This release boasts a new tab page, which makes it easier to get to your Chrome apps and most visited sites. Under the hood, there are also several significant security and performance improvements. Under the hood, there are also several significant security and performance improvements.
Read MoreChannel 5's The Gadget Show created a new gaming simulator that combines a jaw-dropping number of sensors and inputs for a highly realistic experience. The cost of the hardware alone was more than $650,000.
Read MoreMicrosoft and Mozilla introduced a customized version of Firefox that sets Bing as the default search engine in the search box. Offering Firefox with Bing extends the partnership that Mozilla and Microsoft announced last year.
Read MoreAt the Launch 'Pad conference, Condition One presented a new form of cinematography that uses 3D technology which requires a fundamentally different style of directing. CEO Danfung Dennis has created a camera rig and software system which captures the entire human field of view by shooting a virtual sphere of imagery.
Read MoreMozilla Director of Firefox Engineering Johnathan Nightingale announced on a mailing list that Firefox is planning to move to Android's native user interface. In order to achieve better performance, Mozilla has decided to ditch the XUL technology and some of the add-ons that are supported at the moment.
Read MoreAmazon announced its new tablet, the Kindle Fire. The Kindle Fire’s OS is a heavily modified Android, so it makes sense that the browser is also heavily modified. Packed in the Amazon Fire is a whole new web browser dubbed Silk.
Read MoreNine months ago, Google launched the Chrome Web Store in the United States. Since then, the store has gained a lot of momentum and is now home to an ever increasing selection of apps, extensions and themes. Google is expanding and making the store available in 24 more countries: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Read MoreWindows 8 will have two versions of Internet Explorer 10: a conventional browser that lives on the legacy desktop, and a new Metro-style, touch-friendly browser that lives in the Metro world. The second of these, the Metro browser, will not support any plugins. Whether Flash, Silverlight, or some custom business app, sites that need plugins will only be accessible in the non-touch, desktop-based browser.
Read MoreChrome is fast becoming the preferred gateway to all Google products in the cloud. Offline access to Gmail returned (Chrome only) — and now, further streamlining your access to the cloud, Chrome has added an auto-login option to its experimental about:flags page.
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