Android Dresses Up In Chrome
Microsoft's Google Chrome problem may start on the PC but it ends on cell phones. Microsoft's competitive position is at best tenuous at a time when it needs tenaciousness.
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4.9.2008 Google releases Chrome 3
Google has released its third major revision of Chrome. The updated browser boasts a 150% (25% over its most recent stable release) increase in javascript performance since the launch of version 1.
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15.9.2009 Google Chrome 4.0.211.4
With the Google Chrome 3.0 stable release barely out the door, the Google team is not looking back and the web browser reached 4.0.211.4 in the developer channel with the latest release.
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21.9.2009 Google Chrome 4 Beta
he Chrome beta channel has been updated to version 4. If you're already in the beta channel, you can go ahead and run the auto-update (if it hasn't ran already).
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4.11.2009 Google Chrome - reasons to avoid
As we reported, Google has released the first beta of their new web browser, Google Chrome. Within a day of its release, there are already a couple of points that users should be cautioned of before using this new browser.
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5.9.2008 Google Chrome 2.0.170.0 Beta
Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Google Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.
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18.3.2009 Download Google Chrome 2.0.174.0
The latest version of the open-source browser made available for download through the Google Chrome Developer channel is 2.0.174.0. With Google Chrome 2.0.174.0, the Mountain View-based search giant is offering end users a tad more flexibility when it comes down to the content on newly opened tabs.
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17.4.2009 Google Chrome OS Announced
After eons of speculation stating that Google is secretly working on an OS, they finally are, except it’s not so secret anymore.
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8.7.2009 How to Install Chrome OS in Windows 7
Google unveiled Chrome OS in an event yesterday where they demonstrated the upcoming cloud-based OS for the first time in public. Source code of Chrome OS was also released which folks over at gdgt have compiled in a ready-to-install .vmdk file.
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20.11.2009 IE8 Performance vs. Google Chrome and Firefox
With Microsoft making headway towards the gold build of Internet Explorer 8, the Redmond company has to face an ugly truth. Performance-wise, with emphasis on JavaScrip performance, the software giant is getting ready to release a browser inferior to what is already available from rivals Google and Mozilla.
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27.9.2008 It Will Be Windows 7 SP1 to Go Against Google Chrome OS
In the second half of 2010 Microsoft’s client operating system will have a new rival platform hungry for a piece of its market share.
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16.9.2009 Chrome OS beta as a Windows 7 spoiler?
Warning: This is a completely speculative post. But stay with me as I paint a possible scenario…
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15.10.2009 Google Chrome OS to launch within a week?
Previously said to launch in the fall, rumors are circulating that Google's Chrome OS will launch within the next week.
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14.11.2009 Download Chrome OS VMware Image
Its only been a few hours since Google spilled the beans on their upcoming Chrome OS, and now we already have a fully working VMware image of Chrome OS ready for download.
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20.11.2009 Chrome loses beta label, tackles privacy
Google has made it official: Chrome is out of beta.
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11.12.2008 Google brings Chrome rendering engine to IE6, 7 and 8
A thorn in the side of many web developers is Internet Explorer 6. It's an old browser that has many annoyances that cause those creating websites to have to add additional code just to have things render as they should.
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22.9.2009 Inside the Google Chrome OS security model
Google plans to use a combination of system hardening, process isolation, verified boot, secure auto-update and encryption to thwart malicious hackers from planting malware on its new Google Chrome OS.
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19.11.2009 Microsoft's own speed tests show IE beating Chrome, Firefox
Microsoft has released its own tests that show IE8 can load many websites faster than two open source browsers: Firefox and Chrome.
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12.3.2009 Microsoft believes Google Chrome Frame lowers security of IE
Google's recent release of Google Chrome Frame wasn't entirely expected, though that's not to say it wasn't welcome. Some people questioned the usefulness of it, whilst others were overjoyed.
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25.9.2009 Leaked Google Chrome OS Private Beta Screenshots Are Fake
Just a day after Google confirmed that it was cooking its own breed of open source operating system, the first screenshots allegedly depicting Google Chrome Operating System got leaked.
