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Google Launch Chrome for a Cause

David — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:36:02 +0000

Google have launched a new extension for Chrome in which when you open new tabs – Google donates to charities. The charities currently involved are: The Nature Conservancy, charity: water, Doctors Without Borders, Un Techo para mi Pais, and Room to Read. The following is a breakdown of what gets donated for however many tabs:

10 tabs: 1 tree planted
10 tabs: 1 book published and donated
25 tabs: 1 vaccination treatment provided
100 tabs: 1 square foot of shelter built
200 tabs: 1 person’s clean water for a year

If you use the Google Chrome web browser on a regular basis, be sure to download the extension as soon as possible. Once you have installed the extension you will immediately start the scheme and you can keep track of how much you have contributed by clicking the chrome for a cause extension button. At the end of the day you will be able to choose what you are donating and to which charity.

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Google Chrome Event Summary

David — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:08:54 +0000

Last night Google held an event to highlight the release of a number of new products from the Chrome team. First of all they highlighted a few new features of Chrome including the PDF integration, a new cloud to printer option in which you can print documents on any printer anywhere in the world and a new faster java script engine which claims to have improved the speed of Chrome. They also announced that the people using Chrome has now tripled from 40 to 120 Million.

They then went on to announce the new Chrome Web Store, which allows developers to make applications which run exclusively in Chrome which they can then sell or put ads inside. There are already a number of free and paid apps in the app store including an app from the New York Times, Plants vs Zombies (a popular mobile game), TweetDeck (a Twitter/Facebook app) and more. Google have said that the store is currently only working in the USA, but i was able to get into the store just now and downloaded a number of apps, so try it out for yourselves by going to the Chrome Web Store.

Finally, they introduced the long awaited Chrome OS for netbooks and laptops, which is a cloud based operating system using a number of Google apps. Applications on Chrome OS include Google Docs (which was also showcased with offline support), a Gmail Application, News Applications (which you can now get on the Chrome Web Store) and more. They showcased the new OS on a new laptop which they will be giving out to selected beta participants who can apply online. Setting up and logging into the machine itself takes less than a minute – simply enter you’re Google login details and it will automatically sync your account with your netbook. Google also announced that there will be more netbooks out on sale next year from Samsung and Acer.

Read more at the official Google Blog, or checkout the official Chrome OS website.

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Chrome 8 Released with Support for Apps

David — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:56:11 +0000

The new version of Chrome (8.0.552.215) is finally out and it supports the installation and operation of in browser apps, unfortunately there are no apps out yet but there should be a new chrome app store released shortly. Along with support for apps, the new version of Chrome also includes an inbuilt PDF viewer and claims to have fixed over 800 bugs, and as usual all the latest security fixes. See below for a quote from the official Chrome blog:

“The Chrome team is happy to announce our latest Stable release, 8.0.552.215. In addition to the over 800 bug fixes and stability improvements, Chrome 8 now contains a built in PDF viewer that is secured in Chrome’s sandbox. As always, it also contains our latest security fixes, listed below. This release will also be posted to the Beta Channel….”

Read the rest at the Official Chrome Blog.

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Google will launch a Chrome tablet before the end of the year

Carlos Rabanillo — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:40:17 +0000

Google is working on releasing a tablet that will use Chrome’s operating system. They haven’t released the name of the manufacturer that will produce them, but the company intends to launch them before the end of year …. coinciding with Xmas.

Much of the current Google’s strategy is to make Chrome OS a system leader. The problem is that pretty much everybody thinks that Chrome is just a web browser. And the fact that Google already has an operating system, Android, doesn’t help.

Although things may change before the end of the year. According to the New York Times, Google plans to launch the device running with Chrome OS in a few weeks. They used a similar strategy with the launch of Android and the Nexus One.

