Google has announced a version of its Chrome browser for Android smartphones and tablets, available immediately.

Chrome for Android, which is a beta release, replaces the existing browser on Google’s mobile operating system. However, it is available only for those running the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android - around one per cent of users at present, though that number is increasing.

In a blog post, Sundar Pichai, Google’s senior vice president for Chrome and apps, wrote: “Like the desktop version, Chrome for Android Beta is focused on speed and simplicity, but it also features seamless sign-in and sync so you can take your personalized web browsing experience with you wherever you go, across devices.”
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Mozilla has released a new version of its popular Firefox browser for Windows, Mac and Linux that optimizes memory management to accelerate web surfing.

Indeed, the browser is now significantly faster at opening new tabs, clicking on menu items and website links.

The latest iteration of Firefox has also been revamped to better handle “heavy” Internet use, meaning, lag and drag is reduced when multiple tabs are opened for extended periods of time.


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Mozilla is on track to release Firefox 6 next week, according to notes posted on the company’s website.

Developers have signed off on Firefox 6 and anticipate no problems that could delay the Aug. 16 release of the browser upgrade, meeting notes show.

“On track with a few bugs still remaining. No concerns for Tuesday,” the notes stated.

Mozilla has used a new rapid-release schedule since this spring. The schedule delivers a new version of Firefox every six weeks, a move many have compared to the pace Google has maintained for its Chrome browser for more than a year.
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“We are very excited to be launching Mac OS Lion tomorrow,” Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer told reporters and analysts during a conference call on Tuesday, when discussing his company’s most-recent financial results.

If you plan to install “Here, kitty, kitty, kitty” on Wednesday, do remember to first upgrade Snow Leopard to version 10.6.8. And do let us know if your download helped grind the Mac App Store to a halt as millions of Mac users attempt to simultaneously download what’s sure to be a hefty package.

During the call, Oppenheimer also alluded to what he called a “future product transition” in response to a question about why he was projecting less than expected – and less than seasonal – revenues for Apple’s next fiscal quarter, ending in September.
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Apple finally debuted its long-awaited iCloud platform alongside iOS 5 at WWDC 2011. The service works seamlessly across multiple devices, including the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and Windows PC.

“Today it is a real hassle and very frustrating to keep all your information and content up-to-date across all your devices,” Steve Jobs explained during a hotly anticipated keynote address.


“iCloud keeps your important information and content up to date across all your devices. All of this happens automatically and wirelessly, and because it’s integrated into our apps you don’t even need to think about it - it all just works. When anything changes on one of your devices, all of your devices are wirelessly updated almost instantly.“


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The first thing you should learn about Windows 8 is that Microsoft wants its next generation operating system to be a one-stop destination for devices spanning 8-inch tablet screens all the way up to high resolution 30″ desktop monitors. The software giant showed the OS for the first time at the D9 conference yesterday.

Taking a strong cue from the Metro UI used in Windows Phone 7, an all-new start screen gets rid of icons in favor of big tiles that can be customized to show live information or launch applications. The interface is optimized for touch-based input and in that sense it seems to be better suited to a large screen than it ever was to a smartphone’s display.
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Google’s Chrome OS Beta channel has seen an update to the R12 release 0.12.433.48 which will include Chrome 12.0.742.60 Beta, a spanking new flash player as well as a handful of stability and functional improvements when you compare it to the the previous release.
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