Google Chrome Blog: 2011

Let the games begin!

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

tracking SantaBejeweled

Bastion

Native ClientSleepy JackPocket LegendsAngry BirdsChristmas level editionChrome Web Store

Google Cloud Print picks up steam

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Last April, we announced our plans for Google Cloud Print (GCP), the service that powers printing on Chromebooks as well as a new generation of connected apps and devices. The goal of GCP is to enable simple, secure printing from any app on any device to any printer—and with the latest cloud-ready printers, you can also print without using drivers or cables.Since launching earlier this year, we’ve seen a surge of enthusiasm from users and developers. More than 6 million printers have already been connected to GCP using Google Chrome; dozens of cloud-ready printers have been released or announced by manufacturers like Epson, HP and Kodak; and the developer community has released a flurry of apps and extensions to enable cloud printing from both Android and iOS.While developers and printer manufacturers have embraced GCP, we've also released a variety of improvements to the service. You can now share and control access to your printers so your friends and family can use them too. With “Save to Google Docs,” it’s easy to save your online receipts and confirmation pages to an archive in the cloud. The management page has a new tablet-friendly design and a “Print” button so you can upload and print files to your cloud printers from anywhere.

Finally, webmasters can add the print button element to their site to enable printing functionality for tablets and mobile phones. People with Chromebooks have always had access to the latest and greatest Google Cloud Print features, but today, we’ve reached a new milestone: starting with the latest release of Chrome, anyone using the browser on Windows, Mac and Linux will be able to print any webpage to Google Cloud Print. We’ve also turned on print preview for Chromebooks, so you’ll get the same familiar experience wherever you use Chrome. In the coming months, we’ll enable GCP from more Google products and work with partners to add more printers and printing services. Happy printing! Posted by Akshay Kannan, Product Manager

New ways to discover apps in the Chrome Web Store

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

we redesigned

winter holidaysnew yearChrome Web StoreChromePosted by Shannon Guymon, Product Manager

Get your personal Chrome experience on all your devices

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

yourSigning in to Chrome

Stable channel releaseadd new usersBeta blog posttry it outPosted by Tim Steele, Software EngineerUpdate:google.com/chrome/signingin

Eggnog, mistletoe and... pigs?

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Angry Birds

Chrome Web StoreAstridEarbitsElfsterGood FoodGoogle BooksHipmunkMighty EagleInstall Chrome with Angry BirdsPosted by Christos Apartoglou, Marketing Manager

‘Tis the season for Chromebooks

Monday, November 21, 2011

ChromebooksA simple, streamlined user interfacerevamped the New Tab pageChrome Web Storenew lookHassle-free for the holidaysonline retail partnersSamsung Experienceflying with Virgin Americafeedbacknew film shortsPosted by Venkat Rapaka, Senior Product Manager

Take your Chrome stuff with you in the new Chrome Beta

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Beta release

Posted by Miranda Callahan, Software Engineer

Making Chrome even more app-ealing

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

web appsbeginningStable releaseNew Tab pageChrome Web Store

My Robot Nation™The Godfather: Five FamiliesFieldrunnerseBayPosted by Shannon Guymon, Product Manager

Problems with Microsoft Security Essentials

Friday, September 30, 2011

How do I know if I am affected?What actions can I take to fix this?You need to do this before re-installing Chrome!

1.113.672.0cmd.exe /c "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Security Client\Antimalware\MpCmdRun.exe" -SignatureUpdateWindows XP:StartControl PanelAdd or Remove Programs

Currently installed programsRemoveYesnot not

www.google.com/chromeWindows 7:

Control PanelProgramsProgramsPrograms and Features

Google ChromeUninstall notnot

www.google.com/chromeWindows Vista:Start

Control PanelPrograms Programs Programs and Features

Google ChromeUninstall notnot

www.google.com/chromePosted by Mark Larson, Engineering Manager

Go hands-on with a Chromebook in London

Friday, September 30, 2011

PC World / Currys superstorePosted by Laura Thompson, Product Marketing Manager

A new New Tab page on the Chrome Beta channel

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Chrome Beta channel

To rearrange apps, just drag and drop them on the page.

