Posts Tagged ‘google chrome’

The new extension is called Gooce+. It is ideal for users who use all four of the main social networking platforms. The name was coined with the combination of Google and Facebook. It means to “optimize” all activities on multiple social networks.

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Angry Birds, the highly addictive mobile game, has made its way to the web. Rovio, the developer of Angry Birds, has released a browser version of the game for Google’s Chrome OS — a move that is of interest to many in the gaming community. After my editor provided me with the link to the online game, I was extremely annoyed because I had a feeling that I would become addicted. However, that wasn’t the case.

Play Google Chrome’s phrase-completion Think Fast Game or make your own and share it with your friends on Twitter, Buzz, Facebook or via email.

The British Broadcasting Corp. hopes to whet the appetite of browsers in the Google Chrome Web Store with BBC Good Food, a free app that allows users to download more than 160 healthy recipes.

The app can be used online and offline, and users can search for recipes by choosing Today’s Pics or by categories including Breakfast, Starters, Mains, Less than 200 Calories, and Healthy Classics.

BBC Good Food also contains short video lessons, and its recipe lineup contains international fare including The Ultimate Makeover: Moussaka, Sticky Lemon Chicken, Shrimp Curry in a Hurry, Steak & Kidney Pie, and Mexican Chili Burgers, as well as desserts such as Chocolate Muffins and Apple Pie Samosas.

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PostPost, an app from TigerLogic that converts users’ Facebook feeds into newspaper form, is now available for Google Chrome users free-of-charge via the Google Chrome Web Store.

The app uses TigerLogic’s yolink technology to allow users who sign in via Facebook Connect to view shared links, videos, and pictures from their Facebook friends, as well as comment and reshare.

PostPost product manager Bobby Bonaparte said:

PostPost is one of a new breed of Web apps that is redefining the user experience for consuming media, and we thought the obvious next step was to add PostPost as a Chrome Web app, with additional user interface elements including slide-in articles.

Yesterday Google Chrome announced that they would drop H.264 support. We ask a few questions and look at the possibilities of why they would do something so rash.

Google launched its Chrome Web Store a little over a week ago and it’s time to rank the top 5 most popular applications.

The launch of the Google Chrome Web Store has provided all sorts of web users with plenty of handy new tools to take advantage of in their day to day lives and musicians are no exception. Although the current selection of music apps is somewhat slim, there are a few great releases that are worth the time of any music creator, even in the Store’s early weeks. Read on for a look at some of the most promising apps for music creators currently available on Chrome.

Arcade Fire’s ‘The Wilderness Downtown’ is more than just a music video – it is an interactive experience that takes music and integrates elements from your personal life, interactivity and a choreographed HTML5 wow-fest. When you arrive at The Wilderness Downtown website (only from Google Chrome), you are asked to enter the address of the [...]

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