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Google Voice search hits Chrome with Hotwording: “Ok, Google”

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google's Conversational Voice Search system has been living on both iOS and Android for either weeks or months - this week it's coming to the Chrome web browser for all devices complete with a command familiar to Google Glass users: "Ok, Google." This system will allow users to speak with natural language - conversational, that is - on any desktop computer with a microphone. Read The Full Story

Chromebook Pixel marks first Google I/O 2013 developer gift

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Google have begun their traditional giving away of a series of devices with the Chromebook Pixel. This device is the highest-definition display-toting notebook on the market running Chrome, and it works with a touchscreen interface to round-off its abilities as Google's choice for "best notebook in the world." This system is the same unit SlashGear reviewed earlier this year. Read The Full Story

Chrome brings Autocomplete form-filling to mobile web

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

The folks at Google have this week at Google I/O let it be known that they're bringing HTML5 Autocomplete functions to the Chrome mobile web browser for Android. This system will help bring back the massive amounts of users (over 90%, according to Google), that abandon in-browser product purchases on their smartphones and tablets. Read The Full Story

Chrome OS experience comes to Android mobile browser

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [1]

Here at Google I/O, the company is discussing their Chrome web browser, and they've announced that the browser has reached 750 million active users, which is up from 450 million users last year, which is quite the increase. However, the company showed off how they're working to evolve the Chrome browser in order to enjoy desktop experiences on mobile devices. Read The Full Story

Google I/O 2013 behind-the-scenes preview tour: we’re here!

, May 14th 2013 Discuss [4]

It’s day zero at Google I/O 2013, the company’s developer event made for and by developer groups and Google to strengthen their world of software, services, and everything in-between. SlashGear has gotten the opportunity to step behind-the-scenes at this event on registration day – that is, the day before everything begins. Here we’ll begin to explore what’s actually at the event with the hard evidence that only comes from on-site investigation right in the midst of the big setup.

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Google’s Sundar Pichai talks Android-Chrome merge and I/O focus

, May 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google’s big Android shakeup, replacing OS founder Andy Rubin with Sundar Pichai back in March and thus bringing Android and Chrome under the same umbrella, won’t lead to a merge in the short-term, but developers can expect big software – though perhaps not hardware – news at Google I/O this week, the new chief says. The big developer event this week will focus predominantly on getting the most out of Chrome and Android, not launching new hardware or combining them, Pichai told Wired, though the freshly-empowered exec also took the time to discuss Google’s broader attitudes to mobility and personal devices. Perhaps most controversially, Pichai isn’t convinced that people-centric Android modifications, like Facebook Home, quite deliver what they should. “I think life is multifaceted” he argues, “people are a huge part of it, but not the center and be-all of everything.”

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Chrome Beta updates with improved fullscreen and fixed link redirects

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Google has rolled out an update for Chrome Beta for Android, which is its snazzy Chrome browser for your favorite Android-based mobile device. As with past updates, this one brings along a couple of improvements to fix some common complaints users have, making the overall experience more pleasant and less frustrating. This time around, the update improves fullscreen and link redirects. Read The Full Story

Google Keep arrives in Chrome Web Store for cross-platform notes

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [2]

Google's answer to the heaps of note-taking apps out there is now available in the Chrome Web Store. Google Keep has come to the desktop after being released on Android back in March, allowing users to take notes on their computer and have them synced up to their Android devices for on-the-go use. Read The Full Story

Google rolls out Chrome Office Viewer Beta, enables in-browser file viewing

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [1]

There are some universally annoying things the average Web surfer will encounter from time-to-time, and while the list is mostly made up of pop-up advertisements that bypass your ad-blocker, one of them is direct-file links to things like PowerPoint and Word files. Clicking one of these files results in it being downloaded and opened by the application, a potentially slow and usually unwanted action. Google aims to solve this problem with the launch of Chrome Office Viewer (Beta). Read The Full Story

Google to roll out new Chrome safeguard against malicious extensions

, Apr 17th 2013 Discuss [1]

Google is mighty proud of Chrome's security, something it has taken a proactive stance on. Back in December, the Internet giant put the kibosh on silent extensions, which are the sleeper-cell kind that slip in unnoticed and unwanted, installing by default. This move has been expanded on, with the company announcing earlier today a new safeguard that ensures malicious extensions stay out of your browser. Read The Full Story

Chrome Beta for Android updates with full-screen mode and improved Omnibox

, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [1]

Google rolled out a Chrome Beta update yesterday, bringing with it a couple of improvements that have been long-anticipated, and that provide Android users with some much-needed functionality. After updating, Chrome Beta for Android users will have easy full-screen Web browsing and improved search via Omnibox. The update can be grabbed now from the Play Store. Read The Full Story

Google Chrome for iOS updates with full-screen browsing, new printing options

, Apr 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google issued a fairly minor, but still noteworthy update to its Chrome iOS app today. The update now includes full-screen browsing, as well as new printing options, allowing users to take advantage of Google's CloudPrint protocol or Apple's AirPrint feature. The update also comes with support to save a website to a PDF directly to Google Drive. Read The Full Story
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