Tagged ‘chrome’

Categories: Apps & Software    Tags: , ,
chrome-android-2

We’ve been patiently waiting for Chrome for Android for several years now, and last night, Google finally answered our prayers. Those of us with an Android 4.0 phone at any rate: if you’re running “Ice Cream Sandwich”, it’s a fast, slick browser that lets you conveniently open pages from your dekstop, other phones, tablets and even Chromebooks, with slick card-based tabs. You can download it here.

But what if, like the 99 percent of Android users without Ice Cream Sandwich yet, you can’t install Chrome for Android? The stock 2.3 browser is still pretty poor, but never fear: here are five alternatives worth checking out with many of the same skills.

Read more

If you work in the kind of office that gives you about as much freedom on your computer as the average sex offender, you’ll know the pains involved in having to run on an outdated web browser. Struggle no more: you can now run any browser without having to install it first. Read more

So you may have noticed the web kicking off about how you can now play addictive life-drainer Cut the Rope online for free. It’s part of an Internet Explorer marketing gimmick, but we’ve discovered a dirty secret behind the whole thing… Read more

Categories: Apps & Software    Tags: , , ,

Google Chrome’s 17th iteration has just launched in public beta, adding a pretty swish new feature that guesses where it is you’re about go on the web. Read more

youtube-revamp

YouTube redesign, you say? It’s true. The video-hosting website has undergone a major facelift that it’s currently trialling among developers. If you want to experience the clean new look yourself, all you need do is follow our simple instructions. Read more

Google Chrome is coming to Android

Categories: Apps & Software    Tags: , ,

What’s the one Google service absent in Android? Google Chrome of course: the browser on Android has long been missing all its desktop brother’s browsing skills, but no more. Based on code from Chromium, it looks as though Google Chrome is all set to go mobile about…now.

Google Chrome is now one of the most popular internet browsers out there, largely based on its reputation for speed. It’s currently available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, but according to the logs of Chromium, it’s being tested for Android right now.

Read more

Amazon has quietly outed a way to get round Apple’s restrictions on iOS in-app purchases: the Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader. We thought Amazon had simply acquiesced to Apple when it killed the store link in its Kindle iPhone and iPad apps but it had a Plan B in the works. The Kindle Cloud Reader is a totally web-based version of the eBook reader app that works with Chrome and Safari and comes optimised for the iPad. The iPhone isn’t supported yet but that can only be a matter of time.

While the Kindle Cloud Reader allows you to read your books online, you can also download them for offline reading using HTML5 or a Chrome browser extension. We’ve tried it out this morning and it works like a charm. The ability to switch between the Kindle Store and your library on the iPad is also a treat. It’s worth noting that reading books in Kindle Cloud Reader counts towards your device limit but since that’s usually six different devices you’re unlikely to hit it.

The Kindle Cloud Reader is a really slick bit of thinking from Amazon and you can try it out for yourself at the link below. Hit the headline and jump into the comments to give us your review.

Out now | £free | Kindle Cloud Reader (via TechCrunch)

Categories: Apps & Software    Tags: , , , ,

Despite showing a Chrome OS tablet concept early last year and evidence that a prototype codenamed Seaboard was being tested, Google played down the idea of Chrome OS tablets at I/O in June. That hasn’t stopped the open source types working on the Chromium project from toying with the idea.

Chromium (the browser rather than the OS) has been tarted up with a touch-friendly UI and captured on video. It includes far larger icons, widgets and a virtual keyboard which could all be used on a future Chrome OS tablet.

Though the Chromium implementation is experimental, it definitely hints at how Chrome OS could make the jump to touchscreens and is worth a look. See for yourself after the break and let us know what you make of it…

Read more

Hot chat, right here!


Our most commented stories right now...
[template - archive.php]