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Chrome's share of internet use just inched past Microsoft's Internet Explorer last month, laying claim to king of the web browsers. Statcounter's analytics measured that 32.43 percent of its 15 billion page-views were done on Google's browser, while Internet Explore took 32.12 percent and Firefox 25.55 percent. According to StatCounter, an upswing of over 0.6 percent to Firefox (from Internet Explorer) helped Chrome claim the top spot. The month rounds off some impressive growth for Chrome in 2012, which claimed second place in Statcounter's results at the start of the year. Now, if Google could just get that mobile version out to more handsets, we could see how it fares against small-screen competition.

Statcounter: Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer in global browser share for the first time originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google first teased live tab syncing in Chrome 19 beta, and it's now available for all of us who tread the safer path of Stable releases. If you weren't living on the bleeding edge for long enough to try the syncing early, you'll be glad to know that it lets you see and quickly sync all the tabs that are open on any device signed into your Google account. That includes your phone or tablet, if you've got Android 4.0 and the Chrome for Android beta loaded up. Like with the beta, though, you'll have to cool your jets if you were hoping to get live syncing right away: Chrome 19 Stable is pushing automatically over the next few days, but tab syncing will take weeks to be ready for everybody.

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Google Chrome 19 Stable arrives, shares live tabs across your computers and phones (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 May 2012 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's still only available for Ice Cream Sandwich, but those not bound by an older OS can now download a fairly significant update to Google's Chrome for Android web browser. In addition to some added language support and broader availability, it brings with it the ability to select desktop versions of websites, save bookmarks to your home screen as a shortcut, and download files to your device, plus options to choose which apps handle certain links. As before, it remains a beta, and it's tailored to suit both Android smartphones and tablets.

Google updates Chrome for Android with added language support, home screen bookmarks originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google Play Music switches on labs features: HTML5 player, star ratings and notifications originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Internet Explorer claws back a bit of market share at the expense of Chrome and Firefox originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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State department workers frustrated with their dated web browsers will get some relief very soon. At the latest town hall meeting, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was questioned on the update roll-out of secure, state-certified browsers and -- prefacing with a chuckle -- she announced that Google's Chrome had started already begun its roll-out last month. For now, it's an optional web browser for those not enamored with Internet Explorer -- the only browser compatible with the full breadth of the Department of State's IT system. Governmental workers that are fans of that big blue 'e' also got some good news -- they'll be seeing the roll out of Internet Explorer 8 from March 20th, with the department planning to leap over version 9 and straight into the loving embrace of Internet Explorer 10. Judging by the whoops and applause during the announcement (included after the break), we wouldn't be shocked if those public servants hugged their updated PCs outright.

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Chrome adopted by US State Department as optional browser, IE8 prepped for mid-March release (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chrome now easily opens email links in Gmail, thanks to some HTML5 magic originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Here's our hands-on. With video, naturally. Another more in-depth video from Google can also be found after the break.

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Google Chrome browser arrives on Android (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Both Net Applications and StatCounter have released their figures for browser market share for 2011 and it makes for largely unsurprising reading. Internet Explorer's full share has dropped but it still maintains the top spot -- a 52 percent share according to Net Applications and 39 percent according to StatCounter. Meanwhile, second place remains tantalizingly within reach for Chrome, which has made headway catching up with Firefox, whose growth had apparently stalled during 2011. According to Net Applications, Firefox held a 21.8 percent share of browser users this month, while Chrome reached 19.1 percent, up just under 8 percent and capping off a second year of impressive growth. Meanwhile, StatCounter pegs Google's browser at second place for the end of the year, claiming 27.3 percent versus the 25.3 percent share grabbed by its vulpine rival. Unsurprisingly, the Windows Team Blog takes a different slant on recent browsing trends, trumpeting that its latest version, Internet Explorer 9, continues to grow on Windows 7. This is, however, balanced out by a corresponding drop in the users of its predecessor, IE 8. Better luck next year, eh, Microsoft?

