Chrome OS could become a hackers’ victim before its final version is released to the public in 2010. This is what the director of threat management, Masiello, at McAfee thinks.
Masiello further said that since the Chromium is the new kid on the block, it will be one of the primary targets. This has happened to Windows Vista and Windows 7 before they were even released.
Since, Chromium OS heavily relies on the HTML5, which is yet to be fully tested. This has also lured the hackers in breaking the technology that is yet to be proven.
That said, we all know it that Google is not some random company that will let the hackers get so easily into the OS. It is the GOOGLE where security is of top-most concern. I am sure that the battle between Google and Hackers is surely going to be interesting because Google is not Microsoft, or dare shall I say, Apple
Next year, when the Google Chrome OS will finally surface on the netbooks, it will execute native code on behalf of myriad of Google Apps like Gmail, Google Docs and Spreadsheets.
To make sure that everything runs at blistering speed, Google won’t be using any of the third party plugins for this. This means that java, Flash and Silverlight are out of equation.
According to Google, the core reason this is being done is in order to get the much required performance boost. Native Client Project is the one that is handling the native code inside Chrome’s web browser. However, it currently works only in x86 machines.
It will be interesting to see how they are able to get it ported to ARM processor as Chrome OS is meant to be run on not only x86 processors, but also on ARM processors that will be used in Smartbooks. Good news is that Google is already making a version that will be compatible with the ARM infrastructure.
Google’s new programming language called Go will also be made compatible with this native client.
Acer has promised the world that it is going to be the first one among the PC manufactures to come up with a netbook running Chromium OS.
The Acer Chrome netbook is slotted to be launched in the second half, 2010. This is a great news as the Acer’s Android based Aspire D250 is not exactly selling like hot-cakes.
In the upcoming builds of Google Chrome OS, you will be able asked to enter your username and password just when you will start running the web browser. According to the Techcrunch, the major benefit it will bring will be the synched bookmarks and settings whenever you login to any Chrome based machine.
It is also expected to use Google friend connect as one’s login.
Meet the Omni present browser: Opera. Opera’s chief standards office believes that Opera may be able to offer Opera web browser for the Chrome OS next year.
Porting it to Chrome OS is not the most difficult task, but how to get it installed in Chrome OS is since Chrome OS does not let any third party manufacture to run any app in Chrome OS.
Google Chrome OS aka Chromium OS has been getting a lot of great reviews from all over the net. Many of them are saying that it will rival the Microsoft Windows 7 Starter which is being bundled with most of the netbooks these days.
Google Chrome OS directly takes you to the web browser immediately when logged in. Since the only application that runs on it is a web-browser, it runs at an amazing speed on netbooks which do not sport very powerful processors like Macbook Pro or the high end Dell XPS gaming rigs. In our tests, it took us to the web-browser almost instantaneously after logging-in with out Gmail account.
Given the ability to pin tabs, the Chrome OS’s browser makes sure that the tabs stay pinned in the same location forever. Currently, there is no way to install apps on it, but we are sure that Google will introduce equivalent web apps
Techguru team have made a video of Chrome OS running on ASUS T91. Although the official launch of Chrome OS is not going to be anywhere before the end of next year, we are now sure that it works very well on touchscreens. Shown in the video is a convertible netbook by ASUS, which has an 8.9-inch display and sports 1024×600 resolution.
It is not Linux. It is based on Linux kernel, just as it draws from a number of other open source projects (Moblin and Ubuntu). There is no splash screen and booting into the Chrome OS takes you directly to the Chrome browser.
It’s not Android. Chrome OS does not replicates Android in any manner.
It won’t kill Windows. Google’s long purpose goal is not meant to hurt the sales of Windows OS or Mac OS. Instead, the Chrome OS will come pre-installed on the unique new devices that Google is now designing with its hardware partners.
With a Chrome OS device, you won’t just check your e-mail on the Web. You’ll also write letters, create spreadsheets, watch videos, listen to music, and chat with your friends using Web-based applications.
Actual retail products are going to come in late 2010.
