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These portable operating systems are so light you don’t even need to install them

You may think of operating systems as something you install once and leave on a hard drive. But not every OS needs to tie itself down to a machine. Portable operating ...
Business Insider

Google's new Chrome OS Flex can revive your old computers — here's how it works and how to install it

Chrome OS Flex is an operating system that can help revive old PCs and MacBooks. If your PC or MacBook doesn't run well anymore, you can erase the OS and replace it with Chrome OS Flex. All you need ...
Computerworld

Meet Chrome OS Flex, Google’s new weapon for desktop domination

Is that an old Windows system or a current Chrome OS computer? Google's getting ready to blur the lines of desktop computing in some seriously shape-shifting ways. Google’s Chrome OS platform has come ...
Computerworld

Google Chrome OS will not support hard disk drives

Google Inc. said today that the upcoming release of its new Google Chrome operating system will not support hard disk drives in favor of solid state drives (SSD). Google’s vice president of product ...
TechCrunch

Google wants to bring Chrome OS to your PC or Mac

Google today announced Chrome OS Flex, an early preview of a new initiative that aims to bring Chrome OS to virtually any PC (and older Intel-based Macs). Built on top of CloudReady, which Google ...