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Google Preview Chrome Web Store

David — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:15:59 +0000

Gamescom is currently taking place over in Germany and on Monday Google were at the conference previewing Google Chrome Web Store and its gaming credentials. It seems Google are making a big push into the gaming market, they showed off both Chromes Gaming possibilities and the advantages of it’s Chrome Web Store. They began the conference talking about the benefits of using Chrome for gaming , mainly revolving around its speed and why developers should be excited about the new App Web Store. They then went on to show both screenshots and videos of Games playing on Chrome and also screenshots of what the Web Store will look like (which some have already stated looks like the Apple App Store) This could be the beginning of a big push from Google into In Game marketing which Microsoft have been doing for a while. Google have also purchased a number of online Game developers. See below for a video from the conference or read more at 1up.com:

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Chrome OS Adding “Polish”

David — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:52:49 +0000

TechCrunch have reported that the Google developers have began to polish up their new OS to get it looking nice and shiny! They have said that in particular it’s looking much more cut down and cleaner. They also have a number of brand new features including a new options panel, a new side bar option for browser tabs, new log in screens, notification pop ups and a new content browser. Google Chrome OS is definitely looking more like a finished product now than when we first saw the early beta screenshots. Expect to see Chrome OS on machines in time for Christmas 2010. Click here to view the full article with screenshots at TechCrunch.

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Google IO Event Starts Tommorrow

David — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:43:54 +0000

The Google I/O Event 2010 will be starting tommorow morning in America. The Google I/O event is a big conference in which Google showoff everything they’ve been working on and what they plan to work on in the future. This will include Google Search, Google Android, Chrome OS, Google Chrome and way more. You can watch the event live from YouTube. See below for a quote from the Google Blog:

“More than 4,000 developers will be joining us at Google I/O on May 19-20, and if we had the capacity, we’d host many more. In order to give the entire developer community a chance to participate live, we’re happy to announce that both keynote presentations will be streamed live. To watch, just go tohttp://www.youtube.com/GoogleDevelopers at the start of the keynotes each day. We recommend watching on a high-speed connection for the best quality.

Here’s the schedule for the keynotes at I/O — it’s also available on our agenda page:

Day 1 Keynote: Wednesday, May 19, 9:00 -10:30am PT
Day 2 Keynote: Thursday, May 20, 8:30-10:00am PT “

Be sure to tune in!

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Google to Release Business Chrome OS in 2011

David — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:27:55 +0000

Network World report that Google is to release two seperate versions of Chrome OS – a consumer version which is to be released later this year, and a business version to be released in 2011. See below for a quote:

“Google’s Chrome OS Netbook will feature a host of built-in security technologies designed to protect users from malware and other threats, a Google engineer said at the RSA Conference Thursday.

Will Drewry, a Google software security engineer, said the fact that the company’s Chrome OS is an open source project allows for constant feedback from developers regarding security design. This, he said, should reassure those acquiring a Google Netbook about the product’s security.

Google plans to release a consumer version later this year and a business version featuring more management muscle in 2011, Drewry said……”

Related Links: Network World Article

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Google Release New Chrome Beta

David — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:02:48 +0000

A few days after we spotted the new themes section on the Google Chrome website, Google have officially announced on their blog the arrival of a new Chrome Beta. The new Beta comes with a new customisable New Tab page, an improved Omnibox, compaitability with new themes and is also compatible with the long awaited HTML 5. Read below for a quote from the Official Google Blog:

“Since our last major update of Google Chrome in May, we’ve been hard at work improving some of its most used and loved features. Today, we’re releasing a new beta for you to try. Not only is it speedier than ever, but we’ve also given the browser a little bit of design whimsy that we hope will bring some color and delight to your day.

This new beta is fitted with a customizable New Tab page, an improved Omnibox and a few basic themes that allow you to deck out your browser with colors, patterns and images. We’ve also built HTML5 capabilities into this release, as well as a few other nifty technical improvements that will help Google Chrome make the most of your network connection….”

Read the original article here.

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Google Chrome OS Potential Partners

David — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:22:46 +0000

Google have released a new page on the Google Chrome OS Blog with the potential Netbook partners which Chrome OS will be looking at supporting. The lists includes Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Toshiba. They have also confirmed that Chrome OS will be open source and open to the public to make their own unique contributions. Along with this they have also opened up Job vacancies for the OS Chrome team. The page can be found here.

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