Tag: Chrome

Chrome Web Lab improvements and behind the scenes interviews

Last July, Google opened the doors of the first museum without boundaries, which anyone with access to a browser can attend to. The London-based museum, Chrome Web Lab, displays the possibilities the web has brought upon us by offering 5 experiments: Universal Orchestra, Data Tracer, Sketchbots, Teleporter and Lab Tag Explorer. All are interactive and […]

New Chrome Beta release improves video all over the web

The beauty of Chrome is that it keeps getting better with every seamless update Google pushes out. One does not even notice updates, as they get pushed when Chrome is restarted (or launched). If you have Chrome Beta, though, you get to test all the new features before they hit the masses, and today’s update […]

New Chrome stable release improves gaming and other web apps

Chrome just keeps getting better and better as Google continues to give us constant updates. Google’s popular browser is known for getting seamless updates, without users even realizing it most times. This is one of the reasons why Chrome is arguably the best browser in the world, and today it has gotten just a bit […]

Black Menu extension: all your Google services neatly packed and ready to go

Chrome fans have a tendency to use many of Google’s services, so having shortcuts to these can certainly make life easier. We have the popular Google bar with all the necessary links, but that is only present while going through Google’s websites. If you want truly persistent shortcuts to be at your disposal, Black Menu […]

Google celebrates 500 Chrome Experiments

It is hard to believe it has only been 3.5 years after Google launched ChromeExperiments.com, a site dedicated to showcase projects that can display the web’s potential. You will find all types of experiments, from digital musical instruments to work tools for every individual. It is very interesting to see all the projects that have […]

Chrome for Android updated with improved IME support, better security and bug fixes

Chrome for Android has just received a small, yet significant update. Improvements will mostly be unnoticed by the end user, but the mobile browser should perform better and be more secure. Google emphasizes the inclusion of sandboxing for devices with Android 4.1, which stops malicious websites from accessing the rest of the browser, or your […]

Google’s new Chrome commercial hits a soft spot

Google has been doing a great job with its ad campaign “The web is what you make of it,” with commercials that display Chrome’s capabilities in a real-world scenario. But there is more to these ad campaign, right? These commercials don’t only show us what the web is capable of, they integrate an emotional factor. […]

Celebrating Chrome’s 4th birthday with Chrome Time Machine

It is hard to believe Chrome was launched only 4 years ago. It is now the most popular browser in the world, and it seems many of us can no longer live without it. What used to be just a simple browser now lives in most computers and many mobile devices, all powered by the […]

Chrome OS updated with better Apps List and Google Drive functionality

Chrome OS is considered the “always new computer” for good reasons. Chrome OS devices are light, easily upgradeable and very snappy, and this week’s update makes users’ experience just a bit better. Google’s update includes a better Apps List with a smaller, less intrusive design. It also features a handy search box that will aid […]

Chrome Web Lab: A Museum Without Boundaries

The web has broken all borders and boundaries that once divided us. Truly, we would have no era of communications without it, and it has taken work, education and entertainment to levels our ancestors would never imagine. Chrome happens to be a major contributor to such life changing opportunities, but we rarely stop and think […]

Google Chrome getting ready for the new Macbook Pro with Retina Display

The new Macbook Pro with Retina Display has just been announced by Apple. It starts at $2200, but we know many of you will be getting it. Though the whopping 2880x1800p screen will surely be beautiful, many programs have to be optimized for it to look its best in such a pixel-dense display. If you […]

Any.Do brings one of the best to-do list apps to Chrome

Any.Do is arguably the best to-do list app for Android devices. Its clean design and simple interface made it a hit in the Google Play Store. And after gaining its good share of popularity in Google’s mobile OS, the developer has decided to spread its wings for other platforms. The Any.Do extension was made available […]

The convenience of playing games in the cloud

Gamers probably spend much of their time playing on their mobile devices. Sure, the experience is far from reaching console-quality, but it is a convenient getaway in between bus rides and lunch breaks. We have found a major issue with mobile gaming, though, one that is actually quite annoying. Game progress is saved locally in […]

Chrome Becomes Most Popular Browser…for One Day

In the browser wars there are two very good competitors, and one giant leader. The leader is of course Internet Explorer, and the competitors are Chrome and Firefox. In recent times Chrome has surpassed Firefox to take over second place, but passing IE has eluded the team from Google. That is until last Sunday when […]

Chrome for Windows 8 Metro In the Works

We’ve been hearing a lot about the Firefox version for Windows 8, but what about our beloved Chrome? A Google rep has told Mashable that a new version of Chrome will be designed to work with the Windows 8 Metro interface. The new version will have improved touch interaction, and it will still work in the regular desktop interface […]

Russian Hacks Chrome at Pwn2Own, Wins $60,000

Chrome’s security as a browser has long been touted thanks to its sandbox technology which prevents malicious code from spreading. One of the reasons the browser is so successful is an annual event held each year called Pwn 2 Own, which awards more than $1 million in prizes to hackers and bug trackers who are […]

US State Department Switches to Chrome from Internet Explorer

  Who would have ever expected Hillary Clinton to be fielding geeky questions at a Town Hall meeting for the State Department, but that’s exactly what she did this past week. A concerned person in the audience asked her what could be done about the slow update process for the infrastructure in the Statue Department, […]

Chrome 17 Stable Released Today

Google released the stable version of its Chrome browser today, bringing its release number up to 17. It has some nifty new features for end users, but also plenty of security tweaks behind the scenes. One of the newest features is pre-rendering when you type in the Omnibox with predictive technology. Say for example you […]

Chrome Beta for Android 4.0 Now Available

The long wait for Android users is over, with Google making Chrome for Android beta available to download today. The only caveat of this is that the browser is only available Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) devices. The browser offers accelerated page loading, scrolling and zooming, as well as a host of other features, including: Search […]

Google Punishes Itself Over Chrome Marketing Controversy

Yesterday we reported on the controversy surrounding Google for hiring an advertising agency to promote its Chrome browser, which broke Google’s own Terms of Service. Today, Google has announced that it has demoted itself for violating these rules. The company agreed to lower the page ranking for Google Chrome for 60 days as punishment for […]

Chrome & Firefox Engineers Defend the Mozilla Search Deal

A few days ago we reported on the new search deal orchestrated by Google and Mozilla that would see Google remaining the default search engine for Mozilla’s Firefox for another three years. Media sites have been giving the deal a lashing, mainly for Google seemingly supporting a competitor to its own Chrome browser. Both Chrome […]

Google Caught Up in Advertising Controversy, Blames Marketing Partner

  Uh oh. Looks like Google has been caught violating the very rules it has set forth for its search engine regarding paid links. Recently a set of blog posts have been running with the byline, “sponsored by Google”, which had lead many people to cry foul on Google’s own paid links policy and whether […]