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The question most frequently asked at Google I/Os has been “why is Chrome not a part of Android”. But both the Chrome team and the Android team have been trying to avoid sticky situations by not providing any meaningful answers. But do answers like “it’s not something we’re talking about right now” help?

Android has a browser named “Browser” which is a lot similar to Chrome but they would still not use Chrome. What could be the reason behind this? Even a wise man would say “I don’t know” but the most appropriate reason would be that Google was not sure of Chrome’s success and were hell bent to make sure that Android succeeds at any cost. It is understandable that they did not want to attach a newly launched web browser to their mobile browser, but why not now? Google Chrome which was first launched in September 2008 and has grown a lot. More and more people around the world are turning to use Google Chrome for its incredible speed and simplicity.

Rather, Google has launched a different operating system called “Chrome OS” which has Chrome as its heart. But would not that be competition to its very own Android? It would definitely be. The launch of Chrome OS makes it certain that Android will no longer be available on Net books and would be limited to mobile phones only. But will that be a problem for Android which is growing by 400,000 devices every day? It is yet to be seen as it is facing serious competition from Apple. But the strangest fact is the use of Chrome by Google. They have kept Chrome at the center of the Chrome OS and the same Chrome is not present in the Android at all. That really does not make much sense.

Apple has taken the seemingly most appropriate option of using its own browser “Safari” in its iPhone devices. But Google would not do that and raise eyebrows all over the world. But use of Chrome in Android now would not be significant. That is because of the simple reason that it would leave no significant difference between a device powered by Chrome OS and a device powered by Android. It would be a much better option to merge Chrome OS and Android with Chrome at the center. So what Google does next in its quest to keep the Android and Chrome apart is still to be seen.

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Earlier a normal person could have just described a music video as that used for the visual of a song, a presentation and even recorded live experiences. But director Chris Milk has added one more category to this section. He has successfully created a video used for elaborating on the usage of HTML5 and WebGL technology for constructing attractive stories in-browser. The focus here will be laid upon the WebGL which is a library of graphics for a web browser which allows 3D graphics to be shown under Java script. This new application will help web browsers like Chrome and Firefox to offer interactive 3D to its viewers without the need of any plug-ins or flash.

Simultaneously, Google has been consistently working on experiments to help demonstrate the capabilities of the WebGL. The recent most talked about experiment is the music video called 3 dreams of black, it contains traces of video, but maximum of the work is done in 3D and coded graphical effects. The main attraction of the video is that you can participate in its working. Although you need the latest version of Google Chrome to see it work, you can manipulate things around the video like make birds fly, destroy a perfectly good landscape and even add things into an on-going process. Otherwise you can just sit back, listen to the amazing audio and enjoy the visuals in front of you.

Once you are done enjoying the video part, just check in technicalities where you will have the opportunity to play with the WebGL model viewer. This contains all different kinds of animals and their models which can be either rotated or you can look around them for a better viewership and knowledge. You might be interested in knowing that this does not only allow viewing and manipulation but also learning. Yes, you read the line correctly. One can easily open the source and download the code which is absolutely free. With this, it has opened a new dimension for new learners and it will definitely enhance the building up of new ideas in the games and web areas. Other than this, this has definitely made the usage of WebGL and its learning a better experience and the knowledge will definitely push the boundaries of creativity furthermore. So, let yourself get immersed in the new technology which is standing at your door with new opportunities in hand.

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The ‘I’ and ‘O’ in the Google IO, stand for innovation in the open. This conference is held annually for 2 days to discuss and open up doors to the next generation of web technologies, applications, mobiles and so on. The conference, this year was full of announcements, Android news, Google TV, super click Chrome book and official launch of the Google music.

Starting with Google music, it gives in the options to upload all kinds of music. Also, you can connect it with any device and upload music easily on the go too. The best feature being talked about is that as soon as you upload songs to your desktop, it will automatically be synchronized to the application. The only disturbing thing is that you can only get invited by Google for the application and you cannot buy music from Google music as yet. The next big thing, worth talking about is the Google chrome-book which is expected to run Chrome OS. It is also speculated that Samsung and Acer will be the first companies to manufacture which shall be available beginning June 15.

The spell bounding features about the new Chrome-book are firstly, its 8 second booting time to load your favorite websites quickly and smoothly. The next one talks about built in Wi-Fi and 3G which is the most astonishing feature which helps you to connect from anywhere and everywhere. The next feature is going to make you speechless, all your applications, documents and settings will be stored in remote servers controlled by Google so that you never lose out on any important information and data. The other important features include, easy download of any kind of application from Google web store, it has a great security built-in, when you turn it on, it updates itself, it is easy to share and it has the power of HTML5.

Jumping on to talking about the next most talked about developments in the conference was Google TV’s full access to the Android market as well as Honeycomb 3.1. Google is also launching a new version of Honeycomb, its tablet called OS which will also bring new widgets into the market. And last but not the least, Google has also come up with Google movies for its Androids which allows its owners to rent and watch movies on their mobiles and tablets. The annual Google IO has served many purposes and has established Google as an innovator, the master of web applications and the rising sun in the industry which is never expected to dawn.

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Last Monday, Glen Murphy a user interface designer for Google’s Chrome browser and the Chrome operating system pointed out on twitter that new image and video concepts of a Chrome OS-based tablet that nobody had noticed, that were released 2 days before the iPad release (great timing).  He ointed this out by tweeting “Apparently our tablet mocks have been unearthed.”  As stated on the Chromium form factors site “its primary focus is Netbooks, Chrome OS could eventually scale to a wide variety of devices. Each would have vastly different input methods, available screen space, and processing power,”.

I’ve tested out the new Google Chrome OS, and am not sure if I like it or not.  Its very much like Linux, but would not switch it with Windows 7…  The screenshots below were taken by me.  It does come with Gimp and OpenOffice.