Companies and developers say it's the future. A look at why the HTML5 hype machine is in overdrive and whether it's warranted.
Given how tech giants like Apple, Google and even Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) have wholeheartedly embraced HTML5 and dubbed it the future of the web, it's no surprise the hype behind the quickly-emerging web specification has reached a fevered pitch. And the hubbub will get even louder now, with the just-launched MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Dec 3, 2010 12:57 PM ET
One of the interesting features of the new Parallels 6 is to send virtual machines, like ChromeOS over the Internet to the iPad.
Parallels was nice enough to give me a demonstration today of their new Parallels 6 virtualization product. Besides having the ability to run Windows XP and 7 on an iPad, they're also pretty proud of the Google (GOOG) ChromeOS performance on iPad, which I have to say was MORE
Seth Weintraub - Sep 15, 2010 10:55 PM ET
In the latest Techmate, Michael Copeland ruminates on 6 things other than the iPhone 4G (AAPL) he wishes companies would leave in a bar for him to check out.
Ben Baer, Senior Producer - Apr 28, 2010 10:49 AM ET
In this episode of Techmate, Jon and Michael compare Apple's (AAPL) closed-system strategy to Google's (GOOG) more open approach.
Mason Cohn, Producer - Mar 31, 2010 1:04 PM ET
I'm at Google (GOOG), ready for the Chrome OS press event to begin. Refresh this page for updates.
They're telling us they're getting started a little late because attendees got caught in traffic. That's nice of them, I guess.
Sundar Pichai is at the lectern. He says Google is a year away from launching Chrome OS, but they want to show off what they've done so far. (Big disappointment here; blogs had MORE
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