Sergey Brin: Traditional Operating Systems "Torturing Users"
OS News
Google co-founder Sergey Brin had a little chat with the press about the Chromebooks Google announced yesterday, and during that talk, he stated that traditional PC operating systems are "torturing users" with their complexity. ...
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Free 'Browser in a Box' Runs Firefox 4 with Ultra Security
PCWorld
A new solution launched this week by German Sirrix AG, however, uses Firefox 4, Linux and virtualization to create what it calls a "browser in a box" that keeps all malware isolated and out of the user's main operating system. Originally created at the ...
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New Adobe Flash Player Locks Down the Cookie Jar
TechNewsWorld
End users will be able to manage all Flash Player settings, including camera, microphone and Local Shared Objects (Adobe's name for cookies) by going to the Control Panel or the Systems Settings tabs in the desktop operating system. ...
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Netflix addition, "Ice Cream Sandwich" highlight busy week for Android
Network World
By Brad Reed, Network World Google's I/O conference unleashed a flurry of Android news this week, including some long-awaited new applications and updates to the operating system itself. * "Ice Cream Sandwich" gets official: Google is hoping that its ...
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Is Linux Really More Secure than Windows?
eSecurity Planet
Windows users also experience a higher threat problem due in part to the popularity of the operating system. "The way malware writers operate is very much like any legitimate business: there are ROI concerns, R&D and risk vs. reward considerations," ...
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Google begins war against Windows
CNN
Services firm NetApplications says that more than 50% of computers are still using Windows XP -- a 10-year-old operating system. Google's (GOOG, Fortune 500) solution: Chrome OS, a Web-based operating system that is set for release on June 15. ...
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Nvidia CEO: New Android tablets are vast improvement
CNET
During a conference call to discuss his company's quarterly earnings yesterday, Huang said concerns over the first generation of Android tablets, many of which did not have an operating system designed for tablets, have been "largely addressed. ...
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