I recently came across a report that Taiwan, the island located just off the coast of mainland China, has anointed Chrome as the number two browser there. During the month of August, Chrome was able to capture a 15.53% share, passing Mozilla Firefox’s 13.35% share. In the number one spot is of course Internet Explorer,…
Tag Archive: Features
Even More Chrome Addons To Make Google + Awesome
Google + is pretty awesome, isn’t it? But you know what makes it more awesome? Some of the addons for Chrome that have been circulating about the internet since its release a mere two weeks ago. Developers have been hard at work putting together applications and extensions to expand and improve upon the Google +…
The Linux Multitouch Gesture Suite and Chrome OS – A Good Thing
So, how many of you know about multitouch? Basically, it’s a touchpad functionality that allows input modes other than simply tapping and clicking- swiping, swirling, and the like. It was a functionality that was, sadly, limited to Windows and of course Apple. That is, until last year, when Synaptics also named seven specific platforms which…
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Dev Channel Update for Chromebooks
The Dev channel has been updated to 20.0.1132.11 (Platform versions: 2268.16.0) for Chromebooks (Acer AC700 , Samsung Series 5, and Cr-48).
This build contains security & stability improvements. Some highlights of these changes are:- 30931, 30059, 30688 - Fixed several issues around audio not playing with videos
- Improvements to trackpad on Cr-48
- Crash fixes
Known issues:- 128592 - Sync may not be enabled for some users after the update. Workaround: Enable sync by going to the Settings menu.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our help site or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue’ under the wrench menu.
Danielle Drew
Google ChromePosted: May 18, 2012, 8:54 pmDev Channel Update
The Dev channel has been updated to 20.0.1132.11 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. This build contains updates to V8 (3.10.8.7) and several other fixes. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the SVN revision log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.
Dharani Govindan
Google ChromePosted: May 17, 2012, 11:36 pmBeta Update for Chromebooks
The Beta channel has been updated to 19.0.1084.48 (Platform version: 2046.95.0) for Chromebooks (Acer AC700 and Samsung Series 5).
This release contains stability improvements and bug fixes.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our help site or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue’ under the wrench menu. Orit Mazor
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