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9.7.2009 It's Time to Face the Ugly Truth, SP3 or No SP3, the Clock Is Ticking for Windows XP
As 2008 has kicked in, it's now time to face the ugly truth. The clock is ticking for Windows XP. And while Microsoft may view this as a natural stage in the evolution of a product introduced all the way in 2001, a healthy proportion of end-users and businesses will fail to see eye to eye with the company on this one.
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5.1.2008 Google Chrome - Web browser from Google
Google has released the very first beta of their new web browser, Google Chrome. Chrome is a browser that, for now at least, is focused on offering a full browsing experience within a minimalistic user interface.
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2.9.2008 The Only Way for Windows XP SP3 Is Down
SP3 will do nothing for XP, but still more than what SP1 will do for Vista - The third and final service pack for Windows XP will do little to nothing for the operating system, but will manage to deliver a superior boost to the platform's momentum in comparison to Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista.
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12.4.2008 Office XP SP3 Info
Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) provides the latest updates to Microsoft Office XP. SP3 contains significant security enhancements, in addition to stability and performance improvements. This service pack applies to any level of Office XP.
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Sneak Preview of XP SP3?
An unofficial preview pack containing what purports to be Windows XP Service Pack 3 has been uploaded to The Hotfix web site. The Hotfix is an independently-run site that specializes in downloads and discussions of Windows patches and bug fixes.
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Microsoft Delays XP SP3
Bink has an interesting article up on his site concerning Windows XP SP3. Microsoft has apparently pushed back the scheduled release date of SP3 to the second half of 2007.
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16.1.2006 Windows XP SP3 Preview No. 5
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11.2.2006 Windows XP SP3 On The Horizon
According to Microsoft press release about Unified Access Control and Network Access Protection, Windows XP service pack 3 (SP3) is in development and will be released later this year.
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24.5.2007 Windows XP SP3 Available for Download!
In two weeks too :) Microsoft confirmed officially that Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be made available for download in the next couple of weeks.
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29.8.2007 Windows XP Closes In on SP3
Microsoft's most successful operating system, ever, has inched closer to Service Pack 3. Release Candidate 1 is now available from MSDN and—so I hear—from TechNet. I can only personally confirm MSDN availability.
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4.12.2007Google Chrome 2.0 Pre-Beta
Google Chrome's development is high-paced and version numbers are not very significant, but it's weird
to see a pre-beta release of Chrome 2.0, four months after Chrome 0.2. There are
many new things in Chrome 2.0...
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09.01.2009Google Chrome extensions have arrived
The latest development builds of Google Chrome possess a feature that is desired by many, extensions. It is reported that four Chrome extensions have
surfaced. Of those four are two very notable releases: Cleeki: This extension offers functionality similar to that of IE8's accelerators. It can
also import accelerators from IE8 into Chrome. Adsweep: An advertisement blocker. Since the extension functionality is still in development in must
be enabled (on a recent development build of Chrome) by editing the "Target" line in your Google Chrome shortcut properties, adding "-
-enable-extensions" as a suffix (without the quotations). Installing an extension is as simple as visiting their website, such as the aforementioned.
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01.06.2009Google announces Chrome based Operating System
Google has announced that they plan to release a Chrome based OS. Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will
initially be targeted at netbooks. Google plans to open-source its code later this year and offer Google powered netbooks in 2010. Company officials
confirmed that Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips. Google is currently working with multiple OEMs to bring a number of
netbooks to market next year bundled with the new Chrome OS. Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android.
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08.07.2009Chrome masks as Safari to fool Windows Live Mail
According to Google's Chrome Releases blog, Chrome-users no longer need to go out of their way to make Windows Live Mail/Hotmail work. In
addition to providing important security updates, Google's most recent version of Chrome--1.0.154.46--makes it easy for followers to use Windows
Live Mail. For some reason, Windows Live Mail does not work properly on Chrome, unless it thinks it is some other browser, such as Apple's Safari.
