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Google Chrome Browser dropping H.264 support

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google will soon stop supporting the H.264 video codec in their Chrome browser and will support its own WebM and Ogg Theora technologies.

Technology / Software

created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (16) | comments 15 | with audio podcast weblog

Google's Chrome computing system to debut in autumn

Google said Wednesday it is planning to release its Chrome operating system, seen as a rival to Microsoft's Windows system, for free in the autumn.

Technology / Software

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (12) | comments 4

Microsoft's browser sees notable decline in usage

Microsoft Corp.'s Internet browser lost a notable number of users during the last half of 2008, according to recently published data, a trend that underscores the growing competition in a market long dominated ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 8

Chrome overtakes Firefox globally for first time

Google's browser Chrome overtook Firefox for the first time globally on a monthly basis in November, according to StatCounter, the free website analytics company. The firm's research arm StatCounter Global ...

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created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (11) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Google Chrome extensions to be officially released

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google is expected to release its Extensions Gallery for general users of the new Chrome browser this week, possibly at the Add-On Conference on browser extensions to be held on December 11, ...

Technology / Internet

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 3 weblog

Chrome 4.0 beta web browser launched

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google has released its latest beta version of its Chrome browser for Windows, which promises faster browsing, bookmark synchronization and more.

Technology / Software

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (10) | comments 0 weblog

Will Google resurrect the smartbook?

(PhysOrg.com) -- The idea of a smartbook has been tantalizing, but first generation attempts have fallen prey to their own immaturity. Now, though, there is a chance that Google could resurrect the smartbook ...

Technology / Software

created Nov 03, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast weblog

Google Chrome 5 beta released

(PhysOrg.com) -- Internet search engine giant Google has released a new beta version of its Chrome browser, and it is visibly much faster than the previous version, and faster than most other browsers.

Technology / Software

created May 06, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 19 | with audio podcast report

Chrome unseats Safari as third most popular Internet browser

Google Chrome last week unseated Apple Safari for the first time as the third most used Internet browser in the United States, according to figures released Monday by StatCounter.

Technology / Software

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Review: Chrome OS gives a peek at computing future

What if nearly everything you usually keep on your computer - photos, documents, music and software - was stored online? Your machine would be speedier and perhaps less vital because you could simply use another ...

Technology / Software

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (10) | comments 31

Using graphene, scientists develop a less toxic way to rust-proof steel

(Phys.org) -- University at Buffalo researchers are making significant progress on rust-proofing steel using a graphene-based composite that could serve as a nontoxic alternative to coatings that contain hexavalent ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Best Web browser? Google's Chrome beats Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer

There is no computer program used as often as a Web browser. Yet too many users never give the browser any thought, spending years with the default program installed on a once-new computer.

Technology / Software

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (10) | comments 7

Google launches Chrome browser for Android smartphones

With more and more people connecting to the Internet through a phone or a tablet instead of a PC, Google Inc. is bringing its fast-growing browser, Chrome, to the newest Android-powered mobile devices.

Technology / Software

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

New Chrome browser ready for the world

Google on Tuesday released a finished version of its speedy new Chrome Web browsing software for desktop or laptop computers.

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created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Google CEO: New operating system changes the game

(AP) -- Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt can't wait for the Internet search leader's free operating system to debut next year.

Technology / Software

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1