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Chrome OS source code available

Google's Chrome OS is about to be unveiled to the public, and the source code for the operating system has already made it out into the wilds of the Web.

At the moment, there's very little to show for it - just a login screen and one of the included wallpapers...

Chrome extensions approach release

Google appears to be about to bring support for extensions into Chrome. In developer editions of the browser, there's a jigsaw puzzle area in the lower right corner of the new tab screen that links through to https://chrome.google.com/extensions - which isn't yet live.

That...

Google announces SPDY project

Google has a bit of a thing about speed. After releasing Chrome - probably the fastest browser around, if a little bare-bones - and minimizing page load times for its search engine, Google has now announced a research project called SPDY (and pronounced "speedy") that...

Mac beta for Chrome coming in December

It appears that a beta version of Google's Chrome browser will be appearing for Mac users in December. The browser is currently available on Windows, but Linux and Mac users have been left out in the cold by Google, with only alpha versions for company.

Intriguingly,...

RIM advertises for "WebKit Developer"

RIM is advertising for a Canadian-based WebKit developer, following its acquisition of Torch Mobile (a company that developed the WebKit-based Iris Browser). Both bits of evidence irrefutably point to the fact that RIM knows the BlackBerry browser is a bit rubbish and...

Chrome for Macs in a "couple of months"

A version of Google's Chrome browser for Macs is due to arrive sooner than expected, the search giant's CEO has revealed at a New York press conference.

While Chrome for Macs was not due to be available for consumer consumption until the first half of 2010, it...

Google planning Chrome Frame for Firefox?

Google could easily crank out a Chrome Frame for Firefox, in the same way that it has for Internet Explorer, according to Mozilla's VP Engineering, Mike Shaver. "The code is certainly there", he told Computerworld.

"But source code doesn't speak to intent",...

Microsoft warns of Chrome Frame security flaws

Microsoft has warned of security issues when using Google's recently-announced Chrome Frame plugin for Internet Explorer 6. As previously reported, the plugin allows users to get access to HTML5 coding within the older browser.

Microsoft says: "With Internet...

Google Chrome Frame aims to bring IE6 kicking and screaming into today's web

Google is trying to help those stuck with Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser embrace the latest the Internet has to offer, with the launch of a new meta tag and additional plug-in.

Called Google Chrome Frame, the new system will let website developers tell...

Google releases Chrome 3 browser

It's been a little over a year since Chrome unexpectedly burst screaming into the world and helped to reignite the browser wars, and Google hasn't been lying down when it comes to its development. The third edition of the browser has just graduated from the "beta" to the...

Chrome usage doubles in a year

Pocket-lint has recorded higher than average Chrome usage on the site, revealing that Google's browser is particularly popular with Pocket-lint readers.

While Google Chrome enjoys a less-then-3% global share of the browser market, here on Pocket-lint Chrome...

Google and Sony strike Chrome deal

Google has come to a deal with Sony that'll see its Chrome browser promoted via Vaio laptops. It's undoubtedly an attempt to pump up the popularity of the browser, which has been well reviewed but is used by relatively few people.

Microsoft and Google both fight...

64-bit Chrome arrives - but only on Linux

Google Chrome engineers have revealed that they're working on a 64-bit version of the company's browser. However, it'll intiially just be headed to Linux, not OSX or Windows.

Dean McNamee made the announcement on the Chromium-dev mailing list, and shared instructions...

Google launches Chrome bookmark syncing

Google's Chrome browser is adding features at a rate of knots. The team behind the software has announced that the latest version of Chrome will feature bookmark syncing between browsers.

What that means is that if you save a bookmark on your browser, but then...

IE6 hatred momentum gathers pace

The momentum of hatred for Microsoft's IE6 browser is starting to gather pace it seems as group of developers unhappy with companies and individuals still using the eight-year-old browser have created a movement against it.

Called "IE6 No More" the campaign...

VIDEO: Google Chrome logo re-created in LEGO

Google has been running a video competition asking people to recreate its Chrome browser's logo in inventive ways. Some of those videos have now been highlighted by the web giant as worthy of mention - including this LEGO-themed, stop-motion effort from Renaud in Annecy,...

Google's Chrome browser gets beta update

Google's issued a new beta for its Chrome browser which adds the rumoured themes functionality as well as making a number of other improvements to the software, including speeding it up considerably.

Google's claiming a 30% performance boost over the previous...

Chrome to get themes?

The latest version of Google's Chrome browser contains rudimentary support for themes, according to sources across the Web. In addition, it looks like the search giant is building a directory to put the themes in. Themes have long been a feature of Opera and Firefox.

Firefox 4.0 screenshots unveiled

It's been less than a month since 3.5 was released, and already Mozilla is talking about 4.0. More than talking, in fact. It's released some screenshots of mockup designs that it's considering for the next iteration of its browser.

One notable feature is a tabs-on-top...

Microsoft's Ballmer and Bill Gates on Chrome

Microsoft's previous and current bosses have chimed in with their comments on Google's recently announced Chrome operating system.

Former Microsoft boss Bill Gates effectively told Cnet that it was just another Linux variant, nothing new, and that lack of detail...

Microsoft planning major news for Monday

Google's surprise decision to take its Apps package out of beta and even more sudden announcement of the Chrome OS may be as a result of soon-to-be-announced Microsoft plans, a blogger is hinting.

Well-publicised tech blogger, Robert Scoble, has suggested that...

Internet Explorer 8 growing strongly

According to metrics company StatCounter, Internet Explorer 8 is going rather well for Microsoft, having grown from 1.55% to 11.09% market share, globally, since its launch in March.

Usage of Firefox 3 has remained steady at around 34%, and use of IE7 has plummeted...

VIDEO: What is a browser?

In what seems to be a Google Chrome research project, 50 passersby in Times Square were asked what a browser is. Hit play to see the surprising results. Do you think the outcome would be different in another city, or do the general public really not get it?

Microsoft launches IE-only treasure hunt

There was us talking about how Microsoft is nowhere to be seen in the browser market, and up pops word of an Australian competition that the software giant is running.

The company says that it's hidden AU$10,000 "somewhere on the internet", but that the page...

VIDEO: Google's Chrome logo clip contest

Google has announced a new contest for consumers to re-create its Chrome browser logo.

Google says: "Your task? Film yourself building the Google Chrome icon in a creative way, with whatever materials, as big, small, or crazy as you want. We will feature the...