The Google Chrome OS and the Google Chrome Laptop

On December 7, 2010 Google unveiled their very first laptop named Cr-48 with its own Chrome OS.  These laptops were colored black, no branding, no logos, no stickers, and distributed to a limited number of qualified hardware and software testers.

Google Chrome Laptop Specs
(from http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/google-unveils-cr-48-the-first-chrome-os-laptop/)

• 12.1-inch screen
• Full size keyboard
• Oversized clickpad
• Qualcomm Gobi 3G chip for Verizon data in the US, your carrier of choice internationally
• 802.11n dual-band WiFi
• 8+ hours of active use
• 8+ days of standby
• Webcam
• Flash storage

Google Chrome OS Facts

• Essentially a web browser - built and optimized for the Web
• Linux-based, open source
• Not available for download 
• Pre-shipped with a Chrome laptop
• Apps are available from the Chrome Web Store

“By building an experienced based totally on the web, 

we’ve made all of the user experiences instant." - Sunjar Pichai

This OS is still under beta testing and only a few people will receive the Chrome OS and Chrome laptop Cr-48.  Expect though by mid 2011 that Acer and Samsung will lead the distribution of these netbooks for mass roll out.

High Speed Internet is a Basic Service – Canadian Feds

High speed Internet must be part of basic service and be a legal right - this is the clamor of Liberal critics of Canada; a call for the politicians to fund for a universal access to high speed Internet across the country by 2014 and 2020.

This move of Canada follows the ambition of European countries like France, Finland, and Spain. These countries see broadband Internet as a means to open opportunities for all the residents, and that this service is crucially essential for their success. With the cooperation of private companies and funding from the government, this clamor for high speed Internet as a basic service will materialize in the near future.


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Canadian ISPs that provide download speeds of 1.5 mbps, reliable and cheap Internet services are too few to cover most of the remote places. Few ISPs give the choice that balances savings and reliable high speed Internet fit to the customers and business needs.  This service as of yet has not reached the greater residential rural areas in Canada and this presents a lot of unmaximized opportunities.

Distributel.ca pioneers in providing Internet service to the whole of Canada.  The scope it provides in high speed Internet spans across urban and rural residential areas, proving its commitment in providing Internet as a basic service. Distributel.ca is a supporter of this post.