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Want To Try Out Google Chrome OS For Yourself? Here’s How.

TechCrunch  Nov 20 09

The public debut of Google Chrome OS today has the press abuzz over the potential of the new web-based operating system. And now that it's open sourced, you have the chance to try it out for yourself. Unfortunately, most people aren't ready to undertake the daunting task of actually taking Google's recently open-sourced code and turning that into a bootable computer. So we've put together a step-by-step guide to doing this, for free, in around 15 minutes (depending on how long it takes to download the OS itself). No, this won't get your computer booting Chrome OS natively (and frankly, you probably wouldn't want to yet anyway). Full story...

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TED: Now with More Elitism?

TechCrunch  2 hours ago

Let me say upfront: I have never been to TED, mostly because I have never been invited and I can’t imagine a world where I justify paying $6,000 for a conference.

Microsoft Slams Google Buzz

TechCrunch  3 hours ago

"Busy people don’t want another social network, what they want is the convenience of aggregation.

Yahoo Not Pleased With Google Buzz’s Buzz

TechCrunch  3 hours ago

Google officially unveiled Buzz, their major step into social statuses through Gmail today at an event held at 10 AM PT.

Sergey Brin Used Google Buzz To Write His NYT Op-Ed On Google Books

TechCrunch  3 hours ago

During the Q&A session today following the Google Buzz event, Google co-founder Sergey Brin revealed something both humorous and interesting.

Screenshots: Google Buzz In Action

TechCrunch  4 hours ago

Now that the Google event is over, the company has started turning on Buzz for Gmail users. Here are some quick screenshots of it in action.

If Google Wave Is The Future, Google Buzz Is The Present

TechCrunch  4 hours ago

See our live notes from today's Google Buzz event here. Google has a problem. Despite having their hands in just about everything online, they've never been able to tackle what is a key part of the fabric of the web: social.

Gowalla Rolls Out API

TechCrunch  4 hours ago

As location-based social networks gain serious traction, its inevitable that that these applications will become full-fledged platforms.

Google Street View Goes To The Top Of The Mountain

TechCrunch  4 hours ago

Google's Street View has gone to many strange places, even off-road. But in preparation for the Winter Olympics it equipped a snowmobile with 360-degree cameras and took it to the top of Whistler, the Canadian ski resort where the Games will take place.

Morning Buzz: Live From Google’s Major Step Into The Social Spotlight

TechCrunch  5 hours ago

This morning, Google is hosting an event at its Mountain View, CA headquarters to show off a new social product it has been working on.

DotNetNuke Scores Another $8 Million In Series B Funding

TechCrunch  6 hours ago

DotNetNuke Corporation, the owner and maintainer of the open source web application framework that goes by the same name, has raised $8 Million Series B funding from new investor UV Partners and prior backers August Capital and Sierra Ventures.



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