Blog Archives for the tag chrome

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Google Releases Chrome For Android in Beta

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…

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Nuke Google+ Spam With This Chrome Extension

If you’re an avid user of Google+, you know that one of the things that makes your experience crappy is the spam you get. You know what I’m talking about….

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2012 Could be a Big Year For Browsers and RockMelt is Ready

RockMelt started developing its social browser in 2009, and went into private beta in November 2010. At the time, the word of mouth buzz made it something worth checking out,…

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Offline Gmail App For Chrome Gets Some Updates

Google has announced some changes to its popular Chrome app that allows you to access your Gmail account offline. The biggest feature of the bunch is the ability to now…

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Bonfire Chat Extension Makes Twitter Feel More Like Facebook

Unlike a lot of my colleagues at The Next Web, I primarily use the web version of Twitter. With its latest redesign, I find myself using it more even though…

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Hover Zoom for Chrome Will Save You Clicks

When you surf the web, you have to click a thumbnail image to make it larger. But it’s not usually just one click, though. When you’re on a site like…

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Tumblr Suggests That You Stop Using Chrome Extension

Imagine logging into any service on the web and being told that it’s probably a good idea to stop using a browser extension that you’ve installed. That’s what happened to…

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Overloaded With Tabs? Snooze Them

One of my major problems while using the web is having too many browser tabs open. At the end of the day I’ll have 10 tabs open on Google Chrome…

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Chrome Extension Brings Rotten Tomatoes and Netflix Together

When it comes to picking movies to watch on Netflix, I rely heavily on the ratings that other people give them. I’m not a fan of the 5-star rating system…

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Google Chrome Gets Personal With Multi-User Support

If you’ve ever used someone else’s computer, you know how frustrating it can be to not have all of your bookmarks and information to surf the web with. Equally frustrating…

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Add a -1 Button to Google+

Sometimes you want to “dislike” something on Facebook. Something sad, or something stupid. The “Like” button forces you to interact in one way only, otherwise you don’t interact at all….

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Google+ Extension For Chrome Expands Sharing

As you know, there is no quick way to share Google+ posts on any other social network. It’s the type of feature that used to drive traffic back to popular…

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Google+ Hangout Extension for Chrome

If you’ve used Google+ Hangouts, it’s probably because you caught one at exactly the right moment in your stream. In Google+, everything breezes by pretty quickly, so it’s difficult to…

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Google+ Chrome Extension Brings Tweets Into Your Stream

If you’re both a Twitter and a Google+ user, you know that sometimes you want to post things in the same place. Or while you’re using one service, you think…

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Internet Explorer below 50% market share

According to NetMarketShare, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has finally fallen below 50% in the browser war. The data shows that Internet Explorer now owns 49.58% of the browser market share for…