January 2010

Google Chrome Ads spotted in Paris Metros and Railway Stations

by Dinu

We already know that Google has increased their offline advertising efforts. Here is another example, this time from Paris, Metros and Railway stations.

Here is an ad spotted in one of the most busiest metro stations “Châtelet”.

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Chrome Extensions Gallery – 1500 and growing !

by Dinu

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Google Chrome Extensions Gallery

Google Chrome Extensions gallery has now more than 1500 extensions ! Congratulations, Google chrome team, and all developers out there !!

Here is what an extension is, Google’s Own words ..

Extensions are little programs, created by developers, which add useful functionality to the browser and to the websites you visit. Some provide you with alerts and notifications, others let you easily access your favorite web services from icons next to your address bar, and there are lots more.

Now, a short video explaining how to use Extensions

Google Chrome v 4.0: The Best Stable Channel Update Ever !

by Dinu

chrome news Google Chrome v 4.0: The Best Stable Channel Update Ever ! Are you using the stable version of Google Chrome ? If you are, I am sure that you were waiting for this release of Google chrome, version 4, with Bookmark Synch, Extensions, and much more !

There is a long list of new features

  • Extensions
  • Bookmark sync
  • Enhanced developer tools
  • HTML5: Notifications, Web Database, Local Storage, WebSockets, Ruby support
  • v8 performance improvements
  • Skia performance improvements
  • Full ACID3 pass, due to re-enabled remote font support (with added defense against bugs in operating system font libraries)
  • HTTP byte range support
  • New security feature: “Strict Transport Security” support
  • Experimental new anti-reflected-XSS feature called “XSS Auditor”

Have you checked if you are using the latest version of Chrome ? If not, here is how to do it. Also, start playing with extensions too ! Stay tuned to chromestory.com for the latest and greatest addons.

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Google Chrome Extensions now in your Language !

Starting with Google Chrome developer channel release 4.0.288.1 and beta channel release 4.0.249.64 for Windows, an internationalization (i18n) framework for Google Chrome Extensions is available and enabled by default. This will help developers to use different languages for their extensions. To localize the extension manifest, extract all user-visible strings into message catalogs, and define the default locale. Are you a [...]

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Quick News : Extensions now available on Dev Channel for Mac

If you’ve been waiting for extensions to be available for the Mac version of Google Chrome, you finally have a chance to try them out. Extensions are now available on the new developer channel of Google Chrome for Mac. So mac lovers out there .. try them out, if you can change to dev version .. and [...]

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Is Google and HTC working on a Chrome OS tablet ?

If the answer is yes,  Google competing directly with Apple and Microsoft now. First they made the browser and OS, chrome, then came the Nexus One, a possible iPhone killer. Now, rumors say that they are working with HTC to bring a Chrome OS multi touch tablet to the market, right when everyone is waiting [...]

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