Google has launched the latest beta of its Chrome web browser. This release includes bookmark sync.
Last month, Google introduced Sidewiki, a feature of the Google Toolbar that allows users to comment on any page on the web. The comments could only be viewed by others who have the toolbar and the feature installed. That was until now.
It looks like at least a few of Google's lawyers who specialize in patent law are about to get some work to do. Google - along with Adobe - has been sued by a company named Textscape because the search giant allegedly violated a patent Textscape was granted in 1998.
Update: Not long after MIcrosoft talked about Google making IE less secure with its Chrome Frame plug-in, Google came out and contradicted the notion. From eWeek:
Google released an early version of the Google Chrome Frame today. This is a plug-in for Internet Explorer, which lets the browser use HTML5 and...Google Wave (starting next week when the product's preview is extended).
Not too long after the first birthday of the Google Chrome browser, a new stable version has been released. The release includes:
Today Google celebrated the first birthday of Chrome, the company's web browser. Google shares the following stats for what Chrome has seen over the past year:
People who buy new Sony computers may now get an introduction to Google Chrome as part of the deal. Google and Sony have sealed a deal that will see Chrome preinstalled on some Sony products.
Google has added a bookmark sync feature to its Chrome browser. Essentially, this lets users sync their bookmarks between their Chrome browser on different machines.
"This new feature makes it easy to keep the same set of bookmarks on all your machines, and stores them alongside your Google Docs for easy web access," says Google's Tim Steele.
Update: Google says the Google Chome Icon Project is over now.