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Google Chrome for Mac and Linux – Stable Release

Mohammad Farzan Hussain — Wed, 26 May 2010 21:44:31 +0000

Google has just officially announced that the first stable version of Google Chrome for Mac and Linux has been finally available for download. This stable release brings lots of new features and improvements to the Mac and Linux users.

The Chrome for Mac and Linux now only allows you to synchronize bookmarks across multiple computers, but also browser preferences, including themes, web content settings, homepage and startup settings, preferred languages, and even page zoom settings. You will also have an access to whole list of Google Chrome Extensions and can also enable each extension when using incognito mode through the extensions manager.

According to the Google Chrome blog:

"Today, we’re bringing all this beta goodness to the stable channel so that it’s available to all Chrome users. We’re particularly excited to bring Chrome for Mac and Linux out of beta, and introduce Chrome’s first stable release for Mac and Linux users."

This stable release of Chrome for Mac and Linux also brings HTML5 features like Geolocation APIs, App Cache, web sockets, and file drag-and-drop. To check the power of HTML5 features then you have to browse those websites which are developed in HTML5.

The Adobe Flash Player integration in Chrome for Mac and Linux is still in beta phase so you've to wait for it until the full release of Flash Player.

Google Chrome for Mac and Linux - Download

You can download the stable release of Google Chrome for Mac and Linux for free by going to google.com/chrome

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Google branded Netbook with Chrome OS to launch in 2010?

Mohammad Farzan Hussain — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:00:39 +0000

Last month, I wrote about the official release of the much awaited Google Chrome Operating System. Now, one of the author of TechCrunch has reported that the Google will be launching their own branded netbook later next year. This netbook will run on the Google Chrome OS and will be sold directly to the consumers.

From a recent Google Chrome OS FAQ,

The Google Chrome OS team is currently working with a number of technology companies to design and build devices that deliver an extraordinary end user experience. Among others, these companies include Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Toshiba.

So, that means Google will select any one from the above mentioned companies to manufacture the hardware that will run Chrome OS on it. The upcoming hardware that run Chrome OS will be designed by the designers in Mountain View, California who has also designed the most awaited Google Nexus One Phone.

Chrome OS was officially released about a month ago by Google. It's an open source operating system that is specifically designed for the netbook to give them the fast and reliable experience. The Google's Chrome OS is mainly based on the speed, simplicity and security. Chrome OS specially shows that how the operating system should look like in the view of Google.

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Google released a beta version of Chrome for Linux and Mac OS X

Mohammad Farzan Hussain — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:00:50 +0000

In June, Google has released the development version of Chrome for the users of Linux and Mac OS X. Since then, they have been waiting for a first release of Chrome. Today, Google has just announced the beta version of Chrome for the users of Linux and Mac OS X.

Google Chrome for Linux - beta

Google Chrome for Linux is mainly focused on stability, security and speed. The Google Chrome team has worked hard to make this a high performance browser that work well with the Linux ecosystem like Debian, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Fedora. Chrome for Linux comes bundled with some native themes and updates that are managed by system package manager.

Below is the screenshot of Google Chrome beta for Linux in different themes

If you're a user of Linux then don't forget to try the beta version of Google Chrome, available to download for free.

Google Chrome for Mac - beta

Google team has been working hard to release a best web browser for the users of Mac. Just like Google Chrome for Windows and Linux, the Mac version is focused on giving the users a fast, simple and clean interface with different effects to create a satisfying browsing experience on Mac OS X. The best thing about the Mac version of Chrome is it's speed.

Below is the screenshot of Google Chrome beta for Mac

If you're a user of Mac then don't forget to try the beta version of Google Chrome, available to download for free.

If you want to know more about the Google Chrome beta for Linux, Mac and upcoming extensions then don't forget to read the details given here.

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Google Chrome 4.0.249.4 dev released

Mohammad Farzan Hussain — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00:26 +0000

Few days earlier Google has released the source code of Chrome OS. Now, they has updated the Chrome web browser development channel to 4.0.249.4 by fixing some known bugs and issues found in different operating platforms. The latest developer update release is now available for all platforms, which includes Windows, Linux and Mac.

There are more than 40 bugs and issues are fixed in Google Chrome 4.0.249.4.

Changes and fixes in Google Chrome 4.0.249.4 web browser

Following issues and bugs are fixed in the Google Chrome 4.0.249.4 web browser

All Platforms (Windows, Linux and Mac)

Some extensions crash after installing 4.0.249.0
Reload on crash infobar causes more crashes

Bug fixes in Windows specific version

Make the character encoding indicator visible again on Windows
Fixed a crashing race condition in bookmark synchronization
Fixed a top window crasher

Bug fixes in Mac specific version

Omnibox will no longer crash Google Chrome
Bookmark bar improvements
Support for Silverlight plugin

Bug fixes in Linux specific version

Omnibox will no longer crash Google Chrome

Bug fixes for extensions

Tab traversal in popups fixed on Windows

You can read the full list of fixed bugs and issues here.

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Google Chrome OS source code, screenshots and video

Mohammad Farzan Hussain — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:06 +0000

Today, Google has officially released the most awaited Operating System that is Google Chrome OS. This shows the view point of Google about how an Operating System should be like. Google has specially targeted its open-source Operating System for the users of net-book to give them faster experience by reducing start-up and boot time.

Now, the source code of Google Chrome OS is revealed and available for download. The main target of Google Chrome OS will be the simplicity, speed and security. The Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010.

The consumers will not be able to install and run Google Chrome OS on any computer system they like. The details about the Chrome OS hardware support, compatibility and specifications will be available next year. The source-code of Google Chrome OS can be downloaded from the link given at the end of this post.

Features of Google Chrome OS

Below are some of the features of Google Chrome OS

Fast
Simple
Secure
Lightweight
Open-source
Targeted to net-book computers
Faster and more securer than other Operating System

Screenshots of Google Chrome OS

Below are some screenshots of Google Chrome OS

Demo video of Google Chrome OS

Below is the demo video of Google Chrome OS from the press conference

Download Google Chrome OS source code

You can download the source code of Google Chrome OS for free from the link given below

Download Google Chrome OS source code

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