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Google Chrome 15 browser tossed into the wild

, Oct 26th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you are a user of the Google Chrome web browser the latest update is now available for you to download. The latest version that is up for download right now is Chrome 15. The update brings with it it new bug fixes and adds in some new features as well. One key feature of the new version of the browser is that Google says it will allow the user to be more sociable. Read The Full Story

Google Maps gets 3D on the web with WebGL

, Oct 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

Have you see the view of Google Maps with the buildings that pop out at your face as you're driving through the city with your mouse clicker? It's time to take a look. Google this week has enabled MapsGL, an option that will allow you to see 3D buildings rendered to replicate the buildings that are actually standing on site throughout their massive mapping of the earth. Through the power of WebGL, those of you using Firefox beta, Chrome, Safari (if you enable it), and starting today Opera 12 Alpha, can all see the buildings, the lovely, lovely buildings. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Google cash-in continues with Quanta Computer

, Oct 13th 2011 Discuss [1]

As you may have heard, Microsoft has a rather large patent portfolio, and over the past few months, they've been pressuring groups working with Google-based operating systems to sign licensing deals with them to avoid patent suits. The newest of these up until today was the Microsoft/Samsung deal which included Android devices and a play to have Samsung paying Microsoft per device produced. A similar situation is now occurring with Quanta Computer Inc, this time the agreement including both Android and Google's Chrome OS. Read The Full Story

Microsoft accidentally flagged Chrome as malware

, Sep 30th 2011 Discuss [40]

Earlier today, Microsoft's Security Essentials mistakenly flagged Google Chrome as malware and began blocking the program. In many instances Chrome was entirely removed from users' computers. Apparently, Chrome was being incorrectly identified as a member of the Zeus malware family, but Microsoft has since released an update to fix the issue. Read The Full Story

Samsung Series 5 Chromebook Review

, Sep 23rd 2011 Discuss [27]

You run your social life in the cloud. You handle your email in the cloud. You might even write your documents, store your music and keep your backups in the cloud. Why not do away with local computing altogether? That’s the premise of Google’s Chrome OS, relying on just a browser to be your window to the all-purpose web. The Samsung Chromebook Series 5 is one of the first notebooks to give Chrome OS a go, in the case of our Three powered machines offering 3G to release you from the WiFi teat, too. Can we really live in the cloud, or are we destined to tumble back to earth with a bump? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Google Chrome Beta gets big improvements with Native client

, Aug 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google has announced that it has made some cool improvements to the new release of Beta Channel that will improve the web platform capability of Chrome. The new additions will make it much easier for developers to build more powerful and more immersive apps and games for the web. One of the new features is the integration of Native Client into Chrome. Read The Full Story

Chrome gets official Netflix add-on

, Aug 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you use Chrome, a new add-on has landed for you that will let you watch your favorite Netflix content assuming you have an account. The new Netflix 1.0 application is available to download right now at no cost. The app will let you watch content instantly, as often and as much as you like. Read The Full Story

Google’s Chromium Browser Gets Experimental Tablet Touchscreen UI Demo

, Aug 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Although Google has made it clear that its Chrome OS for Chromebooks are not meant for the tablet, there are certainly signs that Google is working on a touch-friendly interface for its Chrome browser. A new demo video has been released showing an experimental touch UI for Google's open-source Chromium browser that could eventually make its way to tablet screens. Read The Full Story

Chrome Web Intents borrows Android app handling to beat local software

, Aug 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google is looking to borrow some of Android's browser app integration with the development of Web Intents for Chrome. Intended to connect web apps to the browser and allow online services to integrate in a more streamlined fashion, the Chromium team at Google is working with Mozilla on a standardized API that could end up making web-based software behave more like standalone apps. Read The Full Story

Chrome is now the second most popular browser in Britain

, Aug 1st 2011 Discuss [7]

Google is doing well with its Chrome browser in Britain. The browser has apparently racked up a bunch of users in Britain. The browser grabbed up about 22% of all web surfers in the UK and was able to squeeze by Firefox to grab the number two spot in browsers in the UK. As in many areas, Internet Explorer is still the most popular browser in Britain, but IE is losing ground to other browsers like Chrome. Read The Full Story

Google adds WebRTC to Chrome as Skype threat rises

, Jun 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

Google is baking WebRTC browser-based voice and video call support into its Chrome browser, adding fuel to rumors that the company is looking to take on Skype and other VoIP services with an install-free alternative. WebRTC, as we reported earlier this month, is an open-source project intended to put voice and video chat into the browser in a way that can be easily implemented by third-party developers; Google has already begun the process of switching Google Talk from from iSAC to the new standard. Read The Full Story

Apple Accepts WebGL Graphics For iAd, Ready For 3D Ads?

, Jun 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

It was revealed today that Apple will be supporting WebGL in iOS 5, but limiting its use for only iAd developers. WebGL is a new rendering standard that lets developers create 3D animations and graphics in websites without the need for a plugin. Being used for iAds could mean lots of really annoying in-your-face ads to come with iOS 5 apps. But, Apple's restriction of the technology to only iAds has other implications as well. Read The Full Story
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