News tagged ‘chrome’
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Chromebooks Now Available in Singapore
A total of three Chromebooks from Acer, HP and Samsung have now been introduced to Singapore. These notebooks will be available in Courts retail stores across the island. The most affordable Chromebook would be the Acer C7 which retails at S$369.
Thursday, 9 May 2013
ASUS Chromebooks Launching in Second Half of 2013
ASUS CEO, Jerry Shen has recently revealed that ASUS is working on a Chromebook, and it will be launched in the second half of 2013.
Friday, 3 May 2013
Google+ Hangouts Adds Remote Desktop App
Google+ Hangouts now comes with remote desktop, which lets you remotely control someone else's PC during a Hangout chat session. The Hangout Remote Desktop app is built using the same technology found in the Chrome Remote Desktop app.
Monday, 29 Apr 2013
Google Chrome Now Opens Microsoft Office Files Directly
Google recently announced a new extension (Chrome Office Viewer) for Google Chrome that lets you open Microsoft Office files directly on the web browser. Files are also sandboxed to prevent compromised Microsoft Office files from causing any damage to your computer system.
Thursday, 11 Apr 2013
New Chrome Beta Released for Android
Recently moved to the Beta Channel, Chrome 27 for smartphones is ready for users to test out on their Android devices. The latest version comes with an improved full screen mode as well as a host of other small fixes and features.
Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013
Google Rolling Out Chromebooks to Six Additional Countries, Extends U.S. Availability
Google has announced that Acer, HP, and Samsung Chromebooks will be made available to Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands from Tuesday.
Thursday, 14 Mar 2013
Android Merges with Chrome as Android Chief Andy Rubin Steps Down
Google has announced that Andy Rubin will be stepping down as head of Android. His duties will be merged into those of Sundar Pichai, who is currently senior VP of Chrome and Apps.
Thursday, 28 Feb 2013
Chrome for Android Gets Updated, Now Plays Audio in the Background
The Google Chrome team has released an update to the Android version of Chrome. Changes include the ability to have music from a web app continue playing while Chrome is running in the background. Hit the link for more information.
Monday, 25 Feb 2013
Firefox to Start Blocking Third Party Cookies
Upcoming Firefox builds will be blocking third party cookies by default. Firefox currently has a "do not track" extension, but many third party advertisers simply ignore the "do not track" requests of the extension and leave a cookie behind anyway.
Tuesday, 5 Feb 2013
Google Might be Working on New Messaging Platform
There's a Chrome OS screenshot posted by a developer that shows a new messaging service from Google. There's no official word on what it really is, but it contains notifications from at least three different Google services, which would qualify it as a unified messaging system.
