• Google Chrome OS: Visual Tour

  
  Google's Chrome OS was shown for the first time Thursday, where the company gave a brief demo of the operating system.

• California Energy Commission Rule Hits HDTV Industry

  
  New regulation is in line with existing measures, but will hasten the shift to energy-efficient televisions. Here's why.
• Happy Facebook Photos Costs Woman's Health Care
• Twitter Geotagging: What You Need to Know
• Android vs. iPhone: Which Users are More Savvy?
• Google Adds Captions to YouTube Search
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Latest News

• Chrome OS: Move Along, Nothing to See Here (Yet) Thinking about downloading Google Chrome OS? You might want to think twice.
• Global Warming Research Exposed After Hack A hacker has posted e-mail and documents belonging to a noted climate change researcher.
• Brin: Two Google Operating Systems May Become One Google co-founder says Chrome and Android could someday become a single OS. Chrome browser plus Android OS equals... Android.
• Google Chrome OS on the PC World Podcast PC World editors Robert Strohmeyer, Tim Moynihan, Melissa Perenson, and Nick Mediati discuss the potential impact of Google Chrome OS on the computing industry. This is PC World Podcast episode 54.
• Google Chrome OS: A Simple FAQ Everyone's all a-twitter over Google's newly announced operating system, Google Chrome OS. So what is it, and what could it do for you? Here are some answers.
• Qualcomm's Updated 3G Chipset Coming to ThinkPads Lenovo will offer Qualcomm's latest Gobi multimode 3G (third-generation) mobile data chipset on ThinkPad laptops.
• Chrome Shines, Gore Opines, Staffs Decline Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions...
• 14 Great Gift Ideas for Gamers If a gamer is on your Holiday gift list you'll want to read this guide to the hottest games and gear gifts.
• Gameloft to Cut Back on Android Development Though you may think us to be iPhone fans all the time, we really do want to root for the underdog. Whether it's Google's Android or Palm's webOS, the smartphone...
• Two Approaches to NFC Battle for French Hearts and Mobiles French network operators are counting on their SIM cards to put NFC in phones, while Twinlinx offers a self-adhesive Bluetooth device with similar functions.
• Mac OS X 10.6.2 Hack Gets Atom Support Back The OS X 10.6.2 update dropped support for the hackintosh-friendly Intel Atom processor. Just two days after the update was released, it was hacked to allow the chip to be used once again.
• Third-party Screensavers Return to Snow Leopard When Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) was first released, I noted that many (maybe even all) third-party screensavers would no longer work in the new OS. This was...
• Sony Online Service to Challenge iTunes? Fat Chance Sony has little hope to rival Apple's iTunes with a new music service called Sony Online Service.
• Toggle Sidebar Visibility in All Open Finder Windows When I publish hints here on Macworld, I usually try to walk through and explain how they work, so as to help you understand what's going on behind the scenes...
• Some Nook E-readers Won't Make It for the Holidays Either Following similar news from Sony this week, Barnes & Noble said its e-reader won't ship for some people by the holidays.
• Sold-out! Grinch Steals Nook Christmas No, Virginia, there is no Nook for Christmas. Shortage means you are more likely to find Santa Claus than a Nook e-reader under this year's Christmas tree.
• Get Chrome OS Now Google's new operating system doesn't run right out of the box, so here's how to install it on your choice of platform.
• Torture Tests: Stylus Tough 8000 Camera and XP3 Quest Phone The Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 point-and-shoot camera and the Sonim XP3 Quest rugged phone are supposed to be tough. How tough? We decided to find out.
• Keyboards Buying Guide Is there a more underappreciated part of your desktop computer system than the keyboard? It's the second-most-used component--after the display, of course--and...
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Today in PCW Blogs

• Tech Inciter
  Brin: Two Google Operating Systems May Become One Google co-founder says Chrome and Android could someday become a single OS. Chrome browser plus Android OS equals... Android.
• Today @ PC World
  Google Chrome OS on the PC World Podcast PC World editors Robert Strohmeyer, Tim Moynihan, Melissa Perenson, and Nick Mediati discuss the potential impact of Google Chrome OS on the computing industry. This is PC World Podcast episode 54.
• Today @ PC World
  Google Chrome OS: A Simple FAQ Everyone's all a-twitter over Google's newly announced operating system, Google Chrome OS. So what is it, and what could it do for you? Here are some answers.
• Geek Tech
  Mac OS X 10.6.2 Hack Gets Atom Support Back The OS X 10.6.2 update dropped support for the hackintosh-friendly Intel Atom processor. Just two days after the update was released, it was hacked to allow the chip to be used once again.
• Today @ PC World
  Sony Online Service to Challenge iTunes? Fat Chance Sony has little hope to rival Apple's iTunes with a new music service called Sony Online Service.
• Tech Inciter
  Sold-out! Grinch Steals Nook Christmas No, Virginia, there is no Nook for Christmas. Shortage means you are more likely to find Santa Claus than a Nook e-reader under this year's Christmas tree.
• Today @ PC World
  Get Chrome OS Now Google's new operating system doesn't run right out of the box, so here's how to install it on your choice of platform.
• Game On
  Xbox LIVE Gold Free Today Through Monday Microsoft drops its Xbox LIVE Gold cover charge for the weekend to let the masses sample services like online multiplayer, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, and Last.FM.
• Tech Inciter
  Got Extra USB Drives? Updated Pogoplug Puts Them to Use $129 hardware device turns USB hard drives into an Internet storage cloud for multimedia and data.
• BizFeed
  Five Reasons the Google Chrome OS will Flop The Google Chrome OS is generating excitement, but it doesn't seem to be compelling enough to be worth the hype. Here are five reasons Chrome will ultimately fail to impress.
• Today @ PC World
  Five Reasons Google Chrome OS will Succeed Google Chrome OS is impressive and will thrive as it redefines what a modern day operating system should be.
• Today @ PC World
  Happiness on Facebook Cuts Canadian Woman's Health Care An IBM employee claims her medical leave was cut short based on the insurance company's assessment of her Facebook activities.
• Tech Inciter
  Ballmer: Windows 7 Sales 'Fantastic' With Vista gone, Microsoft's CEO has a new "f-word" to describe Windows. Customers seem to agree.
• Today @ PC World
  Google Adds Captions to YouTube Search Automatic video captioning service is designed to make YouTube searches easier.