Polishing the Chrome
IT'S WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, I'M NATALI MORRIS COMING TO YOU FROM SAN
FRANCISCO THIS WEEK AND IT'S TIME TO GET LOADED.
[*]
CHROME APP STORE ON TUESDAY.
THE APP STORE, OR MARKETPLACE, IS A PLACE
OPERATING SYSTEM.
IT IS LIKE A WEB SITE THAT IS MORE CUSTOMIZED FOR A WEB
SITE.
A FEW EXAMPLES ARE NPR AND AMAZON'S KINDLE FOR WEB, WHICH LETS
YOU READ YOUR BOOKS IN YOUR WEB BROWSER.
THIS WILL LAUNCH IN THE
CHROME MARKETPLACE AND IN OTHER BROWSER ECOSYSTEMS TOO.
THE
CHROME MARKETPLACE IS OPEN TODAY IN THE U.S.
ONLY.
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AND WHERE DO YOU RUN THESE APPS?
IN THE CHROME BROWSER OF COURSE.
AND WHERE CAN YOU FIND A COMPUTER WITH THE CHROME OPERATING SYSTEM?
WELL YOU CAN'T YET.
THE CHROME-POWERED LAPTOPS ARE COMING SOON BUT
NOT AS SOON AS WE THOUGHT.
GOOGLE SAYS THAT THEY ARE DELAYED DUE TO
A FEW BUGS YET TO BE WORKED OUT.
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GOOGLE IS ALSO TEASING US WITH AN NEW ANDROID TABLET.
THE COMPANY
CALLED GINGERBREAD.
THIS WAS SHOWN AT A CONFERENCE HERE IN SAN
YET.
[*]
SITES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TRACK YOU.
THE FEATURE WILL ALLOW USERS TO
SUBSCRIBE TO "TRACKING PROTECTION LISTS" WHICH LIST WEB ADDRESSES THAT
YOU DO NOT WANT TO ACCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
THIS WILL
HABITS.
IT WILL BE A FEATURE OF THE UPCOMING INTERNET EXPLORER 9.
[*]
SPRINT MAY BE LOOKING TO SHUT DOWN NEXTEL IN ORDER TO SAVE SOME CASH.
NEXTEL WOULD SAVE THEM ABOUT $11 BILLION.
SPRINT PURCHASED NEXTEL IN
2005 FOR $35 BILLION.
[*]
BE CAREFUL CLICKING LINKS IN YOUR TWITTER FEED.
A NEW VIRUS WAS
SPREADING IN TWEETS WITH THE URL SHORTENER GOO-DOT-GL.
THE VIRUS
PASSWORDS.
SO IF YOU CLICK SOMETHING THAT LOOKS FISHY IN YOUR TWITTER
FEED, DO NOT ENTER YOUR PASSWORD.
CLOSE THE WINDOW AND MOVE ON
QUICKLY.
[*]
BEJEWELED 3 IS OUT.
THE NEW GAME HAS NEW GRAPHICS, SOUND, AND 8 NEW
MINI GAMES.
IT ALSO HAS FOUR NEW GAME MODES.
IT COSTS $20
[*]
TRACKING USER BEHAVIOR.
TWO MEN IN CALIFORNIA HAVE FILED A CLASS-ACTION
SUIT AGAINST THE PORN SITE'S PARENT COMPANY FOR ALLEGEDLY TRACKING
THEIR ONLINE BEHAVIOR VIA A JAVASCRIPT CODE.
THESE MEN NOT ONLY ALLEGE
THAT YOUPORN DID THIS BUT ALSO THAT THEY ARE STILL DOING THIS.
SO IF YOU
ARE ON THESE ADULT SITES AND YOU THINK YOU'RE ALONE, YOU'RE NOT.
YOU'VE
BEEN WARNED.
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THOSE ARE YOUR HEADLINES FOR TODAY.
I WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
I'M NATALI
MORRIS FOR CNET.
COM AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.
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