During today's Google I/O keynote, Rovio announced that it would be bringing Angry Birds to the web.
An exclusive Chrome edition will be available soon in the Chrome web store (which includes Chrome-themed levels), but the best part is — you can play Angry Birds in its entirety offline. Now you'll never get any work done in the office or on the plane.
Mother's Day is on Sunday, but I can't help but share this adorable and charming ad for Google Chrome. Passed on to me by Sugar member Calamari, this ad shows that you can use Chrome, Picasa, and Gmail to create a 21st century baby book that your kids can (safely!) read when they're older. Check it out below!
We'll be tweeting, blogging, and live streaming all the royal wedding goodness you can handle here on the Sugar Network, but if you're not interested in getting any royal updates in your Twitter stream, here's a quick solution for you Chrome users.
Called Proxlet, this Chrome extension allows you to filter specific hashtags from your stream in Chrome, your iPhone's Twitter app, and even works on your third-party clients like TweetDeck, Twidroyd, and Seesmic for your Android devices. We'd love for you to join us on Twitter and Facebook during the royal events, but I won't be offended if you download this free extension.
Last week, Firefox 4 launched with a host of new features and was quickly downloaded by nearly 40 million people and counting. Google's Chrome browser is only two years old, but is already packing a punch with its helpful shortcuts, plug-ins, and more. Safari and IE are classics, and they come preinstalled on Macs and PCs respectively.
I've been a Firefox supporter for years, but as Chrome grows in popularity, so does my use of it. What about you?
Recently, VentureBeat identified five overhyped tech trends of 2011, effectively predicting their demise. From the surge of tablets to Internet TV, here's what they had to say.
Do you agree? Click through and share your thoughts on whether or not these trends and products are here to stay.
Amid the hustle, bustle, and consumerism of the holiday season, it's refreshing to take a moment to give back. And Google is making it easier than ever to give by combining charitable giving with something that most of us do every day: browse the web. Google's Chrome For a Cause extension will donate money to a worthwhile charity every time you open a new browser window.
Find out how to use it after the break.
Last week, Google's Cr-48 computers running the new Chrome OS arrived in the hands of 46,000 beta testers, including us! The OS is completely web-based and invites users to download apps from the new Chrome Web Store.
Can you guess which app soared to number one status in the few days the devices have become available?
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We just got our Chrome notebook delivered to Sugar HQ, and while we're busy diving into all the goodness that a cloud-based laptop has to offer, we thought we'd let you get an early look at the notebook, and get you excited for what's to come. Check out the gallery of images below, and stay tuned for lots more coverage ahead!
See more pics after the break.
First announced back in May of this year, the Chrome Web Store will finally be open for business starting later today with 500 apps for you to browse and download to use on your Chrome browser. Initial apps launching with the Chrome Web Store include The New York Times, YouTube, Amazon Kindle (called Kindle for Web), and games from EA.
Some apps will come with a small subscription fee (such as the NYT, which will also be available to read offline), a one-time download fee, or even free.
Tim Berners-Lee published his proposal for the World Wide Web 20 years ago this month, and in its honor Google published a helpful online handbook titled 20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web. The document was written by Google's Chrome team and illustrated by Christoph Niemann and includes everything from answering "What is the Internet?" to explanations of popular web terms like HTML and JavaScript.
In 20 pages, the team does an excellent job of making complicated terms an easy and enjoyable read, not to mention supplementing words with cute illustrations and an excellent, fast online experience. Anyone with an interest in the Internet (or anyone with unanswered questions) will certainly enjoy it.
