Ever since search engine giant Google revealed its plan of coming out with cloud based OS, Chrome, the same has created a huge buzz in the PC and internet market. With Google claiming the Chrome will be the future OS, powering notebooks, million of netbook users have been waiting eagerly as to when the OS will finally hit the market.

It was anticipated that the OS would be launched this year, but addressing Web2.0 Summit earlier this year in November, Eric Schmidt, Google CEO, said that it will take some more time for the OS to be launched. However, rumors have flown thick and fast that Chrome OS will be launched by Google on December 7 in San Francisco, in the upcoming Google Chrome OS event.

Reports came out that Google will also be launching Chrome OS powered netbook during the event, which initially will be distributed among close friends of Google. Packed with host of features, Chrome OS has been initially targeted for usage in netbooks, but Google has also hinted that it plans to expand Chrome OS beyond netbooks as well.

Simple user interface along with robust data security are the hallmarks of the Chrome OS, and if the OS is launched on December 7, then it will give Windows and others a run for their money. There is still a day for us to finally know how much true this prove to be, but undoubtedly the rumors have taken the excitement for Chrome OS launch to a very next level. So wait and watch as the countdown for the OS has already begun.

There is no doubt that Apple iPad has been the most innovative invention of the year. However, it has received a lot of criticism as well for not living up to the standards and missing out important features that might help the people to use Apple iPad in a better way. Hence, to make the users happy Apple has now come up with its first major iPad update. The iOS 4.2 update is not just another update from Apple, but it brings a lot of improvement and new features that users will be able to use on their Apple iPad which might help in zooming up the overall sales figures in the market. Here we will take a quick look at some of the important features that business people can use on their Apple iPad.

Multitasking on iPad

If you take a look at some of the setbacks of Apple iPad you will find that multitasking was one of the major obstacles that were hampering the sale of Apple iPad. Now with the iOS 4.2 update business people can enjoy multitasking on their Apple iPad. This means that you can open two or more software at the same time and even work on them at the same time. You can even switch quickly between multiple software and windows on your Apple iPad which makes your iPad experience better.

iPad AirPlay

Do you always wanted to transfer and stream all your videos from your Apple iPad directly on your LCD TV? Well, now with the help of iOS 4.2 you can certainly enjoy that if you want to. The update comes with AirPlay feature which allows you to view all your videos and photographs directly on your TV rather than watching them on the iPad screen. This really helps business people to display their graphs and presentation slides on big screens rather than showing them on smaller iPad screens.

iPad AirPrint

Another good option that is embedded in iOS 4.2 is the AirPrint feature. This allows you to directly print your documents, photos and any online papers directly on your printer. The update has a file that recognizes the printer around very much like a Bluetooth technology and syncs the printer with your iPad. So far only certain printers are compatible with this technology and therefore Apple is working on making more printers compatible with Apple iPad in the near future.

Find My iPad

Are you scared that you might lose all your business data if your iPad is lost or stolen? Well, you don’t have to be scared anymore because iOS 4.2 comes with a unique update called Find My iPad. The feature allows you to activate your iPad for this feature for free so that you can remotely wipe all the data and information in case your iPad has been stolen. You can also track your stolen or lost iPad on the maps and send out messages to your near ones who will keep an eye for your stolen iPad.

Multiple Folders

For some people business is all about managing their data and information. Hence, with iOS 4.2 now you can create your own folders on the iPad and store your data the way you want. This is really helpful for people who have different documents and who want to store their data in different folders rather than keeping them all together in one single folder. The folder option allows users to create multiple folders and get rid of unwanted apps that they do not use. Hence, it gives more freedom and flexibility to the business users who want to customize their iPads the way they want.

Unified Inbox

The Unified inbox feature is something that has been making a lot of buzz in the market since it was seen on Palm Pre, but now with the update of iOS 4.2 the same feature is available on your Apple iPad as well. The Unified Inbox allows you to open multiple email accounts on your iPad so that you can check all the new messages in your multiple email accounts at the same time. This really saves your time if you have multiple email accounts as you don’t have to open each email account individually. You can see all your latest emails and messages threaded together along with the timestamp.

Apple has just introduced its latest operating system the Mac OS X 10.7. Nicknamed as the ‘Lion’, the OS X 10.7 comes with tons of cool, new features.

About The Software

The Lion is going to be the eighth major release of Apple’s Mac Operating System. The software was introduced on 20th October, 2010 in San Francisco in a special Apple media event. It is going to be officially released in summer 2011.

Mac OS X Lion Review:

What is new?

The Lion promises some cool new features previously not being seen in Mac operating softwares. Apple manufacturers have confessed to have taken a cue from their iPhone operating system in creating this one. Take a peek into some of the Lion’s innovative features.

Launchpad

It lets you access and launch applications easily. The Launchpad also provides you with a grid view for icons, iPad style. You can see all your applications just by clicking on the Launchpad icon.

Full-screen applications

Much like the iPad, the Mac OS X 10.7 Lion lets you get full-screen views for your applications. This gives a bigger display for the Mac applications.

Mission Control

This gives you a view of all the open applications and windows on your computer in a single window.

Enhanced Multi-touch

Apple has added multi-touch capabilities to the Lion. Users can implement the Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad from Apple to operate their computers.

Auto-Save

Now you no longer need to worry about documents getting lost due to system crashes or power failure. The Lion automatically saves all your documents. That saves your time of manually managing your documents.

Apps resume

This cool feature lets you resume your applications as they were when you last opened them. This is similar to the functions displayed by the Opera or Firefox browser.

Scrollbar Auto-hide

The scrollbar remains hidden from view when it is inactive. This is again, similar to the iPhone OS.

Mac App Store

Apple Inc. has created a Mac Apps store similar to its Apps store for the iPhone. You can download wonderful softwares for your Mac by a single mouse click, install them easily and update them automatically.

With the Lion, Apple Inc. has taken its Mac OS to a new level. Integrating iOS features into the Mac OS Lion packs the latter with more power. This innovation is sure to add to the popularity of the Mac OS. The Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is sure to rule in the coming days.

Apple has recently released the Safari 5.0.1, turning on Safari Extensions and introducing the Safari Extensions Gallery. In June, extensions support was introduced by Apple in Safari 5, so that developers could start creating extensions with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards. With the help of Safari Extensions Gallery, users would quickly be able to find extensions that add powerful enhanced new features to Safari – from the toolbars which display live web feeds to sophisticated programs thatyt filter the web content. Through Safari 5.0.1, users are allowed to download and install extensions either from the Safari Extensions Gallery, or even from a developer’s site, directly.

Brian Croll, the Vice President of OS X Product Marketing of Apple, said that Safari 5 had been a big hit, and the user response to the new Safari Reader has been equally good. Thus, it’s great that so many leading developers have been creating amazing extensions – this means that the Apple users would be able to further customize Safari.

Gianni Puerini, Vice President of Worldwide Design and Community at Amazon.com, said that already millions of customers are using Amazon Wish Lists to store the items which they either want to buy for themselves, or want to receive in the form of lists. Safari 5 allows them to conveniently build the Add to Amazon Wish List extension – this lets customers add items from just about any website with a simple click of a button, to the Amazon Wish List.

The release has targeted the support for the two major file systems namely the NILFS2 and POHMELFS. It also supports other file systems like EXOFS and FS-Cache file system.

When it comes to storage improvements this release has added support for DST. This kernel also adds a feature contributed by Intel that helps to speed up the kernel’s booting time and improves the performance. Other valuable inclusions include the use of LZMA and Bzip2 compression for kernel images.

Source: news.cnet