19 Nov, 2010
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Chrome OS netbooks and tablets are coming by end of this year and Chrome OS is likely to replace Android on tablets
Chrome OS (and probably Android Gingerbread, too) is expected to be launched sometime next month, and it’s coming to both netbooks and tablets. While we expected it to come to some netbooks, as promised a year ago, things weren’t so certain about Chrome OS coming to tablets.
However, there are speculations if Chrome OS will be suitable for tablets. Right now, Chrome OS is being demoed on the netbooks, but tablets need a more powerful OS; Android is more suitable for this operation. Hence, it is likely that both Android Gingerbread and Chrome OS will be released on tablets and audience reaction will be gauged to determine the more popular one.
Although Android operating system has been the leading OS among mobile devices, including Smartphones and tablets; yet Chrome OS is being speculated as the most suited operating system for slate/tablet like devices. Android OS was initially designed to run on mobile phones, and despite being compatible with tablet devices; the yet to release Chrome OS is considered apt for these form factors. In Google’s case, it would seem to make sense for the company to use Chrome OS in their tablets and netbooks rather than attempt to ‘stretch’ or to customize Android to run well on Android devices.
With Chrome OS, tablets could have smaller, lighter and thinner interface running on less expensive hardware because all the processing power will have been moved to the cloud. There will be no need for expensive power consuming Intel chips, rather a simple processor and a good quality GPU will suffice, to create a new experience of mobility for the end user.
Tablets are essentially for consuming web content and offer rich multimedia experience. Chrome OS is likely to be adopted on tablets as it is better designed to suit devices of that form factor. Chrome OS with its web apps and cloud computing as opposed to native apps used on current tablets could open up a new world for tablet computing.
- This is a Guest Post by Rashi Saxena, Rashi is a Senior Research Analyst with Cross Tab.
7 Sep, 2010
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Sequoia Capital India along with Song Investment Advisors have invested $15 million into K-12 Techno Services Pvt Ltd, a firm that manages a network of over 50 schools owned by Hyderabad-headquartered Gowtham Educational Institutions.
Sequoia led the investments in K-12 Techno, an infrastructure and technology firm that manages schools, as the domestic regulatory environment prohibits investor ownership of not-for-profit educational assets. Gowtham is among the top three private educational groups in Andhra Pradesh.
The investment will be deployed for expanding Gowtham’s network of model schools across India, sources directly familiar with the development said. Gowtham owns schools, junior colleges and an international school with over 50,000 students on its rolls.
With the investment, KP Balaraj, managing director and Ravishankar G V, principal of Sequoia Capital and Vishal Vasishth of SONG have joined the board of K12.
This marks Sequoia’s second investment in India’s education sector. It is already an investor in TutorVista that is rolling out K-12 schools in a joint initiative with Manipal Education. ISB based Song Investment Advisors is backed by Soros Economic Development Fund, Omidiyar Network and Google.
15 Jul, 2010
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Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of communications, and Google India today announce plans to combine their global resources to offer a portfolio of web-based, collaborative business connectivity tools that provide email, instant messaging, calendar functionality, video and office presentation tools for business’ across India.
The portfolio of business tools, powered by Google Apps™, is a significant move by both parties to bring value-added applications to Indian enterprises while offering localized pricing, billing and support.
The service is simple to subscribe, easy to use and streamlines the complexities of IT while allowing businesses to pay for only what they need. Indian organizations, particularly the emerging enterprises, will now have expanded access to Tata Communications’ cloud-based software services, helping them migrate their IT requirements to a pay-as-you-use business model. Building on Tata Communications’ leadership position as a SaaS service provider, the portfolio will help organizations reduce IT cost and complexity and be more productive. It will be particularly beneficial to companies with fast growing teams, offices spread across the country, or staff who travel frequently.
-Hitesh, vcBytes.com
9 Jul, 2009
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Google is challenging Microsoft in its strongest product portfolio- OS. Google has announced its engineers have started working on project called Chrome OS. Microsoft literally having a monopoly in the OS segment and which Google wants to reduce, Google intends to be one stop solution for accessing the internet.
Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. In later part of 2009 it will be available as open-source code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010.
Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. Google is designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. Like Chrome browser, Google is going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.
Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips and Google is working with multiple OEMs to bring a number of netbooks to market next year. The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. For application developers, the web is the platform. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies. And of course, these apps will run not only on Google Chrome OS, but on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux thereby giving developers the largest user base of any platform.
Do you thing Google will be successful in invading at MS OS marketshare? Say it loud
Hitesh, vcBytes.com
