1 and what I think of the G2; even though it is not officially on the market yet.
I pre-ordered my G1 and I have been enjoying it every day. The latest update (Cupcake) and the future update codenamed Doughnut are what make this phone great. The fact that Google can continue to add value and features to the phone is the best way I can think of to keep the phone growing with the users. There is plenty of hype about the iPhone and you have to agree Apple does a great job marketing its products but I really think that the G1 and I am sure the G2 are definitely in the same class and it is the marketing that sets them apart.
Awaiting the unavailing of the G2…
Knee Jerk Reaction 