Earlier this year Google brought out Chrome beta for Android 4.0.

I use an Android and liked using Chrome browser which is still in beta. It can be synced with my Chrome browser running on my laptop. Chrome does have a fantastic developer base around thanks to it’s Chromium project.

It has retained its speed and minimal look with a wealth of options underneath. The near seamless synchronization options of Chrome, will probably interest a lot of iPhone or iPad users, who might be using Chrome on their computers.

Also at the moment, for all the money Google makes out of searches and ads served through Safari on iOS, they have to shell out a cut to Apple. If these ads were served through Chrome, Google would not need to shell out anything to Apple.

Is Apple the new Microsoft in the Browser Wars?

Apple probably plans to not allow other browsers form being set as default browser for their iOS platforms. That sounds a lot like it’s one time favorite foe Microsoft, which did the same for Internet Explorer on Windows.

I must say, this is not a scientific research on my part but most people I know who use iPhones or iPads, are actually not such big fans of Safari. More interestingly most seem to like using Chrome.

What are your views on Google’s plan for a Chrome browser for iOS? DO drop in your comments

Related: The Real Android Phone before iPhone was released!

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Upgrade to the latest Stable version of Chrome and sync your browsers. Users can access it on ‘Other Devices’ menu on new tab of Chrome.

Features of Synchronizing Open Tabs with Chrome

• Users can access their open tabs on multiple computers as long as they sign-in with the same Google account.
• Not only just the webpages on that particular tab is synced but even the browsing history, which allows users to click on back and visit the previous page from a different page.
• This should work across different platforms where Chrome is compatible. This includes and device running on Android 4.0 thanks to the Chrome app.

Here is the Chrome video explaining syncing open tabs:

I have always wondered if Chrome is going to become the default browser for Android OS at some point of time. When Android Market was renamed as Google Play, it promised a seamless and synchronized experience.

I am sure having open tabs synchronized will be quite productive for people who work across different computers and Android devices. If you like using Chrome on multiple devices, you might like to see how to share desktops remotely with Chrome on your computer.

Link: Chrome (Latest Stable Version)

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Last year, Internet Explorer 6 still accounted for 12% of the world’s browser market. I decided to check on some stats and see if things have really changed or is IE6 still proving very difficult for Microsoft to kill off. I decided to use statistics from NetMarketShare the same source that Microsoft uses to show IE6 usage on the IE6 Countdown website.

Some Internet Explorer Shockers!

• About 7.1% of the browsers are still on IE6. That is not the surprising part. The browser share of IE6 has grown in the past couple of months from 6.8% in Feb 2012 to 7.1% in April 2012. Usually this share goes up during December when year ending accounts are done on enterprise computers which still often run only on IE6.

• China still seems to be the biggest market for IE6. An astounding 23.8% of the browsers in China are IE6.
• Internet Explorer was shipped as a default browser with Vista almost half a decade ago. Strangely more people still use IE6 when compared to IE7.
• Even though we are on version 10 for IE, the most popular version is Internet Explorer 8, which was released in 2009.

Internet Explorer has a very fragmented market share based on their browser versions. For example, most Firefox and Chrome users are on the latest versions of their browser. On Chrome, users do not even really notice when their browsers automatically updates to newer versions.

I must say that Microsoft has recently woken up to the horrendous reputation of IE. It even has called it the ‘Browser we love to hate’ in a advertisement campaign. Hopefully the recent spike in IE6 usage is just a blip before its eventual demise.

Do drop in your comments.

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GoDaddy.com is sponsoring a Web Development & Marketing Forum in Chennai and Mumbai. If you are a web developer, web marketeer or even interested in domain reselling, then you might want to attend the forum.

The Forum does not require participants to pay a fee but it is by invitation only.

About the Web Development & Marketing Forum

• The Forum meets will take place in two cities. It will take place in Chennai on 15th May and Mumbai on 18th May respectively.
• Registration to the Web Development and Marketing Forum is open, so if you can make it to Chennai or Mumbai, you might want to get register immediately.
• The speakers at the event will include Yong Lee, Vice President of Business Development and Reseller Group, GoDaddy.com.

Do let me know in your comments if you have registered and are attending these forums.

Link: Register | Agenda

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It is also a well known fact that the Android OS, underwent a transformation for sorts after the iPhone was released. Most developers agree that Android has pretty much ripped off the look and feel of iPhone in recent years.

A blogger Steven Troughton Smith, managed to get his hands on a pre-iPhone Android device called ‘Sooner’.
Ever wondered what Android looked like before iPhone was released? Well here it is.

This is the main screen of the phone.

What was Android like in the pre-iPhone era?

Simple. Android OS seemed to be resembling Blackberry phones a lot more than say iPhones. This was because the ‘look and feel’ of the BlackBerry phone with physical keys was more popular, back in 2007.

When iPhone was released and became the next big thing, while making it necessary that all smartphones become touch screen phones, Android today resembles the iOS layout a lot more.

