16 May 12 Latest version of Google Chrome syncs open tabs across devices in real time
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Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/latest-version-google-chrome-syncs-open-tabs-across-111314973.html
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16 May 12 Chrome Offers Tabs to Go With New Tab-Syncing Features
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Google has released an update for its Chrome web browser that adds tab syncing to Chrome’s list of tricks. Using the latest version of Chrome you can now access the tabs open on your desktop at home while you’re out and about with your Android phone. The syncing should work with any device that can run the latest version of Google Chrome.
Current Chrome users will be automatically updated to the latest version. If you’d like to try out the latest version of Chrome head over to the download page.
The tab-syncing feature was already available to those using the Chrome beta channel, but now it’s available in a more stable form.
As with the rest of Chrome’s syncing features, you’ll need to be signed into your Google account in Chrome for it to work. To give it a try just sign in and look for the Other Devices menu on Chrome’s New Tab page. Click that button and you’ll see a list of every open tab on all the devices signed into that Google account.
While tab syncing is handy if you move between home and work computers, it really shines when going from desktop to mobile. If you’ve got an Android phone with the new Chrome beta installed, you’ll now be able to access any open tab on your desktop machine no matter where you are. The reverse is also very helpful, especially for those times when you encounter a mobile-unfriendly page — just open it later when you get home.
Note that Chrome users will be automatically updated to the latest stable version of the browser over the next few days, but the Chrome Blog reports that the tab-syncing features “will be rolled out more gradually over the coming weeks.” If you don’t have access just yet, you’ll have to get by with this video from Google until tab syncing is enabled for your account.
Article source: http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/05/chrome-offers-tabs-to-go-with-new-tab-syncing-features/
Tags: Chrome Blog, Current Chrome, Google Chrome, New Tab
16 May 12 Chrome 19 Launches, Now Features Built-In Tab Syncing – SYS
Google Chrome
Besides the usual bug fixes and performance improvements, the highlight of today’s Google Chrome release is the addition of tab syncing to Chrome. With this, Chrome users can now have their open tabs synced across all of their devices, including tablets and phones that run the Ice Cream Sandwich-only Chrome for Android beta. Read the full story at Tech Crunch.
Article source: http://www.sys-con.com/node/2278368
16 May 12 Is Chrome coming to iOS?
Chrome for Android will graduate from beta soon. Could Chrome for iOS be next?
(Credit:
Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET)
Apple’s iOS will see a version of Google Chrome before the year’s out, and possibly before the end of Q2 — at least according to research firm Macquarie Group.
The equity research group claims that Chrome for iOS is due for several reasons, all of which can be summed up as part of the current “browser wars.” These include Google’s interest in reducing costs. It currently pays Apple for, among other things, each person using Google services in Apple’s default
Safari browser; getting people to use the services through its own browser would potentially offset those costs.
When asked to comment on whether an iOS version of Chrome was in the works, a Google representative said, “We do not comment on rumor or speculation.”
However, other points made by Macquarie’s analysts are harder to take at face value. While it’s true that Chrome for PCs has been an enormous success, as the firm notes, and that early reviews of Chrome for Android have also been positive, iOS is a very different beast from those two environments.
Chrome has been widely available on Windows since 2008, and on
Mac OS X and Linux since 2010. The Google browser gained early adoption because it offered a combination of speed, stability, and features that surpassed others. While Chrome is still a driving force, it’s no longer the far-and-away leader in the field, as Mozilla and Microsoft, respectively, have worked harder to maintain their market share for
Firefox and Internet Explorer.
The Android version of Chrome is a solid, fast browser, even in beta, but it faces a very different problem: platform support. It works only on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, currently running on 1 percent to 2 percent of Android devices, and Google has said it has no plans for making it work on legacy Android versions.
It’s not out of the realm of possibility that Google would be working on Chrome for iPhones and iPads. Both Chrome and Safari are powered by the WebKit rendering engine. But unlike Google does with Android, Apple doesn’t let third-party browser makers change iOS’ default browser from Safari. So even if you use a third-party browser on iOS as your primary browser, all links will still open in Safari, effectively handicapping any efforts to provide a true Safari alternative.
Google has also shown itself to be resistant to pushing the Chrome brand on Android. The default, nameless Android browser is WebKit-powered, but doesn’t bear the Chrome name in large part because it wasn’t based on Chromium, Chrome’s open-source foundation. It is unlikely that Google would contradict itself and submit anything to Apple labeled Chrome that didn’t have that Chromium core.
That doesn’t mean that Chrome on iOS couldn’t be useful to Google. Mozilla has a Firefox Home app so that people with iOS can sync tabs, bookmarks, and passwords from other full iterations of Firefox. The mobile-only Dolphin has a version for iOS and Android that allows cross-platform syncing too. Some people may feel that the limited third-party browsing experience on iOS is worth the hassle to stay with Chrome.
