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HTC is not jumping into the tablet market
Written on 10 Jul, 2010 at 14:31 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
HTC confirmed on Friday that it is not going to produce a slate device in the immediate future; despite earlier rumors that the mobile handset giant had an Android and possibly Chrome version in the works. Eric Lin, the... (Continue reading)
Chrome grabs #3 spot in U.S. browser usage, ousts Safari
Written on 28 Jun, 2010 at 7:01 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
For the first time since the browsers inception, Google’s Chrome has overtaken Apple’s Safari in percentage of U.S. market share. Web analytics company StatCounter grabbed Chrome had 8.97% of U.S. market share while Safari had 8.88% for the week beginning on June 21st.... (Continue reading)
Dell confirms Chrome OS discussions with Google
Written on 21 Jun, 2010 at 15:23 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
After last week’s sighting of a Dell configuration for Google’s Chrome OS , we expected some word from Dell on where it stands with netbook or tablet devices running the Web-centric operating system. Now it seems that the company... (Continue reading)
LinkPush: Chrome-to-Phone for the rest of us (those not on Android 2.2)
Written on 9 Jun, 2010 at 9:43 in MobileCrunch | viewed times | 0 Comments
One of the neat-o features introduced in Android 2.2 (or Froyo) is “Chrome-to-Phone”, which gives the ability to take what you’re viewing in the Google Chrome browser (on your PC/Mac), and push it straight to your Froyo phone. I’ve... (Continue reading)
Safari 5 vs Internet Explorer 9: Why speed matters (video)
Written on 8 Jun, 2010 at 14:18 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Browser makers have focused their attention on the feature that matters most to Web surfers, other than not crashing: speed. Apple’s Safari 5 browser , launched yesterday in the shadow of Steve Jobs’ new iPhone, is said by Apple... (Continue reading)
Dueling “Life” Blu-ray discs: Attenborough vs. Winfrey
Written on 3 Jun, 2010 at 20:16 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
They ruined “Planet Earth” with narration by Sigourney Weaver and James Earl Jones. They ruined “Life” with narration by Oprah Winfrey. At least on Blu-ray, though, you have the choice to choose the real versions, narrated by one of... (Continue reading)
Innoversal Lattice Tablet gets its Pixel Qi touched
Written on 3 Jun, 2010 at 20:16 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Pixel Qi . If you haven’t heard of them, you will. Everyone will want one of their screens. They offer both a full color LCD screen and an E-Ink screen in one... (Continue reading)
Google ditches Windows in favor of OS X and Linux
Written on 1 Jun, 2010 at 4:04 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Citing a renewed focus on security thanks in part to a recent series of cyber attacks originating in China, The Financial Times is reporting that Google is abandoning support for Microsoft’s Windows. Citing several anonymous employees of the search... (Continue reading)
Chrome extensions get access to desktop notification APIs
Written on 31 May, 2010 at 4:07 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
How about some added browser functionality for those Chrome lovers out there. The Chromium Blog has announced that as of Chrome 5, Chrome extensions will have access to the desktop notification API. As the article explains: Many Chrome extensions... (Continue reading)
Google announces Chrome web store for apps
Written on 19 May, 2010 at 12:27 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Today at I/O 2010, Google announced the Chrome web store for apps. To debut later in the year at an unspecified time, the Chrome web store will allow users to install web-based applications that will run in native code... (Continue reading)