I get the feeling that Google never really wanted Android tablets to exist in the first place and is just now playing catch up in response to the obvious demand. The company has another mobile operating system in the works called Google Chrome OS, which is basically an OS built around a web browser. Instead of downloaded apps, it will run web apps, although we expect there to be some offline caching capabilities which should let you do things like read eBooks or watch videos even when an internet connection isn’t handy.
Since Google is first and foremost a company that makes its revenue from web-based advertising and web-based software, it’s no surprise that Google’s vision for the future is cloud-based apps instead of downloads. Google doesn’t offer as many desktop apps as it used to, instead focusing on the cloud.
Obituary: Pietro Calabrese
Via Lagazzetta.it E’ morto all’età di 66 anni Pietro Calabrese. Fu direttore della “Gazzetta dello Sport” dal 2002 al 2004, succedendo a Candido Cannavò. Il giornalista è deceduto nella clinica Paieia di Roma. Nato a Roma l’8 maggio 1944, ha iniziato la sua carriera all’Ansa, prima all’estero, poi alla redazione di Parigi, dove tornò in … Leggi tutto