Just few days back, Google released Google Chrome 4 Browser.

Now, Google has come up with Google Chrome 5. It is not a final release. It is a Developer Build – Beta release. Chrome 5 version is Chrome v5.0.307.1.

Chrome 5 Developer Build is released for both Windows and Mac OS.

Google Chrome 5.0.307.1 Changelog

Windows

• Use default downloads directory on Vista and Windows 7 (except where it is the desktop)
• Start work on Content Settings window and sub-dialogs

Mac

• Improved plugin stability.
• Cocoa NPAPI plugins will now get NPCocoaEventMouseDragged and NPCocoaEventFlagsChanged events
• Fix crash that sometimes happened when dragging tabs
• Fix %cpu in task manager.
• Give the cookies manager a search field.
• Make copying of big images more robust
• Improve task manager resizing behavior

Known Issues

• Crash when deleting cookies in Mac

Download Chrome 5.0.307.1 Developer Build

Download Chrome 5.0.307.1 for Windows | Chrome 5.0.307.1 for Mac

Thanks Harris

Google has released Chrome 4.0 Browser. Its been quite a while that we had an update to Google Chrome Browser.

Google claims that Google Chrome is more faster than the previous version.

The new version is bug free and has more features. This stable version of Chrome 4 has over 1500 new features!

Google Chrome 4 Final supports extensions.

Extensions are similar to Firefox addons. They add extra functionality. Check out Top 10 Popular Google Chrome Extensions

Google Chrome 4 Extensions

Download Chrome 4.0 Final

Downlaod Chrome 4 | Alternatively Download Google Chrome 4 Offline Installer

Google recently started Google Chrome Extensions Gallery. There you can find thousands of Chrome Extensions for Download. Chrome Extensions are same as Firefox Extensions or Addons. They add more functionality to your Google Chrome Browser.

Right now there are thousands of Google Chrome Extensions available for Download in the Chrome Extension Gallery.

I am presenting you the Popular Chrome Extensions.

Top 10 Popular Google Chrome Extensions

1. Google Mail Checker – This Chrome Extension will display the number of unread emails in your Google Mail Inbox – Gmail. On clicking the number, it will open the Gmail in new Chrome Tab.
   
   I guess this is must for everyone of us as we all have Gmail Accounts

   Google Mail Checker Chrome Extension

2. Google Translate – This Chrome Extension will help you in translating entire webpages into any language of your choice with just Single Click.

   The extension adds the button on Google Chrome Toolbar
   
   Google Translate Chrome Extension

3. AdThwart Ad Blocker- This Chrome Extension will help you in Blocking ads on websites. Most of us hate popup ads or flash ads on the websites that keep coming up or floating around. To block those ads, we can use this extension.
   
   It includes EasyList ad filter as of 8 Dec 2009. AdThwart drastically reduces the number of annoying and invasive ads you see.

   This extension is similar to AdThwart – Ad Blocker for Google Chrome

4. RSS Subscription Extension – This Chrome Extension auto-detects RSS Feeds on the current webpage and displays RSS Icon in the Omnibox. Clicking on the RSS Icon will preview the feed content and subscribe.
   
   A very useful and a must Extensions!

   RSS Subscription Extension Chrome Extension

5. Xmarks – This Chrome Extension is for Chrome Beta. Xmarks is a bookmarking extension. It allows you to backup your bookmarks and sync it.

   It means install Xmarks on multiple computers and this extension will allow you to have your bookmarks synced across the computers.
   
   A must for those who depend a lot on Bookmarks.

   Xmarks Chrome Extension

6. Chromed Bird – This Chrome Extension is for Twitter users. It is a Twitter extension that allows you to follow your timelines and interact with your Twitter account.
   
   If you use Twitter a lot, then this extension will save your time. Try it out.

   Chromed Bird Chrome Extension

7. Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer – This Chrome Extension is developed by Google. This Extension will preview PDFs, Powerpoint presentations and other documents in Google Docs Viewer.
   
   Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer Chrome Extension

8. Google Wave Notifier – This Chrome Extension displays number of unread Waves in your Google Account.
   

   It displays the small icon on Omnibox in Chrome browser.

   For this, first you need to have a Google Wave account and right now you can Get Google Wave account via only Invites.

   Google Wave Notifier Chrome Extension

9. Google Reader Notifier – This Chrome Extension is developed by Google. It displays number of unread items in your Google Reader. Clicking on the icon will open Google Reader.
   
   The icon sits in the Omnibox in Google Chrome Browser.

   Google Reader Notifier Chrome Extension

Check out More Google Chrome Extensions

In the past, I have mentioned about Google Chrome Browser.

Till this point of time, One thing that was lacking in Google Chrome Browser was support of Google Chrome Extensions Website (similar to Firefox Extensions or Addon).

Yes, Google Chrome Extensions Gallery is now officially live. From now, if you need any extensions for your Google Chrome browser, just head to the Google Chrome Extension Gallery. Search for an extension and install it.

It will be similar to searching and installing Firefox extensions or addons.

One feature i liked about Google Chrome Extensions is that after you install Google Chrome Extension, there is no need to restart the chrome browser, you can start using the feature right away. It is not the case with Firefox.

Note that Chrome extension works with the latest developer builds of Google Chrome 4.0+.

Check this out – Google Chrome Extensions Gallery

Recently, I mentioned that Google released Chromium OS Open Sources Chrome/Chromium OS Code.

Already there are few people out there who have compiled and build the Google Chrome OS / Chromium OS.

It doesn’t take too much time in this dynamic internet world. I found out that the Google Chrome OS Image is already available on public torrent trackers. Chrome OS image or Chromium OS Image is available for download from torrents.

If you don’t know much about torrents then check this What is torrents?

NOTE:After you complete Download of Chromium OS Torrents, You need to use Virtual Box from Sun to run Chrome OS

I will come up with one more post which will let you know on How to install Chrome OS in Virtual Box

Download Google Chrome OS Torrents | Download Google Chromium OS Torrents

Download Google Chrome OS Torrent

Google has released Chrome 3.0 version. This release has lots of enhancements and bug fixes.

More about Google Chrome 3.0 at Official Google Blog

This release comes hot on the heels of 51 developer, 21 beta and 15 stable updates and 3,505 bugfixes in the past year. For you, that means significant speed improvements for the browser as well as a fresh redesign of some of its most loved features.

We’ve improved by more than 150% in Javascript performance since our very first beta, and by more than 25% since the most recent stable release.

When you download and fire up this latest release of Google Chrome, you’ll notice that the New Tab page sports a new look. We’ve redesigned the New Tab page so that it’s easy to use and easily customizable. Now you can rearrange thumbnails of your most-visited websites by simply clicking and dragging your mouse. Additionally, you can pin thumbnails to a spot so they don’t disappear even if your browsing habits change. This way, you can easily get to the websites you care about with just one click.

We’ve also improved one of the most used and loved features of Google Chrome, the Omnibox. Because it’s a search bar as well as the web address bar, the multi-talented Omnibox helps you get to the sites you’re looking for with just a few keystrokes. With this release, we’ve optimized the presentation of the drop-down menu and added little icons to help you distinguish between suggested sites, searches, bookmarks, and sites from your browsing history.

We’re very excited about HTML5 becoming standard in modern browsers, and continued to add HTML5 capabilities to this stable release.

After testing out Themes for Google Chrome in the beta channel, we’re finally releasing it in this stable release. Themes allow you to deck out your browser with colors, patterns and images. We’ll be bringing more Themes for the browser soon, but in the meantime, you can change the theme of your browser by visiting the Themes Gallery.

Google Chrome 3.0 Download Links

Download Google Chrome 3.0 | Google Chrome 3.0 Offline Installer

– Check this out How to Download Google Chrome Offline Installer

Currently, Google Chrome is only available via a Web Installer (Online Installer). It means every time you want to install Google Chrome, you need to go to Google website and install it.

Person like me would always like to have a copy of Google Chrome Installer on my Hard Drive so, that i could install it anytime i want even without internet!

