Google Chrome 29 Is Out: Omnibox Suggestions, Profile Resetting 120
An anonymous reader writes "Google today released Chrome version 29 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The new version features improved Omnibox suggestions, profile resetting, as well as new apps and extensions APIs. The biggest change is undoubtedly around how Omnibox suggestions work on the desktop. When the feature arrived in the beta channel, Google said that the improvements were 'based on the recency of websites visited, so you’ll get more contextually relevant suggestions at the right time. ... Chrome 29 for Android meanwhile has received WebRTC support, which enables real-time communication (such as videoconferencing) in the browser without installing any plugins."
Fix the bugs first? (Score:2, Insightful)
I'm a chrome user. I read the chrome update, and said "what?".
For background: I'm a google voice user. As far as I can tell, Google has abandoned voice in place. I'm a chrome user. Except chrome has huge issues with streaming video: you'll find thousands of complaints of no volume. I use facebook only to read what my friends are doing, and yet gmail continually wants to try to combine my accounts. Gmail wants my phone number. It keeps trying to put my real name on youtube account, which I repeatedly deny. It GOT that real name attached to my gmail because it was required by Google voice, and it connected the two without asking.
Google has lost their polish. They're no longer putting out products that are improvements over what is generally available. Instead, they're trying to lock in my data while letting incredible opportunities like Google Voice languish with no attention. Major bugs aren't being fixed. And no, I DON'T want to use google+ or whatever the hell it is.
Google is quickly becoming Microsoft.
Re:Pardon my troll, but... (Score:5, Insightful)
Oh for God's sake. The NSA has compromised everything. Google is no exception. Google is actually doing more than any other company to fight the gag orders and expose the extent of the monitoring. If you're concerned about privacy , do you stick with any number of companies that are compromised or do you stick with one company that is compromised but shows an extreme dislike of it? And not only that, Google is a company that has clout and resources.
I'm not trying to advocate for Google here, I just don't see too many other companies so publicly pissed off at what they're being forced to do.