LUV SURFING? ... ENJOY ON CHROME!

Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web. Chrome OS will not be available as a download to run and install, although Chromium OS can be compiled from source by anyone.

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User interface

Design goals for Google Chrome OS's user interface include using minimal screen space by combining applications and standard Web pages into a single tab strip, rather than separating the two. Designers are considering a reduced window management scheme that would operate only in full-screen mode.

Hardware support

Google Chrome OS is initially intended for secondary devices like netbooks, not as a user's primary PC,8] and will run on hardware incorporating an x86 or ARM-based processor. While Chrome OS will support hard disk drives, Google has requested that its hardware partners use solid-state drives "for performance and reliability reasons", as well as the lower capacity requirements inherent in an operating system that accesses applications and most user data on remote servers. Google Chrome OS consumes one-sixtieth as much drive space as Windows 7.

Integrated media player

Google will integrate a media player into both Chrome OS and the Chrome browser, enabling users to play back MP3s, view JPEGs, and handle other multimedia files while offline.

Link handling

One unresolved design problem related to both Chrome OS and the Chrome browser is the desired behavior for how Web applications handle specific link types. For example, if a JPEG is opened in Chrome or on a Chrome OS device, should a specific Web application be automatically opened to view it, and if so, which one? Similarly, if a user clicks on a .doc file, which website should open: Office Live, Gview, or a previewing utility? Project director Matthew Papakipos noted that Windows developers have faced the same fundamental problem: "Quicktime is fighting with Windows Media Player, which is fighting with Chrome". As the number of Web applications increases, the same problem arises.

Security

Going online doesn't have to be scary. Chrome notebooks use advanced technology to help prevent malware and viruses from accessing your data. And you never have to lift a finger. Losing your notebook doesn’t mean losing your confidential data, as Chrome maintains a cloud of your data and using another Chrome embedded OS you can access your data.

Google is hoping to launch it by the next year.

GONE IN 63 SECONDS!

After the launch of GSLV-FO6 at 4:04:00 PM at Srikota base Andhra Pardesh, & after its launch, at 4:04:63 PM the Chairman of ISRO ordered the remote blast, as there was some problem in the launch vehicle, rest will be discovered after the ISRO completes there investigation within a day or 2. But in these 63 seconds ISRO loosed RS. 325 crore and years of hard work.
The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle is an expendable launch system operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO). It was developed to enable India to launch its INSAT-type satellites into geostationary orbit and to make India less dependent on foreign rockets.The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) project was initiated in 1990 with the objective of acquiring launch capability for Geosynchronous satellites. Until then, India depended on the former Soviet Union for the launch of heavy satellites.
Till date India has launched 7 GSLV but only 4 went successful...
GSLV-F06
Failed launch of the 5,093 pounds (2,310 kg) GSAT-5P on December 25, 2010 at 16:04 local time. The rocket veered from its intended flight path, tumbled out of control in a fireball 63 seconds after launch. Initial evaluation was that control of the strap-on boosters was lost, leading to a catastrophic set back for ISRO when the rocket broke up due to the acute angle of attack that the rocket took due to the failure, causing what appears to be a "structural failure" of body of the rocket housing the 3rd Stage ( housing the Cryogenic Stage - seems to have broken up 64 seconds into the 1st stage of flight,which is most probably the INTER-STAGE (connector of stage 2 and stage 3),followed by what seems to be a programmed detonation by the range safety team at ISRO.