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Google Releases Web Browser

In their seeming quest for Web domination, Google [NASDAQ:GOOG] has just opened another front: the browser. Taking Apple [NASDAQ:AAPL], Mozilla and Microsoft [NASDAQ:MSFT] head on, they've released the beta of their new browser ...READ»

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Google Chrome 5 Beta: Fastest Chrome Yet Brings Native Flash Support

Chrome is snatching Web browser marketshare left and right, and the newly released beta version should keep users migrating from Internet Explorer and Firefox. It's the fastest version yet in a browser already known for speed.READ»

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Google Drops a Bomb: Its Own Operating System

Google announces the Chrome OS, an open source operating system designed for the web.READ»

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Why Google's Chrome OS Is Not in Your Future

Google caused a flurry of excitement last night when it revealed it would convert its Chrome browser into an operating system meant for netbooks. A chorus of OMG's burst from the tech blog network. This is a "clear shot in Microsoft's ...READ»

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Did Chrome OS Go Public to Beat Microsoft's News? Nope

Google's Chrome OS is either neat or irrelevant, depending on how you think--but the timing is undeniably interesting. It's more than a year away, so why'd Google go to press now? One theory is to beat Microsoft. This idea's being ...READ»

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Google's CEO Is Serious About Chrome OS: It's Not a Windows Rival

The Internet's been alive with supposition, speculation and inspired guesses since Google's Chrome OS news hit this week. That's possibly why Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, stepped up and talked about things. He's serious about ...READ»

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Google's Play-Dumb Browser Campaign for Chrome

Google has been pushing its Chrome browser hard, even buying those ubiquitous TV ads. Now the search giant has launched a Web site called What Browser? to accompany the campaign. The first step to getting Chrome converts, Google ...READ»

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Chrome OS Is Still Not an Attack on Windows

Google's OS was sneak peeked today at the Googleplex. The Wall Street Journal digital called it a "direct challenge to Microsoft Windows." Really? Let's clear up some confusion once and for all: Putting the word "OS" after something ...READ»

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Google Chrome Innovates SPDY from HTTP: 55% Faster

SPDY aims to revolutionize the web by creating a faster browsing experience. In fact, the Google Chromium blog says the SPDY protocol is 2x as fast as HTTP in its test labs. The load speed results of the top 25 websites were 55% faster on SPDY than HTTP. Interestingly, Google is making the SPDY / HTTP a Chrome-only enhancement and the...READ»

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Acer to Introduce First Google Chrome OS Devices in Early June

Google's Chrome OS is a bit of a mystery, but it shouldn't stay that way for long--Acer is believed to be launching the first Chrome OS devices in Taipei within two weeks.READ»

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The Arcade Fire Duets With Google For Cannes Grand Prix Winner "The Wilderness Downtown"

Hot new code, three-way Chrome browser action, and tunes by indie rock darlings--it's everything a geek could want (short of a girlfriend). UPDATE: Arcade fire's feats win the Grand Prix at Cannes Lions!READ»

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Google Cloud Print Promises to Make Your Printer Available to Any Internet Device Anywhere

Google's latest cloud service will make your printer available to any of your Internet-connected devices, regardless of location.READ»

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Just when you thought the war was over...

Now with the release of Google's Chrome browser and Microsoft's IE8 Beta, a new era of browser wars has begun. Firefox, Safari and Opera have made a bit of a dent taking about 20% of the market away from Microsoft but Google's ...READ»

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Five Browser Secrets of Power Web Surfers

Whether you're working or wasting time, you spend a lot of time on the Web every day. But are you using your browser's best features?READ»

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Browser Wars: Google Chrome Wins a Round, at Everyone Else's Expense

The Net browser wars have just taken an interesting turn: For the month of February, Google's Chrome was the only one to demonstrate a growth in market share. It was a tiny change, but a strangely interesting one. What's Chrome's secret?READ»

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Google Chrome Updates to Version 6, Slims Down Even More

Google Chrome is two years old, and with the new sixth stable release, it's got new features like form autofill and extension syncing, plus a new, sleeker look.READ»

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Google Translates Multilingual Web Into One Universal Tongue: Chrome

Google's making sure that Chrome's ascendancy is a global phenomenon, using a uniquely Google trick: It's building automatic machine translation into the browser itself. Is Google trying to turn the planet into a happy chattering ...READ»

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Rumor: Verizon Launching Google Chrome OS Tablet on Black Friday

According to a rumor making the circuits today, a Google Chrome OS tablet is set to debut on Verizon on Black Friday, just a few months off. READ»

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Magic Box Released Today!

Jawoco. Com has released a Standalone Web App today.   Usually people used to use Google Chrome or Mozilla Prism to make an web application but Jawoco. Com has released a Standalone Web app based on Most Popular ...READ»

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Microsoft Finally Catches Up to the Competition With Internet Explorer 9

Today at Microsoft's Mix conference in Las Vegas, the company showed off the next generation of their venerable (and oft-maligned) Web browser, Internet Explorer 9. It's a huge step in the right direction, but it will literally ...READ»

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free online games The Nature of Free Online Games Free online games are scattered anywhere on the Internet. There are a lot of them which you can choose from whenever you need them. Some of the categories include action, ...READ»

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Going Google: A New Contender in the Microsoft vs. Apple Advertising Battle

Boston, San Francisco, New York, and Chicago will be getting a month-long billboard ad campaign starting for this week, with one simple message: If you want to escape Microsoft's expensive grip, switch to Google. A billboard campaign ...READ»

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Google Joins the Tablet PC Party, Conceptually, With Chrome

Looks like Google could actually join the "me too!" tablet PC frenzy that's been stirred up by Apple's iPad--as demonstrated in a concept rendering of how Chrome OS could work on a tablet. Will Google make the leap though? The ...READ»

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Is Your Startup a Nice to Have or Must Have?

With the downturn in the economy, numerous people are talking about starting a new business or company. Whether it’s a technology startup or new restaurant idea, I’ve heard of more and more people meeting to brainstorm and ...READ»