Chrome Extensions

Chrome Extensions gallery open next week?

It has been widely reported that the official Google Chrome extensions gallery will be opened next week, just in time for Add-on-Con 09, a conference about...well...browser addons and plugins. Google is a 'gold sponsor' of this event and therefore has a big interest in showing off some of its new wares instead of the developer upload screen which is currently in place. What can we, as users of Chrome, expect from this launch? What impact will it have on the browser scene? Well we can be s...

Google opens Extensions gallery for Developers

Google has officially opened the door for developers to submit their extensions for their Google Chrome browser. The full process of uploading the addons, having them verified by Google and them going live has no timeline as yet, but we're sure that it should be a professional and speedy process. The acceptance process has been described by one Google employee as 'completely automated', however it is obvious that with the company's current swing towards faster rendering websites and speed...

Updating Chrome – Common problems (and solutions)

Everyone has issues with installing or upgrading software, and even though this process has had a lot of thought, sometimes little bits of info slip through the cracks. If you've had a problem upgrading Google Chrome from its stable release to the Beta or Developer version, check below to see if we can help. If we can't leave a not in the comments area and we'll try to give you some advice as soon as possible! Problem When I run chromechannel-1.0.exe I receive the following warning: ...