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Samsung Chromebox pricing and specs leak

Rue Liu, May 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Pricing and other specs have leaked on Samsung's Chromebox, which the company has remained quiet on since its debut back at CES. The mini desktop computer running Google's Chrome OS is set to come out sometime this year and now thanks to TigerDirect's product listing, we know that the Chromebox will be priced at $330. Read The Full Story

Google Chrome climbs to the top of browser heap

Shane McGlaun, May 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

The browser world is similar to other segments of the technology market where the lead often gets traded among different brands. The latest numbers tracking the global browser market are in from Statcounter and changes occurred in the market. As you can tell from the crossing of the blue and green lines, Internet Explorer was passed by Chrome for the lead recently. Read The Full Story

Chrome 19 Stable release adds tab syncing

Rue Liu, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google has unleashed the Stable release version of Chrome 19, adding tab syncing capabilities that will allow you to access the same tabs on your smartphone from where you left off on your computer or vise versa. If you found something interesting while browsing the web at work you won't have to lose your place when you get home or go on the road. Read The Full Story

US Senate Committee to review Windows RT browser complaints

Ben Kersey, May 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft seems to have ruffled a few feathers with its plans for browsers on Windows RT. Mozilla blasted the company over being unable to produce a fully working browser, restricted instead to the Metro interface and guidelines, while Microsoft’s own Internet Explorer would be able to run on Metro and the classic desktop interface. Google also voiced concerns, and now the US Senate Judiciary Committee will review the arguments to see if there’s any merit. Read The Full Story

Google and Mozilla blast Windows 8 browser bias

Chris Davies, May 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is under fire from Google and Mozilla, accused of anti-competitive practices with the special version of Windows 8 for ARM-based notebooks and tablets. Windows RT, the OS Microsoft hopes will help its OEM partners better challenge Apple’s iPad, pushes the Metro interface rather than the relatively locked-down Windows Classic desktop, with browsers like Firefox and Chrome only allowed to run in the former. That, Mozilla argues – with Google soon wading in afterward – is unfair, especially as Microsoft will have a Classic version of Internet Explorer.

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What a ClusterFuzz: Google details Chrome security

Ben Kersey, Apr 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

Developing a browser can be a tricky business, especially in the case of Chrome, which has an ever shifting codebase. Google’s answer to the problem is a “fuzzing” infrastructure, a cluster of hundreds of virtual machines that run around 6,000 instances of Chrome simultaneously. Dubbed the “ClusterFuzz”, the servers automatically download the Last Known Good Revision of Chrome and perform fifty million tests on it per day. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Android patent hunting hits Pegatron

Chris Burns, Apr 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

The group known as Pegatron Corp. have become the next in a line of companies creating hardware based around Android and Chrome OS to have signed a patent agreement with Microsoft. It's been some weeks since we heard the last case of this happening, but what each of these cases have amounted to is the same as what's going on here: Microsoft owns a gigantic batch of patents, many of which cover devices whose functionality lends itself to Android. In this case, both Android and Chrome devices made by Pegatron might otherwise have fallen under Microsoft's lawsuit umbrella unless Pegatron made an agreement with Microsoft like they're doing here to give them cash per unit sold. Read The Full Story

Chrome for Android leaving beta “in a matter of weeks”

Ben Kersey, Apr 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google first released Chrome for Android back in February, and it was met with a warm reception. It featured a more intuative UI over the stock browser, and while it sacrificed a little in raw performance, it brought some additional features to the table like tab syncing. The browser did launch as a beta though, leaving many wondering when the final version would arrive. Wonder no more: Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome and Apps for Google, has said that Chrome will lose its beta status “in a matter of weeks.” Read The Full Story

Chrome for Android update adds 31 new languages

Rue Liu, Apr 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

Since Google released Chrome for Android Beta back in February, it has promised to keep improving the browser by "leaps and bounds," and today it has unleashed an update that adds several new features and support for 31 additional languages along with availability in all countries where Google Play, formerly Android Market, is accessible. Read The Full Story

Chrome Beta update syncs tabs across computers and Android

Rue Liu, Apr 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google has released an update for its Chrome Beta web browser that lets you sync your tabs across multiple computers and devices. The update expands on the tabs feature that was introduced with the Chrome Beta for Android release back in February, which offered a convenient tab-based navigation where you could access tabs you've opened on one device from another as long as you are signed in. Read The Full Story

PSA: How to temporarily fix the Chrome SSL bug

Ben Kersey, Apr 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Over the weekend, Google Chrome received an update that prevented the browser from accessing SSL based services such as Gmail, as well as Facebook and Twitter. While Google has acknowledged the problem on Google Groups, a solution has yet to be pushed out. In the meantime, there are two temporary fixes for the problem so that you can continue using Chrome without frustration. Read The Full Story