Internet Explorer holds onto top browser crown while Chrome and Firefox tussle over second place originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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RockMelt hits beta 5, makes Chrome's Omnibox a gateway to Facebook originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chrome stable channel hits version 16, adds multi-user sync support (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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StatCounter has just released its latest global report on web browser usage, and it's something of a doozy. According to the analytics firm, Google Chrome overtook Mozilla Firefox for the first time this month, becoming the world's second most widely used browser. During November, Chrome accounted for about 25.7 percent of the global market, up from a measly 4.66 percent in 2009, and slightly higher than the 25.2 percent that Firefox pulled down this month. It still trails Internet Explorer, however, which enjoys a healthy 40.6 percent market share globally, and a 50.7 percent share in the US. As the above graph clearly demonstrates, though, both IE and Firefox have seen notable declines in recent months, though the latter still has a slim lead over Chrome in the US market, with a 20.9 percent share, compared with Google's 17.3 percent cut. For more country-specific stats and crunchy numbers, check out the source link, below.

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StatCounter: Chrome leapfrogs Firefox for the first time, still trails Internet Explorer originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chrome to gain plug and play gamepad support and WebRTC video chat in 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ready to let the world know all about your most intimate TV-viewing habits? Good, because the SlingPlayer Facebook app is now available, and prepared to do just that. Once installed, the app allows Slingbox Solo or Pro-HD owners to manage their DVRs and watch their favorite live or recorded shows, all from the comfort of their own social network. The share button doesn't automatically tie in with any kind of guide data, so friends don't need to know you're watching the Teen Mom reunion finale at the office -- unless you want them to. The other big news from Sling is that its plugin finally supports Google's Chrome browser (Mac version of FF8 is still a no-go, while Chromebooks can at least access a Flash stream now, but only via Facebook), so if you've been waiting for a way to ditch IE and FireFox then congratulations, your sometime is now.

[Thanks, @wyldtek]

SlingPlayer for Facebook is okay, Chrome(book) compatibility is better originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It wasn't that long ago that Myriad gave us an exclusive sneak peek at its platform agnostic Android app emulator, Alien Dalvik 2.0. While we were there, the company gave us a glimpse of another project, called Remarkz, that piqued our interest. Remarkz is a slick little HTML 5 application that lets users annotate web pages with text and drawings and share the marked up pages via email, Facebook and Twitter. As opposed to using screen grab programs like Skitch or Jing, Remarkz keeps the web page links live and only requires adding a bookmark to get started. Additionally, a timeline feature lets you see when new notes are made on a page and who made them -- giving it greater potential for use as a collaboration tool. True to Myriad form, it works on any platform (tablets, PCs and Macs) using any browser that supports HTML 5. It's still in beta for now, but the app works pretty well despite a small bug here or there. Plus, given its egalitarian nature, Myriad hinted that we may see it on more screens (think big) in January at CES, which would up its cool quotient considerably. Interested? Check out a video walkthrough of the app after the break, and hit the source to start using it yourself.

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Myriad's Remarkz HTML 5 web annotation app hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Visualized: an interactive timeline of the web originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chromium's experimental touch UI demoed on video, made for meaty fingers originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Google's Chrome 13 brings 'Instant Pages' to the masses, saves precious seconds of your life

Google's Chrome 13 brings 'Instant Pages' to the masses, saves precious seconds of your life originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Hardy]

Baidu Browser tips hat to old Steve Jobs quote, copies Chrome's special sauce originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Christoff]

Google rolls out 'safer and snazzier' Chrome 12 web browser originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Daryl]

Continue reading Lady Gaga uses Chrome, and here's the 91-second film to prove it

Lady Gaga uses Chrome, and here's the 91-second film to prove it originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 May 2011 16:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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About a year after the debut of the first Android handset, Switched On discussed the threat that Chrome OS posed to Android. To reprise it briefly: Like chief rivals Apple and Microsoft, Google has two operating systems trying to bridge the rift between consumer electronics and traditional computing, but Chrome is different than Mac OS and Windows in an exceptionally important way.

Rather than trying to refine the traditional software experience (as Apple has done with the Mac App Store and other iOS-inspired developments in the queue) or move that experience forward to tablets (as Microsoft is doing with Windows), Chrome OS is not looking to carry forward any legacy beyond the browser.

