chrome

mobile
July 18, 2012
by

Chrome already owns 1.5% of iOS browser market

By on July 18, 2012 at 10:00 PM.

Chrome already owns 1.5% of iOS browser market

Chrome For iOS Browser Market Share

After being announced during Google’s (GOOG) annual I/O Developer Conference last month, the Chrome Web browser for iOS has received positive feedback from users. The browser quickly became the most popular free app in Apple’s (AAPL) App Store and has since remained among the most popular free downloads. According to the latest data from online advertising network Chitika, Chrome now owns more than 1.5% of the iOS browser market. While Safari continues to dominate the market, of course, the firm found that almost 14.5% of iOS users surf the Web using other apps. Most of the this traffic doesn’t come from dedicated third-party browsers, however, but instead from in app-browsing through programs like Facebook and Tweetbot. Chitika’s press release follows below. More →

No Comments
mobile
July 12, 2012
by

Google shows developers how to make Chrome act like the default browser in iOS

By on July 12, 2012 at 7:50 PM.

Google shows developers how to make Chrome act like the default browser in iOS

Chrome Default Browser iPhone

Google has received positive feedback regarding its mobile Chrome web browser. After arriving on the iPhone and iPad late last month, the browser quickly became the most popular free app in Apple’s App Store. More than 10,000 users have reviewed Chrome so far and it holds a near-perfect four and a half star rating. There is a common complaint among most users, however: unlike on Android, Apple does not allow users to change the default browser and users are stuck with Safari when opening links within email and most apps. More →

No Comments
Software
July 10, 2012
by

Google eyes enhanced video chat in latest Chrome beta

By on July 10, 2012 at 11:55 PM.

Google eyes enhanced video chat in latest Chrome beta

Google Chrome Beta Camera Access

Google’s latest Chrome beta release aims to make browser-based video communications easier by giving users the option to allow web apps to access their cameras and microphones without having to install a separate plug-in. Google points out several cool applications that take advantage of this new feature, dubbed “getuserAPI,” including a program that uses a computer’s motion detector to let users play a virtual xylophone and a program that adds real-time visual effects to users’ web videos as they’re being captured. Google says the getuserAPI is just the “first big step for WebRTC, a new real-time communications standard that aims to allow high-quality video and audio communication on the web.”

More →

No Comments
Internet
July 3, 2012
by

And the world’s most popular browser is… who knows?

By on July 3, 2012 at 6:05 AM.

And the world’s most popular browser is… who knows?

Browser Market Share June 2012

Computer World's Gregg Keizer writes that two firms have put out two wildly different sets of numbers for which browsers were the most used in June 2012. First, the numbers from Net Applications, which say that Microsoft's Internet Explorer took the top spot this past month with a 54% market share, followed distantly by Mozilla's Firefox with 20% and Google's Chrome with 19%. Analytics firm StatCounter, however, showed vastly different results with Chrome taking the top spot with a 32.8% share, followed by Explorer with 32.2% and Firefox with 24.6%. The reason for the large swing in results is that StatCounter relies on page view totals while Net Applications uses unique visitors and only counts one visit per day to determine browser usage. So who's right? Without a deep look into each firms' methodologies it's impossible to say, although it seems realistic that more people still use Internet Explorer than alternatives.

More →

No Comments
Software
June 29, 2012
by

New Cydia tweak makes Chrome the default iOS browser

By on June 29, 2012 at 4:15 PM.

New Cydia tweak makes Chrome the default iOS browser

Chrome iOS Cydia Tweak

Chrome fans who have jailbroken iPhones, take note: there’s a new Cydia tweak that can make Chrome the default iOS browser. Per VeryRite, jailbreak app developer Ryan Petrich has concocted a tweak called BrowserChooser that lets users replace Safari with any other browser they want as their default browser, including the just-released iOS version of Chrome. VeryRite says that the new tweak is free to install and is “an excellent utility” for anyone who owns a jailbroken iPhone. Earlier this week BGR did a hands-on preview of Chrome and came away very impressed, so it’s not hard to imagine the BrowserChooser tweak being a popular commodity for jailbroken iPhone users. More →

No Comments
mobile
June 28, 2012
by

Chrome for iOS hits No.1 in Apple’s App Store

By on June 28, 2012 at 10:10 PM.

Chrome for iOS hits No.1 in Apple’s App Store

Chrome Top Free App

Google’s Chrome browser quickly became one of the most popular desktop Web browsers in the world, and now Google has its sites set on mobile. The app just launched for the iPhone and iPad earlier today and after a few short hours of availability, it’s already the No.1 top free app in Apple’s iOS App Store. The app is far more popular than its Android counterpart after less than one day on the market — of course, the Android version is only compatible with 7% of Android devices since it is Ice Cream Sandwich-only — and that’s a pretty impressive feat considering it’s little more than a Safari skin with a sleek UI and desktop sync. That sleek UI is definitely worth checking out though, and Chrome for iOS is available as a free download in the iOS App Store.

No Comments
Breaking
June 28, 2012
by

Google Chrome coming to iPhone, iPad

By on June 28, 2012 at 1:25 PM.

Google Chrome coming to iPhone, iPad

Google Chrome iPhone Announced

Just one day after releasing the final version of Google Chrome for Android, Google announced that it is releasing Google Chrome for iOS on Thursday during the second day of Google I/O. The new version of Chrome will work on both the iPhone and the iPad and will be able to sync bookmarks, open pages and passwords across all iOS devices that have Chrome installed. The browser is designed to work on versions of iOS 4.3 and higher. Google says that the iOS version of Chrome will be rolling out sometime on Thursday on the App Store.

