How to enable Google Chrome Web Apps
Web Apps have landed on Google Chrome Dev Channel and Chromium, recent Chrome Dev channel that you can download here ships three Chrome Web Apps for the curious and for testing purposes. Google Mail (GMail), Google Doc, and Google Calender functionalities can be enabled in Google Chrome Dev and Chromium browsers in the mean time, [...]
Google Chrome Dev Channel Update Adds Sync Enhancements and more
Google Chrome Dev Channel has been updated to version 6.0.453.1 for all platforms. This release also features sync enhancements by default; new options have been added, you can in sync independently Bookmarks, Preferences, Autofill, Extension (now by default) and Themes.
Integrated PDF Viewer in Google Chrome
Google Chrome developers have been working with the web community, you&me, to define a “next generation browser plug-in API” that has now been deployed to improve the way we view and interact with PDF files in Google Chrome. Just like the native Flash Player plug-in introduced to Chrome months ago, a native PDF plug-in has [...]
Google Chrome Dev Channel Now Supports VP8 WebM
The first official version of Google Chrome with support for VP8 WebM open video format has been released. WebM was pushed into Google Chrome Dev Channel in today’s update. Chromium and special builds of Opera, and Firefox web browsers got WebM the same day that it was introduced at Google’s annual developers conference about a [...]
Desktop Notifications in Chrome via Extensions
Desktop notifications are deployed to notify users that something important has happened in the “background”. Desktop notifications are now available to extensions in Chrome 5, which means developers can start using the notifications API in their extensions to deliver non-modal messages from web sites. Notifications from an extension have no permission prompts or infobar warnings.
Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
Google Analytics Opt-out Browser add-on for Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox 3.5+ and Chrome 4+ disables Google Analytic tracking service and prevents it from sending personal information to Google Analytics. Google Analytics tracking script is a free service that generates detailed statistics about the visitors to a website. Its by far the most popular free service [...]
Google Chrome for Linux finally goes Stable
The first stable version of Google Chrome for Linux has been released. Since the initial beta release of Google Chrome for Linux, back in December 2009, several upgrades have been to the beta. Newly released Google Chrome Stable for Linux, v.5.0.375.55, boast improved plug-in support, extensions functionality, and desktop integration. It also includes support for [...]
Drag ‘n’ Drop images into Gmail Messages
Gmail has launched a new feature that permits you to drag messages from your computer directly into a Gmail message. Drag, resize it if you want and send the image, so simple a process, no more dialogs to select images as an attachment. This features works only on the Google Chrome web browser, it will [...]
