Huh? Then where has CLEAR procured their hardware? I figured they were the company that bought up Earthlink's trash. If Philly offers free wifi, there's no doubt they'll put CLEAR out of business. With all the marketing they've been doing I'm sure they won't be very thrilled to hear this.

ah. thanks jose.

Here's the last article TUAW ran on Oct 23rd. I'm almost positive this is the exact same version number.
http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/23/google-chrome-released-for-mac/

I'm running 4.0.249.30 Is there a newer version?

I'm almost sure I'm running the same version noted in this article. http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/12/google-chrome-browser-for-mac-coming-later-this-year-you-can-te/

Can someone please explain why this is the second big announcement of the Google Chrome beta release when I've been running the same version number for months now?

There's no doubt in my mind that THIS is the Apple Tablet. Did I miss anyone above mention that?

It's so obvious.

There's ZERO chance that TIME can successfully market this to the public by themselves. The equipment and the interface is way to expensive and refined for even a billion dollar company to invest in for something they may only sell a couple million of. Frankly, if Google can't make their interface as smooth and organic as Apple, I'm certain no one at Time or Wonderfactory is writing the code to make this device.

My guess: Apple invited Time to create some content and Wonderfactory built the actual demo with Apple's developer kit. We will see this in the market in less that 4 months for $699 or less.

nice - please

please

Huh, to each their own. I think the Facebook app is the best implemented iPhone app there is. Far nicer and easier to use than the real website IMO.

If I make a purchase from Best Buy and have a problem with it, I'm going back to Best Buy to get it fixed. It sounds as though Google is claiming no responsibility for the application that you just purchased from their store (okay, Best Buy was a bad example, but you know what I mean).

I choose to install applications on my computer based upon the amount of money they cost, the history of the company developing them, the quality of tech support provided by the developer, etc. Most, if not all, developers for the App store are unknown to mom and dad so they have no way to judge if an app is good or not. With Apple in the background, you're guaranteed that the application will not harm your phone and still provide a quality experience. How is Google going to do this with Droid? How is Google going to police their store if there are reports of a tweaky app? How long will it take and how many user complaints is it going to take to get the dev to pull or replace the app? I suppose they just AREN'T going to do that.

The solution you're proposing is to NOT have an app store. To compare the iPhone to a computer, you would then need to search the internet for programs to install, on your phone. The internet's a pretty big place last time I checked. As Pogue pointed out, these phones are sometimes only as good as the apps you install on them. Apple wants their phone to be a success so they're providing (for the first time ever) a complete store to walk in to and purchase applications that are going to add value to your "app phone" experience and hopefully make you tell all your friends and family to go buy one right away because it's awesome. Thanks to Apple, you don't have to scour the interwebs for the next cool app AND you don't have to worry about what's going to happen once that "installing" progress bar is all done.

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Am I really the only one SUPPORTING the app approval process? I seriously DO NOT want some crap ass program placing it's mitts upon my cell phone's innards. Look at what just happened with the worm released for jailbroken iPhones!

For the everyday user (soccer mom, wall street exec, pub owner) they don't want to have to dick around with installing stuff. The iTunes app store is cumbersome as it is and regarded as one of the hallmarks of the iPhone and iPod's success. You feel it's in their best interest to allow ANY idiot toying around with his first program to potentially crash your phone, deplete it's battery in 5 minutes or kill the rf signal?

The process itself MUST exist. It also MUST be refined to allow apps like Google Voice and, in my opinion, limit the amount of fart apps there are. I totally agree with it appearing arbitrary and inconstant and that must change.

I'm just saying that someone needs to keep an eye on the apps being released regardless of what manufacturer's phone you're using. I can't imagine what the specifics were with a Facebook app that made this douche jump ship.