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Mozilla's asm.js is growing up fast, and it's already supported by Firefox 22 Beta. But technologies only supported by one browser don't get very far on the web. Granted, asm.js is just JavaScript, but a full-blown app converted to asm.js would run painfully slow in other browsers. Thankfully, Googl... |
17 May 2013
18:01 GMT |
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Google has started talking more about the new Chrome packaged apps, based on the new app platform. The Chrome team has been working on this for quite a while, but the technology is now ready for a wider release. There have been some packaged apps built on the new platform, many from Google itself, but most hav... |
17 May 2013
14:41 GMT |
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Google has been working on Native Client for a few years and still has some way to go. But with PNACL around the corner, Native Client may finally be ready for the prime time.
Speaking at Google I/O, Google's David Sehr presented PNaCl, the next-generation Native Client, which solves the big remaining problems... |
17 May 2013
04:07 GMT |
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Yesterday Microsoft released new security patches for Internet Explorer, trying to patch vulnerabilities that would expose users’ data in case of successful attacks.
Deploying these patches is pretty important even if you’re using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome, Marc Maiffret, chief technology officer ... |
16 May 2013
14:11 GMT |
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Microsoft seems to be fully prepared to continue its Scroogled campaign following Google’s statements at the I/O conference, so this new video shouldn’t come as a big surprise.
Interestingly, this new internal video pokes fun at Google Chrome and is mostly a parody of the “Now Everywhere” ad ... |
16 May 2013
10:07 GMT |
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One of the great things about Google I/O is the swag. It may not be the thing most people talk about, but for the developers and geeks out there, getting access to the latest and greatest gadgets and devices is a real treat.
This year, Google isn't skimping, as everyone there will be getting a Chromebook Pixel,... |
16 May 2013
06:31 GMT |
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When Google said Hangouts would be available on all platforms it wasn't exaggerating. The new messaging service is available on mobile devices, of course, on Android and iOS as native apps. It's also available on the web, in Gmail and in Google+. However, if you're on your computer and don't wan... |
16 May 2013
05:49 GMT |
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Chrome has been billed as the most popular browser in the world for a while now, and Google seems to be confirming this. There are now 750 million monthly active users of Chrome, up from 450 million last year. That's a huge number and, at this point, Chrome is by far the biggest browser in the world. And there... |
15 May 2013
13:10 GMT |
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Google keeps on expanding the search experiment in Chrome. The company has been working on building the search engine, complete with Google Now, into the browser, albeit via an API rather than actually making it an integral part of Chrome.
The built-in Google homepage and search box is only available in the dev chan... |
15 May 2013
10:22 GMT |
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Zorin OS, a multi-functional operating system based on Ubuntu and designed specifically for Windows users who want to have easy and smooth access to Linux, is now at version 6.3.
The Zorin OS 6.3 Core distribution is built on top of the previous 6.2 version, with updated software and a new Linux kernel out of the bo... |
15 May 2013
09:26 GMT |
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Google hasn't quite decided what to do with the black navbar found on most Google sites. It's been experimenting with a menu-based system lately, but there doesn't seem to be a consensus on what to do next.
But you don't have to wait for Google to make up its mind. The Black Menu Chrome extension... |
15 May 2013
05:39 GMT |
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The race between the world’s most popular browsers continues, this time with a study conducted by security research firm NSS Labs.
The company tested five of the top browsers on the market for a total of 28 days to determine which one blocks the largest amount of malware.
Internet Explorer 10, Google Chrome ... |
14 May 2013
01:12 GMT |
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Google's Android has taken over the mobile world, but the war is far from over. Yet, for the past few months, there's been another general in charge, after the departure of Android creator Andy Rubin.
What's more, the new leader also headed Chrome and Chrome OS, perhaps a competitor to Android, in so... |
13 May 2013
13:51 GMT |
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Google has made it official, it's replacing the Scratchpad app for Chrome with Google Keep. This one is a no-brainer, as both apps do the same thing and Keep is obviously the more expansive service. Keep is cross-platform, it works on the web, so in Chrome, but there are also mobile apps for it. If you are a ... |
13 May 2013
05:50 GMT |
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Google is pushing an update for both the beta and dev channel Chrome OS. While the updates don't bring much to the table, they fix several issues plaguing users. That said, in both cases, the list of known issues is longer than the list of fixes. Beta channel users will still have to put up with audio problems ... |
10 May 2013
08:12 GMT |
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Google is making it possible for developers to push information to Chrome apps and extensions, a useful way of sending notifications or simply new data to users.
Previously, apps and extensions had to constantly poll a server to determine whether there's some new relevant info. This meant the app or extension ... |
10 May 2013
04:51 GMT |
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Google has some idea of what Chrome OS is supposed to be and what it targets, but it's not afraid to go outside those boundaries.