But even if Google is able to replicate the vast majority of the Chrome experience on iOS, the chances of Apple letting Google, of all companies, into its walled garden are extremely small.
(h/t GigaOm)
Article source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-57434950-2/is-chrome-coming-to-ios/
Tags: Credit Screenshot, Firefox Home, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Macquarie Group
16 May 12 Google Chrome heading to iPhone, analysts predict
Google Chrome is coming to the iPhone, or at least that’s what one group of analysts say.
Macquarie Equities Research on Tuesday sent out an email titled “The Browser Wars Part Deux; Google Chrome Browser for iOS is Coming,” saying Google’s browser, known for its simplicity and quickness, is coming to Apple’s iOS for the iPhone.
Chrome could arrive on the iPhone as early as this quarter or “very likely” this year, the group said. Tom White, one of the analysts, said there’s reason to believe Google is developing the app and may have already even submitted it to Apple for approval for its App Store.
Macquarie said Chrome’s move to the iPhone would launch the latest chapter of the so-called browser wars, this time shifting the battlefield to mobile — which people are using more often to access the Web.
Customers don’t pay to use browsers, but companies do make money from them. Google and other search engines pay browser companies a percentage of revenue gained from search queries made through browser search bars, which you typically find on the top right corner of browsers.
So for example, if someone searches for “golf clubs,” using the Safari browser’s search bar and then clicks on an advertised link for “golf clubs,” Google has to pay Apple part of the revenue made in that instance.
The same is true of mobile devices, and White said Macquarie believes Google currently pays 50% to 60% of revenue made from searches on the mobile version of Safari.
That could be a lot of money Google has to share with its rival, and if Apple were to ever dump Google for Bing, that would be a lot of lost money.
Therefore, White said Google will make the preemptive step to move users from Safari to Chrome and keep more of that search revenue.
The search giant applied the same kind of strategy four years ago when it launched Chrome for the Web.
Back then, Google would pay Microsoft and Mozilla a cut of search revenue for placement on their browsers. Four years later, Chrome is the most used browser on desktops, according to w3schools.com, meaning Google gets to keep all the search revenue from the most popular browser.
Now, Google would like to replicate that success on the mobile platform.
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16 May 12 Is Chrome coming to iOS?
Chrome for Android will graduate from beta soon. Could Chrome for iOS be next?
(Credit:
Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET)
Apple’s iOS will see a version of Google Chrome before the year’s out, and possibly before the end of Q2 — at least according to research firm Macquarie Group.
The equity research group claims that Chrome for iOS is due for several reasons, all of which can be summed up as part of the current “browser wars.” These include Google’s interest in reducing costs. It currently pays Apple for, among other things, each person using Google services in Apple’s default
Safari browser; getting people to use the services through its own browser would potentially offset those costs.
When asked to comment on whether an iOS version of Chrome was in the works, a Google representative said, “We do not comment on rumor or speculation.”
However, other points made by Macquarie’s analysts are harder to take at face value. While it’s true that Chrome for PCs has been an enormous success, as the firm notes, and that early reviews of Chrome for Android have also been positive, iOS is a very different beast from those two environments.
Chrome has been widely available on Windows since 2008, and on
Mac OS X and Linux since 2010. The Google browser gained early adoption because it offered a combination of speed, stability, and features that surpassed others. While Chrome is still a driving force, it’s no longer the far-and-away leader in the field, as Mozilla and Microsoft, respectively, have worked harder to maintain their market share for
Firefox and Internet Explorer.
The Android version of Chrome is a solid, fast browser, even in beta, but it faces a very different problem: platform support. It works only on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, currently running on 1 percent to 2 percent of Android devices, and Google has said it has no plans for making it work on legacy Android versions.
It’s not out of the realm of possibility that Google would be working on Chrome for iPhones and iPads. Both Chrome and Safari are powered by the WebKit rendering engine. But unlike Google does with Android, Apple doesn’t let third-party browser makers change iOS’ default browser from Safari. So even if you use a third-party browser on iOS as your primary browser, all links will still open in Safari, effectively handicapping any efforts to provide a true Safari alternative.
Google has also shown itself to be resistant to pushing the Chrome brand on Android. The default, nameless Android browser is WebKit-powered, but doesn’t bear the Chrome name in large part because it wasn’t based on Chromium, Chrome’s open-source foundation. It is unlikely that Google would contradict itself and submit anything to Apple labeled Chrome that didn’t have that Chromium core.
That doesn’t mean that Chrome on iOS couldn’t be useful to Google. Mozilla has a Firefox Home app so that people with iOS can sync tabs, bookmarks, and passwords from other full iterations of Firefox. The mobile-only Dolphin has a version for iOS and Android that allows cross-platform syncing too. Some people may feel that the limited third-party browsing experience on iOS is worth the hassle to stay with Chrome.