Previously, Chrome-users who had wanted to be able to use Windows Live Mail would have to switch the user-agent manually, but now the browser will
identify itself properly as "Chrome" for most normal sites but as "Safari" for URLs ending with mail.live.com.
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01.02.2009Stable build of Chrome available for OS X
When Google launched Chrome it was for the Windows platform initially. Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, has publicly stated the Google Chrome will be
released in the near future for OS X but if you're willing to use pre-beta software from Google then you can download Chrome right now. Google
has stated that the software "still lacks certain privacy features, and is not appropriate for general consumer use" which is a gentle reminder that
the software is not complete. But, if you are like most tech enthusiasts and are willing to look past the flaws in the beta, then you will find a
surprisingly stable build of Chrome that can be used for day to day web browsing.
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13.10.2009Google Chrome Download available now
The Google Chrome Browser is available for download now. The extremely hyped new web browser is in beta now and is based on the same rendering engine
as Apple Safari.
The Google Chrome Press conference is still going on, but the Chrome download pages are live now. You can
download Chrome on the Google Gears
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03.09.2008Google to promote Chrome browser through TV ads
According to both the Wall Street Journal and Google's official blog, Google will promote it's Chrome browser through a TV ads. The ad,
shown below, was made by the Google'd Japan Team to promote Chrome, and according to Google's official blog, will be featured on TV. However,
a Google spokeswoman said there currently aren't plans to use any of the other Chrome videos for upcoming TV spots. Considering that Google has
never been a major TV advertiser, it'll be interesting to see how these ads will affect Chrome's market share. Currently, Chrome's market
share is at 1.42% according to market share data.
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09.05.2009Google Chrome Adds Windows 7 Jumplist Support
The latest dev version of Google Chrome is now offering jumplist support in Windows 7. The jumplist can be opened by right-clicking the Google Chrome
icon in the Windows taskbar. The Google Chrome jumplist is divided into four areas of which three are always visible and one only if the user has
added at least one item to it.
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10.08.2009Google confirms Chrome OS will be free, reveals OEM partners
Yesterday, Google announced that they plan to release a Chrome based OS. Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will
initially be targeted at netbooks. In a blog posting today, Sundar Pichai, VP Product Management at Google, confirmed that Chrome OS "will be
available to use at no cost". Google also revealed the list of companies it is working with:AcerAdobeASUSFreescaleHewlett-PackardLenovoQualcommTexas
InstrumentsToshiba Although Sony and Dell are both absent from the list Google did say "among others" before the list above so it's entirely
possible the company is still in negotiation with other OEMs. Company officials confirmed that Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM
chips.
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09.07.2009Google Chrome getting extensions in May?
TechCrunch is reporting that Google's Chrome browser may possibly be getting extensions this May. The news comes from a programmer named Nicholas
Moline, who happened to notice that Google has posted an event named 'Developing extensions for Google Chrome' on their I/O site. Keep in
mind that this isn't an official word from the company itself, but if Google has seminars prepared on the matter, it mustn't be far away.
Besides, Google has already stated they have planned to bring extension support. The description on the seminar reads "Learn how Google Chrome makes
it easy to write extensions using the web technologies you already know.
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06.02.2009Sony to ship PCs with Google Chrome browser
Google and Sony have announced a deal that will see computers in its VAIO range supplied with Google's Chrome browser pre-installed. This is the
first time that Google has agreed such a deal with a major OEM. All VAIO laptops and desktops sold in the US will be supplied with the Chrome browser
set to default. Sony claimed that the decision was based on the "quality and functions" of Chrome. According to the Financial Times, Google is also
in talks with other manufacturers about future deals.
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03.09.2009How to crash Chrome. Again and again.
Google is proud of a browser that apparently cannot crash. However, a TG Daily reader found a way how to crash not just tabs, but the entire browser
time and time again “ with two keystrokes.
