Google Chrome Plugins and Themes

Many a time users might require changing their default fonts in a browser or increasing its size in order to better view it. There is a very simple way to do it. In this article we will tell you the ways as to how you can change the default font size in Google Chrome. [click to continue...]

Chromebook lovers in India have a reason to rejoice. Google’s Chromebook, a netbook tailor made for web browsing and running on Google’s Chrome OS is likely to be shipped in India by 2012. Speaking to media persons, Sundar Pichai, senior VP, Chrome and Apps said that the company is very much excited about chromebooks and has taken the 1st step in the long journey. He further added in 2012, they will be expanding in more countries and they hope that it will include India too.

Huge Potential Market

Mr Pichai further added that they see India as a huge potential market for Google where nearly 98% of the time is spent on browsing and hence he believes it is natural for them to take a step in India. It is to be noted that Google launched its Chromebooks earlier this year and two vendors, Acer and Samsung came out with Chromebooks running on the Chrome OS. The Chromebooks are priced between $ 350 and $ 500 in international markets. [click to continue...]

Search engine giant Google has unveiled first details about a new Chrome user interface which has been in development for quite some time now. The revelation by Google has made it clear that Aura will be the next significant milestone for the browser as it will take advantage of the hardware accelerations capabilities to display advanced UI for Chrome and Chrome OS. The interface will help Chrome to display much richer visuals in comes days.

It is to be noted that Aura came for the first time in June this year when Google gave a peek at its non-functional window manager in Chromium. According to a Chromium project page, which provides further details about Aura, it is said that Aura is “a new accelerated user interface framework for Chrome UI” which offers rich visuals and animated changes and effects on a large scale which is possible only with the help of hardware acceleration. [click to continue...]

Recently we reviewed the stable version of Google Chrome 15 and about its various features. One of the main features in Chrome 15 in the “New Tab” Page, which has been redesigned to emphasize web applications. But some of our readers found this feature a bit odd, as this does not allow them to pin pages on the “Most Visited” list. This essentially means that if you do not visit the pages often then the important sites may drop off the list. If you do not like the “New Tab” page in Chrome 15, then we will tell you a way as to how you can go back to the old page layout which allows you to pin pages. [click to continue...]

Google Chrome users have a reason to rejoice. Chrome, which has become of the fastest growing browser in the market because of its value rich features, is expected to further enrich browsing experience of users. Google has purchased Apture, maker of in-page search technology for a sum which is yet to be known. Staff of Apture will join Chrome’s team work and improve the browser’s user experience.

Features Of Apture

Apture self defines itself as a “glossary for the web.” There are several features of Apture which include boosting 2D website into improved multimedia experience whereby users find better related experience. For example in some of the cases, while browsing a website when you click a highlighted word or text, then it brings out its definition or query. Apture was founded in 2007 and since then it has enhanced user’s experience about different websites which they browse. The “Highlights” plug-in of the company allow users to emphasize text and find related videos and information about them. [click to continue...]

In a speech in Taiwan, Google Executive chairman Eric Schmidt tried to promote Chrome OS for PCs. PC makers however, believe that for Google’s Chrome OS to make a name for itself in the PC market, Google needs to provide more resources and support. Windows still remain the dominant player in the PC market and Google still has to go a long way if it wants to challenge’s Window’s dominance in the PC market.

Reasons For Cold Shoulder

In his speech quite a number of times, Schmidt talked about the various advantages which Chrome OS enjoys over other others. Mr Schmidt talked about advantages such as fast boot up time, no virus issues etc and asked PC makers to give Chrome OS a try. But Google’s Chromebooks, which run on Chrome OS failed to live up to the demands and this is seen as one of the major factors behind PC makers giving cold shoulder to the operating system. [click to continue...]

Google has come up with the latest beta version of its Chrome web browser (16). It has also updated Google Chrome Dev to version 17. The most important feature of Chrome Beta 16 is its support for multiple sign-ins. What this essentially means is that several users can have their own applications, bookmarks and settings in the browser. This is a great feature for those who do not want to create several OS profiles. It is also idle for those who want separate account for business as well as personal use.

According to a blog post on the official Chrome Blog, Miranda Callahan, a Chrome software engineer writes that signing into Chrome will result in sync and bring Chrome bookmarks and other personal settings to all the computers. She further writes that any update one device automatically gets updated everywhere else. [click to continue...]

Similar to its previous versions, Chrome 15 doesn’t add much to the visual interface which a uses eye can easily catch. But it does comes up with major changes to the core bugs and functionalities which include: Better memory management and faster page load. The only thing which I have heard users complaining about Chrome is that it eats up a hell lot of memory. I have seen it feeding on more than 400 mb RAM in a standard Windows XP machine with only 8 tabs to the background. Google has been trying hard to fix this up and with this new version they have implemented a new memory management technique which shrinks down the comparative hog to 70 percent.

The major change was seen in the month of March when it got a whole new look and feel. But after that there was not much change to the visual appeal. Many developers would like the changes has been made in the settings control panel with extensions feature being added to the main options tab. The new developer mode hides and shows the load pack extension and update extensions option when checked and unchecked. The control-tab navigation which has always been there to ease up the multi tab browsing task. [click to continue...]

Google has upgraded its Chrome web browser to version 15 which brings the usual fixing of bugs, security updates as well as New Tab Page. The new tab page helps users to access and discover their favorite apps faster. In version 15 of the browser, when users open the new tab page, a list of apps appears on the screen. Users get the choice of dragging and dropping apps in order to rearrange them.

If you do not want any application in the list, you can drag the particular application and drop it in the recycle bin which is located at the bottom right of the screen. The new tab page also allows users to view their most visited sites by clicking on the description at the bottom of the screen or by using arrows located on either side of the window. Users can install the new version by clicking on the wrench item and selecting “About Google Chrome”. [click to continue...]