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The Chrome Video Codec Change
Last week, Google announced that their Chrome browser will no longer support the H.264 codec. The primary reason being that this codec is only freely available for next couple of years. After that, it will be a licensed codec — there’s no longetivity with that strategy. Google has taken the hard, but better route and [...]
full storyGoogle Chrome to Support Greasemonkey
This is a huge win for Chrome users like myself. Greasemonkey is an awesome platform within a platform, that supports userscripts. I’ve been a huge fan of Google Chrome on Windows, as it’s been the fastest browser I’ve ever used. I did a comparison of Chrome vs Internet Explorer, and Chrome definitely won. The idea [...]
full storyGoogle Drops IE6 Support
In a recent turn of events, Google is dropping support for IE6 among other browsers as well. Here is what Google Apps recently sent out: Dear Google Apps admin, In order to continue to improve our products and deliver more sophisticated features and performance, we are harnessing some of the latest improvements in web browser [...]
full storyGoogle Chrome Themes
Have you been wanting to style your Google Chrome browser just a bit more than the default theme? Just out these official themes offered by Google that will let you instantly theme your browser. And yes, I say instantly because I mean instantly. Click “Apply Theme” and it will automatically load the theme without forcing [...]
full storyTop 10 Google Greasemonkey Scripts
Greasemonkey, if you’re unaware of it, is an application that sits on top of Firefox and let’s you add your own functionality to websites. There are hundreds and thousands of great scripts out there that you can apply to various sites, but today I want to highlight the best [and most installed] scripts for Google [...]
full storyGoogle Changes Its Logo Size
Today, right before my eyes, literally, the Google logo size changed and they added more space for search results on the sides. Phillip reported on this a day or two ago, but it seemed like the change was only for him. I tested in IE, logged in, logged out, Opera, Safari, any browser I could, [...]
full storyEverything Microsoft is Doing Wrong
Google Chrome was launched with some minor success just nine months ago, in September 2008. Initially, it was only available for Windows users. Disappointing for Mac and Linux users? Sure. End of the world? No. Google Chrome for Mac is now available, but still fairly buggy. When Firefox was announced, was Microsoft scared that they [...]
full storyChrome for Mac Latest Updates
Here are some of the latest updates for Google Chrome for Mac. Week of Mar 29 – Apr 4 Middle-click, command-click, and “open link in new tab” should now all correctly open a new tab without tab bar wonkiness. Starting to work on getting code coverage numbers Added a bit of hysteresis to start dragging [...]
full storyFlock is a Joke.
Flock is a browser that tried to take off. They tried to do something that no one else was doing, nor should they be doing. Flock has tried time and time again to gain market share in the social networking space. Flock is built on Firefox, or at least it was. TechCrunch reports that Flock [...]
full storyGoogle Chrome vs. Apple Safari [Beta4]
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Google Chrome was launched in September of 2008. To date, Google Chrome is still not yet available for OS X or Linux version of the browser. Google continues to tell everyone “we are working on it,” yet still offers no product for these two operating systems. Apple wanted to take advantage of Google’s sluggish OS [...]
full storyGoogle Chrome Fixes and Beta Version Update
Google Chrome’s Beta and Stable channels have been updated to 1.0.154.48. The change in 1.0.154.46 to fix HotMail caused a problem for users in Incognito mode trying to access sites which depend on the User-Agent header. This header identifies the type of browser making the request and should be part of every request, even in [...]
full storyGoogle Toolbar Marketing in Gmail
Gmail has helped revolutionize what e-mail is and how it operates. Through Gmail, Google has changed the way people experience and interact with e-mail, and for that, I am thankful. But one thing that still bugs me is the way their product marketing managers do not communicate. The Google Toolbar is a great toolbar, one [...]
full storyPower Twitter Integrates with Google Maps
Power Twitter is a new Firefox addon, updated most recently as of yesterday. This little addon will enhance your twitter.com experience. I say twitter.com because it’s not a client, so you need to be using both the web and Firefox to have the enhanced experience. One particular feature that this addon has is that it [...]
full storyWeekend Breakup: Firefox Leaves Google for Yandex
Most recently, Firefox, after having been in bed with Google for quite some time, is shopping around for a new [Russian] partner. According to Mozilla’s bug tracking system Bugzilla, there is a bug request to change the default search partner from Google to Yandex. This is all despite Mozilla and Google having a long-standing partnership [...]
full storyGoogle Street View Used to Help Solve a Kidnapping Case
Google recently released an article about how Google Street View was used in a kidnapping case. The article writes that Google Street View was used in a rural area of Virginia in a case where a grandmother supposedly kidnapped her nine year old granddaughter. Officials reported that the nine year old was found safely at [...]
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