Google won’t be updating its Chrome browser past version 42 for older Android devices, so it can better focus on its mobile browser for more current phones and tablets. The company… Read more »
After using its own protocol for several years to speed up the web, Google is dropping support for it and adopting a standard approach. Next year, Google will abandon SPDY in early… Read more »
Chromebook users have gotten a few more native Android apps to play with: Google has officially brought six additional Android apps to Chrome OS, including Slideshare, Tapatalk and Yo. These apps… Read more »
Whether you use the regular version of Chrome on Android or the beta edition of Google’s browser, your web surfing got a little better this week. The beta version — which… Read more »
I’ve long been a fan of the “pull to refresh” gesture used on mobile apps and now you can find it Chrome for Android. You’ll need the latest beta version of… Read more »
The popular international messaging app WhatsApp has unveiled a web browser-based version of its service. In a blog post, the company announced that millions of WhatsApp users will now be able to… Read more »
A Canadian outfit called Peerio has put its eponymous secure messaging and cloud storage app into public beta, promising a much more usable alternative to PGP email and file encryption. Peerio… Read more »
Although the Chrome OS platform isn’t known as touch-friendly software, there are some touchscreen Chromebooks on the market. And Google has slowly added more features to take advantage of these screens… Read more »
After months of waiting, Google now seems to be moving quickly when it comes to unlocking Chromebooks with trusted Android devices. Mention of the feature appeared as far back as April… Read more »
Over the last year, Google added the “OK Google” hotword to both the Chrome browser and Chrome OS computers. It works well but there’s a catch: You need to be on… Read more »