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Chrome Browser Now a Snap for IT to Deploy

Google says new management controls makes deploying the Chrome browser in the enterprise a breeze.

Most users may not give a lot of thought to the browser they use as long as it gets them where they want to go on the Web. But after years of Microsoft's Internet Explorer thoroughly dominating the browser scene, the release of innovative new browsers has led a growing number of users to experiment and, in many cases, switch.

One of those new offerings is Google's Chrome browser. Designed to run the latest Web apps and services, Chrome is a key part of Google's cloud computing strategy, which ranges from consumer to enterprise-grade solutions.

Now, as Datamation reports, Google has released new features designed to greatly simplify the process of distributing Chrome in the enterprise without requiring users to abandon whatever browser they already use.

December 15, 2010

By  David Needle

 

                            

                                         Firefox 4 Beta 9 now out fixing 661 bugs.

Mozilla today officially released Firefox 4 Beta 9 and it's a big improvement over previous betas and a parsec beyond the Firefox 3.6.x experience.

At this stage, after months of development, Mozilla developers are clearly nearing the end of this development marathon. If this had been Google, the 9 Betas would like have been broken up in to 5 (or more) stable releases -- there are just so many new features.
For Beta 9, by my count of the bug list, there are some 661 items that were fixed for this beta.

January 14, 2011 2:15 PM

 By Sean Michael Kerner 

            Samsung Says Galaxy S 4G Fulfils Need for Speed

Samsung's new Galaxy S 4G device will be the fastest smartphone operating on T-Mobile's fast-growing 4G wireless network.

Samsung announced that the 4G version of its wildly popular Galaxy S smartphone will soon be available to customers looking to take advantage of the improved download speeds available on T-Mobile's burgeoning 4G network.

As Enterprise Mobile Today reports, the Galaxy S 4G promises peak download speeds of 21 Mbps on T-Mobile's HSPA+ network.

Company officials said more details, including the exact date of release, and features will be unveiled in "the coming weeks."

For now, Samsung says the Galaxy S 4G model will run on the Android 2.2 (Froyo) mobile operating system and feature a super AMOLED touchscreen display.

January 20, 2011
By Larry Barrett

Motorola Xoom launching on February 17 for $700-$800

The Motorola Xoom will be available for sale at Best Buy starting on February 17, 2011. Stock is expected to land at the big box retailer the day before, according to Engadget.

The leak suggests that the Best Buy price will be $700. This conflicts with a previous rumor that shows the device with a the minimum advertised price of $800 on Verizon, according to Android Central.

Earlier this month, the Motorola Xoom won the Best in Show Award at CES 2011. For Q1 2011, Motorola has reportedly placed orders for about 700,000 to 800,000 units of the device with four color options.

The Motorola Xoom will ship with Android 3.0 (codenamed Honeycomb) running on Nvidia's Tegra 2 processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 32GB of onboard storage (expandable via SD), a 2-megapixel camera on the front, a 5-megapixel camera with dual LED flash on the back, a micro USB 2.0 port, HDMI out, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, as well as Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. The 10.1-inch tablet has a 1280x800 display resolution. Battery life is said to peak at about 10 hours of video playback. The device will launch in Q1 2011 with 3G functionality, later upgradeable to LTE 4G, and will launch with a LTE 4G model in Q2.

 January 23, 2011, 1:35 PM

By Emil Protalinski,