Good news for the Chromium fans! According to a source, the next-generation Atom, codenamed “Cedar Trail” will not only support Windows Operating system, but also Chrome OS by Google. The list does not ends there. It also supports MeeGo Linux OS, an open source OS that took birth when both Intel and Nokia went to bed. The Cedar Trail series will be unveiled in the year 2011

This means that Chromium will run without a hitch on the upcoming Intel Atom-powered netbooks. Future is surely very bright for the Chromium OS.

source: fudzilla

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

1. 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.
2. It’s not Android. Chrome OS does not replicates Android in any manner.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Actual retail products are going to come in late 2010.

source: computerworld