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Beta channel has been updated to 24.0.1312.27

Another rapid update is coming from Google Chrome Releases. We recently posted an update regrading latest stable channel version 23 for Google Chrome browser, and now we have a news about Beta channel development. The Beta channel has been updated to 24.0.1312.27  for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame.  This build contains following updates: Fixed random Chinese/Japanese characters that are missing in documents printed via the system print dialog on Windows XP SP3. [Issue: 128506 ] Fixed memory leak in  GPU accelerated canvas. [Issue: 160411 ] Fixed console.log which doesn’t output jQuery objects properly. [Issue: 162570 ] Fixed stability issues like 161854 , 154483 , 154462 , 153376 . Full details about the changes made in this build by Chrome team are available in the SVN revision log . We're expecting some more cool updates in the next stable release with version 24 from Chrome team. Stay tuned with us! Original update by - Dharani G...

Stable channel has been updated to 23.0.1271.95

According to the recent update the Stable channel of a Google Chrome browser has been updated to 23.0.1271.95 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and ChromeFrame platforms. We witnessed several security fixes and rewards as mentioned below. You can get your eyes on  the Chromium security page for more detail about this update. "Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix," - blog post says. [ 161564 ] High CVE-2012-5138: Incorrect file path handling. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Jüri Aedla). [$7331] [ 162835 ] High CVE-2012-5137: Use-after-free in media source handling. Credit to Pinkie Pie. Chrome team and experts also congratulated Pinkie Pie for completing a challenge named 64-bit exploit. There's no more details are available about this challenge. Full details about the changes made in this build by Chrome team are available on the SVN revision log . Are you interested in hop...

Dev updated to 25.0.1324.1 for Chrome OS

The Dev channel has been updated to 25.0.1324.1 (Platform versions 3196.4.0) for Samsung Chromebooks. This build contains a number of stability fixes mentioned below: Release highlights: Firmware updated to 2965.114 If you find new issues, please let them know by visiting their  help site or filing a bug . If you're interested in switching channels, then simply follow  Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser). Update has been posted by - Danielle Drew,  Google Chrome Source: [ Google Chrome Releases ] 

Chrome for iOS has been updated to Chrome 23

Using an iPhone or iPad? Then you have nothing to worry about your internet browsing experience when there’s a delightful avenue waiting for you. Obviously Google Chrome! Few months back in June, Google announced Chrome for iOS at Google I/O 2012. This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad. Chrome for iPhone and iPad has been updated to Chrome 23 / 23.0.1271.91. This build brings in a number of new features and fixes to user-reported issues including following changes: What's New in Version 23.0.1271.91? Ability to open PDFs in other apps Support for saving your boarding passes and tickets with Passbook An option to automatically detect text encoding Stability and security improvements Chrome for iOS is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. It requires iOS 4.3 or later. This app is also optimized for the latest iPhone 5. Get Chrome for iOS app from iTunes Store. Update has been posted by - Tanmay Patange , Editor, Chromigos.com Imag...

Beta channel has been updated to 24.0.1312.25

The Beta channel has been updated to 24.0.1312.25  for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame.  This build contains following updates: [Windows 8]: Fixed delete all pinned-to-taskbar shortcuts owned by the uninstalled Chrome. [Issue: 158632 ] [Windows 8]: Fixed pin / unpin status if the user cancels an action or pins / unpins from start screen. [Issue: 144332 ] Fixed garbled header and footer text in print preview. [Issue: 152893 ] Fixed extension action badges with long text. [Issue: 160069 ] Disable find if constrained window is shown. [Issue: 156969 ] Enable fullscreen for apps windows. [Issue: 161246 ] Fixed broken profile with system-wide installation and UserDataDir & DiskCacheDir policy. [Issue: 161336 ] Fixed stability crashes like 158747 , 159437 , 149139 , 160914 , 160401 . Full details about the changes made in this build by Chrome team are available on their  SVN revision log . If you are interested in switching relea...

Beta Updated to 23.0.1271.94 for Chrome OS

The Beta channel has been updated to 23.0.1271.94 (Platform version 2913.224.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of stability fixes. Release highlights: Pepper Flash updated to release 11.3.31.519 ARM Network stability changes If you find new issues, please let them know by visiting their Chrome build developers  help site or filing a bug . If you are interested in switching channels, then just follow  Find out how. You can even submit your feedback feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser). Update has been posted by - Josafat Garcia and Ben Henry, Google Chrome Source: [ Google Chrome Releases ]

Stable channel has been updated to 23.0.1271.91

This update has been posted originally on Google Chrome releases . The Stable channel has been updated to 23.0.1271.91 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and ChromeFrame platforms. This version fixes several issues including: No audio from Flash content when speaker configuration is set to Quadraphonic (Issue: 159924 )  Aw, Snap renderer crash on Windows Server 2003 (Issue: 160559 )  Security fixes and rewards: Please see the Chromium security page for more detail. Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix. Occasionally, we issue special rewards for bugs outside of Chrome, particularly where the bug is very severe and/or we are able to partially work around the issue: [$1000] [ 152746 ] High CVE-2012-5131: Corrupt rendering in the Apple OSX driver for Intel GPUs. Credit to Justin Drake.   And back to your regular scheduled rewards:  [$1000] [ 156567 ] High CVE-2012-5133: Use-after-free i...

