Hasta La Gadget!

This week the folks at Google are bringing on the version of Google’s Chrome web browser that MacBook Pro with Retina display users have been waiting for. This version is ready in a fully prepared downloadable and stable release for you to grab right this instant. With this release, also known as Chrome 21, you’ll find clarity in your display like you’ve never seen from Chrome before – because quite simply, it wasn’t prepared for the jump – now it certainly is.

What we’ve got here also is WebRTC support for your devices galore as well. This upgrade means you’ll be able to use webcams as well as microphones on supported pages without the support of Flash or other plugins. That’s rather helpful for those of you looking to bust yourself from that ever-present bug.

There’s now wider support for Cloud Print as well as gamepads as well, with gaming never left too far behind in a Google release such as this as you should well know. Have a peek at our Retina MacBook Pro review from just a few weeks ago at its launch to see how Chrome performed before this upgrade – if you dare. You’ll find less than fabulous results, that’s for certain.

For those of you wishing to grab this newest version of Chrome for your OS X toting machine, head over to Google’s Chrome download page and make with the downloading. This version of Chrome is only working on Mac OS X 10.5 or later and needs Intel to run as well.

This version also brings on such innovations as the Sketchbots experiment too, a lovely strange event of a web app where you use a photo of yourself to create a robot. This robot sits in the Science Museum in London and draws out our portrait in a patch of sand in real time – we’d like to see any other web browser claim to be a part of such a strange innovation. Check the timeline below for additional Chrome bits as it continues to roll on into the future!

[via Google]

Google Chrome 21 stable download for Retina MacBook Pro released is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Some Retina MacBook Pro owners have been waiting for this day for six weeks: that promised Retina support in Google Chrome is now part of a finished, stable release. Chrome 21 is now crisp and clear for those who took the plunge on Apple’s new laptop but would rather not cling to Safari for the web. No matter what hardware you’re using, Google has rolled in its promised WebRTC support to let webcams and microphones have their way without Flash or other plugins. Other notable tweaks like wider support for Cloud Print and gamepads tag along in the update as well. If you’re at all intrigued by the expanded hardware support in Chrome, Google has an abundance of details (and downloads) at the links below.

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Google Chrome 21 stable release adds Retina MacBook Pro support, webcam use without plugins originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If the issues with Gtalk and Twitter weren’t already enough, we’re having yet another issue over at Giz HQ. Shockwave is wreaking havoc on our Chrome browsers. Not that Shockwave hasn’t already been a resource hog, but today is especially bad. Maybe it’s a temporary incompatibility with OS X Mountain Lion or some other random issue that will (hopefully) be patched soon. But we’re suffering. Anyone else—especially those of you on other platforms—notice any Shockwave issues in Chrome? More »

HP’s plans to open-source webOS included mention of Enyo 2.0, a framework designed to spread webOS’ learnings to other platforms — to spread the love around, so to speak. The code foundation, while behind schedule, has just left beta: any developer with a mind to producing web apps can now create interface elements and whole apps using the technology derived from Palm’s legacy. Any reasonably modern browser will run the end result, whether it’s running Android, iOS or a full-fledged desktop release. We may never recreate the exact feeling of using an HP TouchPad on our iPads and Galaxy Tabs, but we know that some of its software design heritage will carry on.

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Enyo 2.0 released in finished form, shares webOS’ web app legacy with everyone originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google Chrome OS version 20 is now officially available, bringing along one of its biggest new features–its cloud storage integration with Google Drive. The updates also feature offline support for Google Docs and tweaks to Pepper Flash in addition to a few other stability and security improvement updates.

There’s also a firmware update for Chromebook Series 5 550 and the UI for CR-48 laptops have gotten a design overhaul. “The Stable channel has been updated to 20.0.1322.54 (Platform version: 2268.105.0) for Chromebooks (Acer AC700, Samsung Series 5, Samsung Chromebook Series 5 550, and Samsung Chromebox Series 3, and Cr-48),” Google said.

On the Google Chrome Release blog, gave some additional information on a couple known issues with Chromebooks, including a suspension problem with playing streaming audio on the Series 5 550 and rare reports of login problems on machines. The updated release is being rolled out over the next few days across the Chrome OS stable release channel.

[via Engadget]

Chrome OS version 20 hits with Google Drive and offline Google Docs is written by Elise Moreau & originally posted on SlashGear.
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