Google has updated its Chrome web browser for Android that now has improved responsiveness along with addition of new features. The update can be downloaded from the Google Play Store. The big deal with the update is that Google has added background audio support, which will allow music playing via Chrome to run in the background even if someone has switched an app. (more…)Google+

Google has launched the Chrome Beta channel for Android 4.0+ smartphones and tablets. Previously, Google has had a Chrome Beta channel for PC, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS versions of the web browser. (more…)Google+

Back in September of 2008 web browsing was basically restricted to Internet Explorer (IE), Mozilla Firefox, a legion of IE based offshoots and Safari, in particular on the Mac. Things were not bad, but boy things became so much better after Google introduced Chrome on that fateful September 3 in 2008. But over the last four years, Chrome has become much more than a web browser, it is not only the sole entity that binds an user’s Google life together on any device, but Google’s vision is taking to places w...

Ever since it was launched Google Chrome has been chipping away on the dominant marketshare of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer which comes pre-loaded with Windows. Chrome’s quest of becoming the world’s most used browser was realized on March 18 2012, albeit for only a day. StatsCounter has issued a graph which extrapolates Chrome’s jump to being the number one browser on the planet for March 18, however then it also noted that Internet Explorer quickly regained reigns of its number one position the nex...

Google has discreetly issued an update for the beta version of Chrome on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Notably, this update now makes Chrome officially available in India via the Android Market. While, the update itself is not a major release, it does offer better page load times, better rending of fonts thanks to full Typekit support, and better overall stability. Previously Chrome for Android was released to much fanfare, though its adoption rate has not been substantial in due part because of its restric...

Google’s Chrome browser finally makes it to Android smartphones and tablets. Well, almost. Google has released a beta version of its desktop browser for Android devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), which currently makes up for just one percent of all Android devices out there. If that was not a caveat enough, Google has restricted its availability on Android Market to a few regions (India is not included), though one can always sideload it if the APK file is available.Caveats aside, ini...