Google's Chrome OS screenshots fakedJuly 9, 2009 - 23:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The anonymous blogger who earlier today posted "screenshots" of an early build of Google's Chrome OS has admitted he faked the images.Before he confessed, however, numerous blogs and Web sites took the bait and accepted the screenshots as legitimate. The screenshots were accompanied by a backstory in which the blogger said he worked for a company that supplied parts for Acer, and had witnessed a demo of an early version of Chrome OS, the Linux-based operating system that Google announced yesterday. With interest in Chrome OS off the charts, it's not surprising that bloggers, reporters and users were fooled into thinking that the images were legitimate. News of the operating system, which some have said poses a long-term threat to Microsoft but not necessarily to Apple, was featured prominently yesterday on sites that generally don't follow technology news closely, computerworld.com reported Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. |