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| Google launches Chrome for iOS, Google Compute |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-06-28 20:39:30 |
| The second Google i/o keynote was far less fascinating than the first one. The web is abuzz about Chrome for iOS, but the fact of the matter is that this, like all other non-Safari iOS browsers, just a wrapper around Safari's WebKit - and, no access to Apple's Nitro, so worse JavaScript performance. Worse yet, you can't even set it as a default browser because Apple doesn't allow as such. In other words, the ability to sync your stuff with Chrome-proper is nice, but for the rest, it's just mobile Safari. Get it from the App Store. Google also announced Google Compute, yet another direct attack on Amazon. |
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| Unavailable |
| By henderson101 on 2012-06-28 21:22:06 |
| No longer available. Looks like Google pulled it due to bugs like with GMail and Google+. Or did Apple? |
 - Score: 2 |
| RE: Unavailable |
| By dpanov on 2012-06-28 21:24:40 |
| I managed to download it via iTunes and then sync up with my iPhone. |
| - Score: 1 |
| Doesn't show up |
| By darknexus on 2012-06-28 22:00:43 |
| For some reason it didn't show up when I searched for it, but I did grab it from the link provided on OSnews. All in all, I prefer the interface of Atomic web browser to mobile Chrome. Sure Chrome looks different, but it works in a similar way to Safari (e.g. no tabs across the screen but within a tabs button). I like the desktop-style interface of Atomic, with tab buttons right below the address bar that you can hide or show as you please, much better. |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE: Doesn't show up |
| By The123king on 2012-06-29 16:07:45 |
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Chrome's nice, but it's nowhere near as feature-complete as iCabMobile especially for its usefulness on jailbroken devices. Feels just as restricted as Mobile Safari Edited 2012-06-29 16:08 UTC |
| - Score: 1 |
| RE[2]: Unavailable |
| By henderson101 on 2012-06-29 17:25:18 |
| I ended up getting it via my US iTunes account. The UK store refused to let it download. It's working now though. |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE[2]: Doesn't show up |
| By henderson101 on 2012-06-29 17:27:09 |
| iCab is worth it just for the download manager and user agent changer alone. |
| - Score: 2 |
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