Android (finally) steps in the direction of WebKit and chrome

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Why not chrome is part of Android? This is a question as old as time itself. Or at least a few years. But given that the same company, Google, makes both products, he never made much sense. Now they're finally taking steps to address this problem. A little. Can be.

As Google announced the team group WebKit-Dev today (to Google Peter Beverloo), now the Android team seeks to work more closely with the community of WebKit. Yes, it's a bit strange that so committed to "open" the product is not actually works with the open source community — but hey, better late than never.

Andrei Popescu Writes:

We wanted to give an update on the WebKit on Android. Some time ago, we started the higher Android port of WebKit. For a variety of reasons, this work took longer than expected and was never completed. We understand that the incomplete Android port that exists today in WebKit ToT caused quite a lot of confusion and inconvenience for the project as a whole, and we are very sorry for this.

The full story is a bit trickier than it seems on the surface. While Android has its own separate browser which are not branded as "Chrome", both share some code. But they are not the same thing, and two separate commands work on each. For whatever reason, Google decided not to brand the Android browser like chrome, and do it now may cause some confusion since no chrome OS is another operating system, built by Google, Android.

So here is what happens now: Google Android team going to start giving another, slightly modified build Android browser that is fully open source. Think of it as Google chrome chrome. Android code will be deleted, and probably everyone will be able to use this code to build a new mobile Web browser based on WebKit.

That's all in the tech talk:

We plan to start with a build script webkit.org which will be compiled of chrome in the DRT for Android using the Android NDK, SDK and tools. We look forward to a quite small set of changes to the port of chrome in order to achieve this goal. We are fully committed to support this new flavor of chromium WebKit port and build Bot up and running as soon as possible will do this simple task. At the same time, we will delete the existing incomplete Android port. This includes Android code into WebCore/platform/android, as any code protected macro PLATFORM (ANDROID).

That makes it particularly difficult to understand that it sure sounds like Google is planning to call this version of the Android open source browser chrome and this will just new taste. Perhaps it's not so bad, because there is already a Windows, OS X and Linux flavors (and Android, one will be very close to Linux, the OS core technology, they share), but the finished product to all of these operating systems is called chrome, Android, he still would not be (presumably, anyway).

Follow all this?

Yes, it's still confusing, but in any case, it is a welcome step in the right direction.

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Virgin America Chrome App helps you choose where to go, that the package

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Developed together with Google/Virgin America Chromebooks partnership, "Virgin America Traveler" app is now available in chrome app store, as promised back in June.

While other airlines branded Chrome applications and extensions (like American Airlines cents per mile increased SLUT I know), Virgin at least attempted to be interesting with the traveler. Provide the content for the application in conjunction with UrbanDaddy, offering their recommendations to the curator of the granular travel to Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Chicago and also packing tips on all fronts.

For using the application users can input their sex and where, when and to get suggestions on what and where to go, presented in the form of a Visual list.

Users can also select their specific travel preferences to build travel inspiration tips based on criteria like journey Vibe and must do. Users can choose from a selection of images or add your own images from Picasa to their advice.

The application then recommending that match "mood" on the Board of inspiration (as it is only recommend NY FFV and Los Angeles for me, maybe it has broken down or maybe I just hyper City). Because why waste lead gen, it directs you to buying Virgin tickets to these areas. Of course.

And if anything this slick piece of airline marketing. Which is what Virgin is all about I guess.

You can download the app here.

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Facebook music yet? No problem! Meet the wonderful + music Chrome extension

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Facebook is working with a wide range of partners to prepare to launch music service – perhaps called "Vibes" – inside the surprisingly popular social networking site. In standby mode, I advise you to visit the amazing + music extension for Google chrome (here is the direct link to extension).

This is pretty cool. After installation, you'll find a new icon in the toolbar Chrome allows you to quickly find the artist, stream music and discover links to artist profiles on Facebook, radio, Wikipedia, last.FM and whatnot. Music gets fetched from blog MP3s or radio (subscription required) and you can click on the icon to play and pause music mixes, move to the next track or part of the song.

On any Web page you visit, you can now select the name of the artist, click the right mouse button, and instantly play or turn a mixture of songs from the artist said. The following video shows you how it works.

Now this is all very well, but that's where it gets interesting. + Music deeply integrates with Facebook and allows you to share full songs with friends, even if they do not have the extension installed.

