The much-anticipated Chrome browser for Android has finally arrived.
Google has launched the beta of their popular Chrome browser for Android smartphones and tablets. Currently, Android uses its own variant of Chrome as the native browser, and there are many alternatives, including Firefox, Dolphin HD and Opera.
Says Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Google Chrome, on why it took 3 years to bring the browser over: “We didn’t want to just push out Chrome light. Our goal was to get all of Chrome onto Android.”
If you are already a user of the desktop version of Chrome, the browser should be a great addition to your phone. After logging in to your Google account (and signing into Chrome on your desktop), all your bookmarks will be synced over, and all pages you left open at home will open on your mobile device. Search terms and history will sync over, as well.
There is one catch, you will need Ice Cream Sandwich to use the app.
Result for: mobile device
According to multiple reports, large retailer Best Buy may be ready to give iPads to all on-floor sales associates.
Best Buy has about 1100 stores in the United States.
Forbes, via AI says:
A source with knowledge of corporate mobile device deployments has told Forbes that one of the 10 largest retailers in the U.S. will soon distribute iPads to all its sales staff. The source noted that the retailer in question operates 1,100 U.S. stores, making Best Buy, which had 1093 U.S. stores as of September 2010, the most likely candidate.
Best Buy and Apple have a long retail history and the retailer is set to begin selling the iPad 2 on March 11th.
The retailer has 180,000 employees, although it is unclear how many are on-floor sales staff.
Associates will likely use the iPad for a new point-of-sale and inventory management system.
Result for: mobile device
Starting next week, Sprint customers can purchase a Zte Peel, which will add 3G capabilities to the Apple iPod Touch.
The Peel attaches to 2G and 3G Touches.
User slide their Touch devices into the the Peel and instantly connect to Sprint’s 3G data network by pressing a button.
There are many texting applications in the App Store as well as Skype so the iPod Touch can be used as a bulky smartphone of sorts, as long as you are willing to pay $30 a month for 1GB of 3G data bandwidth through Sprint.
The Peel itself costs $80.
“ZTE PEEL unlocks the wonderful user interface and Web experience of Apple’s popular iPod touch and transforms it into a powerful mobile device using the Sprint 3G network,” adds Fared Adib, vice president-Product Development. “When combined with Sprint’s 3G network, ZTE PEEL turns an iPod touch from a portable device limited by the availability of Wi-Fi to a mobility tool free to browse the Web and use applications anytime, anywhere while on Sprint’s 3G network.”
