Those in any way affiliated with the tech industry will know of Microsoft's plans to release Windows 8 to the consumer pretty soon, and from what's been showcased hitherto, most have been impressed. While the latest iteration of the software maker's operating system has many strengths over preceding versions, the Metro user-interface has been the most celebrated by consumers, and although perhaps better suited to the tablet, it's been running nicely on the PCs of those running the Consumer Preview.
Although I am personally not a regular user of an Android device, I was shocked to read some statistics which showed that only one device currently ships with the latest version of Android, which is 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich installed, and that only approximately one percent of Android devices in existence actually have ICS installed. With a Google Executive hinting that Jelly Bean could be ready for prime time this fall, it seems that Android 4.0 may not even make it onto the majority of devices.
The Android-using world had reason to rejoice in the last few days thanks to the release of the Google Chrome browser for Android devices which many users feel has taken far too long to reach the public. Now that the dust had settled, and users have had time to get Chrome for Android installed and browse their favorite sites using it, the inevitable comparisons and tests between this Chrome browser for Android and Apple's Mobile Safari for iOS are starting to filter through.
It is finally, finally here, folks! Google has just announced and released Chrome for Android. It’s everything you love about Chrome on your desktop, now in mobile form. We are very excited about this piece of news as we are big, big fans of Google Chrome here at Redmond Pie. Details and download link available after the jump!
There are some awesome web pages out there. Not wanting to be big headed or anything, but we like to think that we manage to come up with the odd pearler here every once in a while, too. But sometimes you just don't have time to read that long-form article. Sometimes you just need to actually do some work at, you know, work.
If you're one for benchmarking systems and comparing the results, then chances are you're familiar with the work that Futuremark puts in on the subject. While the benchmarking company is more know for testing CPU and graphics card speeds, they are also the ones behind a test that will benchmark the performance of web browsers, too.
Google Chrome users are in luck. A new extension has been added to shed yet more seconds out of your online searches. Last year the company introduced Google Instant, where typing in search queries would show results instantly while typing. Then they introduced Instant Pages, a feature found in current versions of the Chrome browser that loads certain pages of your Google search results in the background making them instantly appear when you click on them.
Facebook launched Skype-powered video calling yesterday. The feature works on all major versions of Mac and Windows (Linux not supported), but doesn’t work on OS X Lion. Today, we’ll guide you on how to get Facebook’s video chat feature working on Apple’s latest version of OS X.
We at Redmond Pie are all Google Chrome fans - we just love that silky smooth feel while all the time knowing that beneath that cool exterior is an HTML5 beast just waiting to rip our collective faces off. We also like Mobile Safari on our iPads, but we'd still prefer if Google brought their ever popular desktop webpage viewing magic-bearer to our favorite tablet.
Google Chrome's Canary builds are experimental snapshots of what Google is working on for future stable versions of Chrome, and unlike the developer or beta versions, Canary can be used alongside the stable version, making it a safer choice for those who want to try the latest and greatest but still value stability most of the time.
