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Submission + - Google announces Chrome OS

Submitted by Laxori666 on Wednesday July 08, 2009 @03:32AM

Laxori666 writes: Google's plan to take over the world continues. They have just announced Chrome OS. From the article:

Chrome OS is intended to be a very lightweight, quick-starting operating system whose central focus is supporting Google's Chrome browser. Applications will run mostly inside the browser, making the web — not the desktop — into the computer's default operating system.

It seems to be an extension of Google Chrome itself — an OS designed entirely to support the web browser. Didn't Microsoft have some kind of problem when they deeply integrated Internet Explorer into Windows? How is this any different?

Submission + - Police Breathalyzer Software found Terrible

Submitted by Laxori666 on Saturday May 16, 2009 @08:29PM

Laxori666 writes: The defense counsel in State v. Chun have finally succeeded in analyzing the source code for the Alcotest 7110 MKIII-C breathalyzer device. The software has been found extremely faulty, citing a potential 19400 errors in the code, along with 12 major bugs where the software fails terribly. This doesn't come as much of a surprise to me. Is this another example where open source software would help?

Submission + - Spore Released!

Submitted by Laxori666 on Sunday September 07, 2008 @12:04PM

Laxori666 writes: Spore has finally been released in the USA! Joy. How many of us had pre-ordered it a long time ago?

Submission + - Optimus Maximus LED Keyboard Debuts in November

Submitted by Laxori666 on Monday April 30, 2007 @05:19PM

Laxori666 writes: The Optimus Maximus keyboard, which Slashdot covered a few months ago, will finally debut in November. The keyboard comes with a 36x36 LED display on each key and promises the capability to easily and instantly switch the keyboard layout to anything that you want. It'll be a bit pricey at $1536, however.

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