Tag: chrome
Web browser efficiency
BatteryBox reported on Chrome vs Safari vs Firefox web browser efficiency. Averaging data from all websites tested, Safari won first place with 6hours 21min of total usage, Firefox second with 5hours 29min of usage, and Chrome last with 5hours 8min of usage. Basically, if you simply switch to using Safari instead of Chrome, on average you could get…
Google to finally fix a 2010 Chrome for Windows battery drain bug
PCWorld reported that Google has finally promised to fix a battery bug in its Chrome browser. This bug wouldn’t be too surprising if it was introduced in a recent update. But according to Morris, the first report of it popped up in 2010, and a more recent bug report in Chromium has been racking up…
Google updates Chrome Web Store policy to keep Chrome extensions simple
Google announced an update to the Chrome Web Store policy to only allow single-purpose extensions. Existing extensions that has multiple functions might have to be split into different extensions. To keep with our principle of simplicity, we decided to take a different approach. Chrome extensions would be simple and single-purpose in nature, and each would…
Chrome apps for Android and iOS possibly on the way
Google’s release of Chrome packaged apps was undoubtedly a trojan horse into the Windows and Mac OS platforms. The feature allows Chrome web-based apps to look as if they’re running without the Chrome browser, and also offer better offline support and connection with hardware. Such a move allowed Windows and Mac users a taste of…
Android 4.4+ KitKat ships without browser app
Unwired View reports that Google will be releasing Android KitKat without a browser app. Vendors have to pay for a license to use Chrome or create their own browser app.