Archive for December, 2011

PopCap Brings Bejeweled to Chrome

by Ashley King on December 14th, 2011

PopCap has joined the ranks of Rovio in their support of the Chrome browser as a valid platform by bringing Bejeweled 3 to the Chrome Web store. The company recently announced that it would be bringing Plants vs. Zombies, Peggle, and Bejeweled directly to the Android Marketplace after months of exclusivity on the Amazon Appstore, so [...]


City of Palo Alto to Offer Chromebook Lending

by Ashley King on December 14th, 2011

Google has struggled to get the Chromebook into the hands of the consumer, even going so far as to offer them as an in-flight convenience and later opening a Chromezone section inside of a PC World in London. It’s no secret that the search giant is having to fight tooth and nail for public awareness [...]


Google Chrome Stable Channel Updated with Multiple Profiles

by Joe Fedewa on December 13th, 2011

Google has released an update to Chrome today that adds a great new feature. making your browser feel like your own is very important for productivity. Knowing where all your bookmarks are and having your favorite plugins makes that possible. But many people share a computer with others, and it can be difficult to have [...]


5 Games For Chrome You Need To Try

by Ashley King on December 13th, 2011

When most people think of browser games, they think of simple flash games that are designed to be amusing for a few minutes before you move on. While there are plenty of games like this available for Chrome (I’m looking at you, Angry Birds), there are others that require strategy and depth that are on [...]


New Study Finds Chrome More Secure Than Firefox

by Ashley King on December 13th, 2011

Recently a new study was conducted in order to test the security of the major players in the browser share market. Google’s Chrome managed to take first place with Internet Explorer a close second, while Firefox was found to lag behind in every aspect of the test. This is surprising news, given that just a [...]


Session Buddy Helps Manage Your Workflow

by Ashley King on December 13th, 2011

Tabs can help multi-taskers complete jobs more efficiently and it’s likely that you have a specific set of tabs you like to have open when you’re performing a specific job. Opening these tabs individually as you switch from task to task can be a hassle, which is where Session Buddy comes in. It remembers sessions [...]


AdBlock Plus To Whitelist ‘Approved Ads’ Automatically

by Ashley King on December 12th, 2011

If you use AdBlack Plus for Chrome to block ads, you may be in for a surprise when the extension updates to version 2.0. The developer has stated on the extension’s main website that acceptable ads will begin seeping through the cracks. So what constitutes an acceptable ad? No animation or sound Loads no more [...]


CanIStream.It? Helps You Find Movies & Shows to Watch

by Ashley King on December 12th, 2011

If you happen to subscribe to Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime, or any combination of the three, there’s a new application available on Chrome that will help you find something to watch. CanIStream.it is designed to quickly search which movies are instantly available on these three services so you can watch any movie or TV [...]


TweetDeck for Chrome Gets Shiny New UI

by Joe Fedewa on December 12th, 2011

Twitter has been hard at work updating their website and mobile apps, but let’s not forget about TweetDeck. You might remember that a while back Twitter purchased TweetDeck, and that has never been more apparent than today. The TweetDeck web app has been totally updated and re-skinned to match the rest of the updates Twitter sent out today. Gone [...]


Clean Up the Web with Evernote’s Clearly

by Ashley King on December 12th, 2011

Both Read It Later and Instapaper are popular services that offer both mobile and browser support for cleaning up a web page and making it available to read later, but Evernote has taken it one step further by allowing you to customize how a cleaned up page will appear in Chrome using their Clearly extension. [...]