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Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Google’s very own developer conference, Google I/O, runs through the end of the week as the internet search team continues to give us something to talk about. On Thursday they announced the long-awaited iOS version of their popular Chrome browser, marking yet another alternative to the native mobile Safari browser. They also introduced an iOS-friendly version of their Google Drive online storage service, reports Laura June for...

Google’s Chrome operating system has been updated and the company has released two new hardware options from Samsung that run the web-based OS, but is it worth the effort? Samsung’s Chromebook Series 5 550 looks the same as the Chromebook Series 5 from last year. However, the 550 has a few important upgrades that Google insists make it a much better value. The netbook retains its 12.1-inch display and 3.3-pound weight, but doubles its RAM from 2GB to 4GB. The 550 also gets a processor...

Google released a new, stable version of its Chrome browser on Tuesday, which adds a tab synching feature that allows users signed into their Google account to have any open tabs automatically synced to the cloud. This means users who switch to another computer or device can access any tabs they had open by simply selecting the “Other Devices” menu at the bottom of the new tab page. Chrome will then display any tabs the user last had open when they were previously signed in. “Say...

Google announced this week that it will be handing out $1 million to hackers who can successfully exploit its Chrome browser at next week's CanSecWest security conference. The company said it will be handing out several prizes at the conference for users who are able to exploit different security flaws on the browser. Users who are able to exploit the browser using only bugs in Chrome itself at the conference will be rewarded with $60,000. The company also said that hackers who...

Google Inc. released on Tuesday a beta version of its Chrome browser for Android smartphones, although the software is only available for the one percent of Android devices running Android 4.0, also known as “Ice Cream Sandwich”. “Today, we’re introducing Chrome for Android Beta, which brings many of the things you’ve come to love about Chrome to your Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phone or tablet,” wrote Google Chrome lead Sundar Pichai in a blog posting on Google’s website....

REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. and LG Electronics have signed a patent agreement that provides broad coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio for LG's tablets, mobile phones and other consumer devices running the Android or Chrome OS Platform. The contents of the agreement have not been disclosed. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO) "We are pleased to have built upon our longstanding relationship with LG to reach a...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ZeroDesktop(TM), Inc., developer of next-generation Web Desktop solutions for public and private cloud computing, today announced the availability of its ZeroPC(TM) (http://www.zeropc.com) familiar desktop and cloud content management user interface for the Google Chromebook. The integration of ZeroPC with Chromebook and the Chrome OS enhances the user experience by providing fully featured Web Desktop functions plus a familiar "look and feel"...

Google has unveiled two computers, made by Samsung and Acer, that will run on its operating system, Chrome OS, scheduled to launch in seven countries including the US and the UK. The computers will go on sale in June, as the world's leading search engine challenges Microsoft and Apple in the computer and OS markets. The June 15 release date announced on Wednesday means the laptops will hit the market almost two years after Google began working on its operating system based on the Chrome Web...

The latest version of Google's Chrome web browser promises quick and responsive internet use. "We realize that speed isn't just about pure brawn in the browser. It's also about saving time with simple interfaces," Google engineer Tim Steele said in a Tuesday blog post.Improvements include settings for bookmarks, passwords, searches and home pages as well as enhanced protection from browser malware.The latest Chrome browser software is available free online at google.com/chrome. Earlier...

Laptops running Google Inc.'s Chrome operating system are expected to hit the market next year, as the company gears up to challenge industry giants Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. in consumer and business computing.Google unveiled an unbranded Chrome-powered notebook on Tuesday as part of a pilot program to test a computing model that moves operating software onto the Internet "cloud.""For us, it is a long journey building a true cloud computing model," said Sundar Pichai,...