So we’ve been hearing about Google’s Chrome operating system for a while now, but we haven’t really heard of one computer manufacturer releasing a netbook running the much-awaited OS, have we?

It could change in two weeks, according to Venture Beat. If the rumors are to be believed, Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer might be releasing a Google Chrome OS device at the Computex Taipei show, which will be held from June 1 to 5. Read more…

A few months before, the Google Tablet was all but a pipe dream. And now, we might be able to see the first serious competitor to the iPad turn into reality. And the great news is that the upcoming tablet computer might be developed by Verizon and Google. Read more…

To be honest, I wasn’t really impressed with the user interface of Ubuntu Netbook Remix. Yeah, I know, it’s one of the fastest operating systems you can actually put on a netbook right now, but the UI really needs a little work – oh wait, I mean a lot – of work done.

Fortunately, Canonical has been working on a new Netbook OS. And it’s gorgeous. Check out Ubuntu Light:

Ubuntu Light is an instant-on operating system meant to be installed alongside Ubuntu. It aims to be the secondary Linux operating system, where you can turn it on and instantly surf the net, get your email, and listen to your music, when you’re in a hurry. Read more…

While Apple and Adobe’s little tussle over Steve Job’s adamant stand to not let Flash on the iPad, people from other companies have been trying to create tablet computers running other mobile OS’s that can run Flash. One such operating system that can run Flash would be Google’s Android.

From Tech Ticker:

At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Zedomax stumbled upon a prototype Android tablet at the Adobe booth. The prototype seemed to run Android OS 2.1 but more importantly, ran Adobe’s Flash and Air. The site
claims that both Adobe’s technologies worked “flawlessly” and were “totally impressed by how it ran”.

We’re not sure how the Flash-enabled tablet would behave if we multi-tasked extensively but it’s good to hear that non-iPad users will be able to enjoy Flash and Air content in the near future.

Videos after the break. Read more…

Although I’ve never imagined myself downloading and using it, I’ve always kept an eye on BumpTop. BumpTop is an interesting piece of software: it replaces your usual desktop with a 3-D desktop that literally tries to mimic a real, physical desk. With real, tangible objects that you can manipulate.

BumpTop makes the items on your computer’s desktop more like their real-world counterparts. Icons and folders are assigned a virtual weight based on the amount of memory they take up and their importance to you. You can move them by click-and-drag, or fling them across the BumpTop space. The program determines their importance based on how often you use them, but you can also alter that by hand. Read more…