To create a new apps section, drag an app to the bottom of the page until a new apps section appears. You can rename this section by double-clicking the label. For example, you can create a section of apps for “Work” (full of productivity apps) and a section for “Play” (full of games).

To remove items from any section on the page, start dragging them to the bottom right of the page. A trash can will appear, where you can drop the item to remove it.

To see the tabs you’ve just closed, click “Recently closed” on the bottom right of the page.

Chrome Web Store.Posted by Evan Stade, Software Engineer

A new Stable release of Chrome, expanding the frontiers of the web

Friday, September 16, 2011

Stable channelrelease

The Web Audio API enables developers to add fancy audio effects such as room simulation and spatialization.

Native Client is an open-source technology which allows C and C++ code to be seamlessly and securely executed inside the browser. Currently, Native Client only supports applications listed in the Chrome Web Store, but we are working to remove this limitation as soon as possible.

overlay scrollbarsfull-screen modewww.google.com/chromePosted by Brad Chen, Software Engineer

Chrome Web Store expands its borders

Thursday, September 15, 2011

we launchedChrome Web Storebeautiful artwork collectionsweather updateslatest film releases

download Google ChromeChrome Web StorePosted by Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, Product Manager

Happy third birthday, Chrome!

Thursday, September 1, 2011

three years since we launchedinteractive infographic

(With thanks to our friends at Hyperakt, Vizzuality, mgmt design, and GOOD)

ChromebookFaster and faster

We kick off the Year of the Rabbit with a new compilation infrastructure for the V8 JavaScript engine, codenamed “Crankshaft,” which improves JavaScript performance by up to 66 percent.

Chrome’s new settings interface helps you find the right settings quickly with an integrated search box. It also provides direct links to each settings page, which can be copied and pasted for easy troubleshooting.

The omnibox is improved to better suggest partial matches for webpage titles and URLs.

You can optionally enable Chrome Instant, which shows relevant content in the browser window as you type, before you press Enter.

Chrome’s built-in prerendering technology enables sites to build even faster experiences for their users—such as Instant Pages in Google search, which in some cases makes search results appear to load almost instantly.

Simpler and more accessible

Chrome supports many popular screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver to help visually impaired people better experience the web.

Print Preview, a popular feature request, uses Chrome’s built-in PDF viewer to display the preview, and enables you to save any webpage as a convenient PDF file using the “Print to PDF” option.

Chrome’s icon takes on a simpler look to embody the Chrome spirit, since Chrome is all about making your web experience quicker, lighter and easier for all.

An even more secure platform

Our integrated and sandboxed PDF viewer enables you to view PDF files on the web without installing additional software. Furthermore, we built an additional layer of security around the PDF viewer called a “sandbox” to help protect you from security attacks that are targeted at PDF files.

Adobe Flash Player is sandboxed on Windows, further protecting you from security attacks and malware targeted at Flash content on the web.

Chrome warns you before downloading some types of malicious files with enhanced Safe Browsing technology. In order to help protect privacy, malicious content is detected without Chrome or Google ever having to know about the URLs that you visit or the files you download.

To provide greater transparency and control over the data that websites store on your computers, Chrome lets you delete Local Shared Objects created by Adobe Flash Player using the browser’s built-in setting dialogs.

Wowzah, the modern web!

The Chrome Web Store is an open marketplace where you can search for and discover web applications, both free and paid, along with ratings and reviews. Developers can add in-app payments to their apps for a flat 5 percent transaction fee.

Chrome supports WebGL, which brings hardware-accelerated 3D graphics to the browser with no additional software needed. For a taste of what WebGL can do, check out “3 Dreams of Black,” a 3D music experience for the web browser.

Chrome’s support for the HTML speech input API enables developers to give web apps the ability to transcribe your voice into text. Try it out on www.google.com by clicking on the microphone icon in the search box.

Hardware-accelerated 3D CSS enables snazzier experiences in webpages and apps which use 3D effects.

