Google Chrome is celebrating its 10th anniversary and the company has launched version 69 of its browser. The new version launched earlier this week for Windows, Mac and Linux and is now available for Android and iOS devices.


You can download Google Chrome for Android on the Google Play Store, while Google Chrome for iOS is available through the Apple App Store.




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The other new feature allows is basically a quick way to websites to the home screen, a trick that the Android browser does by monitoring your browsing habits. Once Chrome 42 for Android detects that you regularly visit a website, it will ask for permission to add the website to the home screen. The ability to add a website to the home-screen manually was introduced back in October 2013 with Chrome for Android version 31.

You can download the update directly on your Android device through the Google Play Store or by using the following link


Keep in mind that Google generally updates their apps in stages, so it may be a couple of days before the update is visible on your Play Store.


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In case you didn't know, SPDY is Google's reimagining of the HTTP protocol, designed to reduce latency, streamline data flow, and generally speed up data transmission from a server to your browser. However, in an attempt to standardize the protocol, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has developed HTTP/2 (originally HTTP 2.0) which is in fact based on SPDY.

Google has made many significant contributions to HTTP/2, which almost completely mirrors the feature set offered by SPDY, including things like multiplexing, header compression, prioritization, and protocol negotiation. Since HTTP/2 will be an official open standard, there's no reason to keep SPDY around anymore.

Support for HTTP/2 will be rolled into Chrome 40 over the next few weeks, but SPDY will remain operational at least until early 2016. This should give developers about a year to migrate to the new protocol, or simply allow their servers to fall back to HTTP/1.1, like they currently do for many other browsers. Alongside the removal of SPDY, Google also plans to remove support for the Transport Layer Security (TLS) extension NPN, and replace it with ALPN. A number of implementations have been recommended to help developers adopt HTTP/2 and ALPN on their servers.



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The Google Chrome web browser has been updated to version 30.0 for Windows, Mac and Android. The update brings several new features and improvements including a search by image function for desktop users and new gestures for Android Chrome users.

You can allow the update to be installed automatically in the background through the browser's built in silent updater or manually check for it by heading to 'About Google Chrome' on your menu or google.com/chrome. Android users can download the update directly on your devices through the Google Play Store or through the following links


The desktop version of Chrome brings a new search by image feature which allows you to right click on an image in your browser and select "Search Google for this image".


Chrome for Android has three new gestures with this update. They include swiping horizontally across the top toolbar to switch tabs, dragging down from the toolbar to access the tab switching UI, as well as dragging down from the menu to open it and make a selection without lifting a finger.


If you still have not received the update, give it a day or two for it to reach your device.


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There have been several hints that Google Now is making its way to the Chrome web browser for some time, but we maybe closer than ever to its launch. Most recently we have been seeing a pop-up notification which asks if we would like to "Enable Google Now Cards".

The prompt seems is appearing on both the Windows and Mac version of Chrome. On Windows the card appears in the status bar along the bottom, while on Mac OS X it is in the menu bar up top.


Once Google Now for Chrome is ready for use it should offer notifications, directions, TV shows, sports scores and more, similar to what we have on our Android smartphones and tablets.

Google Now will continue to extend on the rich notification center which was released with Chrome version 28 which allows notifications from services like Gmail, Twitter, Google Calendar, Tweetdeck and more. We also expect Google Now will be integrated into the Google Voice search which came with version 27 of Chrome. The Voice search looks almost identical to the Google Now search on Android and it would make sense to offer voice commands for various Google Now cards.

While we are still unable to see the level of information that will be displayed on Google Now for Chrome, we are definitely excited by how rich the Chrome web browser has become over the last few months.

Google has recently transitioned from the H.264 video codec to VP8 and with it introduced HD streaming to Google Hangouts. Google started rolling out the change to users in the last few weeks, but it will still be awhile before this rolls out to everyone.

Google introduced VP8 back in 2010 as an open and royalty-free format allowing users to watch video in browsers without the need for any additional plugins. Google claims that streaming HD video to ten participants using the H.264 codec would have required too much processing power. Using VP8 allows them to stream higher definition streams at lower bit rates.

