BREAKING: Google to Launch Operating System
http://mashable.com/2009/07/07/google-chrome-os-2/

Google announced on their blog tonight that they’re releasing an operating system: Google Chrome OS. While the company already has a mobile operating system in Android (Android), this new one will be based off of Chrome (Chrome), Google’s web browser.
Google's announcement:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/...chrome-os.html

Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010.