But even if Google is able to replicate the vast majority of the Chrome experience on iOS, the chances of Apple letting Google, of all companies, into its walled garden are extremely small.
(h/t GigaOm)
Article source: http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-57434950-12/is-chrome-coming-to-ios/?part=rss&subj=iphoneatlas&tag=title
Tags: Credit Screenshot, Firefox Home, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Macquarie Group
15 May 12 Google Chrome 19 Adds Synched Tabs
Google today released a new, stable version of its Chrome browser that adds tab synching to the mix.
Users who are signed into Chrome will be able to surf the Web using Chrome on their work computer and pick up where they left off on a personal laptop at home, for example. Those with Chrome for Android beta can do the same on their smartphone.
In a Tuesday blog post, Raz Mathias, a Google software engineer, pointed to online recipe hunting as one use for tab synching. “Say you’ve found an awesome recipe on your work computer,” he wrote, “but when you get back home, you can’t quite remember if it was two teaspoons of baking soda or two teaspoons of baking powder. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could pull up the same recipe on your home computer with one click?”
To activate, click the wrench icon on the top right of the Chrome browser and scroll down to “Sign in to Chrome.” In addition to tabs, this will also sync bookmarks, apps, extensions, history, themes, and other settings.
“That way, when you sign in to Chrome, you can have your personal Chrome experience on all your devices,” Mathias wrote.
Chrome 19 is now live, but tab sync will roll out in the coming weeks, he said.
The new browser release also includes a number of security fixes that resulted in about $7,500 worth of bug bounties, Google said on its Chrome Release blog.
Chrome for Android beta made its debut in February, but at this point it only works on devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. For more, see PCMag’s hands on.
Also check out PCMag’s review of Chrome.
For more from Chloe, follow her on Twitter @ChloeAlbanesius.
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Article source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404455,00.asp
Tags: Google Chrome, Raz Mathias
15 May 12 Frak, yeah, I'd use iPad if there was Google Chrome
What timing. I posted my iPad for sale on Craigslist over the weekend — and two people are jockeying to get ahead of the other to buy it today. But I’m suddenly unsure about selling, after seeing a Macquarie Capital report claiming that Chrome will come to iOS as early as this quarter. Hot damn!
I rarely make decisions based on rumors, nor should you. Besides, the “timing is unclear, but it could be as soon as Q2 and is very likely to be a 2012 event”, according to Macquarie Capital. “Could” be this quarter and “likely” this year stink of pure speculation — or big back door should there be no Chrome for iOS this year. In the end, I’ll likely sell the iPad, but must convey this: Chrome would be a very good reason to buy an iOS device but be akin to Google cutting off one limb to save another.
Shine That Tablet’s Chrome
Yesterday, Ian Betteridge and I bantered back and forth about Chrome and iOS on Google Plus. He called Google services on Apple devices a “pretty good experience”, to which I responded: “I would agree about the Google ecosystem with iPhone (and iPad) if Chrome was option. That’s the deal breaker for me, sadly. I’m seriously thinking about selling my iPad, for that reason — and another: Galaxy Nexus is tablet enough for me, so far”.
As expressed last week, “You can have iPhone 4S, I’ll take Galaxy Nexus“. But there’s more. I find the Google and Samsung branded smartphone good enough replacement for my iPad, too. Chrome for Android is one reason, Galaxy Nexus’ super sharp, 4.65-inch, 1280 x 800 resolution screen is the other. Repeating a sentiment from my Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ review: I’d by the phone just for Chrome, which currently is only available for Android 4 “Ice Cream Sandwich”, in beta.
Presumably, Chrome would be available for the newest iOS version, which means broader distribution than Android, since Apple doesn’t have the same fragmentation problem. Based on number of devices accessing Google Play during the previous 14 days, Ice Cream Sandwich accounted for just 4.9 percent of the Android install base on May 1. Chrome has limited reach at best on Android, while distribution could be enormous on iOS, assuming people using the browser on the desktop go mobile, too. There, Chrome is third-most used browser and closes on Firefox, according to Net Applications.
Chrome is a huge improvement over the stock Android browser. It’s fast and flows, but sync capabilities, which include active tabs on the desktop, really stand out. Last week’s huge Google+ for iPhone update shows that the search and information giant can deliver exceptional user experiences on iOS. Why shouldn’t Chrome be same?
A TACtical Decision
The problem: Chrome for iOS, particularly iPad, removes an important reason to choose Android tablets over Apple’s. Google gains in one area, while giving up somewhere else. If Google offered Chrome for iOS right now, I’d keep my iPad. How many other people considering Apple’s tablet would choose it over an Android because of Chrome? You can help answer that question by taking our poll.
