Engadget RSS Feed http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2013 AOL Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[Download APKs from the Android Market with a Chrome extension]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/download-apks-from-the-android-market-with-a-chrome-extension/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/download-apks-from-the-android-market-with-a-chrome-extension/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/download-apks-from-the-android-market-with-a-chrome-extension/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments APK DownloaderAPK Downloader is a Chrome extension that does exactly what its name advertises -- download APKs from the Android Market site. Getting the tool up and running takes quite a bit more work than your average browser add-on, requiring you to edit the Chrome shortcut to disable SSL error warnings, but it's hardly rocket science. This should make sideloading apps much easier and give you a chance to try software yourself, even if a developer seems to think its app wont work with your device. There is, of course, room for abuse and it does violate the Market's ToS -- so try it at your own risk. If you're unfazed, hit up the source link for complete instructions.

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]]> android marketAndroidMarketapkapksappappsbrowser add-onsbrowser extensionsBrowserAdd-onsBrowserExtensionschromechrome extensionsChromeExtensionsextensiongooglegoogle chromeGoogleChromemobilepostcrosssideloadsideloading Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:33:00 -0500 21|20180355 <![CDATA[Google says goodbye to browser toolbar, drops support for Firefox 5]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/22/google-says-goodbye-to-browser-toolbar-drops-support-for-firefo/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/22/google-says-goodbye-to-browser-toolbar-drops-support-for-firefo/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/22/google-says-goodbye-to-browser-toolbar-drops-support-for-firefo/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Google says goodbye to browser toolbar, drops support for Firefox 5 Google Labs isn't the only thing winding down in Mountain View, it seems Google's Firefox toolbar is also kaput. Citing exponential growth in the browser space, the outfit declared that the Google toolbar for Firefox is no longer necessary -- modern browsers are just too darn capable. Support will continue for older versions of the browser, but Firefox 5 will have to stand on its own. Still, El Goog admits that dropping the toolbar kills more than a few features, and is offering a list of similarly featured add-ons to users via the defunct toolbar's help page. Not enough? Head on over to the announcement's comment page and join the peanut gallery, a few clever legumes seem to have uncovered a FF5 workaround. As for the rest of us, it's not like we didn't know Google had its own browser (and interests) to take care of, right?

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