Delivering a new, simpler model for computing

Chrome is enterprise ready, with an MSI installer and support for managed group policies. Many organizations such as Vanguard and Procter & Gamble have successfully deployed Chrome to thousands of users in an enterprise setting.

As of this past July, Chromebooks are now available for purchase in eight countries—the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and South Korea. And just like Chrome, the Chromebook always keeps getting better. When you turn your Chromebook on, it updates itself automatically: you get the latest and greatest version of the operating system without having to think about it.

Chrome blogevery six weeksPosted by Ben Goodger and Darin Fisher, Software Engineers

Be more productive with Gmail Offline in Chrome

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

living on the webGoogle I/O 2011Chrome Web Store appGmail BlogGmail OfflinePosted by Alex Nicolaou, Engineering Manager

Back to school with Chromebooks for Education

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Google Enterprise BlogChromebooks for Educationbuilt-in security featuresget better over timefirst three schoolsChromebooks for Educationjoin our webinarPosted by Jaime Casap, Senior Education Evangelist, Chromebooks for Education

Find more while you browse with Google Related

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Cross-posted from the Inside Search blogGoogle RelatedChrome ExtensionGoogle Toolbar

herehereChrome Web Storewww.google.com/relatedPosted by Ran Ben-Yair, Product Manager, Google Related team, Israel R&D Center

Building better web apps with a new Chrome Beta

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Beta channelNative ClientPepperWeb Audio APIHere are some examplesUpdate 8/14Chromium blogPosted by Chris Rogers, Software Engineer

The computer that keeps getting better...

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

ChromebooksNetflixKindle Cloud ReaderPrint to DocsGoogle Cloud Print

Citrix Receiver Tech PreviewVPN

a computer that keeps getting betterUpdate 8/10Update 8/11Google Cloud PrintPosted by Alberto Martin, Technical Program Manager

Instant Pages on Google Chrome

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

announcedInstant Pagesbeta channelstable versionPDF vieweromniboxPosted by Timo Burkard, Software Engineer

Chromebook security: browsing more securely

Friday, July 29, 2011

other security featuresgood web hygieneBaked in, seriouslyTrusted Platform Moduleread-only firmwareVerified BootRSAcontinue the verification processnon-volatilebuilt your own versiondeveloper switchUp-to-date, automaticallyautomated update systemChrome’s popular auto-updatersystem updated against emerging threatsSigning in, with confidencedetermineeCryptfsOr don't sign in at allincognito modeA helping hand, even when things go wrongGetting better over timeSafe Browsing APIextensions modeldata accessthese tipsPosted by Will Drewry and Sumit Gwalani, Chromebook Security Team

OK Go play with Chrome

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

(Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog)All is Not LostOK GoPilobolus

All is Not LostGoogle Chromecanvas

Here It Goes AgainThis Too Shall PassearthquakeAll is Not LostAll is Not LostChromeallisnotlo.stGoogle Code BlogPosted by Keiko Hirayama, Senior Marketing Manager, Google Tokyo

Summer travel with a Chromebook

Thursday, June 30, 2011

ChromebookVirgin AmericaAce HotelVirgin AmericaChrome Zone

Ace Hotel New York

Ace New York Field GuideBeat the BootChrome Web StoreherePosted by Heaven Kim, Product Marketing Manager

Faster than fast

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Instant Pagesbeta releaseprerenderingChromium blogomniboxorbissue number 173PDF viewerPosted by Chris Bentzel, Software Engineer

FORE! Golf comes to the Chrome Web Store

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Chrome Web StoreUSGAU.S. Open TodayEurosportSports Illustrated

WGT Golf Challenge

Fairways360

ClubDivotchrome.google.com/webstorePosted by Brian Rakowski, Official Chrome Team Hacker

