Google Updates Chrome OS, Fixes Cr-48 Trackpad Issue

Early reviews of Google’s Cr-48 notebooks were, as you may remember, not encouraging.  They seemed to indicate that the machines made better coasters than computing devices for anyone who alrea...
Google Updates Chrome OS, Fixes Cr-48 Trackpad Issue
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  • Early reviews of Google’s Cr-48 notebooks were, as you may remember, not encouraging.  They seemed to indicate that the machines made better coasters than computing devices for anyone who already owned a laptop.  Google’s now addressed some problems with a new release of Chrome OS, however.

    Part of the change involves Chrome 10 effectively hitting Chrome OS.  That means users should see improved Javascript performance, improved security, and a password sync feature enabled by default (among other a few things).

    Then there are some Chrome OS-specific upgrades, as well.  These include 3G modem activation fixes, 3G connection to the carrier fixes, Wi-Fi connectivity fixes, power optimizations, and tweaked onscreen indicators.

    Finally, the biggie: new trackpad sensitivity settings, which should cut down on occurrences of misclicks and jumping cursors.

    If you’d like more details, Josafat Garcia, a member of the Google Chrome team, wrote on the Google Chrome Releases blog, “You can find full list of fixes that are in Chrome OS R10 in the chromium-os bug tracker.  If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our help site or filing a bug.”

    Perhaps this development will encourage a few people to dust off their Cr-48s and give Google’s operating system another try.

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