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Google Chrome Extension for Google Buzz

by Dinu

chrome extensions Google Chrome Extension for Google Buzz

The web is so fast in reacting to new developments around and inside it. Within days of Google releasing it’s new service “Google Buzz” , we have a Google Chrmoe plugin for Buzz.

Google Chrome Plugin for Buzz works similar to Chromebird, my favorite twitter extension for Chrome. The notification icon sits next to the addressbar, and when you click on it, a small window pops out, with your Buzz, in a better format that the original page inside gmail.

Of course the Extension is still under development and these are the new features planned.
- Notifications: a number on the icon of how many new Buzzes you have
- Posting: ability to post (and post comments) from the extension
- Limiting Comments: so it only shows a few comments and has an “expand” link for more
- Like’s

Gotta keep a closer eye on this one, right guys ?  Install it from here

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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Your New Google Chrome – More Speed, More Style

by Dinu

themes the blog general chrome news Your New Google Chrome More Speed, More StyleAn year after it’s first release, Google Chrome has a new stable release today, with a long list of new features and improvements. Let’s take a look at what they are.

Before we start, let me tell you something, if you have are a regular reader of ChromeStory.com, none of these features will be news to you, because I always bring you the latest news on new features, while  it is still being developed. But still, if you were not using Dev or Beta version of Chrome, it will be fun to go through them again, and start using these cool features ! So, read on.

Faster Page Loading and Java

I have experienced this difference ever since I started using Google Chrome, and it got better day by day. For me, this is the fastest application on my desktop, which starts within a second when Clicked. And on Java script processing, this version is 150% better than the very first release of Google Chrome. Speed really matters when you are online, so you can’t ignore Google Chrome’s achievement here. Kudos !

Sexy New Tab Pages.

You know what’s the best thing about Google Chrome that I love ? Its this : When Google Chrome first came out, most of the complaints and criticisms I heard was about the new tab page, showing the most visited websites to everyone, no option to re order or remove something from there etc. Now, this very new tab page is the most appreciated feature of Google Chrome.

Why ? Some serious work has gone in to the design and abilities of this page. Now you can remove websites from this page, re order, make them a list, and more. Read all about it here, my old post here.

Themes !!

Yes, themes are now available for all Google Chrome users. If you are looking for a change, try them !.  It’s really easy to change the theme here. Go to the Theme Gallery, and click on “apply theme” link next to the theme of your choice, and you are done ! You can always go back to the default theme if you want to.

HTML5 capabilities

HTML 5 is being added to Chrome with this release. In Google’s Words,

We’re very excited about HTML5 becoming standard in modern browsers, and continued to add HTML5 capabilities to this stable release. We’re particularly excited about the <video> tag in HTML5, which makes embedding videos in a page as simple as embedding regular images. The <video> tag also allows video playback without a plug-in

So, here is what you should do now, share this information with your non-chroming friend, and make them use Google chrome themes the blog general chrome news Your New Google Chrome More Speed, More Style

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New Beta Release for Google Chrome !!

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Dev Release 2.0.168.0 : New features, including fullscreen with F11

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