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In 2008, we launched Google Chrome to help make the web better. We’re excited that millions of people around the world use Chrome as their primary browser and we want to keep improving that experience. Today, we’re introducing Chrome for Android Beta, which brings many of the things you’ve come to love about Chrome to your Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phone or tablet. Like the desktop version, Chrome for Android Beta is focused on speed and simplicity, but it also features seamless sign-in and sync so you can take your personalized web browsing experience with you wherever you go, across devices.

Speed
With Chrome for Android, you can search, navigate and browse fast—Chrome fast. You can scroll through web pages as quickly as you can flick your finger. When searching, your top search results are loaded in the background as you type so pages appear instantly. And of course, both search and navigation can all be done quickly from the Chrome omnibox.


Simplicity
Chrome for Android is designed from the ground up for mobile devices. We reimagined tabs so they fit just as naturally on a small-screen phone as they do on a larger screen tablet. You can flip or swipe between an unlimited number of tabs using intuitive gestures, as if you’re holding a deck of cards in the palm of your hands, each one a new window to the web.

One of the biggest pains of mobile browsing is selecting the correct link out of several on a small-screen device. Link Preview does away with hunting and pecking for links on a web page by automatically zooming in on links to make selecting the precise one easier.

And as with Chrome on desktop, we built Chrome for Android with privacy in mind from the beginning, including incognito mode for private browsing and fine-grained privacy options (tap menu icon, ‘Settings,’ and then ‘Privacy’).


Sign in
You can now bring your personalized Chrome experience with you to your Android phone or tablet. If you sign in to Chrome on your Android device, you can:

• View open tabs: Access the tabs you left open on your computer (also signed into Chrome)—picking up exactly where you left off.
• Get smarter suggestions: If you visit a site often on your computer, you’ll also get an autocomplete suggestion for it on your mobile device, so you can spend less time typing.
• Sync bookmarks: Conveniently access your favorite sites no matter where you are or which device you’re using.

Chrome is now available in Beta from Android Market, in select countries and languages for phones and tablets with Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. We’re eager to hear your feedback. Finally, we look forward to working closely with the developer community to create a better web on a platform that defines mobile.


Posted by Sundar Pichai, SVP, Chrome and Apps


(Cross-posted from the Chrome blog and the AndGPS)

Looks like Google is sort of following in Apple’s footsteps as they are getting ready to launch their own version of iCloud. Google’s Drive will take advantage of the rise in “cloud computing” by storing files like photos, documents and videos online. They will be sitting on Google’s servers and will be able to be accessed from any web-connected device. So basically Google’s version of Dropbox, Box, iCloud, and the other cloud services out there. But unlike Apple’s iCloud which is only accessible on Apple devices, Google’s Drive will be accessible on any device therefore competing more with Box.net.

Google has made previous attempts at a cloud-storage service. Five years ago, now CEO Larry Page worked with programmers to develop “G Drive.” This service will let people store data, files and music online and was set to launch back in 2007. It didn’t launch and the service was later integrated into Google Docs so that you could store any type of file to your Docs account.

According to Gartner Inc.$830 million has been spent World-wide on these file and back-up cloud storage services last year and that figure is looking to grow by about 47% to roughly $1.2 billion this year. While Dropbox charges $10 or $20 per month to store up to 50GB or 100GB respectively, Google looks to offer similar storage for a smaller price. Dropbox does offer free storage but only up to 2GB.

Google’s Drive is being added to Google’s already massive cloud infrastructure that stores and powers all of its offered services which range from web search all the way to services like Google Docs or YouTube. While Google is known for showing up late to the party they offer well developed products with continual support and development. So it will be interesting to see how well integrated this service is with everything else and if the service is better late than never. Only time will tell.

So are you excited to get G Drive on your Android device? Just one more thing that we can brag to our friends that have the limited iPhone, that Android does better. How much space do you think Google will give us for free?

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This article, According to WSJ: Google to Launch Cloud Storage Service at Google I/O this Year , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.

Looks like Google is sort of following in Apple’s footsteps as they are getting ready to launch their own version of iCloud. Google’s Drive will take advantage of the rise in “cloud computing” by storing files like photos, documents and videos online. They will be sitting on Google’s servers and will be able to be accessed from any web-connected device. So basically Google’s version of Dropbox, Box, iCloud, and the other cloud services out there. But unlike Apple’s iCloud which is only accessible on Apple devices, Google’s Drive will be accessible on any device therefore competing more with Box.net.

Google has made previous attempts at a cloud-storage service. Five years ago, now CEO Larry Page worked with programmers to develop “G Drive.” This service will let people store data, files and music online and was set to launch back in 2007. It didn’t launch and the service was later integrated into Google Docs so that you could store any type of file to your Docs account.

According to Gartner Inc.$830 million has been spent World-wide on these file and back-up cloud storage services last year and that figure is looking to grow by about 47% to roughly $1.2 billion this year. While Dropbox charges $10 or $20 per month to store up to 50GB or 100GB respectively, Google looks to offer similar storage for a smaller price. Dropbox does offer free storage but only up to 2GB.

Google’s Drive is being added to Google’s already massive cloud infrastructure that stores and powers all of its offered services which range from web search all the way to services like Google Docs or YouTube. While Google is known for showing up late to the party they offer well developed products with continual support and development. So it will be interesting to see how well integrated this service is with everything else and if the service is better late than never. Only time will tell.

So are you excited to get G Drive on your Android device? Just one more thing that we can brag to our friends that have the limited iPhone, that Android does better. How much space do you think Google will give us for free?

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

1. HTC Partners with Dropbox, Adds 5 GB Cloud Storage for New Users

2. Best Buy’s New Cloud Music Service Accessible to Major Platforms

3. Google Music Beta Takes Your Tunes To The Cloud

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This article, According to WSJ: Google to Launch Cloud Storage Service at Google I/O this Year , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.