Below is the trick to Download Google Chrome Offline Installer !

Just need to add the standalone=1 parameter in the Chrome website when you are downloading.

Google Chrome Offline Installer – Links

Latest stable: http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html?standalone=1
Latest beta: http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html?extra=betachannel&standalone=1

Copy and paste the above provided links to Download Offline Installer of Google Chrome.

Hope you liked this trick!

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As always, it is start of the month and i am here again to Share Blog Traffic & Income statistics for August 2009.

Here is August 2009 Monthly Statistics and Earnings of this blog.

Following is August 2009 Traffic Break Down:

• 37,652 Total Visits, 62,100 Total Pageviews

Referring Sites traffic breakdown (Top 3):

1. indianpad.com – 269 visits
2. images.google.co.in – 220 visits
3. images.google.com – 206 visits

426 Visits are from Google Image Search Thats good i guess>

If you check previous Blog Traffic & Income statistics, you will see one common problem. Referring Sites traffic is still low. There is no improvement . Does any body know how to increase the backlinks there by increasing the referring sites traffic?

The Search Engine traffic is 79.87% (Exactly same as August 2009 Stats) and Direct Traffic is 11.74%.

Money made on this blog for August 2009

1. Google Adsense : 125.25$
2. InfoLinks : 33.99$ – I replaced Kontera with Infolinks and seen a big improvement in the earnings. Almost 4-5 times more. I am happy with this.
3. Axill Ads : 7.50$

Total money made : 166.74$. It has improved a litte better than June, but still low

Few posts highlights of August 2009:

1. Check out Google Chrome OS Leaked Screenshots
2. How to Activate Kaspersky 2010 Antivirus / Internet Security Using License Key File
3. Swine Flu in India – Symptoms, Precautions, Treatment, Home Remedies, Virenza Swine Flu Drug
4. Bhuvan India by ISRO is India’s Google Earth
5. Watch US Open 2009 Tennis Online for Free – Live Tennis Streaming Links

Guys, If you have any suggestions on how to increase Traffic or Earnings. Do let me know. Do leave comments!

About one month back, I mentioned about Google Chrome OS. Google has some plans on releasing their own Operating System.

An anonymous person sent some images to Download Squad today. The images are leaked screenshots of Google Chrome OS.

I am just sharing the Google Chrome OS Leaked Screenshots. I am not sure about the genuineness of the below screenshots.

Google Chrome OS Leaked Screenshots

Its a breaking news!!! Google will be soon coming up with its own Operating System. It will be called Google Chrome OS.

It may become a big competition to Microsoft. If it becomes a hit. Time will tell what happens.

There were Rumors about a Google’s Operating System from quite a while now. But, today it was officially confirmed.

This Google’s Operating System News has spread all over the internet. Google initially came up with Google Chrome Browser. Now, they are working on an entire Operating System.

You can check the Official News on Google’s Official Blog.

Google Chrome OS – Google’s Operating System

Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010…

Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.

This may become a direct threat to giants like Microsoft, Apple and Linux by Google. You may soon see a OS war. I think most of them know Browser War.

Google OS is mainly targeted towards netbook users and will most probably have Google Docs, Gmail and other online Google apps as their desktop offline versions. Some questions need to be answered by Google in near future like, Will Google OS run Windows, Mac OS? What hardware will it support? Etc.

The best part about this Google project is that it will be completely FREE, and will not be like Android. This is a separate project, where like Chrome, Google is building everything from scratch!

Hope too see a good OS from Google. If Google OS is good then, it is good for all of us. All the giants will strive every inch harder to make their OS a world leader!

There is a good news for all those who use Mac OS or Linux.

Google has made the availability of web browser, Google Chrome, for Mac OS X and Linux. It is not an official release. It is official developer release of Chrome. It is for testing purposes.

But, from this we can say that they will come with official release soon.

Chrome was released last year in September and they also informed that they will release it for Mac OS and Linux too in future.