It also adds a layer of utility over Facebook, so when you visit a social network, you will see a number of enhancements that will allow you to enjoy the music with just a click of the mouse.

For example, on top of Facebook, you will see the player, which allows you to play, pause and skip tracks, so you need to open more than + music dialog box by clicking on the icon in the toolbar.

In the section "Share" you will also see "music" option, which allows you to search for artist, album or track where you usually post a status update. You can use it to share a YouTube video or the song itself instantly or even full album (MP3s by blogging Web-wide, or radio).

In the screenshot below gives you an idea of how it looks.

To achieve the above, the add-in uses a protocol open graph Facebook for embedding video object music, when you share the track – no authentication required – while website swarm. fm operates as a home for any content shared through + music (with more in the future, tells me, the developer, Peter Watts).

It doesn't stop there. + Music extension also barely artist or group of pages, add a button for Instant Music streaming or queue next to their name. In addition the expansion shows you similar artists or bands in the left column of their Facebook page. Again, see. the screenshot below.

Most of the technology behind + music extension is powered by the echo nest.

If you are interested in other applications other than music, don't forget to give ex. fm and Shuffler. fm trauma.

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Google unveils chrome native client, the next generation of Web applications to follow?

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For well over a year now Google hyping up something called a native client. This open source technology, which allows Web browser for running compiled native code. In other words this potential missing link between native applications and Web applications. And now finally getting baked into chrome.

As Google notes on their Chrome blog today, the latest beta version of chrome (version 14) has its own built-in client. Their implementation allows for c and C++ code to run inside a Web browser while maintaining security, which offers Web technologies like JavaScript.

Google Writes:

Native apps client use pepper, a set of interfaces that provide c and C++ bindings to HTML5. As a result, developers can now use their native code libraries and experience to deliver portable, high performance Web applications.

This work was a long time coming. He was in May 2010 that Google first started talking about their own client to Google i/o Conference. This past February, Google notes that own the customer becomes closer to reality when they announced a new SDK for developers to play around with this year, the i/o operations, the company once again the hope that it will be ready this year in the future of chrome.

While the native client, an open source project, it was heavily driven by Google. Not only do they have done much native client work by themselves, but they have already done most of the work for Peppers plugin API (PPAPI), which is the development of the Netscape plugin API (NPAPI), which the latest versions of Web browsers (except IE, of course, has its own technology). PPAPI offers better performance than an NPAPI PLUGIN, which is the key to improving your client work.

All this can add up to the next generation of Web applications, if the developers take advantage of the native client. Intensive code will now be executed on the local machine (native code) during in real time in the browser. This should lead to more Web-based gaming, media, etc.

Google also notes that the Web audio API is part of the 14 Chrome beta, this will also help with the development of immersive gaming done through your browser.

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Chrome Lion full-screen support is ready to go in the Canaries, with or without tabs

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Building on our previous coverage of Google's chrome browser for OS X Lion, it looks like the development moves faster than expected. In particular, swiping gesture support is already fully implemented (currently the right too) and now the proper screen hit the Canary build browser.

Shortly after the start of the lion a few weeks ago we celebrated the Chrome works, but it was a little wobbly. Because the lion may have changed some default gesture swiping page was broken. And chromium in full-screen mode is not really compatible with the functionality that is built into a lion. Not less than chrome SVP Sundar Pichai said that Google is working on, but notes that "it will take some time".

In the weeks since, dev and beta builds of chrome was very unreliable, constantly crashing. This prompted a number of chrome for Mac users over to Apple's Safari browser. But if this last Canary build Chrome any indication, Google is pushing hard to get the Chrome back up to speed on the Mac.

As for the first time noticed MacStories, support full screen now completely baked into Chrome Canary. And it's brilliant. There have been some disputes about whether functionality should work as it was previously, with absolutely no browser chrome (bottom) showing — or if it should work as Safari and show tabs in full screen mode? Well Google implemented both ways. By default, when you enter the entire screen, you will see tabs, but the new curtain "button removes tabs for you really full screen experience. (Tabs will still pop down when you hover over the top of the screen.)

Swiping gesture based page was fixed a couple of weeks ago, but Google has its back when compared to Safari. As you can see on the boards of chrome, our history flag issue for the team, and they quickly fixed.

In the latest version of chrome in Canary channel is 15. Chrome's dev build is still in the 14, 15 changes should hit soon. Then it will be several weeks before he rolls over all channels of chrome. But rest assured, Leo compatible Chrome is on the way.

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