Kogan launches early Chromebook

Unlike traditional laptops or even the lighter, smaller breed of netbooks, the so-called 'Chromebooks' are designed to be constantly used with the internet - with data and even most applications to be stored online and used through modern cloud computing techniques - as opposed to run from the machines' hard drive. Chrome OS itself is based on the open source Linux operating system. Google is as well offering enterprise pricing for the devices on a rental model.

SYDNEY - UNSW graduates Adam Brimo, the 2011 Choice Consumer Activist of the Year, and Prashant Varanasi, the 2011 University Medalist in Computer Science have launched Mijura, a software provider for businesses and teams.