chrome

Mozilla to adopt Chrome-like approach for Firefox updates

Published on: 3rd March, 2011

Mozilla is expected to change the manner it handles the updates for its Firefox browser and would probably adopt a Google Chrome-like approach. Google is releasing small updates immediately after they become available, while Mozilla prefers to wait and group them in a larger update. According to Jay Sullivan, Mozilla’s vice president of product, Firefox [...]

Native Client SDK of Google enables full applications on Chrome browser

Published on: 23rd February, 2011

Google recently posted an initial SDK for its promised Native Client. Developers will be able to use the kit to put native applications written in C and C++ into a feature of the Chrome browser supporting many stand-alone applications which include multi-core processor support, direct memory access and 3D. Unlike some earlier versions of ActiveX [...]

Chrome OS due soon, now in Release Candidate status

Published on: 16th October, 2010

Google’s Chrome operating system may be ready in about a month’s time, since bug comments indicate the code reached Release Candidate status. The information is sure and says the operating system is almost finalized, its latest build being identified as near-ready 0.9.78.1. This is corroborating with a mention of a Google employee referring to a [...]

Sony will unveil Google TV set on the 12th of October

Published on: 29th September, 2010

Sony has invited the press to the official unveiling of the Google TV-capable line named Bravia. The event will include just one model as being the first Internet Television. It will have a new look which combines a monolithic design present at existing sets with a new wireframe stand. Sony did not give details on [...]

New speed and a simpler user interface for Google’s final Chrome 6

Published on: 6th September, 2010

The two-year anniversary of Google’s Chrome browser comes with the new Chrome 6 stable build for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows. With a faster engine than the Chrome 5, the new version is also three times faster than the 2008 browser in JavaScript performance. Chrome was made simpler and has now a more minimalist [...]

User interface of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 to be modernized

Published on: 28th August, 2010

Microsoft Russia has given an advanced look at the beta version of the Internet Explorer 9, consisting of a preview of the full, almost finished interface. The new product is an important revamp of the browser in order to obtain a minimalist look and scraps even the text toolbars. Microsoft promises a layer meant to [...]

Mozilla’s Firefox 4 to outrun Safari and Chrome

Published on: 18th July, 2010

Mozilla, the producer of the Firefox engine, is coming with its new JavaScript engine for the flagship product. Nicknamed JaegerMonkey, it proved to be faster than the current TraceMonkey in an important benchmark test. Firefox 4.0 will include the new engine and is planned to launch for the 1st of September. Mozilla also hopes to [...]

Chrome web use overtakes Safari in the USA

Published on: 2nd July, 2010

According to some recent, new data from StatCounter, for the first time in the USA, Chrome has overtaken Safari. Currently, Google has 8.97 percent of the web traffic, while Apple has 8.88 percent. Internet Explorer, as well as Firefox were flat at 52 percent and 28.45 percent each. The difference seems to be impressive, mostly [...]

Google plans to launch Chrome Web Store for applications and games

Published on: 22nd May, 2010

Google has announced its plans to launch the Chrome Web Store open marketplace, which can be used by developers for web-based applications distribution. A preview was shown at Google’s I/O conference and gives hints that the portal will permit the users to preview applications, rate content, report problems, read or write reviews, or directly install [...]

Google Chrome beta faster, Flash built-in

Published on: 9th May, 2010

New beta versions of Chrome for Windows, Linux and Mac have been released, which are claimed to boost their performance. All three releases have JavaScript engines running between 30 to 35 percent faster than the previous ones in SunSpider-like benchmarks. As a conclusion, Google says that, compared to the original Windows-only beta, they are two [...]

Next Page »