Crimey, I can watch Netflix on Chromebook

"For businesses and schools, we as well have a host of new features launching this week" Martin writes. "If you use Citrix in your organization, you can now install the Citrix Receiver Tech Preview app from the Chrome Web Store to access desktop software just as Adobe® Photoshop directly from your Chromebook. Should the contingency arise, this latest release brings VPN and secure Wi-Fi support".

It's refreshing to get new features and see performance improvements on a regular basis to put it more exactly than waiting for major updates for Mac OS X and Windows. My Chromebook is better today than it was last week, I can't complain about that.

Part of Larry Seltzer's ongoing "Microsoft Could Do More" series: When you set up a new Windows system, you may be faced with a titanic load of updates -- this means downloading hundreds of megabytes and multiple reboots. It's a ridiculous and unnecessary burden. Can we have a single bootable ISO or USB update, please?

I could not pass up the possibility to point out the 7 inch Mercury Pad now that Apple and Samsung are coming to blows over copyrights and patents.

Web-based file storage and content sharing service Box.net on Thursday unveiled three new apps for the tablet world: one for Android Honeycomb, one for BlackBerry PlayBook, and one for HTML5-compatible browsers.

The receipt of an iPhone 4 prototype last year

Bloggers with Gizmodo will escape prosecution surrounding the receipt of an iPhone 4 prototype last year, though two others will be charged in conjunction with the sale to the blog.

With Sprint and Clearwire curtailing their WiMAX efforts, it appears the U.S.' first 4G network will be the first to go.