Google Chrome Browser for Linux and Mac OS

Since Google Chrome release for Mac OS X and Linux is a Developer release. It might be unstable and may have few missing security features and options. But, in near future might be fixed and they come up with official Full release.

Its a good news for all Mac and Linux users who were waiting all these months to try their hands on Google Chrome and get the feel of it.

Download Google Chrome

Download Google Chrome for Mac OS and Linux

In 1st week of September, Google Chrome was released. It created a huge amount of excitement on the web. But, the happy users were those who used Windows operating systems. Google Chrome was not released for Mac and Linux platforms.

Google will soon release Google Chrome for Mac and Linux versions.

Using Chrome’s codebase, developers at CodeWeavers have created CrossOver Chromium, which is a Mac and Linux port of the open source Chromium web browser. It runs the Windows version of Chromium natively on both Mac and Linux.

CrossOver Chromium is a Mac and Linux port of the open source Chromium web browser. CrossOver Chromium is available for download from CodeWeavers, free of charge.

Google Chrome – Chromium for Mac

Google Chrome – Chromium for Ubuntu

This is just an unofficial release for people who want to see what Chrome will look like on Mac and Linux. You can download it from the link below.

Download CrossOver Chromium for Mac and Linux

You may also want to read other posts on Google Chrome

1. Import Bookmarks / Favorites, Passwords, Search Engines and History from Firefox and IE into Google Chrome
2. Google Chrome – How to Browse Privately
3. Google Chrome Features

Technorati Tags: google chrome, chrome, linux, mac

Its more than a week since Google Chrome is out. The browser is very simple to use and very fast. Read this to find out more about Google Chrome Features.

You can easily import your Firefox and Internet Explorer data to Google Chrome, including your bookmarks / favorites, passwords, search engines and history. But, I have seen that some of my friends missed or skipped the step of importing data from Firefox and IE while installing Google Chrome. Below is how you can import the data from Firefox and IE.

How to Import Bookmarks / Favorites, Passwords, Search Engines and History from Firefox and IE into Google Chrome

• Open Google Chrome and click on the settings button and click on Import bookmark & Settings option.
  
• A window will open showing you options to import data. You can select Internet Explorer or Firefox. Below is the screenshot
  
• Click Import button to start importing. It will show a progress window. Once done, the window will disappear.

Read this to find out How to Browse Privately Google Chrome

Google Chrome Browser from Google is finally released. It is available for download in about 100 languages.

Google chrome has got many features. It has a very interesting feature called Incognito. It is a similar feature to InPrivate in IE8 and more commonly known as porn made that allows you to browse the web privately, and no information related to your browsing will be saved in your computer.

If you are browsing in Incognito mode then what ever cookies, URL history, web pages, all if them get deleted when you close the browser.

How To Browse Privately In Google Chrome

1. Open Chrome
2. Press the page button (menu) next to the address bar or Ctrl+Shift+N
3. Select “new incognito window” from the menu

A new window will open in incognito mode which will allow you to browse the web privately and will not store any browsing history or information on your computer.

You may also want to read this:

• Hide browser at workplace
• Test your website/blog in different browsers

If you know any more tips on this new browser, share with me by leaving a comment.

Google is now coming with its own Open Source Browser called “Google Chrome”. It will be released on 2nd September US Time.

Google Chrome Features (Good features of Opera,Safari,Firefox and IE 8 are also plugged into this one browser):

1. Use of special tabs: Google Chrome will have the tab buttons on the upper side of the window, not below the address bar.
   

   Tabs are above address bar

2. JavaScript Virtual Machine called V8: Google Chrome will use V8 which is JavaScript Virtual Machine. It will speed up JavaScript performance in the browser
3. Address bar with auto-completion features: This feature is similar to Firefox 3 – advanced keywords URL completion
4. Speed Dial feature: This feature is similar to Opera Browser. On speed dial page you will see the screenshot thumbnails of the most visited pages.
   
   

   Speed Dial Feature similar to Opera

5. Webkit rendering engine: This engine is already used by Safari browser.

Google Chrome Browser Looks

You can find more about this @ Google’s Official Blog | Blogscoped’s blog