As a designer, it's always humbling when you encounter a perfect piece of design. Good design attracts our attention with its beauty, doesn’t need a user manual, is universally understood by anyone in the world, and is simple without sacrificing functionality....
Some new ways to get stuff done in Google Drive
In case you haven’t noticed them already, here are a handful of small updates that will make it easier to find, organize, and view stuff on Drive.Search by person: Can't remember the name of a file but know who shared it with you? Now Drive search auto-completes...
One click to Docs, Sheets, and Slides
Google Drive is a place where you can create, share, collaborate and keep all your stuff. Of course, there are times you want to start a new document right away–say, to take notes in class or prepare a last-minute presentation for your boss.To make it...
Announcing your two most requested features: offline document editing and Drive for iOS
In April, we introduced Google Drive, a place where you can create, share, and keep all your stuff. Today at the Google I/O conference we announced two new ways to get things done in the cloud: offline editing for Google documents and a Drive app for...
Problems with Microsoft Security Essentials
Earlier today, we learned that the Microsoft Security Essentials tool began falsely identifying Google Chrome as a piece of malware ("PWS:Win32/Zbot") and removing it from people's computers.If Chrome is working correctly for you, then there’s no need...
Our plans to support modern browsers across Google Apps
(Cross-posted to the Google Enterprise Blog and the Gmail Blog)For web applications to spring even farther ahead of traditional software, our teams need to make use of new capabilities available in modern browsers. For example, desktop notifications...
Google Cloud Print Ready printers now available
Imagine printing an important email from your Chrome notebook on your train ride to work, then finding the completed printout in the printer tray when you reach the office. Or printing your airline boarding pass from your smartphone to your home printer,...
Talking to your computer (with HTML!)
Today, we’re updating the Chrome beta channel with a couple of new capabilities, especially for web developers. Fresh from the work that we’ve been doing with the HTML Speech Incubator Group, we’ve added support for the HTML speech input API. With this...
A fresh take on an icon
Some of you on Chrome’s early release channels may have noticed our latest tweak to Chrome’s icon:Since Chrome is all about making your web experience as easy and clutter-free as possible, we refreshed the Chrome icon to better represent these sentiments....
A dash of speed, 3D and apps
Today, we’re excited to bring several new features from Chrome’s beta channel to the stable build, including WebGL, Chrome Instant, and the Chrome Web Store. WebGL is a new technology which brings hardware-accelerated 3D graphics to the browser. With...
