by chrome story on September 28, 2009 · 0 comments
An NVIDIA executive on Thursday confirmed the company is working with Google to introduce a netbook containing Chrome OS and NVIDIA’s Tegra mobile device platform. (NVIDIA Tegra is a system-on-a-chip with an ARM processor developed by NVIDIA for mobile devices such as smartphones, PDAs and MIDs. )
This news confirms two things, firstly, Google is doing some serious homework for Chrome OS, in the form of hardware partnerships. Secondly, Google is confident that the high level of sales in the Netbooks market is going to continue for a long time. We can expect some more announcements like this in the future, from different hardware companies.
Is this something to be excited about it ? Not really, but as Chrome admirers, we can definitely be happy with these new developments. Why I am not excited is because of what I learned from the market’s response to Android.
I was expecting some really good android devices from many handset makers, but it turns out that HTC is the only company doing serious work on Android, and Motorolla entered the Android OS arena only a couple of months ago. Well, to be honest, I expected something bigger.
So, Chrome might get a good response from the market, but that will be very slow. That’s what happened with Android, a Mobile OS with a future in Laptops and Netbooks. But again, let’s wait and watch how things change ..
Okay, this is what I call “Brilliant” .. you can now turn IE, Internet Explorer, in to Google Chrome, with a simple plugin ! You won’t believe it, I know, that’s why I have brought you Video and Screenshot of this thing .. check it out
Google Chrome Frame is an early-stage open source plug-in that seamlessly brings Google Chrome’s open web technologies and speedy JavaScript engine to Internet Explorer. With Google Chrome Frame, you can:
Start using open web technologies – like the HTML5 canvas tag – right away, even technologies that aren’t yet supported in Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8.
Take advantage of JavaScript performance improvements to make your apps faster and more responsive.
So, isn’t that a brilliant move from Google’s side to kill Internet Explorer ?
How to Enable
Enabling Google Chrome Frame is simple. For most web pages, all you have to do is add a single tag to your pages and detect whether your users have installed Google Chrome Frame.
If Google Chrome Frame is not installed, you can direct your users to an installation page.
If Google Chrome Frame is installed, it detects the tag you added and works automatically.
by chrome story on September 19, 2009 · 15 comments
Paste and Go Google Chrome
I should actually call this “Two Silly Tips”. Because, this is more simple than the normal “simple”. You get it ? These two tips are called ”Paste and Go” and “Paste and Search”. Let’s see what they do.
1. Paste and Search
When you copy a word or a sentence from a webpage, and right click on the omnibar ( address bar ) after it, you will see “Paste and Search”. If you select this option, google chrome will automatically start a search using that word or sentence, saving you a mouse click, or a key stroke. So, next time, do not copy > paste > search, instead, copy > Paste and Search !
2. Paste and Go
This is similar to Paste and Search. Here, when you copy a URL from a webpage, and then right click on the omnibar or the addressbar, you can choose “Paste and Go”, to save a mouse click or a key stroke, making google chrome to load that page faster.
by chrome story on September 15, 2009 · 2 comments
An year after it’s first release, Google Chrome has a new stable release today, with a long list of new features and improvements. Let’s take a look at what they are.
Before we start, let me tell you something, if you have are a regular reader of ChromeStory.com, none of these features will be news to you, because I always bring you the latest news on new features, while it is still being developed. But still, if you were not using Dev or Beta version of Chrome, it will be fun to go through them again, and start using these cool features ! So, read on.
Faster Page Loading and Java
I have experienced this difference ever since I started using Google Chrome, and it got better day by day. For me, this is the fastest application on my desktop, which starts within a second when Clicked. And on Java script processing, this version is 150% better than the very first release of Google Chrome. Speed really matters when you are online, so you can’t ignore Google Chrome’s achievement here. Kudos !
Sexy New Tab Pages.
You know what’s the best thing about Google Chrome that I love ? Its this : When Google Chrome first came out, most of the complaints and criticisms I heard was about the new tab page, showing the most visited websites to everyone, no option to re order or remove something from there etc. Now, this very new tab page is the most appreciated feature of Google Chrome.
Why ? Some serious work has gone in to the design and abilities of this page. Now you can remove websites from this page, re order, make them a list, and more. Read all about it here, my old post here.
Themes !!
Yes, themes are now available for all Google Chrome users. If you are looking for a change, try them !. It’s really easy to change the theme here. Go to the Theme Gallery, and click on “apply theme” link next to the theme of your choice, and you are done ! You can always go back to the default theme if you want to.
HTML5 capabilities
HTML 5 is being added to Chrome with this release. In Google’s Words,
We’re very excited about HTML5 becoming standard in modern browsers, and continued to add HTML5 capabilities to this stable release. We’re particularly excited about the <video> tag in HTML5, which makes embedding videos in a page as simple as embedding regular images. The <video> tag also allows video playback without a plug-in
So, here is what you should do now, share this information with your non-chroming friend, and make them use Google chrome
An year after it’s first release, Google Chrome has a new stable release today, with a long list of new features and improvements. Let’s take a look at what they are.
