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ChromeOS plays peek-a-boo on Chromium Builds Folder

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http://www.tuxopia.net – Ever since Google announced the Chrome OS, people all over the cyberworld have been speculating about what to expect. Some even faked having the screenshots, and yet some created a fake ChromeOS from the Suse Studio service. However few days back, the real chromeOS did peek its head out on the Chromium build servers. ()

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Submitted by albuquerque on 10/15/2009 – Made popular on 10/15/2009

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