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Make Chrome open iTunes store links in iTunes

by John-Michael Bond (May 9th, 2013)

If you're having a hard time getting iTunes and App Store links to launch from Google Chrome right to the app from your browser, MacStories editor-in-chief Federico Viticci has found a nice workaround in the App Store support community. The workaround requires editing program files, so be careful ...

Pocket for Safari and Chrome updated with tag autocomplete and more

by Randy Nelson (Feb 13th, 2013)

Pocket, the handy app that lets you "pocket" articles from the web to read later on Mac or iOS, saw a noteworthy update to its companion plugins for Safari and Chrome today. Among the notable new features is the auto-completion of tags, along with the ability to save articles from Reddit, ...

Friday Favorite: Exif Everywhere reveals the data that's hidden in photos

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 4th, 2013)

Everyone enjoys a good photography-driven website, but folks with a technical eye can't look at an image without wondering what camera took that shot, what settings were used and where it was taken. Exif Everywhere from MyLove Company is a browser extension and desktop app that provides those ...

Chrome for iOS adds Passbook features, text encoding and more

by Mike Wehner (Nov 28th, 2012)

If you're a devoted Chrome fan, particularly its iOS iteration, you're no doubt familiar with the regular update cycle that constantly adds new features and crushes existing bugs. As TNW reports, Chrome just received a few iOS-specific touches that once again make the popular browser ...

Flash finally sandboxed in Google Chrome for OS X

by Randy Nelson (Nov 15th, 2012)

The fastest web browser on the Mac just got a little safer. With Chrome 23, Google has introduced a "sandboxed" version of the Adobe Flash plug-in, which helps prevent its use in exploits that could allow harmful code to be run without the user's knowledge. Computerworld reports that Google ...

Chrome 19 found to be fastest browser on Mac

by Mike Wehner (Nov 6th, 2012)

Google's Chrome browser has quickly become the choice for many web denizens searching for the fastest browsing experience. And while the latest browser report from New Relic confirms that Chrome is indeed your best bet for speed, the latest versions aren't actually getting any faster. The data ...

Java 7 and Chrome don't play well together

by Michael Rose (Oct 22nd, 2012)

In the immortal words of Lando Calrissian, "This deal keeps getting worse all the time." Apple's recent Java update removes the Java 6-compatible web plugins from OS X, forcing users that need Java in the browser to move to Oracle's Java runtime, which is at version 7. From a security and ...

Chrome for iOS updated with new social and stability features

by Mike Schramm (Aug 22nd, 2012)

Google has posted an update for the iOS version of its browser Chrome, and the app now features the ability to share content via Google's own G+ network, Facebook or Twitter. The update also has a host of bug fixes per user feedback, according to the changelog, so it should be faster and work ...

Google API hopes to help iOS app links open in Chrome

by Steven Sande (Jul 13th, 2012)

Google's Chrome browser for iOS has a lot of features to love, but unfortunately for most of us who use it, we still find that clicking a link in another app only opens that link in Safari. Google is hoping to rectify this issue by providing developers with sample code that checks whether or not ...

Google Chrome 22 dev release drops OS X Leopard support

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 11th, 2012)

Changes are coming for Chrome users who are running Mac OS X Leopard. According to reports in Ars Technica and CNET, Google is dropping support for OS X 10.5 with Chrome version 22.0.1201.0, which is now available in Chrome's developer channel. This version will make its way eventually into the ...

Chrome for iOS: A quick hands-on look at Google's mobile browser

by Steven Sande (Jul 2nd, 2012)

Many iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad users know of only one browser -- Apple's Mobile Safari. But the recent introduction of Google Chrome for iOS (free) brings a new and powerful web browser to the platform that provides some compelling functionality not found in Safari. Let's take a look. Chrome ...

Chrome for iOS moves to top spot of App Store

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 2nd, 2012)

Google's Chrome browser debuted in the iOS App Store last week and within hours the app climbed to the top of the App Store free chart. A few days later and the app has accrued over 7300 ratings and is still the #1 free app in the iOS App Store. Chrome for iOS will appeal to desktop Chrome ...

Chrome, Google Drive coming to iPhone and iPad today

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jun 28th, 2012)

During today's keynote, Google announced that Chrome for iPhone and iPad. Like the Android version of mobile Chrome, users will gain incognito browsing, syncing information (such as passwords and other credentials) and tabs, which Engadget noted is similar to how they are in the newly announced ...

Halfbrick acquires Onan Games, Mandreel cross-platform software

by Mike Schramm (Mar 19th, 2012)

Halfbrick Studios (the makers of popular iOS games like Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride) has announced that it has acquired Spain-based studio Onan Games, whose main project is a system called Mandreel that allows developers to send their games cross-platform to places like Android and the ...

Zombie Track Meat features the Apocalympics

by Mike Schramm (Mar 12th, 2012)

I must confess that I didn't come up with "Apocalympics." Its the result of a collaboration between Streaming Colour, FuzzyCube, and Pixelocity. The group meant to use the name for its zombie-based Olympics game, until the International Olympic Committee vetoed it. The title they settled on, ...