Google Chrome News & Articles

Google has released Chrome 17 into beta, and it’s fast. Really fast. How fast? It starts loading the web page before you even finish typing.

A new year is here, but the Microsoft Internet Explorer team might be wishing they could roll back the hands of time. The latest statistics from data firms StatCounter and Net Applications shows that Internet Explorer is consistently losing market share to rising star Google Chrome. 

Google fell under new management this year, and the shake up resulted in some heavy changes. A new idea of what legitimate content should look like, a social network that the company refuses to call a social network, and the loss of an experimental playground are just a few. In case you missed a beat, here's a look back at the highlights.  

This week in Google, Chrome surged ahead of IE to become the most popular browser of all. New features were also released, including a multiple signin and a new API for Google Analytics. 

As usual, you can grab the latest version of Firefox from the product servers before it goes live for general consumption. This iteration offers new features, better Twitter integration and improved start-up performance tweaks.

Google+ seems to be having something of a growth spurt as it gets new features and links from across the Google ecosystem.

The latest versions of the Firefox (news, site) browser, following its new rapid-number versioning system, were made available over the weekend for download, a couple of days ahead of the official launch.

For all you Google Analytics fan kids, we've taken a peek at some of the coolest parts of the new version release. We've also got some news on Chrome 12, Discussion improvements and a couple of hot acquisitions. 

Now that's progress. It's taken Internet Explorer one and a half decades to reach version 10; Google's (news, site) Chrome hits 12 in less than three years with the latest stable release.

Social web-clipping solution Evernote (news, site) released an improved version of its extension for Google’s Chrome browser this week. The update feature a new look, enhanced clipping, and can search both the Web and Evernote at the same time.

Go go gadget Chrome 11! The latest stable release brings bug fixes, speech-to-text features and a brand new look. 

This week our Google lives saw the announcement of a new digital magazine, Chrome 11 perks and the power of Lady Gaga. 

Google took this week as an opportunity to beef up its social search, show up Apple on the digital subscription front, and release yet another version of Chrome. 

Last week, Google (news, site) released the SDK for its new mobile operating system. This week, the big public launch. So, what can you expect to hit your Android device when live updates begin?

Who will ultimately win more hearts, minds, and -- most importantly -- wallets? After a sensational fourth quarter it looks like Google has nothing to fear from obvious competitors (Microsoft, Yahoo), but what about Facebook? After all, the king of social networks did surpass the Internet giant as the most-visited website in the U.S.