It must be noted, that Google was never really looking to create a phone device and hence had to cater their OS for what manufacturers would actually want. If Blackberry was setting the standard with its layout back then, Android had to resemble it a lot more to interest manufacturers to adopt Android. The same for iPhone which set the standard for how touch-screens phones should be.

What are your views on the iPhone vs Android debate? Which do you prefer? Do drop in your comments.

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Google seems to be realizing this and has started leveraging its one truly different product called Hangouts.
Yesterday, Google announced that users can publicly broadcast their Hangouts.

How to start Public Broadcast of Hangouts!

• Start a hangout with your Google+ friends. A new option to broadcast Hangouts will be available.
• Select it and start with the Hangout. The whole Hangout will be available on your Google+ profile publicly. Google+ users will be able to watch it live.
• What makes Hangouts more interesting is that the public Hangouts will also be streamed on your YouTube channel. It can also be embedded on a website or blog.

Skype needs to watch out!

I remember writing a post on 5 companies that Google+ could put out of business. One of them was Skype and that is because currently, it is used often to record online interviews. Hangouts could potentially replace Skype and its relevancy very quickly.

What are your views on Public Broadcasting of Hangouts? Do drop in your comments.

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Unfortunately not everyone is an expert with a camera and hence a lot of home videos end up being shaky with distortions.

YouTube itself has a nice tool to stabilize shaky videos automatically. Unfortunately these did not work as well with videos shot with a mobile phones. Mobile phone cameras have an electronic rolling camera shutter which ends up distorting the image especially if the camera is moved.

According to Google’s Research Blog, videos shot on mobile phones will be automatically compensated for rolling shutter distortions.

Use YouTube Editor to Stabilize your Videos

• Access your videos on YouTube Editor and select the video you want to stabilize.
• YouTube will automatically stabilize any shaky videos and also work wonders with videos shot with mobile phones.

Check this demo from YouTube on how well video stabilization works.

Video Before Stabilization:

Video After Stabilization:

Seeing how well YouTube stabilizes videos, it might be a good idea to upload all those shaky mobile home videos and stabilize them. In case you are uploading your personal videos it might be a good idea to not make them public and share them only via a URL.

What are your views on YouTube’s stabilization features? Do drop in your comments.

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It all really boils down to the nature of the website and also the type of content on it. If you are a blogger, I am sure you must have secretly wished for a Google employee to actually take a look and give you some advise on what are the best ways to get your site crawled and results show up higher on Google.

With India Site Clinic that is exactly what Google will be doing for website owners.

What is India Site Clinic?

Website owners can registered for India Site Clinic, which will pick up a limited number and give advise on how to improve search rankings for all the websites.

Webmasters have to register at this link and fill out the form. They will also need to make sure their website is registered with Google Webmaster tools.

The submission are open only upto 14th May 2012. It might be a good idea to take a chance at getting free valuable advice from Google about your website.

Do note that if Google thinks your website has a unique issue, it might use it as a test case on it Site Clinic blog. You can read more about it at the Google India blog post.

Other than registering it might be a good idea to follow India Site Clinic just to learn what exactly Google expects from website owners.

Do drop in your comments.

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With Samsung being locked into to and fro patent lawsuits with Apple, it had to come out with a new really good phone that could compete well with iPhone 4s and iPhone 5 is released later this year.

Samsung Galaxy SIII Specs and Features

• The phone will have a very powerful 1.4 GHz quad core processor and 1 GB RAM.
• It will also come with 4.7 inch HD display screen and the camera will be 8 megapixel capable of recording at 1080p HD.
• The most interesting and unique feature seems to be how Galaxy S III front facing camera will be able to sense if the user is looking at the screen or not keeping the back-lit screen on automatically.
• The phone will be running on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and supports NFC for mobile payments.
• It also has something called S- voice which probably seems a lot similar to iPhone’s Siri.

I think the next few months will be interesting for Samsung as it settles patent cases with Apple and surges ahead with Galaxy SIII. This year might see Nokia and others released Windows 8 phones too and maybe a Google released a powerful Android phone from its newly acquired Motorola.

Would you buy Galaxy S III? Do drop in your comments.

Link: Samsung Mobile Press

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Samsung India has decided that they are not going to release Galaxy Nexus in India at all. They did not announce this through any official announcement but while replying to a tweet by Amit Wagh.

I am quite surprised by this latest announcement by Samsung, as the Galaxy range does have a decent fan base in India. At the moment Samsung is not winning many fans in India, especially the ones who wanted a phone running on Andriod 4.0 (ICS). Also a lot of existing Samsung models have not been updated to Android 4.0.

Samsung Galaxy S III around the corner?

Samsung will in all probability announce a new phone in London at the Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012 event. The new phone in all probability will be Galaxy S III and that is probably the reason they are not going to split the buying public by introducing Galaxy Nexus in India.

What are your views on Samsung India’s decision not to released Galaxy Nexus in India? Do drop in your comments.

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