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* Google also [http://blog.chromium.org/2013/02/chrome-26-beta-template-element.html unprefixed the CSS properties for transitions] and now offers support for the [http://blog.chromium.org/2013/02/chrome-26-beta-template-element.html <template> element part of Web Components]. The latter is a feature that has received significant attention from the developer community. | * Google also [http://blog.chromium.org/2013/02/chrome-26-beta-template-element.html unprefixed the CSS properties for transitions] and now offers support for the [http://blog.chromium.org/2013/02/chrome-26-beta-template-element.html <template> element part of Web Components]. The latter is a feature that has received significant attention from the developer community. | ||
* The company also open-sourced [http://googledevelopers.blogspot.ca/2013/02/compress-data-more-densely-with-zopfli.html Zopfli, a deflate-compatible, compress-only replacement for zlib that offers 3-8% better compression levels] | * The company also open-sourced [http://googledevelopers.blogspot.ca/2013/02/compress-data-more-densely-with-zopfli.html Zopfli, a deflate-compatible, compress-only replacement for zlib that offers 3-8% better compression levels] | ||
* Chrome Beta for Android now offers support for http://blog.chromium.org/2013/03/data-compression-in-chrome-beta-for.html SPDY-based proxy browsing]. The service compresses traffic, serves it all via SSL, replaces DNS lookups, and transcodes all images to the WebP format. Chrome for Android now also syncs all passwords and form autofill entries between desktop and mobile browser. | * Chrome Beta for Android now offers support for [http://blog.chromium.org/2013/03/data-compression-in-chrome-beta-for.html SPDY-based proxy browsing]. The service compresses traffic, serves it all via SSL, replaces DNS lookups, and transcodes all images to the WebP format. Chrome for Android now also syncs all passwords and form autofill entries between desktop and mobile browser. | ||
* Chrome Stable now supports the [http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2013/02/bringing-voice-recognition-to-web.html Web Speech API], with a nice Chrome-only [https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/demos/speech.html demo]. | * Chrome Stable now supports the [http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2013/02/bringing-voice-recognition-to-web.html Web Speech API], with a nice Chrome-only [https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/demos/speech.html demo]. | ||
* Chrome has also disabled [http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2013/02/bringing-voice-recognition-to-web.html silent extension installs], [http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2013/02/bettar-spell-chek-in-chrome.html improved their spell checking to support grammar, homonym, and context-sensitive checking], a [http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2013/02/race-to-win-on-big-and-small-screens.html web game that can be controlled by up to four Chrome for Android devices], and [http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2013/03/faster-browsing-for-your-smaller-screens.html improved their Octane Javascript performance by 25%]. | * Chrome has also disabled [http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2013/02/bringing-voice-recognition-to-web.html silent extension installs], [http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2013/02/bettar-spell-chek-in-chrome.html improved their spell checking to support grammar, homonym, and context-sensitive checking], a [http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2013/02/race-to-win-on-big-and-small-screens.html web game that can be controlled by up to four Chrome for Android devices], and [http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2013/03/faster-browsing-for-your-smaller-screens.html improved their Octane Javascript performance by 25%]. | ||
* Chrome OS has [http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=183955 increased the priority of tabs which are playing audio], making it less likely that they will be discarded in low memory situations. [http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=184183 Tabs which are playing audio will now have a visual indicator displaying the volume], making it a lot easier to determine where these random sounds are coming from. | * Chrome OS has [http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=183955 increased the priority of tabs which are playing audio], making it less likely that they will be discarded in low memory situations. [http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=184183 Tabs which are playing audio will now have a visual indicator displaying the volume], making it a lot easier to determine where these random sounds are coming from. | ||
==== HTML5 ==== | ==== HTML5 ==== | ||
* A survey by HTML5 tools vendor [http://www.kendoui.com/blogs/teamblog/posts/13-02-26/html5_vs_native_vs_hybrid_global_developer_survey_2013_results_are_in.aspx Kendo UI] found that 50% of developers developed HTML5 apps in 2012, but 90% plan to in 2013, and that only 15% of developers would do "native-only" development. | * A survey by HTML5 tools vendor [http://www.kendoui.com/blogs/teamblog/posts/13-02-26/html5_vs_native_vs_hybrid_global_developer_survey_2013_results_are_in.aspx Kendo UI] found that 50% of developers developed HTML5 apps in 2012, but 90% plan to in 2013, and that only 15% of developers would do "native-only" development. | ||