GOOGLE Chrome Web-based OS Coming Soon

Google said Chrome OS would appear on notebooks from Samsung and Acer later this year. Alex, the netbook will be powered by Intel\’s 1.5GHz Atom N550 CPU and include a display with a resolution of 1280×800 pixels. 3G support, Synaptics TouchPad, WiFi, Ethernet, webcam and Bluetooth.

GOOGLE Chrome has been growing steadily, though it hasn\’t enjoyed a full percentage point growth spurt in several months. The browser will be interesting to track once computers based on the Chrome Operating System roll out in June or July as promised.

Chrome OS is Google\’s lightweight, Web-based operating system, a departure from Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac platforms. Chrome appeared to continue to nip at its rivals.