Unlike with Mac OS vs. iOS or Windows vs. Windows Phone, the battle isn't over which apps make sense, but rather the irreconcilable difference around whether apps to begin with. This makes Google's suggestion that the two operating systems might merge at some point less credible, and sent a mixed message to developers about whether to focus their efforts on apps or the web. At Google I/O 2011, however, the company clarified its position.

Continue reading Switched On: Chrome alone

Switched On: Chrome alone originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 May 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chrome will get some exclusive content, such as "Chrome bombs" and other cutesy bits. Rovio just noted it's "really, really happy about the 5 percent," referring to Google's pricing model of charging a flat fee of 5 percent to developers on in-app purchases in the Chrome Web Store. Yes, the Mighty Eagle will be a purchasable option for the impatient among you. The game will be available in the Store immediately after Google's I/O 2011 keynote, so look out for it shortly.

Update: And the Angry Birds have landed. Hit up the source link below to obtain the free app.

Gallery: Angry Birds for Chrome

Angry Birds gets a web version, coming to Chrome Web Store originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 May 2011 12:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>angry birdsAngryBirdsbreaking newsbrowsercanvaschromechrome web storeChromeWebStoreeventgamegaminggooglegoogle chromegoogle iogoogle io 2011GoogleChromeGoogleIoGoogleIo2011in-app purchasesIn-appPurchasesin-browserio 2011Io2011keynotemighty eagleMightyEagleroviosoftwarevideo gameVideoGameweb clientWebClientwebglWed, 11 May 2011 12:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Google makes Chrome Web Store available worldwide, adds in-app purchases and flat five percent fee]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/google-makes-chome-web-store-available-worldwide-adds-in-app-pu/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/google-makes-chome-web-store-available-worldwide-adds-in-app-pu/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/google-makes-chome-web-store-available-worldwide-adds-in-app-pu/#comments Google has just announced that it's making the Chrome Web Store available to the "entire userbase of Chrome" -- all 160 million, according to the company's latest numbers -- and in 41 different languages no less, although those outside the current markets will apparently only have access to free apps initially. What's more, it's also now added in-app purchases to the mix -- which it notes developers can add to their apps with "literally one line of code" -- and it's announced that it plans to "keep it simple" by simply charging developers a flat five percent fee instead of opting for some of the more complicated fee structures out there. As for how the Web Store has been doing so far, Google revealed that there has been 17 million app installs to date, although it provided few details beyond that.

Gallery: Google I/O Keynote 2011 Day 2 Webstore

Google makes Chrome Web Store available worldwide, adds in-app purchases and flat five percent fee originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 May 2011 12:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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06:30AM - Hawaii
09:30AM - Pacific
10:30AM - Mountain
11:30AM - Central
12:30PM - Eastern
05:30PM - London
06:30PM - Paris
08:30PM - Moscow / Dubai
12:30AM - Perth (May 12th)
12:30AM - Shenzhen (May 12th)
01:30AM - Tokyo (May 12th)
02:30AM - Sydney (May 12th)

Continue reading Live from Google I/O 2011's day 2 keynote!

Live from Google I/O 2011's day 2 keynote! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 May 2011 12:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It didn't manage to do it during the most recent Pwn2Own challenge, but VUPEN Security is now claiming that it has finally managed to hack Google's Chrome browser and crack its so-called "sandbox." According to the firm, the exploit relies on some newly discovered zero day vulnerabilities, works on all Windows operating systems (and only Windows, apparently), and could give malicious websites the ability to download code from a remote source and execute it on a user's computer -- the video after the break shows an example, in which the Windows Calculator application is downloaded and run automatically. For its part, Google says it has been unable to confirm the hack since VUPEN hasn't shared any details with it -- something the firm apparently doesn't plan to do, as it says it only shares its vulnerability research with its "government customers for defensive and offensive security."