More →

No Comments
Preview
June 27, 2012
by

Google Chrome for Android hands-on: Asses kicked, names taken

By on June 27, 2012 at 6:55 PM.

Google Chrome for Android hands-on: Asses kicked, names taken

Chrome Android Hands On

Google has effectively ended the debate over which mobile browser Android fans should use on their smartphones and tablets — the answer is Chrome. And it’s not even close, either: the Android version of Chrome, re-released Wednesday on Google Play after having shed its beta label, chews up and spits out other mobile browsers. Why? Hit the jump for the answer. More →

No Comments
Software
June 27, 2012
by

Chrome for Android out of beta, available now on Google Play

By on June 27, 2012 at 4:40 PM.

Chrome for Android out of beta, available now on Google Play

Google Chrome Android Released

Google is trying to end the debate over which mobile browser works best for Android by releasing the mobile version of its popular Chrome browser to the Google Play store on Wednesday. The Android version of the browser had been in Beta until Wednesday and is currently only available for devices that have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or higher. Google says that the latest version “picks up important stability and performance fixes since the last Beta, along with some minor UI adjustments, especially for tablets.” Key features in Chrome for Android include the ability to sync open tabs, bookmarks and passwords from users’ desktop browser to their smartphone or tablet; the ability to send open pages on users’ desktop version of Chrome to their tablets and smartphones to be read later; and the ability to switch tabs “the way you would fan a deck of cards,” according to Google. More →

No Comments
Internet
May 21, 2012
by

Chrome passes Internet Explorer to become world's most popular browser

By on May 21, 2012 at 8:25 PM.

Chrome passes Internet Explorer to become world's most popular browser

Google Chrome Market Share

Google’s Chrome Web browser has continued to gain market share since its introduction in 2008. Despite surpassing Internet Explorer in select regions and on weekends, Google’s browser has never been able to dethrone Microsoft in global usage share. According to new numbers from StatCounter, however, Google’s browser has finally averaged higher traffic than Internet Explorer for the first time over a full seven-day stretch. From May 14th through May 20th, the Internet giant’s Web browser garnered a 32.76% share, ahead of Microsoft’s 31.94% and Mozilla Firefox’s 25.47% share. At the start of this week, however, Chrome’s share began to slide, falling to 31.88%, just ahead of Internet Explorer’s 31.47% share.
More →

No Comments
Internet
April 23, 2012
by

Chrome 18 is world’s most popular browser, Internet Explorer 9 leads in North America

By on April 23, 2012 at 11:45 PM.

Chrome 18 is world’s most popular browser, Internet Explorer 9 leads in North America

Internet monitoring firm Pingdom on Monday released a new report on global Web browser share by browser version. The company found Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 to be the most popular browser in North America with a 21.2% share, and it was closely followed by Google Chrome 18 at 20.2%. Internet Explorer, however, featured a combined total of 40.4% of the North American browser market. Globally, Pingdom found that Chrome 18 is the most popular browser with a 25.6% share, leading Firefox 11 with 15.8% and Internet Explorer 9 and 8 with 15.7% and 14.6%, respectively. Microsoft’s browser has the largest worldwide market share when all versions are combined, followed by Chrome and then Firefox. More →

No Comments
Computers
March 26, 2012
by

ARM support may be coming to Chrome OS

By on March 26, 2012 at 8:30 PM.

ARM support may be coming to Chrome OS

Users who are interested in a Google-powered Chromebook only have two options, Acer’s AC700 or Samsung’s Series 5 Chromebook. Both laptops are powered by an Intel Atom processor, the only chip the platform currently supports. Recent rumors have suggest that Chrome OS may soon support ARM-based processors, however, opening up a number of new doors for the platform. According to the Chromium OS issue tracker, a new product code-named “Daisy” is mentioned numerous times, equipped a Samsung Exynos 5250 chip. Samsung’s 32nm chip will feature an ARM Cortex-A15 design and will be capable of running at speeds up to 2GHz — all while using less power than ARM Cortex-A9 chips and Intel Atom processors. The Chromium project is open-source, with user contributions playing a large roll in development. As such, the “Daisy” appearances do not necessarily mean Google is directly involved with the development.

More →

No Comments
Internet
March 21, 2012
by

Chrome briefly passes Internet Explorer to become most popular weekend web browser

By on March 21, 2012 at 11:15 PM.

Chrome briefly passes Internet Explorer to become most popular weekend web browser

Web analytics firm StatCounter on Wednesday announced that Google’s Chrome web browser overtook Microsoft’s Internet Explorer last Sunday to become the most popular weekend browser, Reuters reported. “While it is only one day, this is a milestone,” said Aodhan Cullen, StatCounter’s chief executive. “At weekends, when people are free to choose what browser to use, many of them are selecting Chrome in preference to IE.” On March 18th, a total of 32.7% of all browsing was done using Chrome, while Internet Explorer had a 32.5% share. When people returned to their offices on Monday, however, Microsoft’s browser increased its share to 35% and Google’s share slipped to 30%. “Whether Chrome can take the lead in the browser wars in the long term remains to be seen, however the trend towards Chrome usage at weekends is undeniable,” Cullen said. Google’s web browsing market share continues to surge, nearly doubling from 17% in March 2011 to 30.8% in March 2012. Internet Explorer, on the other hand, has continued its downward spiral from 45.1% a year ago to 34.8% so far this month. More →

No Comments