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Google Chrome 17 guesses your desires
New stable release 9 February 2012 12:14 GMT TweetNot content with unleashing the Android version of its popular browser, Google has also found time this week to reveal the 17th stable iteration of Google Chrome for your desktop.
Yep, Google Chrome 17 is here - about three and a half years...
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Google Chrome for Android pictures, video and hands-on
HANDS-ON Desktop browser gets mobile version 8 February 2012 10:31 GMT TweetYesterday Google announced a beta version of Chrome for Android. As Chrome fans on the PC, we were keen to test it so we grabbed a copy. The beta software is compatible only with Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) so we're testing it on the Galaxy Nexus.
Perhaps...
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Internet Explorer boss: Chrome 'massive challenge'
EXCLUSIVE: UK lead talks to Pocket-lint 10 January 2012 9:15 GMT TweetYou may have read earlier this week that Internet Explorer, so long the undisputed king of the browser world, is under serious threat from Google's Chrome for the no.1 crown.
Pocket-lint asked Gabby Hegerty, the new Internet Explorer Lead in...
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Google Chrome to overtake Internet Explorer in 2012
Number 1 browser before year's end 2 January 2012 9:46 GMT TweetGoogle Chrome, the search giant's web browser, is growing its market share at an incredible pace and is on course to overtake Microsoft's Internet Explorer this year.
StatCounter shows that Chrome is now the browser of choice for more than...
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Google Chrome 14 finally adds full screen support for OS X Lion
Plus other niceties 20 September 2011 9:51 GMT TweetMac OS X Lion users who have switched from Chrome to Safari in order to benefit from the recently released operating system's features, like full screen mode, can now go back to the Google browser. Its latest update now adds full screen support and...
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Firefox set for design revamp according to mockups
Chrome styleee 2 August 2011 10:35 GMT TweetFirefox, that speedy stalwart of the browser savvy, is set for a revamp according to screens posted by Mozilla designer Stephen Horlander.
All manner of things been stripped back, bringing a sleek and minimal look in keeping with browsers...
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OS X Lion Google Chrome on its way - Canary build already sees changes
Team working on it 22 July 2011 10:20 GMT TweetPlenty of the new features of Mac OS X Lion are great, but it has definitely put the cat among the pigeons with compatibility of some third-party software. Sonos Controller no longer works if you store your music files on the Mac itself, forcing Sonos...
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10 ways to enhance Google+
FEATURE Best Chrome extensions and tweaks around 6 July 2011 14:17 GMT TweetYou’ve got Google+, you’re enjoying it, but you want it to be better. We hear you, and so does the developer community that have already started creating Google Chrome extensions and other ways to enhance what Google+ offers.
We...
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One in five surfers now using Chrome
Google browser gaining momentum 6 July 2011 10:21 GMT TweetGoogle's web browser Chrome is gaining a market share at an incredible pace - with StatCounter declaring that it is now the browser of choice for one in five web surfers.
Other predictions have Chrome at around the 13-15 per cent mark, but...
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Facebook pwns your info as Chrome Friend Exporter blocked
Wants data for itself 5 July 2011 12:08 GMT TweetThe love/hate relationship between Facebook and its millions of users continues as Facebook is found to be blocking the Facebook Friend Exporter Chrome extension; which has grown substantially due to the recent launch of Google+.
The Chrome...
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Google set to take on Skype with integrated Chrome video chat
Why take two bottles into the shower.... 22 June 2011 14:14 GMT TweetIt looks as if Google has plans to enter into the video calling foray using the full force of its Chrome browser.
A post on the Chromium developer blog by Henrik Andreasson points to a Chrome with audio and video real time communications built...
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Chrome 13 makes Instant Pages a reality as Google plays with new search look
Get the new features now 18 June 2011 20:40 GMT TweetEarlier in the week Google announced that it was introducing a new feature to it’s search engine – Instant Pages, and now those that are happy to ride the Beta wave can experience the feature for themselves.
If you’re running...
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Samsung's series 5 Chromebook gets teardown..already
Didn't last long then 8 June 2011 17:43 GMT TweetPersonally we are more keen on taking the Series 5 for a spin than smashing it open to reveal its insides. But hey whatever takes your fancy. Those who are more prone to can-opening the latest gadgets need look no further than iFixit, who have posted...
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7 days living with... Google Chrome OS and the Chromebook
FEATURE Life in the cloud 31 May 2011 18:17 GMT TweetThe crux of the Chrome OS operating system is that you live your life in the cloud through a browser. There is no desktop, no installing software and no local storage or applications.
If it sounds visionary, that’s because it is, but...
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Geek pillows come in Android, Chrome and Portal 2 flavours
Other styles available too 24 May 2011 12:29 GMT TweetAccording to the Cornershop song Brimful of Asher, everybody needs a bosom for a pillow. However, in our world, we'd rather have a companion cube, android logo or iPhone app icon.
That's not to say we're not fond of a bosom or two, just that...
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