Tag: CHROME CORNER

The Web Developer add-on for Chrome tries to complement Chrome's already-excellent developer tools (Ctrl-Shift-I) with some in-page hints and tools. The garbled output you see above is the result of selecting Information > Display ID & Class Details. Not very graceful, obviously. The add-on is missing a screen ruler (I'm sure the developer will add it later). Despite lacking a ...

Since you last saw an edition of Chrome Corner, we've done some re-thinking about what it should be. Instead of trying to force together a weekly update when there's sometimes just not enough news to justify doing it, the Corner will now crop up whenever the crew at Download Squad has a nice haul of of Chrome-y goodness to post about. Today's topic: syncing across multiple computers! Google ...

Welcome to February 2010, and welcome to another installment of Chrome Corner! There's plenty of action to cover this week, so let's not waste any time! Chrome OS to feature touch capabilities? Of course it is. I mean, can you imagine anyone developing a sexy, new OS for any electronic device at this point and not including some touch elements? What the blogosphere (TechRadar had ...

The weekend's over and it's time to get back to work...and to have another look at what's been going on with Google Chrome! What's in store for this installment? Googlers talking Chrome OS with Ars Technica, a helpful tip for those of you reluctant to install too many extensions, and a beef with the Extensions Gallery. Let's go! Mac dev build gets a slew of updates Last week was a busy ...

More subtle-but-useful updates landed in Google Chrome this week, including some welcome functionality for Mac users. Submissions to the Extensions Gallery continue at a frantic pace, and I'll look at two which have taken up residence in my browser. There's also an interesting take on where the design for the Google Chrome logo came from - could there be a sinister message behind the ...

Welcome back to Chrome Corner! Due to some craziness we're running a day behind here - so let's get going! Chrome for Mac gets extension support Google pushed out two Chrome updates in the past five days - including one which added some missing features for Mac users. Yes, at long last the developer channel for Mac has gained support for extensions! You're now free to browse around the ...

Welcome to the first Chrome Corner of 2010! Things got a little quiet over the holidays on the software front as most Google news seemed focused around the Nexus One mobile and the possibility of an HTC-built tablet branded by Big G. There's still plenty to cover, so let's get to it! Hexxeh getting close to another Chromium OS release The enterprising fellow who brought you Diet ...

Google -- the granddaddy of internet advertisers -- says it's not worried about extensions for its Chrome browser that block or eliminate ads on websites. Well... that's interesting. Apparently Google feels that advertisers will make an effort to ensure their ads are less annoying and people will soon see their benefits. Or at least that is the hope over at Google headquarters: "There will ...

It's week 2 of Chrome corner, and there's plenty to talk about once again: a nice, new theme, an Omnibox tweak, and a juicy hardware tidbit. Let's start there. Specs for Google's Official Chrome OS Laptop Netbook Smartbook leaked IBTimes has posted a vague list of specs for the upcoming Chrome OS system which Google will begin selling in 2010. The smartbooks will feature an ARM CPU and ...

With the Download Squad crew (and the rest of the world) spending more and more time in our web browsers, we decided it's time to make with the weekly round-ups. Sebastian introduced you to our Firefox series last week, and now it's time to get the ball rolling for Google Chrome! Each week we'll be sharing interesting items we've gathered - news, program updates, extensions, themes - you name ...