Chrome OS has had the most success when paired with a cheap, light and quiet laptop, the Samsung Chromebook for example, but Google is also pushing the Chromebook Pixel, at the very... |
8 May 2013
18:41 GMT |
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Great tools aren't of much use if you don't know how to use them. That's as true in the "real" world as it is in web development. Chrome's dev tools are quite powerful and comprehensive, so much so that they may seem daunting to some developers at first. Which is why great documentation is almost... |
8 May 2013
14:01 GMT |
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Chrome's revamped new tab page, which has been in the works for months now, is progressing and getting new features and tweaks all the time. However, it doesn't look like Google is any closer to releasing it to a wider audience anytime soon. It is a big change though, bundling Google search with the new t... |
8 May 2013
09:39 GMT |
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Google has announced that Chrome browser can now be integrated with iOS apps.
iOS app developers have two options when it comes to letting users access web content, namely creating your own in-app web browser frame or send users to a browser.
Chrome’s brand new OpenInChromeController enables users to open... |
8 May 2013
02:50 GMT |
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Google is experimenting with a new feature to the Chrome dev tools. For one, CSS warnings now show up in the console, to make it easier to spot invalid syntax. Second, there's now an option to display the dev tools console as an overlay.
CSS errors are sometimes hard to troubleshoot, since most sites will conti... |
3 May 2013
17:21 GMT |
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The latest dev channel Chrome OS update doesn't actually break your computer, as opposed to the last one. It also comes with a couple of new features and improvements.
The Files app is getting a few UI tweaks and improvements, as well as some bug fixes. It's also possible to sync wallpapers between device... |
3 May 2013
08:58 GMT |
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Google is talking a bit more about the "offline cache" mode being built into Chrome. Users in the dev channel spotted the feature a while back, but it's now available to everyone, though disabled by default. The feature has a bit of a misleading name, but it's quite simple in practice. Whenever Chrome can... |
2 May 2013
14:11 GMT |
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WebP faces an uphill battle, not because the technology isn't great, but because getting millions of websites and apps to adopt a new image format is no small feat.
That doesn't make it impossible though. Google developer advocate Ilya Grigorik exemplified a way of getting browsers and servers to talk to e... |
2 May 2013
08:43 GMT |
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Google is slowly moving ahead with the next-generation packaged apps for Chrome. These are "true" apps, they can live in standalone windows, they work offline as long as it makes sense, and have access to some deeper functionality.
As far as Google is concerned, these are Chrome apps and not everything that came bef... |
2 May 2013
03:19 GMT |
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It’s been only a week since Google updated the beta version of its Chrome browser for Android devices and the search giant has just released a new update.
According to developers, the following changes have been included in this update:
- 225243: Links opened from other applications that do redirects do not l... |
2 May 2013
02:55 GMT |
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Google is still working on how to build the homepage into the Chrome new tab page, how to merge Omnibox with the Google search box, and so on. It's tricky and it can go terribly wrong, which is why Google is taking its time with it.
But it's learning from all the testing; one of the most recent improvement... |
1 May 2013
07:16 GMT |
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Internet Explorer has once again managed to snatch the first position in the browser world, this time thanks to version 8.0 and its market share of 23.08 percent.
According to April 2013 statistics provided by market researcher Net Applications, Internet Explorer 9.0 was the second most popular browser last month wi... |
1 May 2013
00:53 GMT |
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Chromebooks have always meant to be a good fit for businesses, and in many ways, they are. They are also supposed to be easy to share, anyone can log in with their account or in guest mode.
Now, Google is taking it one step further with a kiosk mode, officially dubbed Managed Public Sessions.
The idea is to make it... |
30 April 2013
15:31 GMT |
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Even though Microsoft claims that Internet Explorer is currently the number one browser in the entire world, StatCounter data prove otherwise.
According to statistics for this month, Chrome is currently the number one browser in the world with a market share of 39.11 percent, followed by Microsoft’s Internet E... |
30 April 2013
07:23 GMT |
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Google is building touch support into Chrome OS even if most Chromebooks, Chrome, and Chrome OS itself weren't built with touch in mind. Google is taking a more gradual approach compared to Microsoft's Windows 8, but it's still going to take a while before you can call Chrome OS touch-ready. While s... |
29 April 2013
15:01 GMT |
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Chrome OS was designed for people who were comfortable living in a browser. It was never supposed to be of much use without an Internet connection, and it was never supposed to offer feature parity with desktop operating systems.
That said, several years after Chrome OS landed, Google is still adding OS level featur... |
29 April 2013
07:42 GMT |
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Sync is one of the best things about Chrome. Firefox has a similar option, though it's harder to use, but Chrome's just works and is somewhat more comprehensive. Still, it doesn't cover everything, yet. Next on the list of items to support in Sync is full history. History items are already syncable, b... |
26 April 2013
15:01 GMT |
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Google Chrome, the world’s number one browser at this point according to StatCounter, comes with a dedicated option that allows Windows 8 users to quickly launch the app in the Metro UI of Microsoft’s latest operating system.
