CHROME

While many are heralding the entry of Chromebooks as the next game changer cynics have a question or two about Google's strategy behind its light-weight, browser-based Chrome OS.

After showcasing its light-weight, browser-based Chrome OS on CR-48 last year, Google unveiled two Chromebooks from Samsung and Acer at its developers' conference Google I/O.

Samsung and Acer Inc laptop computers using Google's Chrome operating system will go on sale in June, as the world's No. 1 Internet search engine tries to entice people to do more on the Web.

Google unveils a laptop line specifically catered for its Chrome OS. The first two laptops were built by Acer and Samsung.

Samsung and Acer Inc laptop computers using Google's Chrome operating system will go on sale in June, as the world's No. 1 Internet search engine tries to entice people to do more on the Web.

The popular mobile based game is now headed to web browsers.

Google I/O developer conference is an annual 2-day developer-focused conference, held by Google at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

Adobe said a critical vulnerability has been found in certain versions of its Flash Player that could allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Google is working towards crafting a tablet version of its light-weight, browser-based Chrome OS in its attempt to act as a catalyst to trigger creation of quality web apps to counter apps created for closed-walled companies like Apple and Microsoft.

Just days after Microsoft launched its 'beautiful' Internet Explorer 9, a new salvo has been launched into the web browser market - the faster and safer Firefox 4.

Google stands tall at the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest as its browser Chrome and mobile software stack Android survive hack attacks while Apple, Microsoft offerings falter.

Google on Tuesday released a new stable version of its Chrome web browser, which the company said is speedier, simpler and safer.

Adobe has released its Flash to HTML 5 conversion tool, codenamed Wallaby.

Google is said to be overhauling its Chrome browser that could see the axing of its URL bar and support for multiple user profiles.

Microsoft said its release candidate (RC) of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) have hit 2 million downloads, just few days after its launch.

Software giant Microsoft launched the release candidate of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) with enhanced privacy features.

Both Mozilla with Firefox and Microsoft with Internet Explorer make 'Do Not Track' official on the most recent versions of their browser.

Google Chrome continued its good run last year with a further market share gain in January, mopping up 10 percent of the market for global browser usage, according to data from analytics firm Net Applications. However, Chrome failed to beat Internet Explorer 8.0 in monthly market share gain in January.

Advertisers on the web are wary of the do Not track technology introduced to some web browsers.

Google released a new Keep my opt-out extension for its Chrome browser in an attempt to uphold the users right to be left alone even as its competitor Mozilla added a do-not-track feature to allow users to bar third-party, advertsing targeted tracking.

Benchmark Capital raised its profit estimates and price target on Google Inc., citing the company's strong operating momentum in search business.