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Chrome Devs Working on ‘Project Athena’ — But What Is It?

Recent commits to the codebase that underpins Chrome appears to suggest that a new user experience for Chrome, codenamed 'Project Athena', is in active development.

13 June 2014

VLC Adding Chromecast Support to Android, iOS and Desktop Apps

Popular media player VLC is about to get popular with Chromecast fans, as it announces plans to add native cast support to its mobile and desktop apps.

8 June 2014

Chrome Web Store Can Now Show What Apps Are Popular in Your Country

Google has made it easy to see which Chrome apps on the Web Store are popular in a users' country, and which apps are also available on Android.

4 June 2014

Chromebooks Coming to 9 New Countries, Including Spain, New Zealand and Norway

Google is bringing Chromebooks to nine new countries over the coming weeks in a move that will swell the total number of nations selling the devices to over twenty.

3 June 2014

Chrome OS Adds 60 New Aerial Wallpapers

60 new wallpapers, all sourced from Google Maps satellite imagery, have been made available in Chrome OS for users to use as desktop backgrounds.

1 June 2014

HP Officially Lifts Lid on 14-Inch Android Laptop, 2nd Gen Chromebook 11

HP has formally announced a refresh to its 11-inch Chromebook and the introduction of its first Android-powered notebook, the HP SlateBook 14.

1 June 2014

Chrome’s Web Camera App Adds ‘Mirroring’ Toggle

A mirroring toggle has been added to the default Camera app that ships with Chrome OS.

30 May 2014
CIRC Running Chrome Mac OS X

Chrome IRC App ‘CIRC’ Updated With New Icon and Keyboard Shortcuts (Updated)

Open-source Chrome IRC client 'CIRC' introduces a brand new icon, extra keyboard shortcuts and offers power users basic support for the /alias IRC command.

30 May 2014

Tesco Confirms Blinkbox To Get Chromecast Support Soon

British on-demand film and TV streaming service Blinkbox has announced it is added support for the Google Chromecast in the very near future.

30 May 2014