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Google Drive and Chrome Browser Coming To iOS
Posted By maxim On June 29, 2012 @ 12:05 am In All,Video | No Comments
Today Google [1] announced that it is launching a version of Google Chrome browser [2] for the iPad and iPhone. The company says this version will be available on the App Store [3] later in the day. Last month analyst from Macquarie Ben Schacter predicted that Google Chrome browser was coming to iOS.
The Chrome browser for iOS will incorporate a number of features, including tab syncing across devices and incognito mode. However the browser will still run on WebKit-based engine that is required by the App Store guidelines for developers [4]. Also it will not include the Nitro JavaScript [5] engine, which Apple uses to improve Safari's performance. But as by The Next Web, there is one major obstacle to Chrome browser on iOS:
“The biggest hurdle that Chrome features, of course, is that it cannot be set to be the default browser on iOS devices, a capability that Apple also reserves for Safari”.
Google Drive that was released earlier this year is also gained a .
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[6] noted: http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/06/28/google-announces-chrome-for-iphone-arriving-later-today/
[7] client for iOS: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-drive/id507874739?mt=8
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