Read more Google Chrome stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/34235/google-chrome.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:25:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68281/new-sony-vaio-pcs-will-include-google-web-browser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle Chrome, languishing in the browser wars, will get a substantial boost thanks to a deal with Sony—which is shipping new Vaio PCs with Chrome pre-installed. Google is also talking to other computer manufacturers, the FT reports, as it attempts to weaken the dominance of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which...http://www.newser.com/story/68281/new-sony-vaio-pcs-will-include-google-web-browser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 8:02:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63847/google-launches-web-based-os-takes-aim-at-windows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle has doubled down in its battle with Microsoft. The search giant announced it is bringing out an open-source operating system, named Google Chrome OS, that looks to go head-to-head with long-dominant Windows. Chrome OS is Google's biggest push yet onto traditional Microsoft turf, reports the Financial Times , following free...http://www.newser.com/story/63847/google-launches-web-based-os-takes-aim-at-windows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 6:46:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63209/firefox-35-could-upgrade-the-whole-web.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFirefox, once lauded for “speed, stability, and customizability,” seemed lately to have fallen behind the competition—but with version 3.5, out today, it’s back and better than ever, writes Farhad Manjoo for Slate. The new version “adds a much-needed speed boost” alongside bug fixes. And best of all, its...http://www.newser.com/story/63209/firefox-35-could-upgrade-the-whole-web.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 11:54:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60525/eu-going-after-microsoft-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEuropean Union regulators are taking yet another shot at Microsoft, and this time they’re hoping to do more than fine the software giant, the Wall Street Journal reports. Their latest strategy: forcing Microsoft to bundle alternative web browsers with Windows, thereby diluting Internet Explorer’s inherent advantage. They may also demand...http://www.newser.com/story/60525/eu-going-after-microsoft-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 8:47:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58678/google-brings-online-chrome-ad-to-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a desperate bid to heighten the visibility of its little-used web browser Chrome, Google has launched its first American television advertising campaign, the Guardian reports. The TV ad was made by a Google Japan team and uses stop-motion animation. Google says it’s “excited to see how this test goes...http://www.newser.com/story/58678/google-brings-online-chrome-ad-to-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 17:05:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53791/new-ie8-promising-but-slow-mossberg.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInternet Explorer 8 becomes available at noon, but don’t go ditching your current browser just yet, writes Walter S. Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal . Microsoft's latest is "a big improvement over its predecessor, IE7, and a much closer competitor to its main rival, Mozilla's Firefox"—but slower than Firefox,...http://www.newser.com/story/53791/new-ie8-promising-but-slow-mossberg.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 9:56:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52517/new-safari-4-frustrates-but-is-blazing-fast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple’s new Safari 4 browser is the fastest available by far, Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal , but the much-hyped “user-interface changes are a big disappointment.” In most cases, Safari just follows other browsers with helpful improvements to its format. But moving tabs to the very top of...http://www.newser.com/story/52517/new-safari-4-frustrates-but-is-blazing-fast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Mar 2009 13:00:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41747/watchdog-wants-more-privacy-from-google.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNonprofit Consumer Watchdog is urging Google to make the “incognito” setting—which can limit the search giant’s ability to pin down users’ locations and keep tabs on their search and other data—the default mode on its new Chrome browser, Chris Thompson writes in the Big Money. It can be...http://www.newser.com/story/41747/watchdog-wants-more-privacy-from-google.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 14:31:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36633/new-firefoxs-speed-will-smoke-chrome-mozilla-says.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe next version of Firefox will be faster than Google's Chrome, the fastest browser out there, Mozilla said today, according to TechCrunch. Chrome is 28% slower on XP and 16% slower on Vista than Firefox 3.1, which releases this year, Mozilla claims. By using the new engine TraceMonkey, one...http://www.newser.com/story/36633/new-firefoxs-speed-will-smoke-chrome-mozilla-says.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Sep 2008 12:07:08 CDT