We will let this pass through since Chrome is still in beta, but still: Chrome should
not crash that easily. One of our readers noticed that Chrome and all of its tabs will crash as soon as the two characters ś:%ť are entered in the URL
bar. Chromes message: śWhoa! Google Chrome has crashed. Restart now?ť
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04.09.2008Despite rumors, Windows XP SP3 still not quite ready
With Windows Vista Service Pack 1 out the door, Microsoft was largely expected to release Windows XP SP3 last week or this week. It didn't, instead
making public a refresh build of SP3 Release Candidate 2...
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26.03.2008Official theme support now integrated in Google Chrome 3.0
The latest developer build of Chrome now includes an official option to install themes into Google Chrome. It was reported earlier this week by Neowin
that Google is preparing to launch a theme gallery. It looks like this has happened with the release of build 3.0.195.6. The option is offered under
"Personal Stuff" and has the option to "Get Themes". Pressing the button redirects you to a webpage, that shows a whole array of new themes for
Chrome. Applying the theme is as simple as pressing the "Apply Theme" button below the chosen theme, and a ".crx" file is downloaded. A restart
of Chrome is not required to apply the theme.
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07.08.2009Google patches Chrome browser to work with Hotmail
LiveSide: Weve been seeing lots of complaints on
Twitter and
elsewhere about Hotmail not working in
Googles new browser, Chrome. So today,
rather than waiting for Hotmail to address the problem, Google patched Chrome to work with Hotmail, by adding support for User Agent spoofing and
appearing to Hotmail as if it were a Safari browser instead. A quick check using the latest Chrome install seems to work fine with Hotmail
(truthfully been to busy playing with Windows 7 to spend much time with Chrome, but there have been lots of mentions of problems)...
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29.01.2009Google Chrome extensions imminent
Techcrunch is reporting that it appears Google Chrome is about to receive it's long awaited extensions - the latest builds of Chrome - including
the Windows, Mac and Linux builds are showing various links to a "extensions gallery" at Google.com which doesn't exist. In the new builds, a
jigsaw piece appears next to the theme gallery button - if you click it, it'll send you right back to google.com, but if you hover over it, the
link it shows it goes to https://chrome.google.com/extensions - presumably where the new gallery will be hosted. Next to the jigsaw piece is a bubble
that says "New!
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17.11.2009Memory Usage of Chrome, Firefox 3.5, et al.
This experiment graphs the
memory usage of Chrome and Firefox 3.5 (along with Safari and Opera)
over a series of 150 Web page loads using an automated script. Firefox 3.5 shows the lowest memory usage in all categories, including average memory
usage, maximum memory usage, and final memory usage. Chrome uses over 1 GB of memory due to its process architecture. Safari 4 and Opera show memory
usage degradation over time, while Chrome and Firefox 3.5 are more reliable in freeing memory to the OS.
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21.06.2009Make "Add-ons" for Google Chrome Using Bookmarklets
Even though Google took their web browser
Google Chrome out of beta last month, we can't help but feel
like Chrome is still only half way to being a compete product at this point. Without RSS support, the ability to use add-ons, and
gasp! no
Mac version, Chrome still has a way to go before people give up Firefox for good and make a full switch...
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02.01.2009Chrome for Mac in progress - First screenshot posted
Mike Pinkerton, co-creator of Camino and a developer on the Mac version of Google Chrome, has posted the first screenshot of Mac Chrome to his blog.
One thing to note though is that the Chrome for Mac is still in progress and what you see in the above screenshot is the first webpage that Mike
managed to load in the browser. The only thing that this browser can do currently is load web pages in the renderer processes and display them in
tabs. The team had managed to create new windows and tabs using the shared code, which allowed renderer processes to spawn/quit.
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14.02.2009Google offers cutting-edge Chrome, first update
Through a new developer program, Google is letting people try the latest versions of its
Chrome Web browser, and the first update is
available.
Those who want the newest Chrome versions can install the Google Chrome Channel Chooser software from Google's
Chrome Dev Channel site. The switcher lets people choose whether they want the
latest cutting-edge Chrome builds or the less frequent but more stable beta versions.
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