While this is quite a nice feature for those who love the Metro interface and w... |
26 April 2013
10:25 GMT |
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There's a new beta release for Chrome OS, Chrome 27.0.1453.69, part of Chrome 2912.43.0. It's a standard update, there are few stability fixes and a new Flash Player 11.7.700.178, but that's about it.
If you're looking for more exciting updates, you'll have to switch to the dev channel. Of c... |
26 April 2013
07:19 GMT |
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Google is bringing the Office document support from Chrome OS to Chrome proper. It has now released an extension for Chrome which should enable users to view Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, Powerpoint presentations and so on. "Should enable," because it doesn't actually work for most people. But if and when... |
26 April 2013
04:10 GMT |
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A new extension designed to increase productivity has been added to the Web Store. Chrome Office Viewer allows you to view Word documents, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations directly in Google Chrome, just like PDF files.
At the moment it is in beta stage of development and can be installed only on Chrome Be... |
26 April 2013
02:46 GMT |
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Google still hasn't pushed the Chrome app launcher too aggressively, it will probably have to once it's satisfied with the homepage integration into the new tab page. In the latest dev and Canary builds, that integration seems rather close to completion.
It's no surprise then, perhaps, that Google has... |
25 April 2013
11:00 GMT |
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Google pushed a Chrome OS dev channel update earlier this week only to pull it when a rather serious bug was discovered. The update will have to wait until the bug is fixed, but there were some interesting things listed in it.
In particular, support for screen rotation and UI scaling are an interesting addition cons... |
25 April 2013
07:25 GMT |
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Google rolled out a new update for the beta channel of the Chrome browser. The build number for the fresh release is 27.0.1453.65. It is available for all supported platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame). This revision does not show "Ask Google for suggestions" in the panel's conte... |
25 April 2013
03:52 GMT |
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Being in the Chrome dev channel has its risks. While the builds are regularly quite stable, despite the experimental label, problems do sometimes creep in. When they do, they can be quite surprising to users who have been running Chrome dev for months or years without a problem. But it's something that they sh... |
24 April 2013
08:56 GMT |
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For a company so fixated on the internet and always-on connectivity, Google seems to be focusing more than usual on offline features. The latest Chrome Canary builds sport an offline version of the Google homepage/Chrome new tab page hybrid, and they also have a new experimental offline cache mode. The idea is to... |
23 April 2013
08:30 GMT |
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The Google homepage integration in Chrome is getting better, the experimental feature has been around for a few months now and it's been improving slowly.
In the latest versions, the Google logo is stored locally, so it's displayed even if you don't have an internet connection.
This is true even if... |
23 April 2013
04:50 GMT |
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From square one, Google built the Chrome browser around strong concepts that would ensure the product’s success among all types of users. They designed it to be simple, more stable and faster than what the competition had to offer and secure. Although in the eyes of the regular user Chrome does not seem to hav... |
20 April 2013
11:51 GMT |
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Google has just announced that Android enthusiasts who continue to test its Chrome browser can now download a new beta version via Google Play.
The search giant has just provided a small update that brings several bug fixes, but no new feature or improvements. Check out below the full list of issues that have been a... |
19 April 2013
03:28 GMT |
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Google updated the beta channel for Chrome browser, incrementing the version number to 27.0.1453.56. The fresh release is available for all supported platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame).
One of the most significant changes refers to a bug that interfered with Omnibox working properly... |
18 April 2013
08:14 GMT |
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Google announces that the business version of Chrome browser has improved its functionality by integrating legacy browser support and cloud-based management for users signing into Google Apps from non-corporate devices. Businesses working with custom web apps designed for older web browsers can now use Chrome withou... |
17 April 2013
09:06 GMT |
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As you most likely know by now, Microsoft is spending a fortune on promoting Internet Explorer 10, while also struggling to show everyone that its in-house browser is better than the other ones currently on the market.
According to figures provided by StatCounter for the first two weeks of April 2013, Google Chrome ... |
15 April 2013
19:21 GMT |
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Google has released the second stable build of Chrome 26 this week, patching a WebGL bug. Chrome 26 also includes a new Flash Player plugin with Mac-specific enhancements.
An exclusive release for Mac users, Google Chrome 26.0.1410.65 “fixes [a] WebGL bug which got regressed in last stable build,” accord... |
11 April 2013
02:57 GMT |
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If you've ever wanted to feel like James Bond while on Facebook, without playing Mafia Wars that is, now is your chance. A new Chrome extension makes it possible to encode a secret message in photos uploaded to Facebook which only the recipients can decode.
The practice is known as steganography, the "art and s... |
10 April 2013
16:41 GMT |
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