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Google Caught Up in Advertising Controversy, Blames Marketing Partner

by Ashley King on January 3rd, 2012

  Uh oh. Looks like Google has been caught violating the very rules it has set forth for its search engine regarding paid links. Recently a set of blog posts have been running with the byline, “sponsored by Google”, which had lead many people to cry foul on Google’s own paid links policy and whether [...]


Google Saves Firefox Again by Renewing Default Search Contract

by Ashley King on December 21st, 2011

No matter which side of the browser war you stand on, you can’t deny the contributions Google has made to helping the world break free of an Internet Explorer dominated landscape. When Firefox began taking its first baby steps to becoming a serious contender in the realm of browsers, it had Google by its side [...]


3 Reasons Chrome is More Successful than Firefox

by Ashley King on December 16th, 2011

Yesterday we announced that Google Chrome has surpassed Internet Explorer 8 by a slim margin to take the top spot as the world’s most used browser. While the margin is very slim indeed, the upward gains of Chrome have been no secret, with the browser climbing as much as 10% in some months in order [...]


Chrome In-App Purchases Now Available in 17 More Countries

by Ashley King on December 16th, 2011

Early in July, Google launched an in-app payment service for its Chrome Webstore that works very similar to what Android users are familiar with. Initially the API for these in-app purchases was only available to developers located in the US, with Google promising to make it available to the rest of the world “soon”. It [...]


Google Cloud Print Has Connected 6 Million Printers

by Ashley King on December 16th, 2011

With the release of Chrome 16, Google finally enabled its Cloud Print service for everyone who uses its Chrome browser. Previously, the service was limited only to Chromebooks. With this release, Google says it has connected more than 6 million printers via Cloud Print, which is the first information the company has released about the [...]


Chrome Surpasses IE8 as World’s Top Browser

by Ashley King on December 15th, 2011

Web analytics firm StatCounter has released their weekly report that shows Chrome 15 is now the most popular browser in the world, finally bumping Internet Explorer from its top spot. Google’s browser just barely nudged the competition out of the way with 23.63% global share compared to IE8′s 23.5%. Firefox has been lagging behind the [...]


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 [...]


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 [...]


All New Gmail Revamp Shows Up On Google’s YouTube Channel Then Pulled

by Chris Chavez on October 21st, 2011

A video appeared on Google’s YouTube channel yesterday introducing the all new Gmail user interface to the world. The only problem was Google wasn’t quite ready to unveil the new Gmail and promptly pulled the video. Thankfully, not before some Tubers could upload onto their own channel for the world to gawk over. The new [...]


Netflix Now Available To All Chromebook Users – No 3rd Party Plug-in’s Necessary

by Chris Chavez on August 9th, 2011

It was about 3 months ago at this year’s Google I/O that we first heard of Netflix coming to Chromebooks and although it was a long time coming, Chromebook users can now finally stream their favorite movies and shows with the latest version of Chrome OS. The announcement was made via Google+ post and listed [...]