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NEWS ABOUT: Google Chrome

Google Chrome stories: 11 news summaries

New Sony Vaio PCs Will Include Google Web Browser

Facing Microsoft, search giant aims to expand market for Chrome

Sep 1, 09 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google Chrome, languishing in the browser wars, will get a substantial boost thanks to a deal with Sony—which is shipping new Vaio PCs with Chrome pre-installed. Google is also talking to other computer manufacturers, the FT reports, as it attempts to weaken the dominance of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which... More »

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Google • Microsoft • web browser • Internet Explorer • Sony • Firefox • Mozilla • Web browsing • Google Chrome • Vaio

 Google Launches 
 Web-Based OS, 
 Takes Aim at Windows 

Fast-booting Chrome may push Vista out of the market

Jul 8, 09 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google has doubled down in its battle with Microsoft. The search giant announced it is bringing out an open-source operating system, named Google Chrome OS, that looks to go head-to-head with long-dominant Windows. Chrome OS is Google's biggest push yet onto traditional Microsoft turf, reports the Financial Times, following free... More »

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technology • Google • Microsoft • computer programming • Windows • Microsoft Vista • operating system • computer • Google Chrome • Google Chrome OS

tech review

 Firefox 3.5 Could 
 Upgrade the Whole Web 

New browser is faster and ready for HTML upgrade

Jun 30, 09 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Firefox, once lauded for “speed, stability, and customizability,” seemed lately to have fallen behind the competition—but with version 3.5, out today, it’s back and better than ever, writes Farhad Manjoo for Slate. The new version “adds a much-needed speed boost” alongside bug fixes. And... More »

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Internet • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • speed • Mozilla • Opera • World Wide Web • HTML • Google Chrome

(Newser) - European Union regulators are taking yet another shot at Microsoft, and this time they’re hoping to do more than fine the software giant, the Wall Street Journal reports. Their latest strategy: forcing Microsoft to bundle alternative web browsers with Windows, thereby diluting Internet Explorer’s inherent advantage. They... More »

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Google • Microsoft • European Union • web browser • Internet Explorer • antitrust • Google Chrome

Google Brings Online Chrome Ad to TV

With browser far behind competitors, innovator goes traditional

May 11, 09 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a desperate bid to heighten the visibility of its little-used web browser Chrome, Google has launched its first American television advertising campaign, the Guardian reports. The TV ad was made by a Google Japan team and uses stop-motion animation. Google says it’s “excited to see how this... More »

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Google • Internet • advertising • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • TV advertising • Google Chrome • Jay-ZTV

tech review

 New IE8 Promising 
 But Slow: Mossberg 

While some features are unmatched, slow page loads hinder updated browser

Mar 19, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Internet Explorer 8 becomes available at noon, but don’t go ditching your current browser just yet, writes Walter S. Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal. Microsoft's latest is "a big improvement over its predecessor, IE7, and a much closer competitor to its main rival, Mozilla's Firefox"—but... More »

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Microsoft • Walt Mossberg • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • Web browsing • Google Chrome

SOFTWARE REVIEW

New Safari 4 Frustrates, but
Is Blazing Fast 

Apple browser's UI improvements flop, but halve load times

Mar 5, 09 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Apple’s new Safari 4 browser is the fastest available by far, Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal, but the much-hyped “user-interface changes are a big disappointment.” In most cases, Safari just follows other browsers with helpful improvements to its format. But moving tabs to the... More »

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Internet • Apple • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • speed • reviews • Mozilla • Google Chrome

ANALYSIS

Watchdog Wants More Privacy From Google

Incognito mode should be default setting on Chrome browser

Nov 4, 08 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Nonprofit Consumer Watchdog is urging Google to make the “incognito” setting—which can limit the search giant’s ability to pin down users’ locations and keep tabs on their search and other data—the default mode on its new Chrome browser, Chris Thompson writes in the Big Money. It... More »

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Google • online privacy • privacy settings • Internet privacy • Google Chrome • privacy policy

New Firefox's Speed Will Smoke Chrome, Mozilla Says

Chrome 28% slower than Firefox 3.1 on XP

Sep 4, 08 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The next version of Firefox will be faster than Google's Chrome, the fastest browser out there, Mozilla said today, according to TechCrunch. Chrome is 28% slower on XP and 16% slower on Vista than Firefox 3.1, which releases this year, Mozilla claims. By using the new engine TraceMonkey, one... More »

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Google • Windows • Firefox • Mozilla • Windows XP • Google Chrome

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Chrome Is 'Smart, Innovative'

Google's beta version hows promise, but
lacks key features, too

Sep 2, 08 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google's innovative new browser Chrome could unseat Microsoft's Internet Explorer, but the beta version lacks some important features, Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal. Chrome introduces the "Omnibox," a combination search box and address bar, as well as tabs that operate as self-contained browsers. However, its... More »

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Microsoft • Wall Street Journal • web browser • Internet Explorer • tech review • Google Chrome

 Google to Launch 
 Web Browser 

'Chrome' announcement appears in comic book

Sep 1, 08 4:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google will soon launch its own Web browser, called Chrome, aiming to make web surfing easier and faster, the Wall Street Journal reports. The announcement is the latest volley in the long battle between Microsoft and Google, which released the news by sending a comic book outlining Chrome's features to... More »

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