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Google Chrome 29.0.1516.3 Dev is now available for download for all major platforms, thus giving users the option to check out some new features before hitting the stable build.Given the fact that Google has just updated its listing, no release notes are available for the time being, but since we're talking abou... |
25 May 2013
03:01 GMT |
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The latest Chrome beta offers full support for rich notifications, a revamp of the desktop notifications feature that Chrome has supported for a while now.
The new rich notifications not only look better, they also enable interactivity, making it possible for users to not only get information but also do something ... |
24 May 2013
14:11 GMT |
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Google Translate is used by 200 million people each day to do one billion translations. But they don't all go to the Translate site, rather many are using the mobile apps or the automated translation built into Chrome.
Google is now bringing the Chrome feature to the mobile version of the browser, in the latest... |
24 May 2013
05:23 GMT |
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The latest Chrome beta didn't just bring faster HTML parsing, it also marked the debut of rich notifications. The feature has been available for a few months, but it hasn't been enabled by default in the beta channel, Google has just been experimenting with it.
But rich notifications are now ready for a wi... |
23 May 2013
17:51 GMT |
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Google has pushed Chrome 28 to the beta channel. The latest release comes with a few interesting new features, though most of the work is under the hood. One notable addition is the new threaded HTML parser, which is now part of Blink, which brings a 10 percent speed increase in loading DOM content, i.e. what you s... |
23 May 2013
16:47 GMT |
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The stable build of Google Chrome has just received a new version, so users who have already installed it are now recommended to deploy it at soon as possible.
It appears that Google Chrome 27 was affected by a GPU-related crash that closed the browser all of a sudden when loading specific websites, so this new buil... |
23 May 2013
10:14 GMT |
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Chrome 29 has been around in Chromium and Chrome Canary form for a while, but the dev channel is still running the "older" Chrome 28. Chrome OS users are now getting a brand new update with a nice round of stability improvements, for Chrome at least – version number 28.0.1500.20, part of Chrome OS 4100.17.0. ... |
23 May 2013
05:33 GMT |
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The latest Chrome release for Android, which has just hit the Play Store, comes with a couple of features designed to maximize usable space.
On the one hand, the toolbar disappears as you scroll down, giving you more room for the content.
On the other, the Google search box is now integrated into the omnibox, maki... |
23 May 2013
04:20 GMT |
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Google is not the only one who can remove 8.8 million lines of code from WebKit. WebKit itself can do it as well. After Google's decision to split from WebKit and venture out with its own browser engine Blink, a WebKit fork, the WebKit team was free to remove code that was Chrome-specific as well. In fact, in... |
22 May 2013
10:02 GMT |
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At I/O, Google talked a lot about the direction search is going. It's nothing new, it's the same direction from six months ago or two years ago. The only difference is that Google has actually started to transform search into something more like a personal assistant.
Case in point is "conversational search... |
22 May 2013
07:11 GMT |
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Apart from faster web page loading, the recent launch for Google Chrome 27 stable also includes several security fixes, nine of them labeled as having a “high” risk and being credited to external researchers.
The security glitches reported from external sources were rewarded with a little over $14,500/11... |
22 May 2013
03:54 GMT |
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Chrome 27 has finally made it to the stable channel, but there's not much to say about it. It’s faster than ever before, as Google boasts a five percent increase in how fast content appears on the screen. There are also a couple of new features under the hood, but that's about it. The speed improveme... |
22 May 2013
03:50 GMT |
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A new stable release of the Google Chrome browser is now available for download for the owners of Android-based devices, namely version 27.0.1453.90.
The new application flavor arrives with full screen capabilities on smartphones, enabling users to hide the toolbar by scrolling.
Furthermore, the app features simp... |
22 May 2013
03:27 GMT |
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One of the most powerful features in Chrome is the Flags page. Here, all sorts of experimental features are easily turned on and off, giving curious users a simple way of running cutting edge technologies and features.
Now, flags have gotten even better with support for permalinks for all flags. This makes it possi... |
21 May 2013
20:11 GMT |
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Google continues its Chromebook "for everyone" campaign with a short "For Dads" clip.
Since a "For Moms" clip has been around for a couple of months now, racking up more than 12 million views in the process, perhaps it was about time dads got some attention as well.
The clip is simple and short, like the previous ... |
21 May 2013
17:51 GMT |
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The sync features in Chrome are one of the big draws of the browser. It's not the only browser to offer sync features, but it's the one that does it best.
You do have to be logged in to use the sync features, and it makes sense since Google uses Drive to store your data.
But if don't use the sync f... |
21 May 2013
13:31 GMT |
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Google hasn't said much about Blink, its WebKit replacement, since it announced it a couple of months back.
That's not to say that there haven't been developments, it's just that the work so far has mostly made Google's work easier without actually adding anything new to Blink/WebKit.
But ... |
21 May 2013
05:18 GMT |
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The beta version of Google Chrome has just released a new round of improvements, so version 27.0.1453.93 is now available for download for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X users. Google is yet to provide us with some updated release notes for this particular new build, but since we’re talking about a beta version, ... |
21 May 2013
05:17 GMT |
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Google has ported its cool Chrome OS app launcher to OS X via Chromium, the open source project that shares most of its code with the popular web browser, Google Chrome. The app launcher provides “the same experience as the app launcher on Chromebooks, but for other platforms,” according to Google itself... |
21 May 2013
04:24 GMT |
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Google and security researchers alike have been using AddressSanitizer to find memory bugs in Chrome, bugs which lead to crashes or which can be exploited by attackers to get out of the Chrome sandbox and take over the system.
In the two years it's been around, AddressSanitizer (ASAN) has become an irreplaceabl... |
21 May 2013
04:20 GMT |
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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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