Chromebooks now available for sale

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

unveiledAmazonBestBuy.comgoogle.com/chromebookcontact our sales team

Posted by Felix Lin, Director of Product Management

Live updates on the first Chromebook preview

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

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6:03pmChrome Web Store
5:16pm PT - Clue: Web is all you need, especially once you see everything we've got in store for you. This is the last Chromebook Preview!
3:25pm PT - Surface is a mesmerizing HTML5 experiment where you can interact with a water-like surface, adding your own photos, raindrops, and more. It’s a beautiful experience that demonstrates the visual fluidity possible using WebGL technology.
3:01pm PT - Clue: Want more Chromebook Preview? There's more to this surface than meets the eye. Just add water. And WebGL.
1:47pm PT - We're excited by the many possibilities in 3D online gaming with HTML5. The simple yet captivating FastKat by omiod is just the tip of the iceberg, but we are definitely addicted.
1:14pm PT - Clue: The fast cat gets the Chromebook at this next Chromebook Preview location...

12:21pm PT - Explore the body with Google Body, a 3D model of the human body built for the browser using WebGL. You can peel back anatomical layers, zoom in, and navigate the body to identify anatomy, or search for muscles, organs, bones and more -- like the next location of the Chromebook preview.

12:09pm PT - Clue: Peel back the layers and take a journey within. You might find the next Chromebook Preview there.

10:55am PT: Denver punk rock band the Gamits literally had their video for their song "Pieces" smashed into pieces to create "This Shell", a music video puzzle built in HTML5 that rewards fans with a free download of the song at the end -- if you can put the puzzle together before the song ends.

10:33am PT: Clue: Put the pieces of this shell together & we think you'll like the sound of it…if you can do it before the song ends.

9:26am PT - The first Chromebook preview location of the day is at Wantist, a fun place to shop for gifts designed with a clever "one-sentence interface": I'm looking for [something] for [someone] -- all built in HTML5, of course.

9:06am PT - Clue: For the artist, romanticist, whatever-ist in your life, get them what they WANT...

9:03am PT - Welcome to day 2 of the Chromebook Preview, where you can get your hands on a Chromebook early. With limited quantities of Chromebooks left, we're going to up the ante today and make it a bit more challenging to find the preview. Are you ready?

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Tuesday, June 7

7:45pm PT - That’s all for today! Check out the slideshow below for a preview recap. We’ll be back tomorrow so stay tuned.

6:04pm PT - Addictive, challenging yet soothing are a few words we'd use to describe Sinuous, an online game built with HTML5 canvas. Avoid the red dots, and keep an eye out for the next Chromebook preview here.

5:05pm PT - The next Chromebook preview location is an HTML5 Experiment from 9 Elements which started as a performance study on how many particles a browser can calculate and display with a decent frame rate. Add in music and select quotes that contain the words "love" and "HTML5" and the end result is this beautiful, mesmerizing visualization. We love HTML5, too!

3:24pm PT - HTML5 meets the personalized music video in the Chris Milk-directed Chrome Experiment "The Wilderness Downtown". This project excited us because it showcased how the modern browser can change the way we experience music in a highly interactive, personalized way, and also frankly, because we love Arcarde Fire.
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2:03pm PT - HTML5 is becoming the leading standard for the future of the web, and the HTML5 Readiness project compares the progress of the top 8 browsers in HTML5 support. See how far the browsers have come since 2008, and you'll also find the next Chromebook preview.

12:18pm PT - YouTube changed the way billions of people watched, shared and discovered videos, but what was the first video uploaded to the site? It's also the location of the next Chromebook preview, now live here.

9:28am PT - The first Chromebook preview is now open here. For the first stop, we’re taking you back to where it all began: Tim Berners-Lee’s original memo calling for people to help with his CERN-funded WorldWideWeb project. Look for a familiar icon which will serve as your entryway to the Chromebook preview. Each preview will only be open for a limited time before moving to a new location.

Posted by Azhar Hashem, Product Marketing Manager

A new stable release of Chrome: safer and snazzier

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

stable release160 millionSafe Browsingcarefully designedLocal Shared Objectsonline settings applicationFlash LSO deletion3D CSSweb appsChrome Experimentanimated antics

six-week release schedulebeta channelPosted by Adrienne Walker, Software Engineer

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