Maybe the Google Midas touch can succeed where decades of Apple and Linux have failed--denting Microsoft’s OS dominance
Google is hosting an event today to offer the first official glimpse at the Chrome operating system. Chrome has ignited enthusiasm in an operating system market that has been largely stagnant for years. Google may succeed in shaking things up a bit.
Beta also 30% faster than September's version, Google says
Google upgraded the beta version of its Chrome browser yesterday, adding integrated bookmark synchronization and boasting of a 30% speed improvement over the current production edition.
Google is dealing with internal development delays and the indifference of some consumers
The launch of Google's Chrome browser a little over a year ago brought with it a mountain of hype and expectations, with some suggesting it could be as instantly disruptive and beneficial as Gmail was to the webmail market.
Red Bend says that Google infringes on its patent when it compresses and sends updates to the browser
Israeli company Red Bend filed a lawsuit this week against Google, charging the search giant with infringing one of its patents.
Web browser snubs Microsoft OS
Google has scrubbed plans to fully integrate its Chrome web browser with Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system.
With major new versions released this year, Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera and Safari vie for the crown
For browser fans, this is the best of times.
Windows Vista users take note of a new security hole involving Windows file sharing, plus it's time to update your browsers
Windows Vista users (and IT folks taking care of Server 2008 computers) should watch out for a new security hole involving Windows file sharing. A remote attacker could assume full control of a vulnerable computer by exploiting a flaw in the SMB protocol for Windows file and printer sharing.
Doubles IE's potential security problems, cripples privacy mode, argues exec
Microsoft today warned Internet Explorer (IE) users that they could double their security woes if they installed and used Google Chrome Frame, the plug-in that provides better JavaScript performance and adds support for HTML 5 to Microsoft's browser.
Add Chrome Frame to instantly boost Microsoft browser's JavaScript performance
Microsoft's Internet Explorer zips through JavaScript nearly ten times faster than usual when Google's new Chrome Frame plug-in is partnered with the browser, benchmark tests show.
Google's updated Chrome 3.0 over twice as fast as Firefox, 30% faster than Safari
Google's new Chrome 3.0 is the fastest of the top five Windows browsers, and beats every rival, including Apple's Safari, by comfortable margins, benchmark tests show.
Latest Google Chrome release issued about a year after browser’s debut
Google Tuesday launched Version 3 of its Chrome Web browser, which keeps the pressure on competing tools by boosting JavaScript performance by 25% vs. the latest stable release.
One year after its debut, Chrome pre-install deal with Sony is a milestone, say analysts
A year after Google debuted Chrome with a bang, the browser may have failed to meet expectations. But recent moves by the search giant signal a new campaign in the war against rivals, analysts said today.
IE6 numbers take a nose dive; Firefox reaps nearly all the benefit
Last month, Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer posted its largest market share loss since November 2008, while Firefox reaped nearly all the benefit, Web metrics company Net Applications said today.
Sony started putting Chrome in PCs bound for North America in May as part of a test run
Google has forged a deal to distribute Chrome in Sony PCs sold in North America, the company's first such deal with a PC vendor and one of a number of efforts to popularize the Internet browser.
Microsoft's Web-based productivity applications will run most reliably on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Safari
Microsoft has left the Opera and Google Chrome browsers off of the list of those officially supported by its Web-based Office applications, which will be available worldwide in technical preview sometime this month.