Google Chrome OS Liveblog

Welcome to PhoneNews.com’s coverage of Google’s Chrome press conference.  This morning’s conference is expected to officially announce the release timeframe for Chrome OS as well as offering a timeframe for the availability of hardware and the Chrome Web Store

10:31- Sundara Pachai hits the stage
10:32 – Now showing the May figures for users at 70M and now confirms 120M users since then.
10:34- Major tech blogs report that Chrome represents the majority of their visitor traffic.
10:36 – Showcasing Google Instant on Chrome’s Omnibox with instant page loads
10:38 – Showcase of integrated PDF reader in Chrome with sandboxing and speed increases
10:39 – Showcase of Web GL with rendered aquarium, lighting and shadows being offloaded to GPU
10:41 – Now showcasing a rendered globe with earthquake overlays with full 3D space control also being rendered by WebGL
10:42 – The final demo showcases the human body in 3D space with full layering for the different systems and body parts
10:44 – Now showcasing the evolution of the V8 Javascript engine detailing the increase from 8x to 24x and a new enhancement “Crankshaft” claimed to be 50x faster than the last V8 update.
10:45 – Chrome Sync announced – exports and syncs setting/preferences to all other computers regardless of location and found in latest update
10:49 – Sandboxing in Chrome for security issues detailed as well as plug-ins.
10:51 – Chrome team confirmed to be working with Adobe to fully sandbox Flash.
10: 54 – Chrome Web Store being demoed

10:59 – NYTimes for Chrome announced with offline caching
11:02 – EA’s John Sheperd hits the stage to announce select titles such as Poppit with integrated payments in Web Store, Poppit also to be bundled with Chrome 9 for free
11:06 – Amazon announces Windowshop for Chrome
11:10 – Kindle for the Web Announced with new interface built for Chrome, available in Web Store next year
11:12 – chrome.google.com/webstore is now available with further availability next year
11:15: “Chrome OS is nothing but the web”
11:16: Chrome OS being demoed, setup in less than a minute.
11:19: Standby and resume  in milliseconds
11:20: Sharing being demoed with Guest Mode enabled
11:23: Offline mode demonstrated with sync being enabled in the future
11:24: Offline mode with caching being demonstrated with a game.
11:25: Chrome OS hardware will ship with cellular modems, confirms plans for LTE integration and demo of Google Cloud Print.
11:26: Partnership with Verizon announced: 100MB of free data access per month with no contracts and unlimited day passes at $9.99. GOBI multi-mode modems confirmed.
11:31: Chrome OS security levels detailed – Verified boot, full data encryption and multiple levels of sandboxing.
11:34: In depth detail on Chrome OS for enterprise with Citrix demoing its platforms on Chrome OS
11:40: More boring enterprise demos
11:43: Recap of Chrome OS
11:45: Acer and Samsung announced as hardware partners with intel with launch in mid-2011
11:47: Chrome OS pilot program announced with Cr-48 reference hardware for selected users with jailbreak mode hardware switch for devs.  Businesses to deploy pilot programs.
11:49: Pilot program for consumers will involve Facebook giveaways, YouTube and selected Chrome users.  Google.com/chromenotebook also available for registration
11:54 Eric Schmidt on stage giving the closing monologue on the effect of Chrome and the recycling of ideas which led to Chrome OS.
12:04 Q&A session underway