The industry is now moving toward adopting WebRTC, which will allow users to launch video chats in the web browser without the need for apps and plugins. Google isn't the only company to push for the new technology, but it has integrated the necessary bits into the desktop and Android versions of Chrome. Google would eventually want to utilize WebRTC within Hangouts, but the standard needs time to mature before the transition can be made.

Make sure you download the latest version of Google Hangouts for Android, iOS and Chrome to enjoy the HD video chats with your friends and family.


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One of the recent Google Search for Android updates included options to set reminders based on a set time or location. Unfortunately there hasn't been a good way to organize and control your reminders. Fortunately the latest update to Google Keep for Android now allows you to add time and location based reminders and more.

You can download the latest version directly on your device through the Google Play Store or by using the link which follows:

If you use the Chrome web browser or Chrome OS you can also download the app using the following link.


You can access the reminder option at the bottom of the note creation page and Google will also suggest nearby places as you start typing in your location. Once you have set your time or location for your note you are ready to go. Google will pop up a notification on your device when your set criteria is met. Additionally if you want to delay the reminder you can do so for an hour or even reset the time to  a later date.


The app allows you to quickly switch between multiple accounts using the navigation drawer on the left side. The update also makes it easier than before to add photos to a note.

With the launch of the Moto X just hours away Motorola has released a unique extension for Google Chrome users, which lets your messages and calls synced with your Motorola Moto X (and other new Motorola devices). Motorola Connect for Chrome also lets you read and respond to texts using your keyboard and even know who’s calling before deciding if you should reach for your phone.

You can download the extension directly on your Chrome browser through the Chrome Web Store or by using the following link



Motorola Connect is currently supported on the Motorola DROID Ultra, Motorola DROID MAXX, Motorola DROID mini and the upcoming Motorola Moto X.

Google will offer developers the ability to Chromecast their own content. Chromecast will be available for Android and iOS devices and for computers running the Chrome web browser, but Windows Phones and Windows RT tablets are currently left out as Google has chosen not to support these platforms yet.


While apps on Android and iOS will be limited to those developers who add support for Chromecast, the web browser on your Mac and Windows computers offers limitless opportunities. Google will add the ability to stream your Chrome tabs to your TV, which means photos, videos and content you are browsing on your computer can be streamed through Chromecast. Google Cast for Chrome is still in beta, but you can download it using the following link and try it out now.


Obviously the most important component is the device itself, which is current priced at an ultra affordable $35 and can be purchased on the Google Play Store starting today by using the following link.


Additionally Chromecast comes bundled with three months of free Netflix, which should allow your to catch up on popular movies and TV shows you like. Chromecast will also be available through most major retailers from July 28th.

Google Chrome has been updated to version 28 (28.0.1500.71) for Windows and Mac and brings a rich notification center (only on Windows) among other features and improvements. The Mac version is also said to be receiving the notification center, but for now its reported that “Mac is coming soon” without a specific date.

You can allow the update to be installed automatically in the background  through the browser's built in silent updater or manually check for it by heading to 'About Google Chrome' on your menu or google.com/chrome.

Google Chrome version 28 is also the first build expected to run the Blink browsing engine instead of WebKit. You can head over to chrome://version/ on the browser which will display the Blink engine version.


Google says that they have “... designed these notifications to be beautiful, useful and engaging”. Notifications from apps and extensions can be formatted to display text and images, as well as include actions directly inside the pop-up.


This extends the ability to Chrome app developers to add these rich notifications to their own applications which allow users to interact directly with the app through the notifications, even if your web browser is closed. Sof if you head away from your computer for some time, you can easily get back to your missed notifications. And if you don’t want to deal with them at all, you can easily disable them from within the settings.


The Linux version of Chrome was updated to version 28 (28.0.1500.45) back on June 17, ahead of the other desktop platforms and likely closer to Chrome OS releases. The minimum requirements for Linux distributions have also been updated and Ubuntu 12.04+, Debian 7+, OpenSuSE 12.2+, and Fedora Linux 17+ are now required to run Chrome.


source - TheNextWeb | Chrome Releases (Linux) | Chrome Blog