Dev updated to 25.0.1324.1 for Chrome OS

Update has been posted originally from Google Chrome Releases . The Dev channel has been updated to 25.0.1324.1 (Platform versions 3196.3.0) for Samsung Chromebooks. This build contains a number of stability fixes. Release highlights:  Fix for an issue which caused users to occasionally be unable to login until the system was rebooted. Pepper Flash updated to releases 11.5.31.105 for new Samsung Chromebooks and 11.5.31.109 for all other platforms  App List now supports re-ordering  Extended Desktop Support (extend your desktop / mirror displays)Intelligent Window positioning (if you don't manually move your windows, we will arrange them to show you more at all times) Known issues:  Audio on some systems may be distorted when playing a single audio stream for a long period of time, or when playing audio on multiple tabs. (Issue 35464 )  "Allow proxies for shared networks" is enabled by default. (Issue 157420 )  New Samsung Chromebook syste...

Cloud Computing - The Future of Technology

From past few days, indeed months, the cloud computing technology is hovering rapidly over our head since we got introduced with some recent upgrades in the modern everyday technology. In the simple words, cloud computing defines the working and integration of your everyday computing tasks and servers. Founding such systems is not a new deal, as Internet based virtual drives or simply servers are there in the story since last two decades. However, the cloud will evolve to take up a greater fraction on the duties, till then the only things to be existed at your side will be an input and output devices. Such devices are the most important part of the story to complete your computing tasks. Whatever they should be. A laptop or just a tiny phone. Its just good if they are enough capable of doing such cloud computing tasks.  We are quite familiar with OnLive. They’re offering a cloud gaming platform and a cloud desktop solution. Without any doubt, they’re synchronized, re...

Lets get inside the overview of Android

Android is a software stack for portable devices such as mobiles and tablets. The Android operating system is based on modified Linux kernel. The Android developer community extends the functionality of the devices beyond the stock applications. Currently more than hundred thousand Android apps are available in the Google Play Store. Coding for these applications is mainly done in Java using Google-developed Java libraries. The Android platform is coded in C for its core, C++ for third party libraries, and Java for the user interface. Most of the coding is stable under the Apache license as free and open source software. The recent stable release for the Android operating system is an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, for Smartphones and Tablets. It supports ARM, MIPS, and Power and x86 platforms. Android's open source stack runs on a Java-based, object oriented application framework. It can be operate on the Java core libraries running on the Dalvik Virtual Machine (VM). Prior to ...

Interview: Inside Neutron Drive with Paul Bailey

Recently we  spoke to Paul Bailey, an independent software developer from Houston, United States. Paul is a developer of Neutron Drive , a cloud based Google Drive code editor. Also Paul is a winner of  Google Apps Developer Challenge 2012 . Here's the inspiring interview that sheds some light on his development, passion, and open-source love. Lets get inside! "Great job and I love to follow your stories on RSS!" -  Paul Bailey Hi Paul! First tell our readers something about yourself. Paul: I’m a father of three, former aerospace engineer that learned how to code in my free time.  Now I make a living as web developer writing web apps mainly in Python, Javascript, HTML, and CSS. Tell us about Neutron IDE. Why did you choose the name “Neutron”? Paul: Neutron was a cat I had at the time; he has since passed away.  It started off as project I was doing so I could code on a Chromebook, so I figured I’d pick a name that I w...

5 weather forecast extensions for Google Chrome

Using weather apps on any system is my favorite all time task. Whether it can be a mobile, laptop, or my desktop. Right now also you can find some weather apps shortcuts on the home screen of my Android. So, how could I forget my favorite Chrome? However it’s true that checking weather report on time-to-time basis is a least important task for many of us, especially due to our busy daily routine. I am sure you will be apologize one day in the future when you will waste hours and hours on some railway station or Airport. Why? “Breaking News! Trains are late due to heavy rain,” Eh, very familiar situation for the people like me who are busy working in Mumbai. Not just in Mumbai, but you will see the same situation in each and every city of the world. But that’s not an issue! We’re talking about finding some cool ways that will help us being aware of such things. Here is the list of some extensions to try out on your Google Chrome:   Weather : The Weather application wil...

Stable Updated to 23.0.1271.89 for Chrome OS

Update has been posted originally from Google Chrome Releases . The Stable channel has been updated to 23.0.1271.89 (Platform version: 2913.187.0) for the new Samsung Chromebook. Machines will be receiving update over the next several days. Some highlights of these changes are: Stability fixes If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our help site or filing a bug . Interested in switching channels? Find out how . You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser). Josafat Garcia & Ben Henry Google Chrome

Neutron Drive will no longer available for Free

Neutron Drive is a cloud-based code editor, easily works and integrates with Google Drive, has got few updates here. Before getting started exploring its updates, let’s take a look what Neutron Drive does exactly for its users. As we discussed earlier , it is possible to carry your coding stuff easily after integrating Neutron with your Google Drive. The biggest recent change we noticed is that ,Neutron Drive is no longer available for free. However, everyone who accessed Neutron Drive before today will receive a free year of service. The new price for Neutron Drive will be $3.99 per year. Without any further changes, developer assured to bring some great features that will make Neutron Drive a fabulous everyday code editor in future. " In addition to winning the contest though, I received great feedback from the users and Google staff. And while I started Neutron Drive as something fun and not necessarily something completely useful, I can see a great future for Ne...

The Beta channel has been updated to 24.0.1312.14

Update has been posted originally from Google Chrome Releases . The Beta channel has been updated to 24.0.1312.14  for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame.  This build contains following updates: [Linux] {gtk} Fixed <input> selection renders white text on white background in apps. (Issue: 158422 ) [Linux] Fixed translate infobar button to show selected language. (Issue: 155350 ) [Linux] Fixed broken Arabic language. (Issue: 158978 ) Fixed pre-rendering if the preference is disabled at start up. (Issue: 159393 ) Fixed JavaScript rendering issue. (Issue: 159655 ) Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the SVN revision log . Interested in switching release channels? Find out how . If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug . Dharani Govindan Google Chrome