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Google quietly adds conversational search to Chrome 27

Google quietly adds conversational search to Chrome 27
  • Posted May 22, 2013, 9:40 AM by Dave LeClair | Filed in The Web, Software
  • Google demonstrated conversational voice search last week at the I/O conference, and now, the company has rolled the exciting new feature out to Chrome browsers on desktop. Users looking for the alternate method of searching will have to update to version…

Google Chrome to get notification center, possibly Google Now

Google Chrome to get notification center, possibly Google Now
  • Posted January 31, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Software
  • An interesting find made by astute French developer François Beaufort indicates Google Chrome will be getting a notification center soon. Beaufort discovered the addition while mulling over the source code for the latest build of Chromium -- the open-source project on…

Chrome hacked at Pwnium, "Pinkie Pie" does it again

Chrome hacked at Pwnium, "Pinkie Pie" does it again
  • Posted October 11, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, Software
  • For the second time this year, hacker "Pinkie Pie" gave Google a run for its money -- and won. The clever hacker exploited yet another vulnerability in Chrome during the second Pwnium conference this year, netting himself (or perhaps herself)…

Diamond Multimedia launches AMP1000 Android set-top box

Diamond Multimedia launches AMP1000 Android set-top box
  • Posted August 21, 2012, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Diamond Multimedia has been involved in several hardware ventures over the years including multiple audio and video cards in the late ‘90s although more recently they have been focusing on HD video capture boxes and TV tuner cards. Building on…

Google optimizes Chrome for Retina display, adds new API support

Google optimizes Chrome for Retina display, adds new API support
  • Posted August 1, 2012, 10:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software
  • Google’s latest stable release of Chrome now supports Apple’s new high resolution screen on the MacBook Pro with Retina display. In addition to supporting the 2,880 x 1,800 resolution (220 pixels per inch) panel, Google has added a few other…

Firefox dev claims rapid release schedule tarnished the browser's rep

Firefox dev claims rapid release schedule tarnished the browser
  • Posted July 10, 2012, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web, Software
  • There are multiple debates as to why Mozilla’s Firefox browser has seen its user base decline in recent memory. Those against the browser cite everything from memory leaks to frequent Flash player crashes but one developer that worked on the…

Google Chrome causing new MacBook Air to crash

Google Chrome causing new MacBook Air to crash
  • Posted June 29, 2012, 12:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, Software
  • Owners of Apple's newly released MacBook Air have been experiencing persistent kernel panics on their systems, causing the laptop to freeze and crash.

Google Chrome for iPhone and iPad hands-on

Google Chrome for iPhone and iPad hands-on
  • Posted June 29, 2012, 1:47 AM by Dan Seifert | Filed in Apple, Software With Video
  • Google made some waves today when it announced that the Chrome Browser was coming to the Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The new Chrome Browser for iOS is very similar to the version available for Android 4.0 ICS devices,…

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