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Chrome Beta for Android demo on video

By | February 7, 2012, 1:31pm PST

Summary: The Chrome browser is now available for Android phones and tablets running Ice Cream Sandwich. Here’s Chrome captured on video in action.

Google surprised the Android world with the release of the Chrome browser for Android today. Chrome shows some excellent interface design for working on a touch screen. It runs very well for a first beta and will quickly become the browser of choice for the Android platform. Rather, it will when it is more widely available as it only runs on Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.x) for now.

Chrome is now available in the Android Market for ICS-packing phones and tablets.

The best way to show off the Chrome browser in action is through a short video. In the video I demonstrate the slick user interface, how Chrome handles multiple tabs, the synchronization with the active Chrome browser session on my MacBook, and the bookmark syncing.

Check out the full story of Chrome for Android on ZDNet Networking.

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James Kendrick has been using mobile devices since they weighed 30 pounds, and has been sharing his insights on mobile technology for almost that long.

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James Kendrick

James Kendrick has been using mobile devices since they weighed 30 pounds, and has been sharing his insights on mobile technology for almost that long. Prior to joining ZDNet, James was the Founding Editor of jkOnTheRun, a CNET Top 100 Tech Blog that was acquired by GigaOM in 2008 and is now part of that prestigious tech network. James' writing has appeared in many print publications: Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine, Information Week and Laptop Magazine to name a few. James' coverage of the mobile technology sector has regularly appeared in the New York Times, Salon.com and CNN/ Fortune online. Not just a writer, James has filmed numerous video reviews and how-tos that have garnered well over a million viewers. He has appeared on local news segments and been interviewed by the Associated Press on mobile technology topics. Additionally, James has been podcasting about mobile technology for years.

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RE: Chrome Beta for Android demo on video
Michael Alan Goff 8th Feb
That was more to Perry, I know you have issues with Android tablets.

I can tell you that I think it is sweet on the tablet.
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RE: Chrome Beta for Android demo on video
Peter Perry 7th Feb
Yep, another area where Google is schooling Mobile OS Developers! They did it with Maps, Books, Sky, Voice, Body, Speech Recognition, and Now Chrome!
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RE: Chrome Beta for Android demo on video
Michael Alan Goff 7th Feb
@Peter Perry

I really like this a lot more than the native browser. Have you tried it on a tablet?
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JamesKendrick 7th Feb
@Michael Alan Goff Jason Perlow is working on a photo gallery on a tablet. Should be up soon.
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RE: Chrome Beta for Android demo on video
Michael Alan Goff 8th Feb
That was more to Perry, I know you have issues with Android tablets.

I can tell you that I think it is sweet on the tablet.

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