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Roundup: iPhone tethering works, AT&T prepping no-contract iPhones, IE8 arrives early and more
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iPhone tethering and no commitment price — Just a day after Apple’s iPhone 3.0 software event, developers have found out that tethering is in fact an option in the new OS. They were able to get it working when connected over USB, according to MacRumors. This is great, but you will undoubtedly have to pay for it when AT&T and Apple officially turn it on.
A contract-free iPhone? — Speaking of AT&T, the company is also apparently getting ready to finally offer a no-contract iPhone 3G. This could come as soon as March 26 and will ...
Google Chrome Experiments - JavaScript, 3D, HTML
D' Technology Weblog —
Google launched a new “Chrome Experiments” site to demonstrate their Chrome browser’s JavaScript capabilities. A set of games and visualizations that let you see the kinds of things that JavaScript is making possible. You can view, share, and rate what they’ve built. If you’ve made something fun and interesting with JavaScript you can submit it at ChromeExperiments.com
Demo: Video 1 | Video 2 ...
Google Tinkers with JavaScript for 'Chrome Experiments'
AppScout —
Google wants you to know that Chrome is not your average Internet browser. The search engine giant has been tinkering with the JavaScript for Chrome Experiments, a set of games and visualizations unveiled on Thursday.
"When Google Chrome first launched with V8, its superfast JavaScript engine, it got me thinking about ways to visualize speed within the browser," Aaron Koblin with Google Creative Lab wrote in a blog post. "So I contacted a bunch of JavaScripters from around the world and invited them to do something creative and unusual. REAS, Mr. Doob, Ryan Alexander, Josh Nimoy, and ...
Remains of the Day: Chrome Experiments Blows Your Mind Edition [For What It's Worth]
Lifehacker —
Jump on in for a look at Google geeking out on really cool JavaScript experiments.
Chrome Experiments are here
Google goes nuts on awesome JavaScript experiments that work across browsers (though...
As MS pushes out IE8, Google Pushes the Envelope with Chrome
Wired: Epicenter —
While Microsoft was busy rolling out a new version of Internet Explorer Thursday Google has been busy pushing the boundaries of not just the web browser, but what the web itself is capable of doing.
Google’s Chrome browser features the very powerful V8 Javascript rendering engine and to show off what's under the hood the company asked select developers and designers to experiment with V8 and push the limits of what JavaScript can do in the browser.
The results range from interactive applications to games and even a few art projects.
Unfortunately most of the web won’t be able to see the experiments — ...
Google Launches New Chrome Beta & Highlights Experiments
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews —
Earlier this week Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) unveiled a new version of Chrome, the company’s web browser. The newest version has zooming that increases and decreases graphics and text. There is also now an auto-fill feature. The tabs can now be dragged to the side of the screen. The new version is the same as Chrome version 2.0.169.1.
Google also mentioned that the new version has better JavaScript performance through a new version of the V8 engine. “It’s 25 percent faster on our V8 benchmark and 35 percent faster on the Sunspider benchmark than the current stable channel version and almost twice as fast when compared to ...
Google showcases Javascript engine with Chrome Experiments website
TG Daily - All News —
Google's speedy V8 Javascript engine is already hailed as Chrome's biggest
competitive advantage. While other browsers also pack byte-code
Javascript interpreters, Chrome is better-positioned to ultimately take this market given Google's decision to write its code from scratch. This zero bloat, no legacy solution is very promising, but what it really needs now is some killer app to drive it home. Enter Chrome Experiments...
Happy Birthday: A Look Back at One Year of Google Chrome [Google Chrome]
Lifehacker —
[image] One year ago, Google Chrome came out of nowhere to re-ignite the browser debate. Today, it's reached (development) version 4.0, and it's anchoring a much-anticipated operating system. Here's a look back at where Chrome's been in 12 short months. Sept. 1-4: The Surprisingly Secret Birth [image] ...