Continue reading Security firm claims to have hacked Chrome's sandbox

Security firm claims to have hacked Chrome's sandbox originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 May 2011 10:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google launches Chrome 11, flat icon is here to stay originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, it looks like Google is unsurprisingly adding more than just a new logo to the latest version of its Chrome browser -- the just-released beta of Chrome 11 also now boasts speech-to-text capabilities. That comes in the form of support for the HTML5 speech input API, which web developers will be able to take advantage of to let folks simply talk to websites and have their speech magically transcribed to text. Also making a first appearance in the beta is support for GPU-accelerated 3D CSS, which will let developers apply all sorts of 3D effects to websites -- Blingee will never be the same, surely. Hit up the link below to try it out for yourself.

Chrome 11 goes beta with speech-to-text capabilities originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google patches Flash vulnerability in Chrome, leaves other browsers hanging originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It was just a month ago that Google brought Chrome up to version 9 with various performance upgrades and other improvements, but it's now already back with version 10, which is fresh out of beta today. That boasts yet more upgrades in speed -- include a 66 percent improvement in JavaScript performance on the V8 benchmark suite -- along with a completely revamped settings interface that replaces the usual window with a tab in the browser. You can also now synchronize your saved passwords across different computers, and Google has extended its sandboxing technology to the integrated Flash player in Chrome, which promises to better guard against malicious websites. As usual, Google has also explained all of the improvements in some handy videos -- check those out after the break.

Continue reading Chrome gets a performance boost, simplified settings interface

Chrome gets a performance boost, simplified settings interface originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google rolls out Chrome extension that lets you block sites from search results originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google Chrome 9 update brings speed, WebGL, and apps originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft releases H.264 plug-in for Google Chrome, vows to support WebM video in IE9 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading iOS now accounts for 2% of global web browsing traffic, Chrome rounds the 10% mark

iOS now accounts for 2% of global web browsing traffic, Chrome rounds the 10% mark originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chrome and Firefox adding new opt-out features to prevent third-party advertisers from tracking you originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It may not exactly look like a huge shift in the chart above, but 2010 did represent something of a milestone year for Google's Chrome web browser. It started out 2010 with a market share of just over five percent, and managed to double that over the course of the year to close things out at a nice, even ten percent, according to stats from Net Applications. Those gains, as you might expect, came largely at the expense of Internet Explorer, which is continuing its slow, slow decline, but still hangs onto a commanding 57 percent market share. As for the rest of the major players, both Firefox and Opera slipped ever so slightly over the course of the year, while Apple's Safari gained just over one percent to end the year at 5.9 percent.

Chrome closes out the year with ten percent browser share, gains at expense of IE originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chrome for a Cause results tabulated: good will all around (but mostly for vaccinations) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Check the source link for an extension that will allow you to donate to a charity of your choice based on how many tabs you open each day.

[Thanks, Josh]

Google launches Chrome for a Cause drive, donates for each tab opened until the 19th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Disconnect browser extension keeps pesky cookies in check, blocks third-party tracking requests originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 06:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Brian KennishBrianKennishbrowserbrowsersChromechrome extensionsChromeExtensionscookiecookiesextensionextensionsGooglerockmelttargeted advertisingTargetedAdvertisingtrackingWed, 15 Dec 2010 06:24:00 EST<![CDATA[Amazon demonstrates new Kindle for the Web, coming to Chrome Web Store early next year]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/amazon-demonstrates-new-kindle-for-the-web-adds-it-to-chrome-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/amazon-demonstrates-new-kindle-for-the-web-adds-it-to-chrome-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/amazon-demonstrates-new-kindle-for-the-web-adds-it-to-chrome-we/#comments What do you do when the web's 500-pound Googorilla decides to muscle in on your action? Amazon's answer, apparently, is to work with said primate. Instead of making pouty faces about Google eBooks, the Kindle purveyor has unwrapped a new version of its Kindle for the Web browser-based reader and is rolling it into Google's Chrome Web Store. Up until now, this web offering only ever permitted the consumption of book samples in its short beta existence, but that's a limitation that Amazon is lifting with its new software, promising to "enable users to read full books in the browser and [enable] any Website to become a bookstore offering Kindle books." And hey, since it's on the web, you shouldn't have any trouble accessing it on Chrome OS, either! Coming to a Web Store near you early next year.

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Amazon demonstrates new Kindle for the Web, coming to Chrome Web Store early next year originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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