Some interesting news this week was the surprise that Google would be “sunsetting” Google Gears. For most consumers, this is not a big deal as they might not even know what Gears is. For many techies and developers this is part surprise, but also partly expected. It is somewhat expected because of the massive changes… Read More Google Gears Sunsets As HTML5 Dawns
Yes, this is yet another “OMG! GOOGLE MADE AN OS!” post. However, I am going to start very simply by pointing to something someone said shortly after Chrome was first released: One thing I did realize is that it is not in competition with Firefox or any other browser. This is competition directly aimed at… Read More (Not So) Shocking News, Google Announces Chrome OS
Late yesterday, Google announced the release of Offline GMail. Obviously, this is a Gears-enabled GMail which is being made available through the GMail Labs feature. It is interesting that GMail has been a laggard in offline access, but I have a feeling it was due to wanting to test the offline features extensively with less… Read More Google Begins Their Plan For Desktop Domination
Recent releases have shown that the line between the desktop and the internet is officially blurred. Yahoo, Google and now IBM all have browser platforms to aid in the development of richer internet applications that run somewhere in between the desktop and the internet. A few weeks ago, Yahoo released an update to their BrowserPlus… Read More Line Between the Desktop and Internet is Officially Blurred
Image via CrunchBaseGoogle Chrome was released about a month ago. A lot has been said about the new browser, with mixed reviews all around. I had a review of my own, that was more of an explanation of what Google looked to be planning. So, what happened after the initial hype? Well, I tried using… Read More One Month of Chrome
Yes, this is another blog post on Google Chrome. Deal with it. As we all know by now, Google Chrome was leaked yesterday by Blogoscoped, confirmed by Google later in the day, and officially released today. In accordance with “The Rules”, I have been playing with Google Chrome for a little bit today. One thing… Read More Chrome is not a Browser, It Is the new Desktop
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