Google New Browser, Chrome: Some unknown Facts

Latest buzz in all technology forums, blogs is the grand launch of Google's new browser, Chrome. So, I thought why not me, also!!!!
Within a week's launch, Chrome has gained 1% market share and continues to grow in a healthy rate. This long awaited, Chrome has been launched amongst great rumours which is battling with Microsoft promising high level speed, security and user friendly interface.

Some facts about Chrome:
(i) Its a 7MB download
(ii) Available for XP and Vista
(iii) It took three Google teams located in Mountain View, Kirkland and Denmark about two years to build Chrome. Catch the story behind Chrome here from the development team of Chrome.
(iv) Named after a chemical element, Chromium.
(v) Address bar at the top of the page doubles as the Google search field. and is known as OmniBox, it integrates the traditional browser address bar with a search box. (This is interesting)
(vi) Available in Beta in more than 42 languages, across 100 countries. To mention some, it includes Chinese, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish .
(vii) Written in C++ language.

Some not-so-good facts about Chrome:
(i) There's a help center but no support desk to call or send email.
(ii) Chrome does not support ad blocker.
(iii) There is also no feature to store and track web-content as snippets
(iv) There is no download manager. There is one in the footer but still not very significant

Replication of FireFox?
Google has mixed its new developments like the multi-threaded JavaScript engine V8, with pieces developed by other open source projects, like Apple's WebKit and Mozilla's Firefox. Well, we can assume that Apple's webkit is the core rendering engine for Google Chrome.

Well, lets see whats the full version of Google Chrome offers. We are waiting..

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Tinkle, A new Fun

Tinkle in itself means a clink in your stomach. .... Tinkle is favorite comic book for all the young children people because the Tinkle comics offers a variety of books to all its readers. People can also download the books from the famous AMAZON.COM. In Amazon, you will find used books, new books and millions of other books.

This comic books boast asterix, tintin, comics, purchase, india, amar chitra katha, indian history, indian books, indian culture, asterix, tintin and many others. From science, animals, ancient people, facts provides us with a rich and healthy comedy. Tinkle comics are the first ever growing selection at Navrang.

These comics are published by India Book House and edited by the famous and knowledgeable Anant Pai, extremely plain with children in India. Each book is packed with 96 colorful, fun pages with comics and additional features like ’’Fact Fantasy,’’ ’’It Happened to Me,’’ and ’’Tinkle Tricks and Treats.’’ The most awaited section of mine is ?It happened to me?, after reading it not a single word seems contrived or unreal or cooked up.

The original book can be bought at a small price of just Rs. 40. A brief introduction about the author of this popular author: Anant Pai was born in Karnataka, India, in 1937. He was very intimate with books since childhood but he also had a passion for publishing and comics. In 1954, he started a career in editing and publishing, finally becoming a junior executive in the Times of India Books Division. In 1967, the educational comics? series Amar Chitra Katha was launched. Anant Pai not only conceived of all of these, but also wrote the scenarios for most of them. The books continue to be an International success.

In 1969, Anant Pai founded Rang Rekha Features, India’s first comic and cartoon syndicate, and started the children’s magazine Tinkle in 1980. Anant Pai, often affectionately called Uncle Pai, is generally considered to be the father of Indian comics. Book: This funny-cum-enlightened book is best for students (of all ages), and also for people who loves reading light comics. Tinkle is also light to carry and easy to hold is the best entertainer for long journeys.

I read these (tinkle) a lot, when I am outdoors as I am sick of reading filmy magazines and other magazines as I regard them as advertisements-filled articles. As per my knowledge there are more than 200 collections of tinkle made especially for people like me. So Get Going??




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