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Chrome and Android About to Take Progressive Web Apps Seriously

Tim February 3, 2017 9

Announced this week, a new version of the Chrome Beta app will soon roll out, taking steps to bring Progressive Web Apps to the forefront of the Android experience. As of right now, web apps are essentially applications that run directly on a webpage. They...

Latest Version of Chrome Improves Page Reload Efficiency Dramatically

Tim January 26, 2017 15

A new version of the Chrome browser will soon be in the hands of users across the globe. According to the Chrome team, this update focuses on dramatically increasing the efficiency of webpage reloads. While this might sound a bit boring, the implementation can...

Chromium Bug Tracker Points to Possible “Morning Reads” Feature for Chrome

Tim February 19, 2016 10

According to references for "zine" and "morning reads" inside of Chromium, the open source project on which Chrome is built, we could be seeing a fancy new feature come to Chrome hopefully in the near future. Right now, the references are from bug tracking...

Android 4.4 Build Number KRS74B Spotted in Chromium Bug Tracker

Eric September 20, 2013 42

Ever since Google and Kit Kat came together to shock us all and announce that the next version of Android would be Android 4.4, the only question we have is "when can we have it?" We have been waiting patiently, but another Kit Kat reference coming out of the...

Nexus 7 and Nexus 4 Spotted Running Android Build KRS36B, First Sign of Key Lime Pie?

Kellen August 6, 2013 76

The Chromium bug tracker has long been a great destination for unreleased Android version spotting. Like Glacier Park is for grizzly bear appearances or Hawaii for whale watching, wild, untamed beasts are always lurking in the bowels of Chromium. The members...

Google is Developing “Chromoting,” a Chrome Remote Desktop App for Android

Tim July 19, 2013 22

Recently discovered by François Beaufort, the same man who leaks other Chrome-related news thanks to his very in-depth looks at source code, Google's Chromium team appears to be working on a new Chrome Remote Desktop app for Android. Being called Chromoting,...

Google Now-Like Notifications Spotted in Chromium, Could Be Headed to Chrome in the Future?

Tim January 31, 2013 11

Just recently, Chromium, which is an open source developer-friendly web browser from Google, was updated for Windows. Inside the update is a brand new notification center that brings Google Now-like cards and results right to your desktop. Above is a snapshot...