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• Chrome feature cuts mobile data used by up to half, Google says

  Google is adding a feature to its Chrome mobile browser that can reduce data usage by up to 50 percent, which could avoid extra data charges from carriers.

• Chrome OS runs the table at Pwnium 3

  Hackers at the CanSecWest event in Vancouver couldn't break Google's latest version of Chrome OS in the company's Pwnium 3 contest, leaving the $3.14159 million (yes, that's Pi, for those keeping track at home) in prize money untouched.

• Google confirms high-end Chromebook Pixel, surprising some

  Google's Chromebook Pixel went up for sale on the Play store on Thursday, to the surprise of some industry observers who had expressed doubts over earlier rumors that the device was on the way.

• Ex-Googler gives views on planned Chrome OS

  I think a lightweight, browser-only operating system has been a long-time coming. It's the actualisation of what the network computer dream has been; albeit with the predictable concessions that the network isn't always available, and you need something resident on the machine itself to make it useful. But I was still surprised when hearing NPR lead off its morning newscast with "Google's attack on Microsoft". Is it going to displace the Microsoft Windows desktops in most companies? Is it a harbinger of a new computing model? Here is what I think we'll see happen in the next 18 to 24 months.
  Is Google the only one that benefits?

• Intel is working with Google on Chrome OS

  The world's largest chip maker is working with Google on the Chrome operating system and has been privy to the project for some time, a spokesman for the company said Friday.

• Opinion: Why Google Chrome OS matters already

  At last. At long last, there's a real challenger to the Windows desktop, and its name is Google Chrome OS.

• Google OS could put the squeeze on other Linux flavours

  Much of the discussion around Google's new PC operating system has focused on a looming battle with Windows, but the biggest losers could be other Linux OSes that have been enjoying some moderate success on netbooks, industry analysts said.

• Google has muscle for long-term battle with Windows

  As Google acknowledges that its engineers are working on an operating system for netbooks and PCs, analysts say it's the company in the best position to take on Microsoft and its vaunted Windows software.