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Introducing Chrome for Android
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In 2008, we launched Google Chrome to help make the web better. We’re excited that millions of people around the world use Chrome as their primary browser and we want to keep improving that experience. Today, we're introducing Chrome for Android Beta, which brings many of the things you’ve come...
Google FINALLY releases Chrome for Android
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Today, Google has finally released its Chrome browser for Android in a beta version. It’s been four years since Google Chrome launched for the desktop and the mobile version will finally allow you to sync all of your information from the desktop for a true mobile experience. Unfortunately it won’t...
It’s Finally Here: Spotify Launches Its Long-Awaited iPad App
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Today, Spotify is releasing its long-awaited iPad app — finally giving Apple tablet users, who also have a Spotify Premium (paid) subscription, a native route to accessing its 17-million song catalog. It will be worth seeing whether pent-up demand for the app will translate into a rush of downloads and...
ooVoo opens up 12-way chat on Facebook and the iPad, gives other apps a facelift
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If there were some video chat corollary to Moore's Law, ooVoo is adhering to it. Almost a year to the day after announcing six-way calls, the company is expanding its offerings to include 12-way chats on both Facebook and ooVoo's iPad app. It would seem that on FB, at...
Welcome, Apple!
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Yesterday Apple launched iPhoto, its photo management app, for the iPad and iPhone… and we’re rather pleased to find they’re the latest to switch to OpenStreetMap. The desktop version of iPhoto, and indeed all of Apple’s iOS apps until now, use Google Maps. The new iPhoto for iOS, however, uses...
Google launches Chrome browser for Android smartphones and tablets [video]
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Google on Tuesday announced the first beta release of its Chrome Web browser for Android-powered smartphones and tablets. The firm’s native Web browser is certainly among the better mobile Web browsers on the market, but with Chrome, Google is focused on aligning its mobile browsing experience more closely with...
Apps Rush: Chrome, The Walking Dead, OneNote, Ladyhawke, Bullet Asylum and more
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What's new on the app stores on Wednesday 8 February 2012A selection of 14 apps for you today:Chrome for AndroidGoogle has ported its Chrome web browser to Android smartphones and tablets: initially those running the latest Ice Cream Sandwich software. It loads top search results in the background for speedier...
Google's Worlds Collide as Chrome Browser Comes to Android (Video)
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No, hell hasn’t frozen over. But Google has finally brought its two big platforms together, with Chrome for Android arriving on Tuesday. There are some big caveats at first. It’s just a beta and only will work on phones and tablets running Ice Cream Sandwich. Over time, though, Google expects...
Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad 2 Now Officially Available
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Yesterday, Adobe prematurely launched its new Photoshop Touch app for the iPad 2, quickly pulling it amid claims that the official launch was scheduled for Monday, February 27. The app has now returned to the App Store [direct link], where it is available for $9.99. As previously noted, the app...
Firefox Australis: One browser interface to rule them all
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Before you read on, make sure you’re seated comfortably. If you’re wearing a tie or belt, loosen it. Usually you’re told to brace in such instances, but I find it easier to just kind of just, like, go limp. Ready? Firefox is receiving yet another interface overhaul. Dubbed Australis, the...
Dropbox confirms it is working with Apple to fix app rejection issue
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Earlier we reported that Apple is rejecting iOS apps that link to Dropbox for obscure reasons and the cloud-storage specialist has now revealed that it is working with Apple to address the issue. The rejections center around an in-app link to the desktop version of Dropbox, which allows users to...
Chrome finally comes to Android, get the new beta now
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If you’re running Ice Cream Sandwich, a.k.a. Android 4.0, on your smartphone or tablet, you can run along right now and download Chrome for Android. The latest addition to the Chrome family is a mobile beta brings a (purportedly) better and faster browsing experience to Android devices, but perhaps most...
Adobe Photoshop Touch Review
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When I first heard that Adobe was bringing Photoshop to the iPad sometime last year, I was sceptical. I presumed it would be a very limited app compared to the powerful desktop app, or maybe just a slightly improved version of Photoshop Express. At best I thought it might give...
Google Play Music switches on labs features: HTML5 player, star ratings and notifications
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We're so used to Google Labs features on commonly used services like mail and maps that we often forget they're technically experimental and now Music has a few of its own. The new features available on the desktop version of its web player include toggles for an HTML5 player...
Sparrow for iPhone review
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The desktop version of the Sparrow email client debuted just over a year ago, offering excellent Gmail integration with labels, multiple accounts, and a Unified Inbox. It wasn't a huge change in how email works, but its cleaner, streamlined interface offered a respite from the busy Outlook or Mail...