In April, with considerably smaller install base, iPad took decisive mobile browser usage share lead from iPhone, according to NetApps. More broadly, in the mobile device category, Safari has 63.84 percent usage share, compared to 18.87 percent for Chrome. Google’s browser could make usage share leaps competing alongside Safari on iOS devices. The cloud-connected device era is all about mobile. Google should want Chrome on market-leading devices like iPad.
If Google made Chrome available for iPad and iPhone, how likely would you be to use it over Safari?
Then there are traffic acquisitions costs, which eat into Google search margins. Macquarie Capital: “If GOOG gains market share, it could reduce our estimate for Google.com TAC meaningfully”. Google pays Apple to compete with Android — and Chrome, for that matter — via Safari’s search bar. Google’s TAC goes down when people use Chrome.
Something else: Google services have a cloudy future on Apple devices. There already are rumors Apple will ditch Google Maps for a home-grown option in iOS 6. I expect to see a Siri search service someday replace Google. Chrome for iOS would be an important anchor for Google services as Apple offers more of its own from the cloud.
Even then, Chrome faces hurdles placed by Apple. Based on the browsers currently available for iOS, Safari is default for mail and other services. So Chrome would be at disadvantage, as long as Apple only allows Safari to be default. However, surely Chrome could be default for Google services — gulp, right?
From that viewpoint, Chrome will always be better on Android. That said, Chrome on iOS ought to be pretty good, and if Google is going to feed the hand that bites it, better to extend existing services rather than pay TAC to Apple.
My question for you: Would you use Chrome over Safari on iPad or iPhone? Please answer the question below and take our poll above.
Article source: http://betanews.com/2012/05/15/frak-yeah-id-use-ipad-if-there-was-google-chrome/
Tags: Galaxy Nexus, Google Chrome, Ian Betteridge, Macquarie Capital, Net Applications, So Chrome
15 May 12 Chrome now syncs tabs to Android
Chrome now offers Other Devices for tab syncing.
(Credit:
Google)
As a warm-up for next month’s Google I/O conference, the company has released an update to Chrome this morning that allows you to sync tabs across PCs and
Android devices.
The option Other Devices is now available in the new Google Chrome 19 stable version for Windows (download), Mac (download), Linux (download).
The option is available at the bottom of your New Tab page, alongside the Recently Closed menu. When it synchronizes a tab, it includes that tab’s browsing history. You’ll be able to navigate forward and back when you open it on a new device. While Google wrote in a blog post announcing the update that the multiple-device tab syncing will be rolled out “over the next few weeks,” I found the feature available available as soon as I updated the browser.
Chrome 19 includes bug and security fixes, as well, including eight security fixes marked high-priority. Google awarded more than $16,500 in the last build cycle for security fixes suggested by the Chrome development community. The Chrome 19 changelog can be read here.
Updated at 9:50 a.m. PT
with additional information about tab syncing.
Article source: http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-57434453-12/chrome-now-syncs-tabs-to-android/?part=rss&subj=software&tag=title
Tags: Google Chrome, New Tab, PT, Recently Closed
15 May 12 Google Chrome 19 Adds Synched Tabs
Google today released a new, stable version of its Chrome browser that adds tab synching to the mix.
Users who are signed into Chrome will be able to surf the Web using Chrome on their work computer and pick up where they left off on a personal laptop at home, for example. Those with Chrome for Android beta can do the same on their smartphone.
In a Tuesday blog post, Raz Mathias, a Google software engineer, pointed to online recipe hunting as one use for tab synching. “Say you’ve found an awesome recipe on your work computer,” he wrote, “but when you get back home, you can’t quite remember if it was two teaspoons of baking soda or two teaspoons of baking powder. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could pull up the same recipe on your home computer with one click?”
To activate, click the wrench icon on the top right of the Chrome browser and scroll down to “Sign in to Chrome.” In addition to tabs, this will also sync bookmarks, apps, extensions, history, themes, and other settings.
“That way, when you sign in to Chrome, you can have your personal Chrome experience on all your devices,” Mathias wrote.
Chrome 19 is now live, but tab sync will roll out in the coming weeks, he said.
The new browser release also includes a number of security fixes that resulted in about $7,500 worth of bug bounties, Google said on its Chrome Release blog.
Chrome for Android beta made its debut in February, but at this point it only works on devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. For more, see PCMag’s hands on.
In other Chrome news, an analyst this week said that Chrome for iOS is coming soon. Ben Schachter with Macquarie Securities didn’t go into detail about how he knew the mobile browser was in the works, but said “it could significantly benefit Google’s strategic and
operational mobile positioning.”
Also check out PCMag’s review of Chrome.
For more from Chloe, follow her on Twitter @ChloeAlbanesius.
For the top stories in tech, follow us on Twitter at @PCMag.
Article source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404455,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121
Tags: Google Chrome, Raz Mathias
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