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Chrome, now running on Mac and Linux
0591 days
by bluestella
in technology
It was almost exactly one year ago that Google released the first dev build of Chrome for Mac and Linux. At the time, even though they released it, they didn’t really want you to use it. It simply wasn’t stable. Now it is. And as such, it’s finally being formally released.
Google announced today that Chrome for Mac and Linux has caught up with the stable (and older) Windows build of the browser. As such, they’re ready to take both builds out of beta for the first time. And these new stable releases come with new features such as more advanced syncing (bookmarks, preferences, settings, etc). And it’s full of HTML5 tools like Geolocation APIs, App Cache, and web sockets. And access to the over 4,500 Chrome extensions.
One thing not included in these new stable release is the new built-in Flash Player. Google actually had to remove that from the dev channel recently because it was causing issues [see: update]. Google promises that the integration will be ready by the time the final version of Flash 10.1 is released.
You can find the stable builds of Chrome for Mac and Linux here.
Also, in case you missed it, here’s the kick-ass Chrome speed-test video below.
Update: Adobe wrote to us to clarify why Flash wasn’t included in the stable build:
“Google locked down Chrome without the beta version of Flash Player 10.1 built-in since the plug-in is still in beta when Chrome 5.0 ships. Once we finalize Flash Player 10.1, it will be reintegrated into Chrome.”
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Lenovo Skylight: Netbook with ARM CPU
0760 days
by bluestella
in technology
What’s ARM by the way?
ARM is a 32-bit reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by ARM Holdings. It was known as the Advanced RISC Machine, and before that as the Acorn RISC Machine. The ARM architecture is the most widely used 32-bit ISA in terms of numbers produced.[1][2] They were originally conceived as a processor for desktop personal computers by Acorn Computers, a market now dominated by the x86 family used by IBM PC compatible computers. The relative simplicity of ARM processors made them suitable for low power applications. This has made them dominant in the mobile and embedded electronics market as relatively low cost and smallmicroprocessors and microcontrollers.
This is the first real device coming to market with ARM technology. By the way, it runs on Linux.
Lenovo will launch and invites us to put in the groove as we await this netbook, with their Lenovo Skylight
model, as Engadget reports. Flat rounded device will be available in the US this April. I don’t know when they will be launched here in the Philippines, lets just wait and see as Lenovo Philippines unveils this here. It cost American people about $500, possibly even lower if a 3G arrangement with AT&T works out.
Lenovo, per its press release, should make the device available in China and Europe later in the year.
The Linux system developed by Lenovo, but not further specified, displays some rather nice gadgets on its screen, 18 of which should be preloaded on the device when it comes out April 18. The integrated ARM processor is rated at 1 GHz, although it’s not clear from the specifications whether it applies to the single- or double-core processsor version
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