Google updates Flight Search for Android, iOS
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Remember when Google launched its desktop-only Flight Search service back in the fall? Well, now it's made the travel checking tool both Android and iOS friendly. All the key flight-finding features of the desktop version are present: search, discover by location, filter by price, airline and calendar view, and...
Google Brings ChromeOS To The Desktop, Launches Its First Chromebox
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Google, together with its partner Samsung, launched a new Chromebook and its first desktop Chromebox today. The most important change to the new Samsung Series 5 Chromebook is that it is significantly faster. While earlier versions featured a battery-friendly Intel Atom chip, these first Chromebooks often felt underpowered. This new...
Spotify brings radio feature to iOS, offers streaming to non-premium users
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Swedish music streamer extraordinaire Spotify is updating its iOS app this morning with a key new feature. Radio, introduced late last year for the desktop version of the service, is making its way onto iPads and iPhones in the States for both premium and free users. As with its...
Google working on Metro style version of Chrome for Windows 8
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We already knew that a Metro style version of Firefox was in the works, and now Google has confirmed that it's working on a version of Chrome for the platform. Speaking to Mashable, a Google rep explained that the new version of the browser will work for both the...
Microsoft Announces New 'Surface' Tablet, New Hardware and Software Based on Windows 8
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Microsoft today unveiled a major tablet initiative to compete with Apple's iPad, Google's Android, and its own PC hardware partners. The Microsoft Surface is a 10.6" tablet powered by Windows 8, coming in two distinct versions -- both equipped with touch screens. One will be powered by an ARM processor...
Apps using Dropbox are being rejected because Apple is playing hardball
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If you’ve ever developed an iOS app, you know that the submission process can be a scary one. Apple provides developers with a HIG (Human Interface Guidelines) that must be followed, but sometimes something obscure trips you up during the process. One such oddity has started causing an issue for...
Chrome browser finally comes to Android
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Google’s Chrome browser and Android mobile operating system went public in the same year but they haven’t converged until now. Google is finally introducing Chrome for Android, a beta which is limited to Android 4.0 devices. The fact that Chrome will be limited to just about 1 percent of Android...
Google Just Crushed It With The New Chrome App For Android (GOOG)
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It was always a bit baffling that Google decided to ship Android with a stock web browser when Chrome has been absolutely crushing it on the PC. But starting today, Google has a fresh (beta) version of Chrome made specifically for Android phones and tablets. Click here for screenshots...
Boxee rolls out big updates to its Spotify app, bringing search, social and shuffle into the mix
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We’re big fans of Boxee here at The Next Web, and we’ve previously noted it’s one of the easiest ways to bring movies, TV shows, photos and music from the Web to your TV. The sleek black box has since announced a slick new iPad app, and integrations with Grooveshark...
Chrome For Android Gets Desktop View, Home Screen Bookmarks, File Downloads
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Chrome for Android is becoming somewhat of a flagship mobile app for Google, but given that it’s only available on phones and tablets running Ice Cream Sandwich, its reach is pretty limited. It’s still one of the best mobile browsers on the market, though, and Google is adding a number...
Samsung Chromebox Series 3 review
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More Info Chrome OS review (version 19) Samsung Series 5 550 review Google teases Samsung-built Chromebox, desktop version of Chrome OS What happens when you put a Chromebook in a box? You get a Chromebox, natch. Not content with launching its new Chromebook Series 5 550, Samsung's adding the...
Facebook adding 'Like' to Open Graph, will connect the internet in approval
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Facebook is bringing its "like" functionality to Open Graph that'll enable developers to add the action to their applications. Press the heart-shaped button and it'll trigger an alert on the site, voicing your approval for your friend's most awesome Instagram snap, amongst other things. As with the desktop version,...
Microsoft’s adCenter Improvements Rolling Out Fast And Furiously
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A year and a half ago, changes to Microsoft’s adCenter interface appeared maybe once or twice a quarter. This year, stay tuned for monthly updates bringing everything from Broad Match Modifier, a desktop version for the Mac, a special version for small businesses, and more integrated... Please visit Search Engine...
Spotify rolls out mobile radio on iOS, Android version to launch in coming weeks
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Music-streaming service Spotify is rolling out a key new update to its iOS app today, enabling users to create and access their Spotify radio stations on the move. Radio is one of Spotify’s earliest and most popular features. Back in December we reported that the radio function had been given...
Who’s the big winner in the release of Yahoo! Axis? Microsoft’s Bing
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Now that we know what Yahoo! Axis is, and that it’s a pretty good product from what I can tell so far, there’s a huge winner. That winner? Microsoft’s search engine Bing. Since the desktop version of Yahoo! Axis is simply a browser extension, that means that Yahoo’s search deal...
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